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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Friends,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The November book club will meet by Zoom on November 1. We should meet at 6:00 PM instead of 7:00 PM because President Riccobono is presenting a Presidential Release at 8:00 PM eastern time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The book is: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have located ten questions for the Notebook. See below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C">1.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C"> At one point in the novel Gus says to Noah, "My daddy used to tell me 'the first time you
fall in love it changes your life forever, and no matter how hard you try, the feelin' never goes away. This girl you been tellin' me about was your first love. And no matter what you do, she'll stay with you forever." Do you think this is true? Can you remember
your first love?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C">2.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C"> The restored house Noah lives in plays an integral role in the novel. In fact, an article
about the restoration is what draws Allie back to New Bern. What do you think the house represents? What does this say about the importance of place? Does Noah restore anything else in the novel?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C">3.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C"> When Allie decides to come down to see Noah "one last time," do you think she wanted to
see him just to say good-bye, or was she secretly hoping to fall in love with him again? Was it right for Allie, who had already agreed to marry Lon, to make this visit? Would your answer be different if she were already married?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C">4.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C"> When asked by her mother, Allie claims to be in love with both Noah and Lon. Do you think
this is true? While it is possible to love more than one person equally, is it possible to be in love with two people at the same time?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C">5.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C"> Allie's mother regrets having hid Noah's letters to Allie for so many years. Why does Allie's
mother change her mind, especially when Allie's wedding is less than three weeks away? Can you understand Allie's mother's motivation for hiding the letters in the first place? As a parent, wasn't she responsible for watching out for her daughter?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C">6.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C"> Were you at all surprised when it is revealed that Allie had decided to marry Noah, or was
there never any question in your mind?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C">7.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C"> Noah and Allie's love for each other at the end of the novel seems as pure and as powerful
as it was in the beginning. Is it possible for the intensity of first love to last that long? Is it unrealistic to expect it to?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C">8.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C"> Although he's not in the best shape himself, Noah goes to Allie's bedside and reads "The
Notebook" to her every day. As a result, Allie is in much better shape than the other Alzheimer's patients. Do you think this is plausible? Is her stable health a result of her hearing the story of her life every day, or are greater forces at work? What does
Noah's devotion suggest about marriage? About the nature of love itself?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C">9.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C"> The letters Noah and Allie write to each other, the poems they share, "The Notebook" Noah
reads to Allie every day are all integral parts of this novel. And during World War II, a book of poetry actually saves Noah's life. What does this suggest about the power of the written word? Why is this power such an important part of <b>The Notebook</b>?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C">10.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4C4C4C"> <b>The Notebook</b> has been a best-seller not only in America, but also around the world.
Why do you think this is? What is it about the book that speaks to such a broad range of people?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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