A walk to remember by Nicolas Sparks might seem a lot like Love Story by Erich Segal,yet I believe this is amazingly better woven and lingers in your mind unlike very few other romance novels.
Jamie Sullivan is an oddity among her high school peers.She wears the same brown cardigan to school everyday,has been carrying the same withering Bible and wears her hair in that same boring bun.Nothing about her is remotely exciting.To top it all,she is the daughter of the town's Baptist minister,a strict disciplinarian.She has been a goody two shoes all her life and rich boy Landon Carter was least likely to fall in love with her.But in a twist of fate Landon finds himself without a partner for a school dance and though he never dreamt of having Jamie as a partner,he eventually does.Jamie doesn't turn out to be an exact bore,however he is scared to admit that to his friends,and most of all himself and eagerly denounces all his ties with her.But he finds himself unable to turn down a request Jamie comes up to him with .His friends laugh behind his back,life becomes intolerable and yet he choses to stick to his promise for a reason he seems to be clueless about.His days spent with Jamie are a sort of learning pageant for him.He comes to realise the happiness of giving,of loving and being loved back,of tiny things that make huge differences in lives of so many.
In Landon's own words,"When I was seventeen,my life changed forever.I know there are people who wonder when I say this.....
....My name is Landon Carter and this is my story;I promise to leave nothing out.First you will smile,and then you will cry-don't say you haven't been warned."
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6 comments:
saw your "profile photo" and noticed it was a lot like mine! Read your "about me" and noticed it was a lot like me! I'm in looooove with my Kindle 2 and as an AVID reader, i think everyone should own one! i'm looking forward to reading more.. of your reads! :)
thank you so much.it means a lot :) I visited your blog too,Loved it!!:)
I loved the movie! Call me misinformed, but I never knew there was a book. I'm definitely adding it to my reading list. Thanks for the great review!
eh thats okay and thanks :)
Nicholas Sparks lives near Wilimington so all his stories about that area which I know I'm blias but I must say there is something very magicial and romantic about lower eastern NC! I love all his books! I hope you continue to read more and I can;t wait to hear what you think of them! A Bend in the Road is my favorite!
Oh I didn't know that,so far I've only read A Walk to remember and A message in a bottle,would check out bend in the road then :)
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