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this book for me started out sort of slow, however after about 25 pages, I couldn't put it down...it is probably one of the best books I have ever read and I have told all of my friends about it.
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This was such an amazing book!...that they turned into a horrible movie.
This is one of my all time favorites of his. So very good and emotional. A must read.
So yeah, I knew there was a movie and I have never seen it. So, I read the book. It had me in tears at the very end. Had not expected that. Should have read a review or 2.
I'm realizing this kind of story, the chick lit so to speak, is wearing thin on me. If you like chick lit, you will LOVE this book. It's too predictable otherwise. A hint about what's coming in the next 10 pages... over and over again. I wonder how many are actually surprised by all of that?
Anyhow.... there, I did it!
Touching...better than the movie
Holly E. - Florence, AL reviewed on 5/4/2009...
Tear jerker.
My favorite Sparks book and I've read several. Story actually based on his father after his mother was killed in a horseback riding accident. Great read!

Jennifer L. (
jennylu83) reviewed on 6/6/2007...
Absolutely wonderful novel! Beautiful story about love and loss. Real tear jerker, as are all the other Nicholas Sparks books I've read, but worth it all the way!

Janis R. (
JARSolon) reviewed on 4/30/2007...
What a sad, beautiful story. Kind of a "necessary" ending, but still, so heartbreaking...
I read this book probably 5 or 6 years ago and remember really liking it. It's a very nice romance story.

Tania T. (
taniat) reviewed on 2/16/2007...
Nicholas Sparks novels always pull on my heart strings.... Another great story about love...
A wonderful love story!!!!

Hollie P. (
Belle0505) reviewed on 1/26/2007...
As always, the book is better than the movie. Definitely worth a read.
Such an awesome book. A real tear jearker! LOVED IT!
Great book, good love story, but hated the ending.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, as have millions of other readers.
Thrown into the waves, and to fate, the bottle could have ended up anywhere. Instead, it is found three weeks after it begins its journey. Theresa Osborne, divorced and the mother of a twelve-year-old son, picks it up during a seaside vacation from her job as a Boston newspaper columnist. Inside is a letter that opens with:
My Dearest Catherine, I miss you my darling, as I always do,
but today is particularly hard because the ocean has
been singing to me, and the song is that of our life together....
For "Garrett," the man who signs the letter, the message is the only way he knows to express his undying love for a woman he has lost. For Theresa, wary of romance since her husband shattered her trust, the message raises questions that intrigue her. Who are Garrett and Catherine? Where is he now? What is his story?
This is a great story. I'd suggest it to anyone looking for a good romance.
Another great Sparks. Way better than the movie.
Book is in like-new condition. Never read it and have no interest now, so unfortunately I have no comment on it.

Elizabeth G. (
grant4135) reviewed on 1/11/2006...
I did not finish reading this book, I watched the movie it was good.
Thrown to the waves, and to fate, the bottle could have ended up anywhere. Instead, it is found just three weeks after it begins its journey. Theresa, divorced and the mother of a twelve year old son, picks it up during a seaside vacation from her job as a Boston newspaper columnist. Beautiful love story written by Nicholas Sparks, author of Notebook.
typical of Nicholas Sparks... excellent writing and wonderful story line

Kim W. (
KimmySue) reviewed on 8/16/2005...
very good