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    <name><![CDATA[Chloe]]></name>
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  <title>The Notebook</title>
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    <rating>3</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Someone looking for some light, and touching fare...]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jan 22 07:24:35 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[The overall story was a nice idea and very creatively constructed.  I could, however, have done without all the &quot;details&quot; in the steamy scene in the middle of the book.  It seemed to turn what could have been a touching and well told story into a glorified Barbara Cartland novel.  My dad always said it was best to leave somethings to the imagination, and that would have helped propel this novel beyond &quot;prelude to a screenplay&quot; into a thoughtful piece of literature.  ]]></body>
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