Message in Bottle/ Unabridged

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Summary: Good until the end
Review: I thought this book was great at the beginning and could not put the book down. However, the ending was a surprise and disappointment. To fall in love and finally meet someone only for them to die was a waste of a good novel.

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Summary: Probably the worst writing I have ever seen.
Review: I do not even know why I continued reading this book when after only the first three pages I realized how hacked the writing and how idiotic the story are. The characters are one-dimensional and the dialogue seems to have been written by a star-struck teeny bopper romantik girlyboy still struggling through high school. I only finished the book out of morbid fascination. In other words, this kind of writing earns millions???

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Summary: A passionate love story that brings you to tears.
Review: I have never had a book that touched me like this before. Nicholas Sparks has a way of telling a love story that brings you to tears. I will definitely put this book on my top 10 list.

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Summary: What is the fuss about???
Review: I can't believe that this book was a best seller, I kept looking at the cover just to convince myself that it wasn't a Mills and Boon or maybe a Barbara Cartland novel. I did however shed a tear when it turned out that Catherine sent the bottle (in his dream)but that was it, the only emotion I felt through all of the boring 370 pages. The rest was mindless pap.

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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: This book and the movie are the best I have read/seen in a long time. Nicholas Sparks knows how to write in a way that it reaches the depths of your soul and touches you!

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Summary: Very Disappointing!
Review: I picked up this book, impressed with it being on the NY Times Bestseller list as well as an impending movie with Kevin Costner and Paul Newman. Had no idea what it was supposed to be about.........kept waiting for some plot twists or SOMETHING. This book was unbelievabley boring, unrealistic and predictable! Yikes. Don't waste your time.

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Summary: A real tear jerker. The ending was a surprise to me.
Review: I read The Notebook and could hardly wait to read Sparks' next novel. He is an excellent author and holds your interest throughout his stories. I am anxious to see the movie "Message in a Bottle", although I understand the ratings are not so good.

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Summary: great!!!!!
Review: This was a great book. I could barely put it down because I was so anxious to know the ending. I cried and loved it.

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Summary: An inspirational love story
Review: A wonderful story of love and life. If you recently had a hurtful and discouraging love experience this novel will melt your heart and rekindle your spirit. Message in the Bottle is full of emotion, human tragedy and exaltation. It is beautifully written and developed. I would strongly recommend this novel to anyone. (don't be discouraged if you saw the movie; it doesn't have an accurate presentation of the novel and is poorly done)

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Summary: manipulative junk
Review: I know this is an online book review but I thought maybe those of you who read the book might like to hear an opinion on the movie also. I love a good romance especially when I can share it with my wife, but manipulative "hollywood" trash like this just makes me angry. If you can't move your audience emotionally with good writing (script or novel) without killing off one of the main characters just for the sake of a good "tear-jerking" then you have no business writing period. The movie itself was better than the book but the ending left you thinking "What was the point?" Why would anyone lead it's audience on a journey about the triumph of love and overcoming pain and sorrow of a lost loved one only to kill them in the end? Manipulative and just plain stupid.