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Summary: Just Like A Movie
Review: I have read this particular book more than once and I love it. It's just like watching a movie because it is written in such detail. Richard Paul Evans has become my favorite author. The book that follows is "The Carousel: A Novel" which is also a wonderful book. It is continued from "The Locket" which makes it even better. It continues the love story between Faye and Micheal. I just love Richard Paul Evan's "The Locket" and I hope my review helped you. Also, I hope you will love this book as much as I did.
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Summary: A Wonderful Story!
Review: This is the only book I've read by this writer, but I will definitely read more of his books. It is a very well written and beautiful story. I couldn't stop reading it once I started. It is also a very quick read because of the brief chapters and the way that it is organized. Although it was a quick book to read and a fairly simple story, I still felt I had been challenged in thought by the time I finished the book. I also had a good cry in the end. Can't wait to pick up another of his books.
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Summary: BEST BOOK!
Review: This book truly inspired me as a 12 year old. I recommend this book to people that like life philosophy books. This book tells us how much wisdom we can get from out elders. And how much we have to believe. Here is an excerpt from Eshter Hush's diary
If the errors in my life have profited me one great truth is this: believe. Believe in your destiny and the star from which it shines. Believe as if your life depended on it for indeed it does.
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Summary: Bottomline message from this book
Review: I encourage any and all of us corporate working women to read this book. I read it completely in the return trip from Asia on business. A wake up call resonated for me to pay attention to the current opportunities in peoples' lives I have right now. I have let all other tasks and events fill this valuable space. I will practice a renewed effort to recognize relationship offerings in my life and honor them now. One day it could be too late.
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Summary: An Evans masterpiece
Review: After already reading "The Christmas Box", I read "The Locket" and was once again touched by Evans' heartfelt storytelling. This book is filled with characters I became friends with, places I wanted to go and situations I could identify with. The story line keeps you reading until the surprising ending. This book wraps suspense, romance and friendship neatly around a good lesson in life.
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Summary: Cupid¿s arrow couldn¿t have done a better job!
Review: Straight to the heart and beyond, goes this wonderful book by Evans. After spending the last two years of his life caring for his dying mother, twenty-two-year old Michael goes to work in a skilled nursing facility where he meets Esther Huish, a quiet elderly patient with regrets that have crippled her life. It is through Esther that he realizes his life's dreams and is able to reach for the unattainable.Faye, the love of his life, is from an upper class family that puts the value of a dollar and breeding on a pedestal that Michael falls short of. When Michael finds himself accused of a terrible crime he learns just how alone he really is. Faced with choices that are near impossible to make, he is guided as well as saved by the wisdom of this older woman that has come into his life. This is an excellent story filled with inspirational quotes and bits of hard won knowledge from Esther's journal. The sequel is titled "The Carousel" and is a continuation of the lives of these extraordinary characters. Evans is the well-known author of "The Christmas Box" series that also includes, "Timepiece" and "The Letter". 3/4/01
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Summary: The critics really cannot stand this guy...
Review: 90% of the time, when critics REALLY hate a book or movie, it's good. Richard Paul Evans, who has never pretended that he is the next Tolstoy, pens an excellent novel that tugs at the heartstrings, with traditional values and characters. (So they can't stand him. His success speaks otherwise about his skills) Departing from the Christmas Box trilogy, Evans has clearly altered his style a bit in "Locket." The dialogue flows a bit more easily, and the descriptions are more thorough. The main character, Michael, is an impoverished young man whose mother has just died, and who figures that it's just a matter of time until his wealthy, beautiful girlfriend Faye dumps him like a ton of bricks. Her father, additionally, is opposed to her marrying anything other than a guy with five limos and an army of servants in their lush mansion. So Michael takes a job at a local nursing home, and befriends an elderly lady named Esther, who lives half in her tragic past, longing for a man she "let get away." Esther's journey is tangled with Michael's, especially when he is accused of beating an old man to death and risks losing Faye. Michael is... well, indescribable. He's perfect without being annoying, because he had to suffer to gain it. Faye manages to rise above being just another rich girlfriend, by informing her boyfriend just what she wants out of her life. Esther is almost beyond human, like someone who has one foot in heaven already. There are hints of violence, though none is actually shown, and pretty much no profanity in this. There is an attempted seduction, but the gal doesn't get past Michael's shirt. This book is proof positive that gratuitous crud to appeal to the lowest denominator does not need to be inserted for it to be a wonderful piece of work. No sex, no crudity, just a wonderful romance. Though there are peculiar situations (two old woman in wheelchairs duking it out) Evans never plays senility or old people for laughs, but rather with regret that they can be treated callously. The courtroom scenes in an Evans novel gave me pause, as it didn't seem much like "his thing," but he pulled it off in rare style, very realistically. The scene where Michael stands outside and learns to forgive is one of the most beautiful things I've read in modern fiction. As soon as I can, I'm buying "Carousel," to hear more about Michael and Faye...
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Summary: The Locket won't let you down
Review: Since I have read his other books: The Christmas Box, The Timepiece, The Letter, and The Carousel, I knew what to expect from Richard Paul Evans. He is a truly remarkable mastermind and The Locket won't let you down. It is such a wonderful story filled with romanticism and immense substance. His primary characters are spontaneous and so distinct, it's fun to read how they correspond. You feel remorseful at one moment, then condemn them the next. The theme of this book is allegiance, passion, and sympathy that touches your sensitivity and consciousness to the median. In conclusion, I just have to say that I think this is the type of book that readers can devour as well as learn from. I'm looking forward to next book by Richard Paul Evans.
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Summary: Pulls at your heart strings
Review: Richard Paul Evans has a gift at pulling the heart strings. This book keeps you interested at all moments. I reccomend this book and the Christmas Box Collection to all readers!
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Summary: a fantastic read
Review: Since I am about the same age as the main character in this book, I took a lot of it to heart. I am usually put off by first person narratives, such as this book, but this one had a way of allowing me to internalize the feelings of Michael and feel what he was feeling. The reader quickly realizes that Esther is not what she seems...she is a person living on hope, but comes across as one who wants to be shut away from the world. This book makes you realize the need for second chances in life. If that is the one thing you take away from reading this, then you have at least made a start. There are lessons throughout this book, just waiting to be found. I admit, I was given this book shortly after it came out, and it has sat on my bookshelf until today. It was so good, I finished it in less than 3 hours. Other than putting the book in your hands, I don't know a way to more strongly recommend this book.
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