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From Publishers Weekly Sparks (A Bend in the Road, etc.) logs more miles on the winding high road of romance with the story of two middle-aged people who meet by chance in the small North Carolina coastal town of Rodanthe. The impassioned but doomed romance seems to owe much to Robert James Waller's The Bridges of Madison County. Once again, a housewife who has focused on everyone but herself indulges in a brief, intense, secret affair with a stranger who changes her life forever. As the story begins, Adrienne Willis is 60, the divorced mother of three grown children. To help her troubled daughter cope with the untimely recent death of her husband, Adrienne tells her the tale of her love affair, which took place 15 years before. At the time, Adrienne was an uptight matron whose ex-husband had just left her for a younger woman. This rejection colors her entire life, and Sparks realistically portrays a vulnerable and isolated woman who throws herself into raising her children to escape her despair. Paul Flanner, her paramour, is a surgeon and an obsessive workaholic with no genuine connection to his wife or son, whose world completely falls apart when one of his patients inexplicably dies. Sparks builds a taut, plausible relationship between his protagonists, but even fans may be irked by the obviousness of their story and the inevitability of their fate.
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4 member(s) found this review helpful.
The first Sparks book that I read was A walk to remember. I read that my freshman year in highschool, then never really thought about reading any of his other works. Then one day while on vacation with some family I stumbled across a discount book store. We were in there forever, and I happened across a hardback copy of this and remembered reading A walk to remember all those years ago. So I bought it on a whim, and am I ever glad that I did. This one and A Bend in the road have become two of my favorite Nicholas Sparks books. I am a guy so I don't read much romance, but his books draw you in and make you connect with the charectors, without being to sappy or cheesy or smutty like those women's romance books they basically stamp out on a conveyor belt. I encourage anyone who has not read it or any Nicholas Sparks book to try this one. It's short and engrossing and rather enjoyable.
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3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Well, this one didn't make me totally cry (eyes welled up a bit, but I kept the tears from falling), but it certainly did make my heart ache! Nicholas Sparks really knows how to tug at those heart strings! It is a quick read and even though you could figure out the ending within the first few chapters, Sparks still makes you wonder how exactly it would get there. It is a love story about two people, Paul and Adrienne, who meet at a bed and breakfast (the only guests for a long weekend during a storm). Neither of them knew what was missing in their lives until they found each other. All in all, it was a beautiful story.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
I didn't like this one at all. Very sappy and the characters were annoying to me.
Not recommended
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
As the cover says, "Bitterseet...romance bloom...You'll cry in spite of yourself" People. This book rings true to other Nicholas Sparks books. Read with tissues.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another wonderful book by Nicholas Sparks. If you like most of his writings you'll love this one as well. Well thought out characters and story.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
A tender story of hope and joy, of sacrifice and forgiveness-- amoving reminder that love is possible at any age, at any time, and often comes when we least expect it.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
In my opinion this book is one the best books Nicholas Sparks has written so far. I truely enjoyed reading this book and had trouble holding back tears in the end. The ending is surprising and leaves you feeling a little sad, but definitely glad that you took the time to read it. After I finished the book, I ran to the theaters to see the movie and was a little dispointed. I felt that the book was a lot better compared to the movie.
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another romantic, heart-breaking Sparks story. This one yanked a whole bunch of emotions out of me even being highly pissed as well as deeply saddened. Must read for Sparks fans and anyone who needs a spark of hope and a cry.
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I enjoyed this book, as with the other Nicholas Spark books I've read. This holds true to the rest of Sparks' books; it has a good plot, and well developed characters. Though this one didn't make me bawl like The Notebook, it still brought tears to my eyes.
It's an easy read, so if you'll be stuck waiting for a little while, bring this along with you! :)
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
A wonderful story about love and self discovery through it. It wasn't just a love story but about two people through finding each other also find out their deepest inner needs in their own lives. Loved it!
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Kimberly What a lovely writer! It's an absolutely beautiful story! I cried of course. Had to get the movie and hated it! I really enjoy Sparks books, quick easy reads with a lot of punch!
I read this book long before the movie, but after seeing the movie loved the book even more! Good quick read!
Dang Nicholas Sparks and his ability to make me cry!! I really enjoyed this book. It's a quick read, and I recommend a box of tissues for the last, oh, twenty pages or so. It was an excellent story to curl up with.
Carol S. (An absolutely gorgeous story! The tension within each of these characters is palpable, and each provides so much for the other. Very tender.
As usual with Nicholas Sparks, I was in tears by the end of the book. If you love his other books, you will like this one.
if you read this book don't see the movie - especially if you're waiting for the scene where richard gere washes his hands - it doesn't happen -
review in short version
book = great
movie = ugh
Barbara N. - Des Plaines, IL wrote on 12/11/2008...Another great book by Nicholas Sparks. Make this one a must read. The book was so good that now I want to see the movie.
I enjoyed this one from Sparks but it was very predictable. I knew the ending well before the book ended. It's a quick and easy read. Perfect for a short trip. The story is sad and I wanted more out of the characters but overall it was good.
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