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Summary: NOT HIS BEST BOOK...
Review: Denise Holden is a single mother, raising her 4 year-old son Kyle, and struggling with his speech disability. During a savage storm, Denise and Kyle are involved in a terrible car accident, leaving Denise unconscious and bleeding. To the rescue comes volunteer fireman Taylor McAden, upon finding the car only she (Denise) will be found...As the search for Kyle begins, Taylor and Denise will begin to bond, a bond that is strong, a bond that will have these two strangers opening their hearts to one another. "The Rescue" begins interestingly enough, but eventually falls flat. Once the rescue mission is accomplished the book drags on about Taylor and Denise's struggle with love, and life itself. The sub-plot of Kyle's disability holds the readers attention, as well as the development of a bond between Taylor and the young boy, but this does not seem to be enough to carry the novel. Nicholas Sparks has his formula love theme applied here, without any new twists. His style of writing is very readable, and the length of the novel is short, so many readers will have no problem finishing it in a couple hours, but many readers will come away from it unsatisfied. Nick Gonnella
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Summary: Family Read
Review: Having a firefighter in the family, this really hits close to home. I thought it dealt with some true to life issues that come with that job, and the lasting effects of tramautic events. It ended on a hopeful note.
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Summary: Nicholas Sparks creates heros out of ordinary people
Review: I love the way that Nicholoas Sparks creates heros out of ordinary people. It makes you feel like your own life is significant. His characters are always well developed, as in The Rescue. Without going into the storyline, which you can read the publisher's review, The Rescue will make you cry, and your heart will ache for these "real" people. It is a must read. Marjorie Spoto, Author, When It Rains.
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Summary: love can always be rescued.Bravo!
Review: I've always like Nicholas Sparks' novels,for they were always about eternal romance,often bringing about topics about love that we'll never do in real life,perhaps.
In THE RESCUE,the story goes on about a single mother,Denise.She's portrayed as a beautiful and intelligent woman,who sometimes felt bundled by her little son,Kyle.Her son,unlike most ordinary children,has speech difficulties and problems communicating with others.So much so that Denise never felt much happiness in life,and perhaps,lose the desire to be in love.
It just so happened that she was in an accident on one fine rainy season,and she realised Kyle was lost.So frantic and panic was her,a rescue team was called upon to look for her son.Her son was thankfully found,by a man,whom,like Denise,lost the fleeting desire to be in love.Taylor was scarred by his father's death,and has never grown to further much in a relationship apart from the usual dates.He thought he was destined to be alone,much to the amazement of his friends.It was just when Denise relocated to the particular town where he is residing,that he realised he is attracted to the former.
Like any love story,their love deepens.Kyle was also particularly fond of Taylor,and everybody agrees to them going steady.However,it was also at this moment of time when Denise starts to get curious about Taylor's family affairs and start probing,and Taylor began too feel insecure like in his previous relationships.The climax of the story:can they overcome all odds to remain togather? Can Denise help Taylor overcome his father's death? Are their love tremendously deep,so deep that nothing,not even a close friend's death,can separate them?
This is one good romance novel to read.Though it focuses on the second love affair which both protagonists received,Sparks is also smart to add in other factors like a close friend's death,a tuberlent past as well as Denise and Taylor reminscing the past.A little bit of humour in the story also helps to spice up the plot.I may be a teenager,but i think this is one very good novel.It is something,perhaps to encourage many others,especially one who lost his spouse,to know that in this vast world out there,there is another special One waiting for you.Who knows,you may just find your Denise or Taylor soon after?
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Summary: This was a pretty good book
Review: This book was pretty good, however compared to hi other books The Notebook and A Walk to Remember i expected a little more. However this book adds just as much emotion as the other books that i have read by him. Nicolas Sparks brings unreal situations to life. The way he depicts a single mother's life with an abnormal child very well for a man who does not live that life. At times however the story got a little slow but otherwise it is still a very good story written by a good author. After reading his other books however i expected more from Nicolas Sparks.
