A Walk to Remember

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Summary: Awesome...simply awesome!
Review: I didn't know what to expect as I started reading "a walk to remember". I had seen the movie, but since it was on network TV, and therefore, probably not complete, I decided to read the book and let it stand on its own merits. Hearing Nicholas Sparks read it made it that much more of a treat!
I've read some deep, even profound books in my time, but none that touched me in the way this book did. It takes a special book to make me cry, and this book is the first to do it. Seeing Landon's transformation was an awesome thing to behold because it was wonderfully written. Reading this book, and because a good friend saw the movie of "the notebook", I want to read more of Nicholas' books, and I eagerly await the chance to do just that.

Oh, by the way? All the other reviewers who have said you'll need Kleenex are right...have a box handy wherever you read this book!! I can't recommend it highly enough...even five stars doesn't do it justice!



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Summary: A Walk to Remember
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Title: A Walk to Remember
Author: Nicholas Sparks
Pages: 240
Date Started: 11/4/2004
Date Finished: 12/14/2004

Annotation: Every April, when the wind blows from the sea and mingles with the scent of lilacs, Landon Carter remembers his last year at Beaufort High. It was 1958, and Landon had already dated a girl or two. He even swore that he had once been in love. Certainly the last person in town he thought he'd fall for was Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's Baptist minister. A quiet girl who always carried a Bible with her schoolbooks, Jamie seemed content living in a world apart from the other teens. She took care of her widowed father, rescued hurt animals, and helped out at the local orphanage. No boy had ever asked her out. Landon would never have dreamed of it. Then a twist of fate made Jamie his partner for the homecoming dance, and Landon Carter's life would never be the same. Being with Jamie would show him the depths of the human heart and lead him to a decision so stunning it would send him irrevocably on the road to manhood . . .
Author Biography: Nicholas Charles Sparks was born in Omaha, Nebraska into a family of loving parents and two siblings. His father, Patrick, mother Jill, sister Danielle, and brother Michael lived together in Fair Oaks, California. Nicholas grew up to be a very determined and achieving track runner. He was also successful in his studies. He majored in Business Finance and graduated with high honors. He met his wife Catherine on spring break in 1988. Nicholas began writing and selling books in 1994. Since then Nicholas Sparks has had eleven very successful novels and will continue to do so in the future.
Evaluation: "A Walk to Remember" is about teenagers Jamie Sullivan and Landon Carter. Landon grew up being rebellious with his group of friends. Because of the mistakes the Landon had made, his mother thought it would be a good idea for him to try to become student council president. After he broke up with his girlfriend, Landon had to find a new date to take to the homecoming dance. All of the girls that he would normally consider going with were already being taken, so Landon was forced to ask the only girl left, Jamie Sullivan. They went to the dance, and surprisingly had a great time. Landon was confused by his feelings for Jamie and pushed them aside. One day after school, Jamie called Landon and told him that she needed a favor. She needed him to be Tom Thorton in her father's Christmas play. Landon realized that he owed her so he accepted the part. The play turned out to be a huge success. From all of the time that he put into the play with Jamie, Landon realized that his feelings for Jamie had grown to be something real. He had fallen for her. They started hanging out all the time after school, doing things that Jamie liked such as visiting orphanages and dancing at fancy restaurants. They had fallen in love. As they grew closer, Landon began to notice changes in Jamie. She was always tired and was always getting sick. It was then the Landon found out that Jamie had leukemia and she was dying. Landon was crushed. He knew what he wanted to do so he asked Jamie to marry him. They got married that summer and shortly before Jamie passed away. Landon never loved anyone like he loved Jamie. She had changed his life forever and he would never forget that.
A Walk to Remember is one of my favorite books. I love how Nicholas Sparks always seems to catch my attention with his romance novels. This book showed me the true being of love and fate. Reading this book gave me the chills to see how much true love Landon had for Jamie. It made me happy to see that Landon could look past Jamie's image at high school and see the real person in Jamie. The simple risk that Landon took of asking Jamie out on a date made for a complete positive change in his life. I often wondered throughout the book what would have happened with Landon's life had he not asked Jamie to the homecoming dance. I wonder if he would have kept making mistakes with his life or if he would have found peace in himself and in his family. I definitely thought that A Walk to Remember was well written. It was the type of book that when you start reading, it is difficult to put down.



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Summary: A Walk To Remember
Review: A Walk To Remember was a great book to read I really enjoyed it. But I did think that it was a little boring at the beginning. For about the first one or two chapters it was just basically describing everyone and everything and it just got a little hard to keep reading, but I got through it and when I read the rest of the book I was amazed. I thought it was a awesome story with great plot twists and a great ending. I'm not going to tell you what happens in the end, but I can say that it was happy, and sad at the same time. But I think that it is a very, very good book to read and espcially if you are a person who enjoys reading romance novels. Well, I overall I really liked this book, and there were really no real bad points in the book that I disliked, other than the beginning. The book was a little different from the movie. I will say that I liked the movie a little better because I think that it was somewhat easier to follow. So I think that people should defenetly read this book, it was great and god bless!!!