Message in a Bottle

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Summary: how do writers this bad get to have bestsellers?
Review: I got this book because the romanticism appealed to me. However, the only reason I read the thing was because I can't drop a book unfinished. I had to find out what happened. While the plot was farfetched, I did enjoy it. What got to me was the terrible writing. This man took a really neat idea for a plot and completely screwed it up. I had absolutely no sense of who the characters really were, and no sense of why Garret had a relationship with either Catherine or Theresa. Yeah they were all nice people, but the quirkiness and closeness that brings people together was absolutely lacking here. I wish I could write novels so I could rewrite this the way it should be written.

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Summary: He's just writting movie scripts, not a novel.
Review: I do not enjoy reading books that were obviously written as a movie script. They tend to be over simplfied and lack any character depth. Mr. Sparks goes so out of the way to get those tear jerking moments. At times I found myself laughing because I knew just what he was going to write. If I was sixteen I would find his books dreamy, at fourty-four I find them contrived.

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Summary: what happened!!!
Review: I looooooved The notebook it was one of my favorite books and I couldn't wait to read Message in a bottle. I was disapointed to say the least.I had no feelings for any of the characters and i usually cry over EVERYTHING!!!!!Boring and a big waste of time the only reason I even finished it was I had the flu and was stuck in bed!Nicholas please redeem yourself, Did you fall and bump your head honey?

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Summary: It was a wonderful love story.
Review: I really liked the book. Very easy reading. I just wish it had ended differently.

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Summary: A novel you will finish in a day
Review: If you want a love story to become totally engrossed in, this is the book for you. What a poignant story about love and relationships. I was deeply moved by the characters' ability to love and how they honored their love for each other. This genre is not one I read very often and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book.

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Summary: How will they do the movie??
Review: I read the book and loved it. I agree, there were some really slow parts. But I loved this book. I began to feel very close to the characters. I cannot wait for the movie. I am curious to how they are going to do all of those flash backs. I will be there on Feb.12th waiting in line. What a perfect weekend to release it. (Valentine's Weekend.) It is sure to be a success.

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Summary: Magical. How sensitive we all are to even try again.
Review: This book is about recovering your strength to trust someone else and the gauntlet that people put themselves through even when the prize is so close at hand. How sensitive we all become with our past wounds that it becomes so difficult to share and trust the next time out! The author does a wonderful job of weaving these complex pasts together. Why are people so sensitive? Why do they hold back? With this story, that age old thing within us all is told so vividly. I found this book sitting in the train station in New Haven CT. Having just gone through a "lost Love", all the feelings of how helpless one can become when love leaves and you have no control over the outcome. I was deeply touched. I also bought the "Notebook" and again felt the Authors sensitive touch in how he presented what is one of the best love stories I have ever read!

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Summary: Keep the kleenex handy
Review: I cried and cried at the ending. The movie had better not change it. I can hardly wait to read the author's next book. What a bittersweet love story. Hard to put down.

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Summary: The Notebook was Better
Review: I loved the Notebook and looked forward to this novel. I felt disappointed at the ending as the story just seemed to fall apart. The characters were good, the setting authentic but the story seemed flat.

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Summary: Once again, another great read from Mr. Sparks
Review: Last week, I read the Notebook and was amazed that a man wrote such a moving piece! Just joking, I really am not prejudiced!!! After I was done, I went out to buy Message in a Bottle. It was terrific!!! Garrett is exactly the time of person every woman dreams of finding. I found myself falling in love with him alongside Theresa. I declared upon finishing, that I hated the book, but truth be told, it was one of the most moving books I have read in a very long time. Keep up the great work!