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    <body><![CDATA[I don't know why I attempted another Sparks novel. I think my friend told me to read it and I had previously trusted her knowledge of literature...until she recommended Twilight...but I digress. One question: why are all of Nicholas Sparks' characters out of the ordinary and incredible people in one way or the other? They're flawless, perfect, super-beings from another realm. In other words, they're unrelatable. Seriously, the protagonist in this novel had this back story: grew up on a farm with his dad, mom had died, worked hard, became high school perfect everything, moved on to become ivy league perfect everything, gradutated to become a doctor, a plastic surgeon, no less, and his problem is....(drumroll, please).....his wife is falling out of love with him. And his son doesn't really talk to him. honestly. who can say &quot;oh yeah, gosh I can totally relate to that. I see where he's coming from.&quot;? <br/>I can't read anymore Sparks. ]]></body>
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