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Summary: I cried for weeks!
Review: I cannot give this book justice! I cried for weeks after reading it, and also read it long before I saw the movie. I have to thank this book for alot of things. I wasn't a big time reader, but after reading this I fell in love with books. This book will make you laugh and go through about a hundred tissue boxes. I almost had to set it down because I was crying so hard!

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Summary: A Walk To Remember
Review: This book is sooooo different from the movie! It's so different, that it almost seems like a completely different story. This book is even set in the 50s or 60s, but the movie was set in recent times because the producers wanted the viewers to connect on a more personal basis. While I enjoyed the movie better than the book, the book is still very good. So, I recommend it! :)

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Summary: Tacky sentimental ...!!!!
Review: This is one of the worst books i've had the misfortune of reading. It is your run of the mill oprah book club type books where two totally incompatible people fall in love against the odds, and then one dies of cancer. Could it be any more predictable. A truly original ending would have had Jaime turn out to be a cyborg. Just because a book is on the New York Times Bestseller list doesn't mean its a great literary work. Get a clue you Lemmings! Go read Hamlet, Pride and Prejudice is a romance novel but at it was well written. For a great novel that has romance, passion and tragedy try Anna Karenina! I only gave this book one star because zero wasn't an option.

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Summary: A Beautiful Walk
Review: "Landon, I'm dying." Who would ever want to hear those words from the person they love the most? In A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks, Landon Carter, a 17 year old boy, has to hear those very words from the one he loves the most, Jamie Sullivan, a 17 year old girl, who is dying of leukemia.
The main character is Jamie Sullivan, who has been diagnosed with leukemia. She performs many wonderful deeds, such as helping at orphanages, tutoring kids after school, visiting hospitals and more. Keep in mind that she has been doing this for seven years, everyday, with no pay. You could almost call her a saint, because she does everything for the Lord. "Why was she picked to die?" you might ask.
Her boyfriend, Landon asks the same thing. She responds with the words, "I believe that God has a bigger plan for me. When he decides that it is my time to go, I believe God will be there, showing me how to help." It takes a strong person to say that in the face of death.
The story takes place in a small town, Beaufort, North Carolina in 1969 over about 7 months. Since Beaufort is such a small town, it is very hard for Landon to date Jamie in this setting. Why? Because Landon is the popular jock, and Jamie is the classified "nerd". Everybody would know if they were in love.
The plot in the book A Walk to Remember is a very beautiful story about first love and the beauty within. The story begins with Jamie and Landon, two extremely opposite characters. For some strange reason, they fall in love, but will their love hold through a life-threatening disease?
Personally I think this one of the best books I've ever read. It made me laugh, it made me cry, but above all, it made me grateful. It made me grateful for my good health and the life I live. Good books have that kind of effect on me, so this would probably be on my top 10 book list. Take this walk with Jamie, and find out how to appreciate life.

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Summary: Way better than the movie
Review: If you liked the movie than you will love the book. The book is so much better, and the movie does not do it justice.

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Summary: A book to remember!
Review: A walk to remember is certainly a book to remember!
This is one of the most moving stories I've ever read. Full of life, love and passion, written with pride and humor.
I just wished the book would be a bit more elaborate. It seems a bit condensed. It could have benefited from another 100 pages.
I also watched the movie, "A Walk To Remember," it is great in its own way. Some parts the book is better while some parts the movie version looks better. On a whole though, I think the book version is more attractive.
This is a story that clearly distinguishes between infatuation-lust and true love. It will change your way of seeing things in the real world. It will instill more passion and compassion in your heart.

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Summary: Sad book, 16 year old male reviewer
Review: Hi, when I bought the DVD of the movie last summer, I saved it to watch after I read the book first. Being a near 16 year old male, my friends thought it was a little strange for me to be reading the book A Walk to Remember. I bought the book in the winter and I just read it yesterday. I have read the first few pages over and over again before but could never really start it until yesterday. It only took me a day to read the whole book. It was the saddest book I have ever read. Jamie did not deserve it. Of all the people, I was pretty griefed about what had happened to Jamie. As i was nearing the end, page 160 of 240, I saw hints of foreshadowing that hinted that something was wrong with Jamie. At this point, I immediately called my friend, who has a younger sister, 14 years old, who owns the book and movie. I called him and asked him if he knew if they would end up together or something bad was going to happen. He told me they got married or soemthing, but that he only saw a few minutes near the end of the movie. I wanted to ask his sister but she was already alseep; it was around midnight of a thursday schoolnight but our school had already ended the day before for summer. Thinking that he was probably right, I read on and was extremely shocked when I found out she was so sick. The last hours of my reading, like the last 60 pages were extremely sad. During that time, tears flowed just about continuously. Man, what a sad book. I do not usually read books like these but I wanted a nice love story. This morning I watched the movie, the ending had a few tears but it was not as sad as the actual book. This is a good book, I can not believe it happened to Jamie. I kept on hoping there would be a miracle to save her. This book made me want to meet a girl like Jamie and treat her well.

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Summary: A Walk to Remember
Review: A Walk to Remember is a great book about a high school girl named Jamie. Jamie spends her time helping the poor and working with the orphanage. She is always doing things for others, and rarely thinking about herself. Landon is a typical high school boy who is always in trouble. He is one of the popular boys, and doesn't like Jamie until he really gets to know her. They were in the church Christmas play together, and ended up being very close. Jamie's father, Hegbert, doesn't like Landon, but he still allows them to see each other. Landon and Jamie spend a lot of time together, but soon Landon finds out that Jamie has cancer. It was very hard for him, but they worked through it together.
Jamie and Landon's story is very heartwarming. I loved everything about it. I would recommend this book to anyone because it is so great!

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Summary: A Walk to Remember
Review: A Walk to Remember, by Nicholas Sparks, has a great amount of love and passion that is shown through the author. Nicholas Sparks has a breathtaking way of showing his audience these characteristics. He brings them through so clearly through his imagery, but most through the plot and his characters. There is also a sort of spiritual meaning that makes the novel as a whole have an "at ease" sense. The author chooses two completely different characters and brings them together in an blissful and heartwarming way.
Jamie Sullivan, a girl that is deathly ill with leukemia, brings to the reader a magnificent intellect through her spiritual beliefs, but also just her personality. Her personality itself is one of a kind. Her generosity, care, and love, even for people that don?t respect her, brings forth the love that is returned to her at the end of the novel. The remarkable traits of Jamie is what Landon Carter falls in love with, even before he recognizes it for himself.
Landon brings a bittersweet touch at first. He is from a rich background and is concerned only about himself. All this is soon to be changed when he is faced with the most tragic fixation a seventeen year old should ever have to bear. The everlasting love of a once, conceited show off, is conveyed significantly by Sparks when it is given to the ethereal daughter of a minister.
The symbolism of the author is expressed spiritually through Jamie, which illustrates the what the world should be. Sparks uses Landon to show what that world really is on the outside. By putting these two together, he applies imagery in what people today have an ability for in the inside, and we all need to express our compassion to make the world a better place.

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Summary: Unoriginal ...
Review: This is quite literally the worst book I have ever read. I really did try to like it, but it is just one cliche after another. The ending was so expected, I might as well have just read the book jacket. Only to be read as a near substitute for soap operas.