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Summary: Loved "Notebook"! "Message" total disappointment!
Review: "Notebook" was refreshing. It touched the heart and soul. Whoever I recommended this book to just loved it. Having read such a wonderful book by Sparks, I was anxious to get my hands on his "Message" even paying full price. I felt it would be worth every dollar I spent if it was anything like "Notebook". It wasn't!!! It was a total disappointment. The characters were bland and immature...they lacked real communication skills...the whole story line just too unrealistic and boring. Sorry folks! Thumbs down on this one.
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Summary: Great Read for a Rainy Day
Review: This was my first reading of a Nicholas Sparks' work of literature. What a different and exciting treat. The book flows nicely through the storyline and one becomes involved with and feels empathy for all the characters that we learn about. As was to be expected I found myself crying at the end of the book, but felt a small life lesson had been learned and appreciated in the entire process. I have since passed this book on to many of my family, friends, and co-workers, and also find myself giving it as a gift. A great book. Reads quickly, and one to keep in your collection to reread on a whim.
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Summary: Don't waste your precious time!
Review: The Notebook was original and well done. What happened?Save your eyesight, and your $s.
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Summary: Makes you really think about love and its wonders.......
Review: Nicholas Sparks held my emotions in the palm of his hand while I dedicated an entire Friday night to Message In a Bottle.....He did a wonderful job with Garret & his strong ties to Caroline, his past love. He seemed to give hope to all who are struggling with losses of loved ones. The characters and setting interact perfectly to make the story flow smoothly. And although the ending made me cry more than I have in a long time, the heartfelt letter made the love neverending........
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Summary: One of my favorite books!!
Review: It took me hours to compose myself after I finished reading this book. I especially loved the description about the North Carolina coast. I travel there a lot and he really makes it possible to feel the peacefulness of the area. I was amazed that a man could actually write something as heartfelt as this. Definetly one of the greatest books I've ever read!!!
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Summary: Deeply moving and wonderfully romantic. What love is ...
Review: What an incredible change from all the sex and violence in most best sellers today. This beautiful novel left my heart with such a sense of what love really is all about. It is unbelievable that a man is responsible for writing such a moving love story. I recommend this to anyone who would like to have a good cry and feel a warm feeling of warmth and love!
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Summary: I thought that the book Message in a bottle was wonderful!
Review: It was recommened to me, and I also recommened it to anybody that enjoys love stories. Nicholas Sparks is a great author, Message in a Bottle and The Notebook are two astonishing books that he has come out with, and im looking forward to any other book that he writes.
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Summary: One of the most beautiful stories that I have ever read!
Review: "Message in a Bottle" was absolutely one of the most beautiful stories that I have ever read. It is a book that touches the soul and makes you cry with the joy and sadness of it. The characters are so real . I read it during every spare moment I had and even when I shouldn't have taken another moment.
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Summary: Not as good as The Notebook
Review: This was a good, quick reading love story that got pretty sappy at the end. I have to admit, I cried. It was not as good as the Notebook, but definately worth the time it took to read it.
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Summary: A new level of banality.
Review: This book was selected by one member of my book club. I suggest we expel her. The book has some of the least imaginative dialogue I have ever read in a published work. It is obvious that the author had an intriguing idea,the romantic messages, but then had no idea where to go with it. Having read other reviews I am fascinated by the descriptions of this novel as romantic. Romance has to have a level of passion, and passion is not to be found on these pages. Even their individual ruminations on the relationship are shallow and uninteresting. The final "tragic" twist is obviously an attempt to give some tiny bit of substance to the work, but in order for you to view something as tragic you have to care about the characters, and the author created plastic people like Garrett, the poor man's Heathcliff. The message must have been in a diet soda bottle because this puppy was very, very,light!
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