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Summary: Did Sparks write this?
Review: The story is about Adrienne and Paul, two individuals who have both recently divorced and are now going through a serious state of depression. Unlike Sparks' traditional opening, the novel unfolds with the protagonist recounting an experience she had to her daughter (who has just lost her husband). This introduction takes away a significant amount of the suspense, since the reader already knows that this mystical man that Adrienne met is no longer with her, so obviously he died.
Paul's wife divorces him, after complaining that her husband is a workaholic who does not care for his son. The divorce acts as a wake up call for the character, who promises to patch up the relationship with his son after he takes a brief vacation in Rodanthe, North Carolina.
Adrienne's husband divorces her, after he realizes that younger women are more fun with than older ones. Though she realizes that it is not her fault that he divorced her, she still goes into a state of depression and retires to Rodanthe to clear her mind.
So, here are two depressed individuals, who end up staying in a beaten down motel on a story, rainy weekend with no other guests. I wonder what could happen? A dark room lit only by a fire, and a fifty-year old lady with blood red lipstick, and the outside weather is enough to drive Paul love-crazy. In less than two days, they each claim that they have finally "found the one" and make love, without thinking of their future.
As a Nicholas Sparks fan myself, I can vouch that this book is not an emotionally touching addition to the rest of his romance collections. It makes the reader wonder where on earth Sparks gets such immoral plot ideas from. Furthermore, Sparks also portrays the two main characters-Adrienne and Paul-as unrealistic and surreal characters, which thus makes it difficult for the reader to relate to the story. Similarly, the plot not only is weak, but shifts from a slow, flashback into a fast pace roller-coaster ride as though the author was restricted to finishing the novel within a certain number of pages.
Apart from the above faults, the story is relatively quick and easy to read. I think anyone who enjoys an unrealistic and immoral love story will enjoy Sparks' book
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Summary: Nights in Rodanthe
Review: I really enjoyed this Nicholas Sparks book, in many respects it is written quite like his other books with the style and the elements of suspense, and romance. However, to me this book seemed different than most of his others. Sparks does an excellent job with all the sub plots he throws in. The main plot was also very intriguing. Sparks kept me guessing about what would happen between Adrienne and Paul. I enjoyed not having any clue as to what Robert Torrelson would say, how Paul's son would act, or how Paul and Adrienne's story would play out. In most of Sparks' books, you can pretty much guess after reading a few chapters what could have happened or will happen. But in Nights in Rodanthe I never knew what plot twists would come and when they would emerge! Sparks kept this novel very down to earth, and not so dream-like. I really liked that aspect. I would recommend this novel to anyone, as long as they know once they read a Nicholas Sparks book, they probably will want to read all of them! I know that happened to me!
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Summary: Nights in Rodanthe
Review: I love Nicholas Sparks book. Currently I am reading another book by him in conjunction with this one. I liked Nights in Rodanthe for the most part. In some ways it does follow he pattern of his writing, like the way he introdues people. But it is different than his other books, because it's more laid back, which personally I really enjoyed. He kept me guessing with the relationship between Paul and Adrienne, and the ending was very unexpected! Sparks has done a very great job with this book and I would highly recommend it to anyone, but I'm warning you. Once you read one Nicholas Sparks book, it's very hard to not get hooked! I know I am now!
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Summary: good
Review: This book was good, but only a three compared to The Notebook!
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Summary: Keep the tissues near...
Review: When Adrienne Willis sees her grown daughter sinking into a black hole of despair after she is widowed at a young age, she realizes that to keep her daughter from a living death, she must share her most precious and painful secret. One afternoon, she takes the younger woman aside and tells her what happened to her about a decade and a half before, when she was in an almost eequally dark place, still recovering from divorce. Adrienne took time away from her children to go and take care of a friend's inn for a few days. While there, she met a handsome doctor who was spending time there before going to try and reconnect with his medical missionary son. Paul was also dealing with the painful loss of a patient and her familiy's bitterness. These two lost souls found each other and found healing in a brief love. Then it comes time to return to the real world, with promises to meet again in a year.The year passes, and Paul does not come back; he can't. So, Adrienne spends the rest of her life outwardly alone, but less so than before. Her life had been healed and given meaning by the one bright moment that she now shares with her hurting child. *** Nicholas Sparks is a man who knows the value of pain, how sometimes it is the thing that gives a depth and beauty the to rest of life. Like he did in A Walk to Remember, he shows readers that a moment of love is worth the pain that may come later. Some might think he is someone not to read if you are sad, but on the contrary, read him then. You might have no one else to cry with, and you can feel that he knows your tears. *** Reviewed by Amanda
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Summary: Good book.
Review: I enjoyed this one much more than A Bend in the Road and The Rescue. For a great read, check out Sparks' new book, The Guardian.
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Summary: English Assignment on This Book
Review: I loved this book. It was very interesting. It's a romance not exactly from my age area. It's more of an adult romance for people who are divorced but I enjoyed it very much just because it's romance. I believe anyone can enjoy this book because alot of people can relate to that. READ THIS BOOK!!!
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Summary: Barely worth finishing
Review: I read "A Walk to Remember" and loved it making me want to read more books by this author. Unfortunately, "Nights in Rodanthe" was the most boring book I've read in a loooong time. Sparks didn't get me involved in the story nor make me care a hoot about the characters. I wish I hadn't even bothered to finish it and am happy I borrowed this from the library so I didn't waste my money on it. I will definitely be bypassing this author's books from now on. There are too many really good books out there to waste time on books that read like bad TV movie-of-the-week ideas.
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Summary: A Decent Novel
Review: The first book I read by Mr. Sparks was 'A Walk To Remember' and from that book on, I have been drawn to read all his novels, and Nights In Rodante is a decent novel, but nothing like 'A Walk To Remember'.
This is a tender love story of two strangers from two different worlds, and yet by chance, they fall in love, but they only share that love for that one weekend. Of course, some of the writing is simple, and very very predictable, but it is worth checking out of the library, not worth really buying.
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Summary: A tender love story
Review: After the break up of Adrienne Willis's marriage, she absorbed herself in the task of rearing her children but was left with a feeling of worthlessness. She agrees to run an Inn for a friend for 5 days and is agreeably surprised by her only guest, a noted surgeon, Dr. Paul Flanner, with whom she feels an instant attraction. He is just as drawn to her and they share 5 days of love and warmth.He explains to her that he is divorced and admits to being a work obssessed and negligent father who would now like to make things right with his son, also a doctor, and working with the poor in Equador.They agree that after Paul spends his committed time in South America, he will return to her and make a life together. Things don't work to plan and Adrienne is forced to conceal her grief and to reassess her life once again.
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