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by: Nicholas Sparks
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446693806
ISBN: 0446693804
Label: Grand Central Publishing
Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: September 01, 2004
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Sales Rank: 3607
Studio: Grand Central Publishing
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Product Description:
In the prologue to his latest novel, Nicholas Sparks makes the rather presumptuous pledge 'first you will smile, and then you will cry,' but sure enough, he delivers the goods. With his calculated ability to throw your heart around like a yo-yo (try out his earlier Message in the Bottle or The Notebook if you really want to stick it to yourself), Sparks pulls us back to the perfect innocence of a first love.In 1958 Landon Carter is a shallow but well-meaning teenager who spends most of his time hanging out with his friends and trying hard to ignore the impending responsibilities of adulthood. Then Landon gets roped into acting the lead in the Christmas play opposite the most renowned goody two-shoes intown: Jamie Sullivan. Against his best intentions and the taunts of his buddies, Landon finds himself falling for Jamie and learning some central lessons in life.Like John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany, Sparks maintains a delicate and rarely seen balance of humor and sentiment. While the plot may not be the most original, this boy-makes-good tearjerker will certainly reel in the fans. Look for a movie starring beautiful people or, better yet, snuggle under the covers with your tissues nearby and let your inner sap run wild. --Nancy R.E. O'Brien
Amazon.com Review:
In the prologue to his latest novel, Nicholas Sparks makes the rather presumptuous pledge 'first you will smile, and then you will cry,' but sure enough, he delivers the goods. With his calculated ability to throw your heart around like a yo-yo (try out his earlier Message in the Bottle or The Notebook if you really want to stick it to yourself), Sparks pulls us back to the perfect innocence of a first love.
In 1958 Landon Carter is a shallow but well-meaning teenager who spends most of his time hanging out with his friends and trying hard to ignore the impending responsibilities of adulthood. Then Landon gets roped into acting the lead in the Christmas play opposite the most renowned goody two-shoes in town: Jamie Sullivan. Against his best intentions and the taunts of his buddies, Landon finds himself falling for Jamie and learning some central lessons in life.
Like John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany, Sparks maintains a delicate and rarely seen balance of humor and sentiment. While the plot may not be the most original, this boy-makes-good tearjerker will certainly reel in the fans. Look for a movie starring beautiful people or, better yet, snuggle under the covers with your tissues nearby and let your inner sap run wild. --Nancy R.E. O'Brien
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Sparks at his best again........
Well I have read 8 out of the 13 books that Sparks has out and I own all of them and I just finished this one and this is Sparks at his best. It has the Sparks trademarks with its love, drama, and tragedy. This is a true survivor story and it is one of my favorite. It really takes you into both of the characters life and it brings you to love both of them. It is a real tear jerker when it nears the end, although I would have liked to know more on the end I overall loved the book. It is one of his ... Read More
Rating:  - book review
A Walk to Remember Book Review
By: Carly Tappan
Landon Carter Is a 57 year old man who lives in Beaufort North Carolina. In this book he reflects on his past; his childhood, school, and his first love. Landon is the son of a congressman. His father wants him to be successful and attend a good college, so he wants Landon to run for student body president. Landon wins student body president. He was to attend the school dance, but unfortunately he doesn't have ... Read More
Rating: - GREAT book............
LOVELY book....
i read this book after i watched the movie....which i dint like so much.....
but after reading the book i watched the movie quiet a number of times....
this book is very GOOD and the movie isnt bad either.....
but READING the book gives the movie more meaning....
wonderfully and simple written...
though there were some pages where it got a bit too melodramatic.........
but suprisinlgy not in the parts betweent he main two characters........... ... Read More
Rating:  - TOO SLOW FOR ME
After reading "The Divide" I was expecting something more from Nicholas Evans. This was such a disappointment. I don't enjoy books written in first person, so after a couple of chapters I jumped to the back and even the finish was slow. A waste of money.........
Rating:  - great quick read
I am not a big reader at all but the story was really good. I would have given it a 5 but the reading was so predictable in the first half the book. I could read the first paragraph and then the last paragraph and not miss anything in between but the ending made up for it.
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