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Summary: I laughed a lot in this one. =)
Review: There was a lot of comedy in the beginning. I love the relationships between the characters. There's mystery in this book and I figured it out half-way into the book.It was fun to read. :) Another one of his bests! You MUST READ "A Walk to Remember"! The movie is released in January.
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Summary: His best book yet!!!
Review: It is his best book ever!!! It has romance drama and suspence with a little of mystery inside. It is the perfect combination.
If you have never read Nicholas Sparks this a must read for first time readers of his writing!!! I have never read such a good book!! Keep up the good work!!!I give it 5 *****'s and beyond!!!
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Summary: A Definite Must Read
Review: I was not able to put this put down. Nicholas Sparks does it again. I was very impressed with this book as I am sure you will be also.
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Summary: Spark has another good one!
Review: I have read ALL of Nicholas Sparks' novels and have enjoyed EVERY one of them. Sparks has a rare ability to create pictures in my mind. Reading his words is like watching a movie. Such a skill requires the author to be a master of words, have rare insights into the human experience, the ability to surrender one's soul to the reader, and to offer the reader the unexpected. Clearly, Sparks has all four of these critical qualities. I didn't enjoy THE BEND IN THE ROAD as much as I have enjoyed his other work. I wonder why? The quality of his writing has not diminished. Reading THE BEND IN THE ROAD (as his other novels) is still like watching a movie. After a considerable amount of thought, I think I understand. Writers such as Sparks invest their heart and soul into their novels. Not only does the reader receive a profound and enlightening experience from the words in the book, but also I suspect that unconsciously the reader comes to know the author. Perhaps, the reader comes to know the author TOO well. Thus, Sparks cannot meet the fourth criteria listed above. Those who know his work -- know him. Knowing the author too well handicaps the element of surprise. Nevertheless, THE BEND IN THE ROAD is a charming story that is thoughtfully written. In particular, people who have not read Sparks in the past will be captivated.
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Summary: Romance Writers Take Note: Sparks Builds Better Mousetrap
Review: This is a romance novel pure and simple, despite its being located in the general fiction aisle of your local bookstore. It is not the author's first romance novel and I'm sure it won't be his last. The fact is that Sparks writes very original, very fresh romance novels that those authors who write in the romance genre itself would be wise to read and study at length. He's not a best selling author by fluke. What he does is take very human, very fallible characters and craft them about an incredible conflict. A small town's deputy sheriff is the hero and he is still trying to recover from the hit and run death of his wife two years ago. His son's teacher though comes to interest him and it seems like he may finally start to recover. She had a husband who dumped her because she could not have children and his parents found that unacceptable. However, at long last the identity of who killed the deputy's wife is about to surface and that may totally derail this fledgling romance. This is not a murder mystery, which would have been the easy way out with this story. It is an accidental hit and run with a "killer" in absolute agony over his deed. I liked this every bit as much as Sparks' "Rescue" and look forward to his next novel.
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Summary: His Best Ever
Review: I absolutely love Nicholas Sparks. This book has to be his best ever. The suspense he included was a delightful touch to an already very interesting story. He has out done himself!!
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Summary: A great book
Review: In comparison to his other books this is different from what he usually writes. I admit that the book is a little predictable but I didn't care about 3/4 of the books I read are predictable nowadays. Anyway, let me start off with the characters. They're have thier own unique ways, but how they act is actually completely different from how they are described in the book. They describe Miles as a patient man and calm, but later in the book he doesn't seem that way, but when you read it you'll understand why. As you know, Sparks writes love stories that usually seem to take our heart away. I've read all 5 of his books and I can easily say that this was better than his others in thought, but not better in emotion. This love story is action packed. I keep hoping for another book to touch me the way THE NOTEBOOK did or A WALK TO REMEMBER did. Anyway it was okay, very discriptivc and he does get to the point in the story. While this was action packed, in the end it leaves you feeling apathy towards the characters. I would've enjoyed this book more (and given it five stars) if the characters were more interesting and weren't so dul all the time. While the overall story is good and the story plays out great, its a little fast at times and completely misses one point (I mean some of the events in the story were completely forgotten and left me asking questions.), it usually did turn out to be okay in the end. Another thing that would've made this book better is if he could've focused more on the characters. I mean more than just dialouge. Unless a character was angry at another character you had no idea how they felt or what they wanted. Overall the book is an entertaing read with a few flaws here and there, but the book itself is a good read.
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Summary: POTENT MIXTURE OF ROMANCE AND SUSPENSE IN THESE READINGS
Review: Both stage and television actor L. J. Ganser and John Bedford Lloyd, Broadway luminary, give artful readings to the latest true love conquers all tale by Nicholas Sparks. The idyllic life of deputy sheriff Miles Ryan came to an abrupt end when his adored wife, Missy, was killed in a hit-and-run accident. He is left alone in quiet New Bern, N.C. to raise their seven-year-old son, Jonah, and find the person who killed his wife. Miles soldiers on for two years, still grieving and searching. Then he meets Jonah's second grade teacher, Sarah Andrews. She has fled to New Bern to escape the haunting memory of a shattering divorce, but is drawn to Miles who too has suffered a damaging loss. Eventually the two grow close and fall in love. Yet their hard earned happiness is threatened by the identity of the person who caused Missy's death. If this secret is revealed it could drive them apart. Chosen best author by Entertainment Weekly Nicholas Sparks is riding the crest of heart wrenching love stories (The Notebook, Message In A Bottle). A Bend In The Road reads like another notch in his bestselling belt. - Gail Cooke
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Summary: Fluff...fluff....where's my notebook...
Review: I have to agree with a previous reviewer...this is a beach read. This is something you do just for fun on a lazy Saturday sitting under a beach umbrella with a big pitcher of lemonade and a floppy hat. It's sweet, it's touching, it's sincere. At times it can be too sweet and you think you are going to get a cavity but he pulls back in, in just the nick of time. No, this isn't Shakespeare...but it's fun...
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Summary: Questions
Review: "A Bend in the Road" was fast and enjoyable reading. But I have a few quetions: 1) Missy had just finished mowing the lawn and planting a flower bed. Before she had cleaned the house in anticipation of visitors. And she had the energy to go jogging?! I would have gone into the house, taken a shower, and rested a bit before the guests arrived. 2) There is no leash law in North Carolina? 3) They never told Jonah? What happens when he gets older and more curious? If he is ever eventually told, Brian's wife Janice will ultimately find out. If I were Janice I would be pretty troubled that I had married and had children with a man who had committed involuntary manslaughter and had been deceived about this. Well, it was a fun book anyway.
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