Message in a Bottle

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Summary: Pass the hanky!
Review: All in all, I enjoyed "Message in a Bottle". It is a very romantic book. I did not appreciate the tendency for the relationship to immediately proceed to a sexual one, especially as sex before marriage is wrong, but the love story outside of that was beautiful. The only other bad thing about the book (besides the sex) was that it made me realize what I don't and never will have, and think about things I shouldn't.

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Summary: Absolutely loved it!
Review: Stories like this renew one's faith in love,in spite of a tearful ending. I loved the movie, so I decided to read the book and I am glad I did. Even though I already knew the plot, I found myself unable to put it down. Nicholas Sparks has given us a story about the love we all dream about, but rarely find. Most of the details were different from the movie which kept me glued until the last page. I also listened to the score from the movie while I read--this really added to the mood and made the ending even more emotional. After finishing, I rushed out and bought The Notebook (loved it too). I have found a gem in Nicholas Sparks and the incredible love he writes about!

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Summary: Love for the sea, love for a sea-man...
Review: No words fort this excellent book... reading this I have seen a part of my life, the place were I would like to live, the sea I would lite to sail! Thank you Nicholas for this sweet moments!

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Summary: Danger Will Robinson - Avoid this and read something decent
Review: I liked the Notebook. I made my husband read it. I hated Message in a Bottle, I could barely get myself to finish it. Obviously, this book was written for the money. Boring, oh so predictable and a waste of time.

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Summary: A Wonderful Author
Review: I just want to say for everyone out there who doesn't appreciate Nicholas Sparks: Read Again. This man has a truly gifted way with words. He doesn't get all tied up and flowery the way some writers do. He tells it as it is and lets the readers wander through his stories. When I read The Notebook, I cried and proceeded to recommend it to all my friends and family. When I read Message in a Bottle, I felt the same way. The only time I felt truly let down was when I watched the movie. The only tears there were tears of frustration at seeing a beautiful story fall to pieces before my eyes. I felt the same way at The Horse Whisperer. My recommendation is to read this book on a rainy afternoon with a cup of coffee and enjoy.

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Summary: ANOTHER GREAT ONE
Review: I totally gobbled up "The Notebook" and was worried that Nicholas Sparks second book couldn't possibly live up to the first. I shouldn't have been worried. I loved "Message"--it made me realize that I should take more time in my life for the people that I love, because I am so lucky to have found them and to still have them. I can't wait for his next book, "A Walk to Remember"!

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Summary: The romance novel of a life time!
Review: This book definetely had you quickly turning the pages waiting in supspense as to what the next message in a bottle says. You become captivated and taken in by the emense love and dedication Garret portrays for his late wife, Catherine. It's then Theresa's determination to find out who the "man in behind these mysterious love letters" is. This book has you smiling yet crying at the same time as this romantic love story unfolds. I've never been so effected by a story like this before in hope that there really is such thing as love.

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Summary: Moderately entertaining- but barely worth your time
Review: Perhaps I was so disappointed with "Message in a Bottle" because I had just read "Angela's Ashes" - a truly heart-wrenching story. I found Nicholas Sparks' writing poor and the story line trite - lonely divorcee finds a message in a bottle from a lonely widower, who she then hunts down? Okay, maybe, but the plot goes WAY downhill from there. As for the ending, anyone who didn't see it coming obviously was too caught up in the romance to see this book for what it truly is - a daytime soap opera during sweeps week. That may be fine for someone looking to kill a few hours, but if you're interested in literature, look elsewhere.

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Summary: Excellent, Excellent, Excellent
Review: Nicholas Sparks makes the reader feel as if they are right there with his descriptive words. This book brings out many emotions then when you think the worst is over, more tragedy strikes. This book makes the reader appreciate their own life and not to take things for granted. Excellent book!!!

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Summary: Promising love story that fizzled to a ridiculous ending.
Review: A pointless,sappy,love story with a twisted ending that made me want to stuff the book in a bottle and throw it out to sea!