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Summary: Started our great....
Review: The tone in the beginning was light and highly entertaining. It was great fun to get inside a 17-year old's head and see his insecurities and self-lacking insights in view of his powerful father, and perfect best friend. Landon's wit was crisp and I found him to be a very likeable character. Even his unlikely relationship with Jamie was believable. But then Jamie dropped that line: "I'm dying," and I felt like I had been jettisoned into the middle of a bad GENERAL HOSPITAL episode. From there on out, I was no longer involved in the story, but felt like I was peering over Mr. Sparks' shoulder at his computer as he typed out the rest of his book. It lost it's dimension and became very flat. He was right, however. I did laugh with him in the beginning. But not too many tears were shed. I was hoping for something more creative than the usual death scene.
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Summary: Wonderful Love Story
Review: This book was a great story about love and finding out the truth about yourself and others. It is also a great story of friendship and courage. It is amazing how one person can warm the hearts of so many just being themselves. The story in the beginning was a little slow but once Jamie enters the story it warms up from there. I had no idea how the book was going to end and when it finally did it threw me for a loop, I never expected it. Nicholas Sparks has a wonderful way of telling a story as if you yourself were actually in the story. I felt I was right there with Landon and Jamie. If you love wonderful love stories and are a fan of Nicholas Sparks then you will love this book. I greatly recommend this book, it is a great lazy vacation book...
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Summary: I'm trying to be nice
Review: I am on page 214 and am reticent to move on to 240. What a bunch of bunk! Is Nicholas Sparks the male Danielle Steel of this century? To say it was predictable would be superfluous. Nick, have you ever read a well written book? OK I picked it up at Costco for a mere 3.79 and I have at least 600 books to my name, but never have I read anything so lame.
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Summary: Boring and Trite
Review: I had high hopes when I first bought this book that it would be a great read. Books are expensive in my country, costing me $30 a paperback. I regret buying this book. The characters of the book had no depth. The author seemed to rushed through everything. Being an avid reader, I can tell when an author's heart was not really there when writing the book. This is such a book. Even so, I forced myself to finish this book and almost laughed at how the author wrote "almost want to cry" so many times and how the characters were so boring. The only good thing I can say is that the first few pages were okay and that's even praising too much.
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Summary: I never read books like this
Review: I am by no means a "romantic" type, nor do I read romance-style books, but this book captivated me. After reading The Notebook I just had to read A Walk to Remember. I was not at all disappointed. I could recommend this book to anyone - no matter what style book you prefer - this book is well worth reading.
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Summary: it's good- maybe not his best, but worth your time.
Review: After reading The Notebook, I practically ran to the library to put A Walk to Remember on hold. It's a quick read, and maybe won't bring on the same tears that The Notebook or Message in a Bottle did, but it is good. The story of Jamie and Landon does seem a little unbelievable at times- especially his falling completely for Jamie and ditching every semblance of his former life in only a few short months- but it is romantic and will keep you cheering for Jamie's life and their love throughout the book. Worth reading, in my opinion.
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Summary: Contrived and predictable
Review: I have read Nicholas Sparks "Message in the Bottle" and "The Notebook" and thoroughly enjoyed them. When I picked up "A Walk to Remember" I was immediately intrigued. This time my version was the talking book type. I popped the cassette into my car stereo and after only a few minutes, the mood was set. I immediately began to dislike this book. Mistake number one was that it was read by the author, in monotone, who obviously has no professional broadcasting or acting training. I tried to get past that and really listened to the story. I couldn't believe how contrived and predictable it was. This is the sappiest book I have ever read. I took a sudden dislike to wimpy Landon Carter and the unbelievably geeky Jamie. There is so much wrong with this book that it makes me afraid to read the author's next novel. If I do get over the fact that this book was a waste of my time and venture to read any more of this man's work, I will be sure to proceed with caution.
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Summary: You'll need your kleenex
Review: I have never read any Nicholas Sparks books until "a Walk to Remember". I have never been touched so deeply by a story until now. Even though you can figure out where the story is going, the characters are developed so brilliantly you get involved in the story. The character of Jamie reminds me of my sister-in-law which made this even more emotional reading for me. Can't wait to read the rest of his books - now I know to have kleenex handy!
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Summary: Young love, first love, sacrificial love
Review: Young love, first love, sacrificial love is the story of Nickolas Spark's third novel.The son of a rich, powerful politician meets the only daughter of a widowed Baptist minister in a small North Carolina town in 1958. Combine the awkward years of high school dating, the popular boy meets the outcaste "do gooder" girl (add one small town orphanage), the annual Christmas play and top with a fatal sickness and - Walla! - a readable love story. Throughout "A Walk to Remember," Sparks' underlying message is "do the right thing." While this book is not up to his brilliant first love story, "The Notebook," it is a significant improvement over the co-dependent disappointment of "Message in a Bottle." "A Walk to Remember" is a quick, beach-book read that will satisfy those hankering for a feel-good love story. Recommended.
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Summary: Not anything like "A Message in a Bottle" or "The Notebook"
Review: Nicholas Sparks... So far known for his appeal to know what a woman wants and his heartbreaking plots... Hes accomplished that fairly well in A WALK TO REMEMBER. But then, this one is different from his other two previous bestsellers. As with the other two previous novels, he has told the female readers that not all men look for new lovers, and that there is such thing as "one true soulmate." And again, he has a sad cry-able ending, but is also heartwarming and satisfying at the same time. BUT... This book has a similar plot as the other two, and for those readers who have read "The Notebook" and "Message in a Bottle" this book will be a sort of dissappointment. It is a typical love-story plot: Finally When You Find the Soulmate of your Life, She Isn't With You Anymore. "I'm 57 years old, but even now I can remember everythiing from that year, down to the smallest details. I re-live that year often in my mind, bringing it back to life, and I realize that when I do, I always feel a strange combination of sadness and joy... ...I am Seventeen........" This is an excerpt from the 3-page prologue, and there it is. Your Plot. For those readers who can foretell endings rather easily, this book does not have any twists nor a compelling ending. Perhaps that this book is too short, or that I have become too used to Sparks' writing after reading his other two. But if you have read his other books and cannot resist reading this one, Dont hope for another cry. For those who havent read his other novels, Id suggest reading "The Notebook" or "Message in a Bottle" first, since it is a much better read, and the are, in my opinion, 4-5 star rating novels.
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