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Summary: Amazing
Review: This is the first Nicholas Sparks book that I've read and it was so amazing and I can't wait to read another one of his books. The book had many twists and turns that really helped you to appreciate the life you lead. I didn't really like the Epilogue becuase .... I would give the ending away. so if your reading for an interesting love story that will make you cry, this is the book for you.
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Summary: Real life characters
Review: This is the second novel by Nicholas Sparks that I've read and I truly enjoyed it. I found the characters to be very real and the struggles that both main characters go through to be heart wrenching at times. The foreshadowing was a bit predictible and easily to spot, but overall I enjoyed how real the setting and the characters were.
As someone else pointed out, Taylor's "fear of commitment" was a bit much. He seemed so mentally unstable that I found it hard to believe at times he was able to function as a human being. Although, I do make it sound worse than it really was. By the end I was sort of glad Denise had reacted the way she did, albeit a bit late.
I did shed a tear or two by the end of the book, so I think Sparks did what he set out to do. As much as I enjoyed this book, "A Bend in the Road" is still my favorite thus far.
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Summary: A must-read!!
Review: This novel by Nicholas Sparks is breath-takingly genuine. It has everything that a good book needs; it will make you smile, laugh, and cry page after page, and it will keep you hooked till the very end.
I couldn't put it down... not for a second! I was totally engulfed in its amazing and tauntingly realistic story line.
I loved this book, along with the rest of Nicholas Sparks' novels. And I'm hoping that it will make it to the big screen sometime in the near future as did "A Walk To Remember", "The Notebook", and "Message In A Bottle".
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Summary: Is Love Worth the Risk?
Review: This was a wonderfully written novel, as are all of Mr. Sparks works. He is the master of character development. All of his characters are easy to love, and even when they do wrong, because Mr. Sparks has let the reader get to know them so wel, it is hard to pass judgement.
Taylor is a volunteer fireman, and Denise is a young single mother of a speech delayed son who works the night shift at the local diner. A terrible accident leads to the dissaperance of Denise's son and leads the arrival of Taylor in Denise's life. The biggest question to both Denise and Taylor as their relationship blooms is "is love worth the risk?" Denise doesn't want to put her of her son's heart on the line, and Taylor is afraid of making a commitment he may not be able to keep. All of these decissions must be made amid countless other trials that pop up for both Denise and Taylor along the way.
This book was a hard one for me to put down. It was supurbly written, and a very endearing tale. It is sure to please.
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Summary: AMAZING!
Review: Well, to be honest, I had never heard of Nicholas Sparks before..that is until I saw the movie "A Walk To Remember". That movie made me want to read the novel and I must say despite the bad reviews critics are giving it, i thought it was one of the best movies I've seen in a very long time. Anyways, seeing the movie made me want to read the book. As I read, I absolutely could not put the book down. Before i knew it 2 days had passed and I was finished. I was so impressed with Sparks' work that I then went out and purchased "The Rescue". Just when i thought that "A Walk To Remember" was his best work, I am finding that "The Rescue" was an even better book. I absolutely loved it. The thing i love about Nicholas Spark's writing is the fact that he gets soo deep into detail about the characters it makes you feel like you truly know them. I must say though, that the book was slightly predictable, well ok I could of predicted the way the story ended within the first 10 chapters, but something about the book just kept me reading. I'm going to tell you a little bit about myself. I am from Seattle, Wa and I graduated in 2000. The summer after i graduated i moved to Orlando, FL and got a job in retail. I chose to put off college simply cause of the fact that i wanted to go to school back home so i am waiting until next Jan to go back to school. But i haven't read a book since High School and now I love reading again. And i owe that all to Nicholas Sparks! He has a great talent for writing and it's impossible for me to put down any of his books. I'm going to read "A Bend in the Road" next. We'll see how that one goes!
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