The Wedding

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Summary: The Wedding
Review: Nicholas Sparks captures his audience with romantic novels. Following the New York Times Best-selling novel of The Notebook, Sparks sequel continues with The Wedding. Following the example set by his in-laws, Noah and Allie, Wilson is trying to save his marriage. Absent in the younger years of his three children's lives due to his devotion to work, Wilson hopes to restore his marriage after thirty years. With the announcement of his daughters wedding Wilson is hopeful this may bring his own marriage closer together. Taking a few weeks off work, and offering assistance in planning the wedding Wilson is hopeful his wife Jane will gladly agree. With the date of his anniversary set for the wedding of his daughter Wilson wants to make this anniversary special. Placing notes around the house with directions to follow and a surprise for a special evening together Wilson hopes this is enough to save his marriage. In a novel of love and the struggles of relationships Sparks captures the readers attention in a page turning book, for individuals in a relationship, single, or married this is a must read book.

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Summary: Excellent novel
Review: This was an excellent follow-up to The Notebook. Sparks is a phenominal author. He makes us feel every single emotion that is written. This book was no exception. And it was a sweet and loving story that makes you happy for the characters. Great read!

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Summary: Review letter from my son.
Review: I recommended this book to my son and I got this adorable letter from him after he read The Wedding:
Hey Mom,
How's life? Everything is all good here. Just finished reading "The Wedding"...it was excellent. When the daughter announced she was going to get married, at first I thought Wilson would surprise Jane by having them get married at the same time as their daughter...but as the story progressed I moved away from that feeling. I could have never predicted that his daughter's wedding was all part of his big surprise. I love the way he managed to save that unexpected surprise for the last five pages of the book. He really had a lot of making up to do for all the neglect in the past. Don't know if I could ever be that romantic so I'll just continue doing the little things now so I won't need to do big things later. I can see why it was one of your favorites...it was excellent.

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Summary: The Wedding By: Nicholas Sparks
Review: Nicholas Sparks is one of my favorite authors and I was very excited to find that he came out with a sequal to "The Notebook". The beginning of this novel was hard to get into, but as it went on it got better and better. This novel uses irony and creates many vivd images for the reader. Wilson, the protagonist, creates images of how many people may live their lives now. I believe this book was able to give advice to many married couples because being married and committed to someone can be hard. Anyone may forget their anniversary, but in the novel "The Wedding," Wilson forgot his anniversary and Jane became depressed and upset. Wilson then realizes that he loves her so much and is going to have to do something to win her love back. Throughout the novel irony is used of how Wilson and Jane got together and their marriage. It seems as though the same things are happening to them as they did to Noah and Aliie in "The Notebook".Sparks really knows how to get the readers attention and change their emotions throughout the story. Sparks uses serious, detailed facts, but he also uses humorous and exciting emotions. ALthough many people may think that all of his stories tell the same thing, I believe that each one gives a different and effective message. Love is love, and in this novel, love is expressed throughtout the entire story. Wilson loves her and surprises her with a special something to show her how much he loves her. With struggles, ups, downs, and so many other characteristics of marriage, this novel illustrates how tough marriage is, but anyone can get through it if you really love eachother.

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Summary: A Waste of Time
Review: The Notebook was a wonderfully romantic book, but this - The Wedding - is uninvolving and repetitive. This is supposed to be a contiunation of The Notebook and follows the story of Jane and Wilson; Jane is the daughter of Noah and Allie from The Notebook. Wilson and Jane have drifted apart from one another during the course of thier 30 year marriage, and this is Wilson's story of how he gains redemption for his misdeeds all those years. The characters are flat, the dialogue is repetitive, and I felt like I was reading the same chapter from beginning to end. Every chapter is almost identical to the one before it (in terms of words and descriptions), and I found this book to be boring and badly written. There is no depth here, and the writing is as if someone is speaking to you all the time. For instance, "I got up. I went out. I went to the store. I felt happy. Then I did this..." It is pretty childish writing and a very flat story.

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Summary: NOT HIS BEST BOOK
Review: I HAVE READ ALL OF NICHOLAS SPARKS' BOOKS. I USUALLY READ HIS BOOKS IN ONE DAY BECAUSE I CAN'T PUT THEM DOWN. THIS ONE IS ANOTHER STORY. I HAVE BEEN READING IT SLOWLY FOR A WEEK AND CAN'T GET INTO IT. VERY DISAPPOINTED.

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Summary: The Wedding was a beautiful Story!
Review: Nicholas Sparks outdid himself in this book. You should probably read the Notebook first to understand a lot of the background. But the twist in the end was so unexpected, but so wonderful! Anyone who likes Nicholas Sparks will LOVE this read! I really fell in love with the characters. There should be more men in the world like Wilson!!

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Summary: Predictable but ...........
Review: Although this book may be predictable, it was a pleasure to read, like all of Nicholas Sparks' books. When I am fortunate enough to get time out to read I enjoy the simple heart warming stories of Nicholas Sparks. We all need a diversion from the stresses of day to day life I find I can get involved enough to forget some of the life's daily problems. This is what his books are about. Taking time out! If you pick up one thing you could do to make life better for yourself or someone else you have only enriched your life. Look for his words of wisdom within the story.

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Summary: A bad self-help book for warped marriages
Review: The writing is atrocious from the acknowledgments to the prologue to the opening chapters. Sparks lacks style and substance. I have disliked some bestsellers before, but I can't remember any with fewer saving graces then this one.This tome can only seem exciting to the personality-disabled.

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Summary: Incredibly Romantic
Review: This book was the most romantic I've ever read. Basically, the book is about a man who forgets his 29th wedding anniversary, and has his first realization that he has made a mistake in his marriage of not showing his wife his love. He starts to wonder how she really feels about him. After reading this book, I suddenly felt compelled to start doing things for my husband that I haven't done in a long time. When he came home that afternoon after work, our bedroom and bathroom were spotlessly clean (usually the last place to be so), and candles were lit. I will also say that a friend of mine read it and recounted parts to her husband and was pleasantly surprised with a wonderfully romantic Valentine's Day this year (from a normally unromantic kind of guy). Read it. You won't be disappointed.