Buy a box of Kleenex upon the purchase of this book; you're gonna need it. And guys, read this as far away as possible from persons of the opposite sex; you don't want them to think you're a wussy. (And for the record, I'm not either.) Once you've found a cosy enough closet to dwell in for the hours you'll spend reading this, peel the edges of the book carefully. You're going to want to keep it on a shelf when you're done.
Kleenex. Closet. What's new? It's a Nicholas Sparks book so naturally, this is a book on romance and judging by the fact that it's been made into a movie starring Kevin Costner, I'll go out on a limb and say it was wildly successful with women and SNAGs everywhere.
And rightly so too. As with all of Sparks' books, this is a touching one. By the end, you'll be crying silently and softly to yourself, wondering if you'll ever experience even the briefest moment like those the characters in this book do. (Hence the Kleenex.) And it's the kind of crying that makes you feel good.
However, if you've even read anything by Sparks before this, the effect will be slightly diminished. I've read The Notebook and True Believer, so this is actually the third one I've read. While I was still touched and amazed at the characters Sparks conjured up, at one point I thought to myself, "Hmm... typical Nicholas Sparks scene," right around the time they were making love.
But what wasn't typical about it, depends on whether you were expecting it to end like a normal Nicholas Sparks book. Because u\if you did, then you're going to be in for a neat surprise.
I give it a 7 out of 10.
1 comment:
'crying wondering if you'll get even the briefest moment' yadda yadda yadda? Sheesh, you ARE desperate for attention of the opposite sex, aren't ya? The whole lovey dovey stuff is nice, but not all of us are desperate for it. Sorry dude, you were speaking for yourself there.
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