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  <title><![CDATA[The Christmas List: A Novel]]></title>
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  <default_description>The &lt;i &gt;New York Times&lt;/i&gt; bestselling author of &lt;i &gt;The Christmas Box&lt;/i&gt; returns with a holiday novel of hope, love, and redemption.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">10</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2009</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Christmas List: A Novel</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Richard Paul Evans]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Oct 20 16:50:41 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[As usual, Richard has once again written a touching and meaningful novel. We always learn a lesson with his books and lessons that are important to our own lives. Although the stories are mostly fictional, the lessons are not. I hope everyone will read &quot;THE CHRISTMAS LIST&quot;.<br/><br/>From...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75175610">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="75715352">
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    <name><![CDATA[Nandi]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Nov 02 07:37:15 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It is hard for me to put this book in any of my categories, but I have put it towards Holiday stories; I wrote on Mr Evans' facebook page that he was probably one of the few authors left who could write some of the best writings that somehow encourage mankind to go on. I like that. In this book, alt...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75715352">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Greg]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Nov 17 21:47:07 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 22 15:26:09 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>The Christmas List</em> was pretty good, but in my humble opinion it was not quite up to Evans’ usual novelistic standards. Nonetheless, it was worth reading in that it provoked thought and consideration of certain issues deeply relevant to anyone. It is a tale of transgression, repentance, forgiveness...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78164202">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72130702">
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 22 11:42:57 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Oct 23 13:27:20 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Before I read the book, I automatically thought that it was an updated version of A Christmas Carol. But actually, it seems to be based more on the Robert Burns poem &quot;To A Louse, On Seeing One On A Lady's Bonnet At Church&quot; . <br/><br/>Jim Kier has the rare gift of reading his obituary. W...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72130702">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="77689109">
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  <read_at>Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Nov 13 15:33:53 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Nov 13 15:38:55 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book has the subtlety of a sledgehammer. After an unbelievable epiphany, the main character goes from being the most heartless man on earth to being the most loving. What upset me the most is that the character couldn't even make his own list. He destroyed countless lives with his greed, but lo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77689109">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="75177532">
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Oct 20 17:07:46 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 25 20:36:05 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, he did it again. He made me cry. It's a talent. <br/><br/>I want to laugh, though, because I'd heard once you're a famous author you can break the writing rules. And it's true. When the author first hopped from one character's head to another in a paragraph, it startled me. I had to re-read ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75177532">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="78097503">
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Nov 17 11:22:37 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 17 11:33:30 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was surprised that this author has written so many books because I find his writing to be a bit amateur. I liked the idea of the book, but I didn't think he pulled it off. I didn't find the reason for the main character's redemption very believable. That someone could lack morals in such a huge wa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78097503">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="77574470">
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 12 13:29:23 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 12 13:44:52 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>Once</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I've read several of Richard Paul Evan's books over the years and although I've enjoyed them all...like any author there have been some of his novels that I have connected with more than others. Having said that I have to say that this 2009 installment of his was &quot;spot on&quot; for me. Love, lo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77574470">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73998898">
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    <name><![CDATA[Cam]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Oct 09 13:47:45 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Oct 09 13:56:25 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Since Rick is my 2nd dad, it's hard for me to fairly judge his books.  I love to read them because I know where he gets the ideas for his characters, names and places and some of the experiences in them.  I do think his books are similiar and he uses a lot of the same locations, etc... but I think t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73998898">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="75382522">
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    <name><![CDATA[AnnaMay]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Oct 22 10:42:16 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Evans' books are fun because they're formatted into such a small little package that they're 'page-turners' literally and it's easy to sit down for a good hour or so and enjoy a good story and be done. <br/><br/>He has another winner.  It's important to read the preface to understand that he's int...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75382522">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74455655">
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    <name><![CDATA[Mary]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Oct 13 19:35:48 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Richard Paul Evans has done it again!!! Magnificintely written as usual. Any book that has me crying at any time (beginning, middle, end, or all at the same time) is one that was written by a gifted author. Makes you think, how would you react if you read your obituary in the paper? Would you get po...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74455655">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="76914280">
    <user id="745714">
    <name><![CDATA[Betty]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Sandpoint, ID]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Nov 06 08:24:59 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Nov 06 08:24:59 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the fifteenth book that I have read written by Richard Paul Evans and I was not disappointed!! I liked it enough to give it five stars, but it is not really a five star book --but almost. I picked up my first Evans book by mistake thinking it was another author and have loved each and every ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76914280">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="78328461">
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    <name><![CDATA[LemonLinda]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Clinton, NC]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Each year Evan's little Christmas book is the perfect way to jumpstart the holidays with the true spirit of Christmas and this one definitely upholds the previous standard. It is a classic example of making amends and transforming oneself into a kinder, gentler version. This is almost a modern day r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78328461">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74332116">
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    <name><![CDATA[Annalisa]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[James Kier is a ruthless businessman that wakes up one morning to read his obituary in the newspaper. In looking on the internet he reads comments from those he thought were his friends that make him take a second look at his life and the kind of legacy he wants to leave. The list includes people th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74332116">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="76806901">
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    <name><![CDATA[Karla]]></name>
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  <date_added>Thu Nov 05 08:27:43 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Was a perfect Christmas read I was a blubbering mess by the end. This was a great read to get you in the giving, loving mood for Christmas.  The main character of the story reminded me in some ways of Scrooge with a modern twist.  This would be a good read to take on a journey or trip home to see th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76806901">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="75374156">
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  <date_added>Thu Oct 22 09:29:44 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 22 09:33:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book. Yes, its a little early, but it did get me in the Christmas spirit.  I start listening to Christmas music in November, because its my favorite music.  This book was a really easy read, with happy and sad parts. It also had some very strong spirits that give us an example ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75374156">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="78525279">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sharon]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[A take-off on Dickens's A Christmas Carol.  Protagonist reads his own obituary, finds many negative comments about himself on a web site with only one person cinsistently offering anything positive which leads to his wake-up call to change.  Wish there had been more interaction with those he attmpte...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78525279">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh my goodness, what a mess I am!!!  Fantastic book!!!!  I don't remember crying this hard for awhile.  Absolutely a fantastic book.  I think everyone should read it.  It's just completely amazing!  Excellent, excellent book, &amp; very well written.  Richard Paul Evans does not disappoint in this writi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75955773">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the first time I read this author and was a first concerned it might be too preachy - it wasn't.  It is a book about a 'change' in ones life similar to Scrooge.  I read it in one evening and it is guaranteed to well up.  But is does make you think about how you are living your life and can ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78055269">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I intended to read this book during a week I'd be away from home, but ended up finishing it before the day was out since it was an easy read. I enjoyed the feeling it engendered and the message of the book.  Trying to fix life's mistakes and doing it for the right reason is quite the challenge. Lear...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76882677">more...</a>]]></body>
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