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Summary: A wonderful, insightful book
Review: Reading this book was like looking through a window into the soul of Nicholas Sparks. Although it was the very first book by this author that I have read, it will most definitely not be the last. I feel that the journey through the history of his family is crucial to understanding the real reason for the trip with his brother Micah. After completing this book, I felt as though I had been a family friend for all of my life.
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Summary: Full Of Heart
Review: Thats exactly what this book has-Full Of Heart. The brothers go through so much together, life is a challenge, sometimes so unfair but the one thing-the clearest thing spoken is that they have the ultimate gift-Love. Full of heart! Also recommended: Other Memoirs-A Child Called It, Father Joe,Running With Scissors,Nightmares Echo
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Summary: Moving
Review: <br />Just as moving as his bestselling books in fiction, Nicholas Sparks's, along with his brother,gives us this unique memoir. chronicling the journey of two brothers bound by memories, both humorous and tragic in detail. A profound read similar to that of A Paper Life and Nightmares Echo.
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Summary: What a great book!
Review: I have read all of his books and was interested in this one because it was his life story written into a 3 week round the world trip he took with his brother. It is really two stories in one. He tells about his trip he and his brother take but then he lets you in on his personal struggles with life. It is interwoven into his decription of the trip but the way he does it is very interesting. If you think he's had a great and easy life you will be surprised to find out the turmoil he has had to deal with in his lifetime. What an inspirational story for all! He is really turning into a great writer I think. If you like Nicholas Sparks you will love this book! I did.
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Summary: His Best Yet !
Review: I have read several of Sparks' books and liked the majority of them, but this is his best by far. I laughed, cried and everything in between in this one. It makes me love him all the more ! I cannot understand the negative reviews here accept to suspect jealousy at such success ! Mr Sparks ~ more non-fiction please !!!!!!
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Summary: Okay, I'm biased...
Review: I love Nick Sparks, but my friends and I have said for years that there is no way a man is writing the novels that bear is name. We truly believed a woman was writing them and they were using a man to help sell the books. But after reading this account I could clearly see how he got his sensitivity and insight--through suffering. My best friend got the book first and she said, "you and he have so much in common," because we shared similar experiences and personality traits. You might have noticed from the book jackets that he is also extremely good-looking, and prior to reading this book, I thought he and I might eventually run off together into the sunset. Problem is you can tell from this book he really loves his wife and kids. I love my husband, and iron sharpens iron. But seriously, his is such a touching story. My only complaint is that the book felt a bit schizophrenic to me as it jumped back and forth between the travellog and the memoir.
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Summary: Skip the Travelogue, Read the Memoir
Review: If anyone advised Nicholas Sparks to abandon couching his memoir within a travelogue, he should have paid attention. Sparks's thoughts about the wondrous places he visits -- Machu Picchu, Easter Island, Agra, among others -- are silly and shallow. Plus he and his nominal co-author brother proudly portray themselves as buffoons and philistines. You want to slap them both on the back of the head and tell them to at least be quiet if they can't behave.On the other hand, the bulk of the book, which details the series of tragedies that have overwhelmed the brothers' adult lives -- deaths of parents and a sibling, as well as the rearing of an autistic child -- is sad but compelling, and ultimately encouraging, because it is written from the heart. I also think another book -- perhaps it will take the form of a novel -- needs to be written about the Sparks' mother. Nicholas professes unblemished love and respect and devotion to the woman, who died tragically at 47, just weeks after his marriage. However, she was a complicated character whose parenting of her three children was often questionable at best. Perhaps additional time is needed for him to examine her -- and his own feelings about her -- more honestly.
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Summary: Moving
Review: Just as moving as his bestselling books in fiction, Nicholas Sparks's, along with his brother,gives us this unique memoir. chronicling the journey of two brothers bound by memories, both humorous and tragic in detail. A profound read similar to that of A Paper Life and Nightmares Echo.
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Summary: "Three Weeks" is a great read
Review: Like many others who have reviewed this book, I have read all of Nicholas Sparks' previous books. I completely enjoyed reading this book as well. I think some reviewers missed the point of the book, unfortunately. It is not a "travel" book and it is not a "spiritual" book. It is a memoir, an autobiography, of the author and his brother's life experiences. I was drawn into the story on many levels - the familial relationships, the growing up years in Fair Oaks, the heartbreaking traumas endured. I think it is wonderful that Cathy and Christine were in favor of this trip for the brothers. They truly are saints (it's nice to know that both Nick and Micah truly understand that!). It makes me sad to think that Micah and Nick are so far apart (physically), but the book is a beautiful reminder that love knows no bounds. And aren't they lucky to have each other. I don't think they come off as pretentious at all...they're all they've got, it doesn't get more real than that. I think it must be amazing for Nick to look back and realize where he was and where he is now (and that he thanks God for all the blessings). I think writing this book must have been very cathartic for him, at least I would hope it was. And that he can still rely on his faith to carry him through the difficult times...we all have them, even if we aren't best selling authors or successful businessmen. It's interesting that as I read the book, I kept reminding myself that this wasn't one of his novels...this stuff really happened. And though some of the antics that he and his brother did on the three week trip were borderline-out-of-control, it was funny. I could see me and my brother and sisters doing stuff like that! Micah seems to be a good reminder to relax, enjoy life and have fun. I hope that they both benefitted from traveling together and spending quality time together like that...and that there was some healing in the pains suffered after living through so many tragedies...especially for Nick. Micah seems to deal with life and it's ups and downs well enough...I mean, if not going to church and questioning his faith are the worst things that he has endured, then good for him. I think writing the book for Nicholas probably has helped him move forward, which sounds like he is doing. God bless him, his brother and their families. Now I think I need to make a run downtown to get some Zelda's and beer myself! :)
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Summary: Touching travelogue/memoir
Review: Nicholas Sparks is at the height of popularity as a writer when he receives a brochure about a trip around the world. The thought of the brochure stays in the back of his mind until he decides to take action and begin planning the trip. He invites his wife but she feels that family responsibilities for their five children are too heavy for both of them to be gone at the same time. At this point Nicholas knows that there is only one person to invite--his brother Micah. The two of them set off like a couple of school boys and they discover that the trip is a wonderful time for them to bond and heal, as well as to sightsee. Each chapter covers a different location, and as they are having new adventures together, they reminisce about their growing-up years. During the course of the book, it is revealed that the Sparks family has endured much more tragedy than most families, and it is interesting to see how Nicholas uses these tragedies for the basis of his novels. The memoirs of his family were much more interesting to me than the travelogue, but the combination of the two make for a very intriguing book.
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