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    <body><![CDATA[This is the worst book I have EVER READ. And the fact that this jerk is so popular continues to astound me. I would give it less than zero stars if I could. My sister tricked me into reading this book, and I wish I could gain that time back into my life so I could read a different book. This book te...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3327181">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[quite possibly the sweetest love story ever. I wept like a baby.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;Somewhere,&quot; muses Noah Calhoun, while sitting on his porch in the moonight, &quot;there were people making love.&quot; Anyway, head elsewhere for Great Literature, but if you're in the market to get your heartstrings plucked, look no further. <em>The Notebook</em>, a Southern-fried story of love-lost-and-found-again, revolves around a single time-honored romantic dilemma: will beautiful Allison Nelson stay with Mr. Respectability (to whom she happens to be engaged), or will she hook up with Noah, the romantic rascal she left so many years ago?  We're not telling, but you have two guesses and the first one doesn't count. Decades later, after Allison develops Alzheimer's, her beau uses &quot;the notebook&quot; to read her the story of the great love she's plumb forgot. <em>The Notebook</em>--film rights already sold, thank you very much--is a little glazed doughnut of a book: sticky- sweet, satisfying, not much nourishment. But who cares? Take an extra vitamin and indulge.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Disclaimer: This is not the kind of stuff I usually read. I picked this book up (along with several others) as a birthday gift for my mother-in-law since she enjoys this author. Nicholas Sparks appears to be a somewhat popular author right now, so I thought I'd have a go at one of books. <br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15027597">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my favorite love story ever.  It shows what true soul mates are. (I also loved the movie as much as the book.)  If you don't cry when you read this then something is wrong with you. I think that you can love someone like ally did the lawyer, but only true love with your soul mate like with N...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3322884">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;Somewhere,&quot; muses Noah Calhoun, while sitting on his porch in the moonight, &quot;there were people making love.&quot; Anyway, head elsewhere for Great Literature, but if you're in the market to get your heartstrings plucked, look no further. <em>The Notebook</em>, a Southern-fried story of love-lost-and-found-again, revolves around a single time-honored romantic dilemma: will beautiful Allison Nelson stay with Mr. Respectability (to whom she happens to be engaged), or will she hook up with Noah, the romantic rascal she left so many years ago?  We're not telling, but you have two guesses and the first one doesn't count. Decades later, after Allison develops Alzheimer's, her beau uses &quot;the notebook&quot; to read her the story of the great love she's plumb forgot. <em>The Notebook</em>--film rights already sold, thank you very much--is a little glazed doughnut of a book: sticky- sweet, satisfying, not much nourishment. But who cares? Take an extra vitamin and indulge.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[As an author, I learned that this romantic, simple style is not my cup of tea.  Although I enjoy cheesy comedies (the work of Capra springs to mind), I don't yearn to write them myself.  The original love story of this novel was a little too pat and plain-- it was too clear that this was the love of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2070876">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;Somewhere,&quot; muses Noah Calhoun, while sitting on his porch in the moonight, &quot;there were people making love.&quot; Anyway, head elsewhere for Great Literature, but if you're in the market to get your heartstrings plucked, look no further. <em>The Notebook</em>, a Southern-fried story of love-lost-and-found-again, revolves around a single time-honored romantic dilemma: will beautiful Allison Nelson stay with Mr. Respectability (to whom she happens to be engaged), or will she hook up with Noah, the romantic rascal she left so many years ago?  We're not telling, but you have two guesses and the first one doesn't count. Decades later, after Allison develops Alzheimer's, her beau uses &quot;the notebook&quot; to read her the story of the great love she's plumb forgot. <em>The Notebook</em>--film rights already sold, thank you very much--is a little glazed doughnut of a book: sticky- sweet, satisfying, not much nourishment. But who cares? Take an extra vitamin and indulge.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[So, I didn't love this book, even though every other girl on planet earth does. Here's the deal: it's an old guy at the end of his life, showing how undyingly committed and in love he is with his elderly wife, who is dying of Alzheimer's. Sweet, right? Except here is how he shows his love: every day...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19894037">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love the movie, but if you think that was sappy, do not pick up this book. I heard Nicholas Sparks had a knack for sap, but I almost drowned in it and felt no spark at all. The books was so frustratingly simple and obvious and laid out. The dialoque droned. I'll come back and add a real quote, but...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9978079">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;Somewhere,&quot; muses Noah Calhoun, while sitting on his porch in the moonight, &quot;there were people making love.&quot; The Notebook, a Southern-fried story of love-lost-and-found-again, revolves around a single time-honored romantic dilemma: will beautiful Allison Nelson stay with Mr. Respectability (to whom she happens to be engaged), or will she choose Noah, the romantic rascal she left so many years ago?]