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Summary: I fell in love all over again!
Review: I have read both Message in a Bottle and the Notebook and give both five stars. I have met Mr. Sparks and he is just the kind of man I thought he would be. Not only nice looking but very kind, understanding and must have a very big heart to understand so well the meaning of true love. I cannot wait for his next book this Fall. The world needs more love stories like these and less violence. If we could all love like this there would be less hurt and fighting in this world.
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Summary: wow
Review: i have never read a book that actually made me cry before... this story is so heartwrenching and sparks writes so beautifully that i could hardly put it down. i loved it!
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Summary: I want my money back!
Review: I even said to the checker at the bookstore, "Do you promise this is not just another 'Bridges of Madison County?' Well, she lied. It's bad. It's a harlequin romance, for heaven's sake, with the single original twist of carrying the story to old age.
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: Equally as wonderful as it is short. I couldn't put it down. Nicholas Sparks has a great style, and a true talent for story telling. I enjoyed it so much that I read it again a week later!
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Summary: a soft love story that shakes your core with its beauty
Review: Mr. Sparks has written a book that I could not put down. The sincerity of his characters, description of setting and intimates thoughts of two lovers add a depth of wanting to all of us caught in the two job, long hours 90's rush.
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Summary: A sad but lovely love story!
Review: I truly enjoyed this heartwarming story. Everyone should be so lucky as to share this kind of love in their lifetime. You can't read this one without a box of tissues.
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Summary: A disappointment
Review: I read this book as a part of a book club. A big part of the group was still teary-eyed over it, but to me it was a big disappointment! I'd define this book as "fluff". Although the significance and the suffering that Alzheimer's brings cannot be debated, the development of the characters was weak. I typically do not find a book that is this quick & fast reading to have any significance to me. Just because it causes you cry or stir your emotions does it make for a work of genius.
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Summary: You want this book!
Review: This book is such a tear-jerker, you won't put it down. I was impressed that the author was a man, and that the story is based upon truth. I reccomend it to everyone who enjoys a good love story.
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Summary: Very moving and wonderful book.
Review: I have just finished Notebook and Message in a Bottle both this week. Reading is a great pasttime. To my friends who have read this book or are about to, you will thoroughly enjoy this book. The sections where Noah goes back to his beloved every day, was so moving and touching. I work in long term care and plan on displaying this one section near the end of the book of Noah's daily adventures as he reads to Ally everyday. The warmth of this book hopefully will pass on to each and every one of our employees. I am sure their reaction will have a lasting effect of what "quality of life" and "quality of care" is all about. The insight of this chapter speaks for itself. We depend on our residents equally just as our residents depend on us in helping us under stand and deal with life's everyday problems. The book is wonderful, it made me laugh and definitely cry. It's hard to age and grow old, and when you have to prepare for a disease, and know the outcome, it's scary and sad. I am a great believer in miracles and believe in such astounding love. This book is definitely recommended and deserves 5 stars.
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Summary: It is something I would recommend for my mother.
Review: I just got finished reading this book and I didn't think that it was that bad but, it wasn't that good either. I mean it is the kind of book my mother would read or something I would recommend for her. I thought that it was heart-felt, and it did make me cry in some places in the book. The only problem I have with this book is, "Where are you going to find a love like that in real life?"
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