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Summary: This book was one of the best books I have ever read
Review: After reading the notebook I was very excited about the release of "A message in a bottle". I wasn't so sure if I would enjoy it in the beginning, but as i got further into it I felt as if I were in the story also, and by the end I was in tears. I would recomend this book to anyone as it shows that there is such a thing as true love and if you are lucky not only will you find it once but twice.
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Summary: Great beach book, but movie will be better....
Review: I read this book while in the Bahamas, so it was an appropriate setting. I also read The Notebook while there. Sparks' writing is not fantastic, but it is refreshing for the sheer fact that he proves men can love like Noah and Garrett do and that men can write of love like Sparks does. The movie has been here in DC for a couple weeks now, and I know I will see it soon. The previews show that it has changed a lot from the book (of course) but the changes actually look positive (more involvement of the father, etc). The fact that the book skips over a lot of the visits between Theresa and Garrett (just alluding to them) bothered me because it didn't allow the reader to fully understand/accept the closeness of their relationship; the movie seems to show more of the visits. So, I give this book 4 stars not because it is a literary masterpiece, but because it was nice to read and it will be nice to see the screen adaptation.
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Summary: A Wonderful Story
Review: I got really into this book- I finished it in 2 days! The characters are very realistic and you feel sympathetic toward both Theresa and Garrett. I cried through the last chapter, as did my mom who read it after I finished. I highly recommend this book!
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Summary: Eh, mediocre but somewhat enjoyable.
Review: I only read this book because my girlfriend loved it and wanted me to. It started off okay and kept my interest but as the story dragged on, I was yearning for the end. I was getting impatient with the characters, at their inability to make a decision about the relationship. I couldn't stop turning the pages because I wanted to finish it and get on to my next book. I'll still take my girl to see the movie though and won't gripe or snore just so she can enjoy it :)
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Summary: Waste of time!
Review: This story could have been a short story in a magazine and it might have been worth spending a half hour or so reading. Thank goodness I didn't spend any of my money on it! I thought the same thing about Bridges of Madison County. I can't believe so many people think this stuff is good.
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Summary: More painful than the Marx-Engel Reader
Review: I'm only through the first part of this book and I hate it. It should have gone through at least two re-writes before it was published. The prose is hackneyed, and lacks any lyrical quality whatsoever. Why is Sparks so intent upon explaining useless details, i.e. what Theresa wore to go shopping, or the size of her breasts??!! Obviously the author meant this book to be a screenplay.
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Summary: amazing
Review: I really loved this book. It took me 2 days to finish it and by the end I was crying and crying. I definitely recommend it to everybody who is in for a good lovestory. And the end, wow, you just have to read it for yourself. I can't wait to go to the movie.
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Summary: This story has no plot...
Review: I have been reading over 200 pages - still looking for the plot, or the meaning to this book. So far it is just boring dialog, romance, and --- whatever. I read some of the reviews and I suppose Garrett gets killed later on. Wish they had bumped him off earlier - maybe the book would have been shorter...
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Summary: Much better than the Bridges Of Madison County,
Review: although, I must agree with some others who have wondered where romance in writing is going. It appears that the aggressive pursuit of love in a very manifest way is the order. The slow voyage of discovery, temptation, actualization, frustration and tragedy is lost. I recently read a hilarious spoof "The Fridges (sic) of Madison County" which challenges the quickie version. Lady Chatterly where are you?
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Summary: The book was perpetually touching
Review: Nicholas Sparks has an unbelievable ability. It's hard to imagine that it was his second novel. He portrays characters so adeptly. I got to know Theresa and Garrett as if they were my friends. The book is superb.
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