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Summary: DON'T EVEN START UNLESS YOU ARE UP TO CRYING ALL NIGHT!!!!!
Review: I read The Notebook and found it to be just like this one. His books have great love stories and page turning writing and but terrible endings. His writing skill of pulling you from one long chapter to another is wonderful. I was up until 1:00am both nights reading and found that the only place to stop is in the middle of his chapters because he builds up right at the end and makes you start the next chapter to see what is happening. BUT.... the end of the book was absolutely the worst!!!!! I cried the last hour that I read and woke up with swollen eyes the next day. Just way too depressing for me!! I don't think that I'll ever read any more of his books if they all end so depressing. My life is despressing enough I don't need to be reading some think that makes me drag for days after I read it.
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Summary: Quick, easy read, but no emotions!
Review: I read the book in just two evenings which means that something must of held my interest, but most of the time I felt cheated. The conversations never seem to "ring true to life" and the characters were never quite believable. At the end I felt as though I had just read a book the author had intended for my 9 year old daughter instead of me. I know Mr. Sparks can do much better because he did with The Notebook. When I finished that one I felt good! It was such a nice romantic life affirming story.
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Summary: What romance and love is all about!
Review: I just wanted to say that Nicholas Sparks did it again! He captured me and kept me for a weekend turning page after page. If you love the Notebook, or the Bridges of Madison County you will love Sparks' second novel. Also read 'The Falconer' by Elaine Clark McCarthy, her book will capture you the same way! And Amazon will gladly sell it to you! (Your welcome Amazon :o) )
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Summary: Brillant, I felt as if I knew the characters intimately.
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed 'Message in a bottle', I experienced each emotion along with the characters. It really touched me. I felt as if I knew the characters intimately. I can'nt remember reading a more powerful novel. I enjoyed it more than Nicholas's first novel and look forward to reading his next as soon as it comes to the shelves. A real experience for all senses.
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Summary: As boring as a golf tournament on the radio...
Review: I haven't read "The Notebook" and now I won't because this book is such a bomb. The characters are soooo boring and under-developed, the dialog is horrid. It is similar to the only Danielle Steele book I've read, except Sparks at least did not have incomplete sentences as Steele does. Hopefully, this is not to be the popular trend of bestsellers, TRASH LITERATURE.
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Summary: I am waiting patiently for Nicolas Sparks next book!
Review: After reading through some very candid comments regarding this book, I thought I must have read another book. Not every story ends happily. I find Nicolas very talented and as a budding writer, I hope he doesn't take the criticism hard. I read The Notebook first and passed it on to my sisters, mother, and many friends. They all loved it! I was equally impressed with Message in a Bottle (I haven't seen it since my sister grabbed it from me and started the cycle again). Yes, it was heartbreaking to find that the main character dies in the end. That is life!Nicholas: Please continue to write and we will continue to support you. (You have true fans here in New England)
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Summary: A shallow attempt at a love story!
Review: I read "The Notebook" and thoroughly enjoyed the "realness" of the characters, the tenderness they shared and the undulation of the story. With this in my memory, I picked up a copy of "Message" and started reading. By the time I was 50 pages in, I was disappointed. Theresa is a successful woman who is portrayed as a suffering soul. Despite her loneliness and her supposed sensitivity, she conducts herself in a manipulative manner! Garrett is too absorbed in his loss. Catherine's pregnancy came as NO suprise! The only real person in the book seems to be Deanna! About halfway through this read, I was HOPING for an unfulfilling ending for Theresa. I felt no empathy, spilled no tears. Mr. Sparks has already demonstrated that he can write with eloquence and tenderness, but he must take time to develop characters with whom we can relate. I, for one, can't believe that Hollywood is taking this sappy book and making a movie! Ugh!
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Summary: Almost as good as "The Notebook"
Review: This is a page turner, modern romance, and a mystery. The story itself is good with an original beginning, but it is the ending that makes it exceptional. Most of the time we hope for a happy ending, but this ironic ending with a lesson learned is exquisite. Overall, I enjoyed "The Notebook" more, but they are different types of stories.
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Summary: The characters were difficult to care about
Review: A good love story needs a message and fully developed characters. I liked the message of this book (eternal love and growth), but I didnt' really care about the characters. Garrett was an out of touch, dependent idealist and I definitely did not like him. (Costner will do a good job with him, though.) Theresa was a bit more magnetic, but she's ultimately shallow. (And I really can't think of an actress who would make a good Theresa...well, OK, let's recreate Bull Durham and go with Susan Sarandon, though both of them are really too old for these parts.) I liked this easy love story...sped through the thing in a couple of days...with very little tension in the plot, except for a smattering of conflict toward the end...but by then you just wanted to get through it and move on to something else. END
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Summary: Most moving book I've read in years
Review: I couldn't put this beautifully writen book down and was sorry when I ran out of pages to read. The development of the relationship between the characters brought back long-forgotten memories of falling in love. When I finished the book I had tears in my eyes, something that never happens (my husband was wondering what was wrong with me).
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