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>Favorite Quotes</strong><br/><br/>I suppose [my life] has most resembled a blue chip stock: fairly stable, more ups than downs, and gradually trending upward over time. A good buy, a lucky buy, and I've learned that not everyone can say that about his life.<br/><br/>&quot;A living poem&quot; had always b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/470503">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[by far, one of my favorite books.<br/><br/>call me a sucker. i can totally relate to the concept of true love and a soulmate. i don't think you get many chances at finding that one person, and when you do, you know it.<br/><br/>never let go of the one that you know BELONGS with you. on your mind...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6096966">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I still have mixed feelings about this book.  When I think about it, i like it and then at times I don't.  I don't know how to judge this book.<br/><br/>Basically it's a &quot;remember when...&quot; story.  Two elderly people whom you assume are friends tell you their story about how they met when...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12672737">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;Somewhere,&quot; muses Noah Calhoun, while sitting on his porch in the moonight, &quot;there were people making love.&quot; Anyway, head elsewhere for Great Literature, but if you're in the market to get your heartstrings plucked, look no further. <em>The Notebook</em>, a Southern-fried story of love-lost-and-found-again, revolves around a single time-honored romantic dilemma: will beautiful Allison Nelson stay with Mr. Respectability (to whom she happens to be engaged), or will she hook up with Noah, the romantic rascal she left so many years ago?  We're not telling, but you have two guesses and the first one doesn't count. Decades later, after Allison develops Alzheimer's, her beau uses &quot;the notebook&quot; to read her the story of the great love she's plumb forgot. <em>The Notebook</em>--film rights already sold, thank you very much--is a little glazed doughnut of a book: sticky- sweet, satisfying, not much nourishment. But who cares? Take an extra vitamin and indulge.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I truly loved this book. The story and how it is told just sucks you in from the minute you start reading. I am amazed over and over again just how much I love this book.<br/>I no longer own this book. I lent it to a &quot;friend&quot; and never got it back. And I am having a hard time trying to fi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7105730">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Sappy, cheesy, and several similar other words used to describe this story are right on. That said, it is a beautiful story about two people who are at the end of their lives, and one has Alzheimer's. It may cause tears. Not my kind of story, but for those who like sappy, perfect romantic lit, this ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6117629">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Vanessa bought me this book after I watched <em>Fracture</em> and developed a serious crush on Ryan Gosling. Well, that led me to this movie and, unfortunately, this book. How does this man have a career as a writer?! Who is paying him to write stories with the most obvious choices in plot/dialogue/decisions...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19013173">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks is a story about two teenagers from opposite sides of the track who meet one fateful summer and fall in love for a lifetime. This novel was engaging and steady paced. I was able to read it in one sitting as I was drawn into the lives of Noah and Allie.  Nicholas Spark...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47142785">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Spoiler alert...<br/>One night, browsing tv for something reasonable to watch, we happened upon THE NOTEBOOK.  I loved the setting, the characters, the unfolding story, and the structure; I was really enjoying it; Rick--worn out--went to bed.  At the point when Allie--having remembered and begun da...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44351317">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The Notebook<br/>Nicholas Sparks<br/>pg. 213, New York, NY<br/>Time Warner Books, Inc. $5.99<br/>ISBN 0-446-60523-9<br/><br/><br/><br/>Allison Hamilton, now 29 years old, can’t seem to shake away her first love, Noah Calhoun. Torn between her fiancé Lon and her soul mate Noah, Allie must ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38256902">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks, is a beautifully simple story of the love two people share. In the days before the &quot;Great Depression,&quot; two teenagers in New Bern North Carolina meet. Noah Calhoun and Allie Nelson catch a little southern summer magic and fall in love. Unfortunately, they ar...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30232974">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Besides the awful writing style (just to mention unimaginative, spiritless and full of clichés), I found the story just a little too unconvincing and far too predictable. I couldn't get over the premise where Noah and Allie meet when they are teenagers, spend one summer together and meet again afte...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29746221">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I almost gave this book two stars based on the movie, but I thought that wouldn't be fair to the book.  The movie has horrible acting and changed the story in ways that I didn't appreciate at all (i.e. the whole &quot;fighting is just what we do&quot; bit...which is totally against Noah's character ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23226817">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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