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    <body><![CDATA[I should preface this review by saying that The Choice was a really thoughtful Christmas gift from my little brother, Darren.  I'm glad I read it, as I've been curious about the Nicholas Sparks following (at least among a certain, um, demographic).  Sparks' writing style is also clear, it's an absur...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11702463">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mr. Sparks, All my life I believed in order for a wonderful marriage all you needed was true love. And now, knowing that for a relationship to work it needs much more then love, reading your books is honestly quite pathetic and sad. All your books are the same, have you ever thought about writing a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27559707">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This man has the uncanny ability to shatter my heart into a million pieces and put it back together again with the precision of a surgeon. Why is it that life seems so much sweeter after tragedy? Maybe gratitude isn't a natural state - it's just something we come to through experience. <br/><br/>I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35745036">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[As a medical professional, I was a bit disturbed by the end to this story. The story Gabby told of a person unresponsive for decades is much more true to life than what happened at the end of this story. Plus, I was shocked Sparks didn't kill her off--that seemed much more in line with his novels. B...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7938875">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[For all you Nicholas Sparks fans out there, rest assured, he's done it again.  He's written another ridiculously perfect, impossible not to cry over, romance.  I'm usually not a fan of this type of work, but as I've said before, there's something about a Nicholas Sparks book I can't resist.  It's li...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7889921">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Choice has assured I will never read another Nicholas Sparks book. I found this novel to be a long-winded, tedious waste of time.  And I got really irritated with his lack of research.  If you are going to write about a dog whelping – get your facts right.    If you are going to write about co...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33929386">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This has been my favorite book and my plan is to read every Nicholas Sparks book. I read this book last summer and this book is also about love and promises. I learned not all promises should be kept (even though they should). This married couple has been together quite some time and they had there ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49520798">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[When a new Nicholas Sparks novel comes out, you know what you're in for - a southern romance between a romantic, lovable, handsome man and an intelligent, independent, naturally beautiful woman.  It will be a fast read that makes you long for the simple, small town life.  I'm not a big fan of romanc...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9557540">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pulled at my heart strings and ended up crying for about 5 mintues at the end.  His writting has a way of getting in your head and you can imagine yourself in the situation. What would you do......]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is very interesting. Like most of Nicholas Sparks romance books you fall in love with the characters and what the best to happen for them, but in a small way some thing goes wrong, but it always ends up leaving you all warm inside. <br/>I find this one different because even though the ba...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43312639">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have to be in a certain type of mood to read a Sparks book.  A friend told me this was a good, but I get irritated with Sparks tendency to kill off his protagonists by the end.<br/><br/>The Choice is a great read (and thoughtful...who doesn't need to be reminded that we all need Living Wills.)  ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38317706">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book wasn't one of my favorites, although it did have a happy ending which isn't that common with books written by Nicholas Sparks. I think the reason that I didn't love the book was because of the female character, Gabby. I thought she was rather dull and kind of bratty.<br/>I was inspired by ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45260678">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[White perusing Barnes &amp; Noble for birthday book ideas I saw The Choice by Nicholas Sparks. I’ve read a couple of Sparks’ books and really enjoyed them, so I thought I’d give this one a shot. I keeping with my mom’s you-can-get-it-from-the-library mentality, I looked it up and checked it out....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38962804">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I surely have a problem. I read another book from Sparks. He is trying to be Jodie Picoult, but he is not as good. His characters are shallow and stereotypical - his story is so so, it has potential, but he doesn't know how to describe it. But I have a problem, because after 50 pages I was already s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81383182">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[We can nod at the obvious that The Choice is typical Nicholas Sparks; faithful readers are not likely to be disappointed. Unless, of course, they actually think about it too much.<br/>To be fair, Sparks has declared his interest is writing best-sellers, not something else, and in today’s world th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68897479">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, it's not 'The Notebook,' but it's still a page turner.<br/>I am a fan of Nicholas Sparks anyway, and most of his books leave you with a good feeling when you are finished reading, this one is no exception.<br/><br/><br/>INFO:  About a man and woman meeting under interesting circumstances, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66727819">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The book the Choice is about a lady named Gabby who moves next door to Travis a guy who has three friends since kindergarden. All of them married Travis believes that if he too gets married then he will have his schedule provoked so he acts &quot;neighborly&quot; to Gabby. Helping her give birth to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55598412">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, what a monumental waste of time and money!! It was insipid and anyone could have written it without being a bestselling author.  The worst thing is that I paid full price for it at the airport and didn't even like it well enough to pass it on to anyone else to read.  Why inflict more pain? I d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54048582">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a book which could be spoiled for the reader if too many details of the plot are given. Suffice it to say that it is a love story with several emotional ups and downs. It also illustrates the importance of choices and the effect that our choices have on our life.<br/><br/>Famous for his ta...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65510287">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love a good romance and I really love the concept around which this book is based, that being the idea of choice.  But, I just don't think Sparks executed a story about choice as well as it could  be done. He spends too much time writing in roundabout terms in an attempt to keep the reader in susp...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46625469">more...</a>]]></body>
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