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Summary: Worth The Wait...
Review: I am a huge fan of Nicholas Sparks and I have been waiting for this book for months. Once I read it I realized that his gift for storytelling has not been lost. Though there were parts in the beginning that made me think Landon was a selfish, self-absorbed unlikable creep, his relationship with Jamie and his complete growth as a person made the entire book worth those few pages. The prologue says Landon's is a story that will make you smile and make you cry and he's right...but you're still smiling when you put A Walk to Remember down. If you liked The Notebook, you'll love this one.
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Summary: Not as good as the last two...
Review: Still worthy of sitting down and enjoying it in one, uninterrupted sitting, though. Unlike The Notebook or Message in a Bottle, the path is clear throughout the book. Not as long, not as well developed, but still an enjoyable escape.
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Summary: Don't sit down without a big box o' tissues!
Review: Nicolas Sparks has the artistry of using words to paint emotions on paper. While his books are short, they contain within them the power to make you experience emotions in tandem with his characters. This is his best of the three! Can't wait for the next.
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Summary: great book
Review: ANSWER THIS QUESTION
do you enjoy
A. reading books
B. watching movies better?
THOSE WHO ANSWERED A. read the book first, it was a GREAT book (though i watched the movie first so i didnt think it was the BEST)
THOSE WHO ANSWERED B. watch the movie first (as i did...not even knowing there was a book) the movie was my favorite movie in the world. However, when i read the book, i was slightly dissapointed (so different)
its ur choice which you should watch/read first. I persononly LOVED the movie, i would suggest watching the movie first, becasue i know most people need a great love story that is different than the tyical predictable love story. if you enjoy the movie/book i would highly suggest reading SARAH DESSEN'S books. THE MOVIE AND BOOK WERE BOTH GREAT, GET THE BOTH, BUT BE SURE IN WHICH ONE YOU WANT TO LIKE MORE WHEN YOU CHOOSE WHICH TO WATCH/READ FIRST!
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Summary: A Story to Tug on Your Heartstring
Review: This book was recomended to me by a close friend (who was still crying when she gave it to me by the way). "It's just the best book ever!" she said with tears running down her cheeks. I asked her what it was about. When she told me it was about a popular teenage boy falling in love with a nerdy girl, I thought to myself, "Oh great, this sounds like another one of those badly written teenage romance novels!" Still, I decided to read it. I took it home and that night. By the end of the first chapter, I was hooked. It is totally different from any book I have ever read! It is from the perspective of a 17 year old boy named Landon who must have had a GREAT sense of humor, because within that first chapter, I found myself laughing out lound by the little interesting thoughts of his added into the story (who would have guessed by the end I would be crying my brains out!) Landon finds himself falling for Jamie, the overly-perfect(not to mention over-religous, nice, and cheerful) minister's daughter. Landon finds himself as he falls into a deeper love than some people will ever know. By the way, the endng is REALLY good and gets you thinking. This novels pulls on your every emotion. I laughed, I cried! Sparks has outdine himself again!
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Summary: If you like the book, then you'll absolutely love the movie
Review: When I first bought the book, I thought, "oh, no! another boring, sappy teen romance." I couldn't have been more wrong. This book is a coming-of-age story of Landon Carter, a rebellous senior in high school, and Jamie Sullivan, the intelligent, God-fearing girl who everyone makes fun of. Landon slowly begins to fall in love with Jamie as he spends more time with her after having to star in the school drama and after she convinces him to help out at the orphanage. He slowly sees her transform in his mind from a sweet, innocent, old-fashioned girl who doesn't care what anything thinks about her to someone who has faith in him and whose energy and love astound him. Together, their love for each other helps them to battle obstacles that cross their paths. Landon's immaturity and rebellousness gradually fades as he realizes how much he needs and loves Jamie. A guaranteed tear-jerker that will make you wanting a Landon of your own. I also highly recommend the movie even you don't like the book. The movie is absolutely incredible.
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Summary: A Beautiful Love Story
Review: Ok, I won't say this book sucked, but it was a romance and romances are supposed to be sappy and stuff like that. I kinda liked this book actually, better than the notebook. The notebook kinda got on my nerves a little because Noah and Allie love each other and stuff like that, but...the man has a thing with diseases, people! I'm serious! In the notebook, she gets some sort of memory disease that mad eher forget he ever existed and in this book now, ( spoiler ) Jamie has cancer that cannot be helped and she dies in the end ( end spoiler ) and then in the notebook, they decided to go and do it for the whole day, making up " lost time. " I'm a Christian. Give me a break. It's all my mother's fault. Anyways, in this book, he only kisses her and holds her hand. I understand that one. Jamie is a little fragile throughout the whole book and I'm not saying that's wrong but...This book was a sad romance and I liked it. Better than the notebook once again.
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Summary: A walk on the path we will all remember one day
Review: Get a tissue... no a BOX of tissues handy with this one. "A walk to remember" is a stunningly beautiful tale of transformation. In just one day i consumed this truly stunning story. It was one of the most heartwarming experiences ive had with a book, it is a story that i shall always look to when I am feeling at my worst.
Landon Carter transports us back to the late 1950s when he was growing up in Beaufort, North Carolina. He is a selfish teenager, who is more concerned with good-looking girls to snatch up, than his College Application. When his senior year starts, Landon decides to join the Drama class - something easy to sleep through and a class full of girls sounds like the good life. But then a twist of fate lands Landon as the male lead in the annual schoolplay along side Jamie Sullivan - a devoted christian who spends her spare time looking after the unfortunate and reading her precious Bible. Such qualities makes Jamie the target of many cruel teenage jokes. But as Landon gets to know Jamie more, he discovers the pureness of her heart and most importantly, the beauty within and falls deeply in love. Then Jamie reveals a secret that will change both of their lives forever...
So as you can see by reading, the story isnt terribly original, but its whats at the essence, and the hidden message of this novel which seperates Nicholas Sparks' tale from all the rest. The innocence of young love and the final bridge from adolecence to adulthood is gripping and emotional. More importantly, teaches us that if you have true faith in something, it will guide you through. If you really listen for the signs the right thing will always come.
One of the things that got me about "A walk to remember" was (without revealing anything) even when Jamie is in her darkest hour, in Landon's eyes she is still undyingly beautiful. I think this is one of the messages that Sparks was trying to tell us. The story is essentially about looking past outer beauty. That is accomplished to absolute perfection.
In conclusion, "A walk to remember" is a is a simple story, however, locked within its pages are beautiful life lessons. But for me, this a wonderful glimpse at the traquility of first love, a walk we all remember one day.
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Summary: Cry...for a walk to remember
Review: This is a truly uplifting and hopeful story. I loved it just as much as "The Notebook" and "The Wedding". This is a different Nicholas Sparks, not one who is focused on the romantic love in his other works. Truly Beautiful. I highly recommend it to people of all ages.
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Summary: The Best Book Ever
Review: I absolutely adored this book and for all those romantic book reading poeple out there this is the book for you. Since i like to read romantic novels but absolutely hate sex scenes it was hard to find a good book to read, so when i found this book i absolutely loved it. This book is definitely one of my all time favorites. It captured me from start to end and didn't loose me once. My mother always told me i was a picky reader because if a book did not capture my interest from the beginning i would have difficulty finishing it or just stop reading all together however i did not have a problem with this book. This book was very well written and i hope that Nicolas Sparks keeps up the good work.
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