{"id":2202,"date":"2017-04-10T12:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=2202"},"modified":"2017-04-09T22:26:49","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T02:26:49","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-70-the-notebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-70-the-notebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 70 &#8211; The Notebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <em>The Notebook<\/em> by Nicholas Sparks. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/frenchkiss.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2204\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/frenchkiss-146x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/frenchkiss-146x220.jpeg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/frenchkiss-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/frenchkiss.jpeg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/aristotle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-303\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/aristotle-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/aristotle-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/aristotle.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/attachments.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2205\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/attachments-146x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Attachments by Rainbow Rowell\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/attachments-146x220.jpeg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/attachments.jpeg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2nYl6Q4\"><em>Anna and the French Kiss<\/em> by Stephanie Perkins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2ona61Q\"><em>Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe<\/em> by Benjamin Alire Saenz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2onU0ot\"><em>Attachments<\/em> by Rainbow Rowell<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bridges-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1922\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bridges-1-137x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"137\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bridges-1-137x220.jpg 137w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bridges-1-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/bridges-1.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/persuasion.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2206\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/persuasion-147x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Persuasion by Jane Austen\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/persuasion-147x220.jpeg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/persuasion-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/persuasion.jpeg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/strangerelation.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2207\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/strangerelation-140x220.jpeg\" alt=\"Strange Relation by Rachel Hadas\" width=\"140\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/strangerelation-140x220.jpeg 140w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/strangerelation.jpeg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2on6hts\"><em>The Bridges of Madison County<\/em> by Robert James Waller<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2nYdkpp\"><em>Persuasion<\/em> by Jane Austen <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2oPxl5z\"><em>Strange Relation<\/em> by Rachel Hadas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/suzanne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1906\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/suzanne-150x220.jpg\" alt=\"Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/suzanne-150x220.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/suzanne.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/timetraveler.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-379\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/timetraveler-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/timetraveler-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/timetraveler.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/where.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-324\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/where-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"Where'd You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/where-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/where.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2oW3XHL\"><em>Suzanne&#8217;s Diary for Nicholas<\/em> by James Patterson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2pigDYI\"><em>The Time Traveler&#8217;s Wife<\/em> by Audrey Niffenegger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2nYnfLH\"><em>Where&#8217;d You Go, Bernadette<\/em> by Maria Semple<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bigeden.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2208\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bigeden-150x212.jpeg\" alt=\"Big Eden\" width=\"150\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bigeden-150x212.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bigeden.jpeg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/brief.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2209\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/brief-150x212.jpeg\" alt=\"Brief Encounter\" width=\"150\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/brief-150x212.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/brief.jpeg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/notebook.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1793\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/notebook-150x182.jpg\" alt=\"The Notebook\" width=\"174\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/notebook-150x182.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/notebook-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/notebook.jpg 342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2oPmyZg\"><em>Big Eden<\/em> (movie)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Brief-Encounter-Criterion-Collection-Johnson\/dp\/B01AP0ASAQ\/ref=tmm_dvd_title_1?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;qid=1491766802&amp;amp;sr=8-3\"><em>Brief Encounter<\/em> (movie)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2oPlGUj\"><em>The Notebook (movie)<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* <em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em> <em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[194,150,1122,1123,238,1120,163,353,1121,149,48,30,986,120,948],"class_list":["post-2202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-audrey-niffenegger","tag-benjamin-alire-saenz","tag-big-eden","tag-brief-encounter","tag-james-patterson","tag-jane-austen","tag-maria-semple","tag-nicholas-sparks","tag-rachel-hadas","tag-rainbow-rowell","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-robert-james-waller","tag-stephanie-perkins","tag-the-notebook"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2202"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2210,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2202\/revisions\/2210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}