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 enlarge | Creator: Nicholas Sparks
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Category: Book
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Rating:  1307 reviews
Sales Rank: 299309
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 1570427496
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
UPC: 070993274948
EAN: 9781570427497
ASIN: 1570427496
Publication Date: November 1, 1999
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Condition: cover slightly worn Used - Good Default Text
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 Very detailed book! December 16, 2008
I like the book. The book version is obviously much detailed than the movie version.
Good book! :)
-LM
 Only ok December 5, 2008
Ok. I'll be really nice. I liked the story. I found the writing style a little annoying but I do understand that it's supposedly being told by a 17-year-old, and so I could overlook this. I also wonder at the chances of a boy that young experiencing the pure, true love described in this book...But, overall, it was an enjoyable story, and a real tear-jerker at the end. I'd say it was worth the read but it was only ok for me.
Word of advice: Read the book before watching the movie. The movie is more realistically portrayed and when viewed first, makes the book far less enjoyable...
~Jaimey Grant, author of Heartless, A Regency Romance
heart breaker November 23, 2008
After reading the first 2 books by Nicholas I figured I would go in order of how they were written and "A WALK" being the 3RD. It was was heart breaker, Jamie was the preacher daughter and where ever she went she took her bible. Landon was a troubled teenager, who after a play and going to the orphanage falls in love with Jamie. When she tells him she is sick, he is heartbroken. I had tears in the eyes for a while in some of the chapters. At the end you never really know if Jamie dies or not from being sick, you have to use your heart to figure it out.
A Walk to Remember November 15, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Not surprisingly, Sparks tells a beautiful story of two teenagers in love, with absolutely nothing in common. At first, the love between Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan looks as if it won't happen. Landon is outgoing, popular, and has many friends. Whereas, Jamie - she keeps to herself, carries a bible, and dresses plainly. She is a great person with a "big heart."
Landon decides to take a drama class to skid by in school. He is then put into a play and this is when Jamie starts talking more and more to Landon. Landon is embarrassed in front of his friends, and Jamie immediately notices it. She walks away from him and Landon feels bad for hurting her feelings. Time passes on and the two of them start spending more and more time together. Love is inevitable for the two.
Jamie volunteers for on orphanage, and Landon senses his feelings changing for Jamie. He begins to see her in a new light, one with compassion toward her.
In the end, Jamie has a big secret that no one in town knows about, except her father. She decides that her love has became so strong for Landon, that she must share this secret with him, and knows deep in her heart that it will destroy him.
What the two of these characters share between each other is beautifully depicted in this story. It will bring happiness and sadness to you, and if you love to cry at a good story, then this is the story for you. It will also make you look at life in a different attitude.
A Sweet Love Story November 7, 2008
"A Walk To Remember" was my first exposure to Nicholas Sparks, but it was the movie, not the book. I absolutely adored the movie and I can watch it over and over, and cry, and cry again. Finally, I read the book, just to see how it differed from the movie. It was a disappointment. Yes, it was a sweet love story, and keep the kleenex handy, but I've come to learn that Sparks' writing style really doesn't change from book to book. The story is about a typical teenager who discovers the inner beauty of an unpopular, overprotected girl and falls in love with her. The characters are well-developed but what annoys me the most about all of Sparks' books are the long, drawn out self reflection of feelings and emotions (I like him/her, does he/she like me...well, he/she seems to like me...)
I've seen all of his movies (including "Message In A Bottle", "The Notebook" and "Nights in Rodanthe") and loved them all. After I found out they were all books by Nicholas Sparks, I decided I'd better start reading, that they had to be good!!! So, now I've read half a dozen or so, and the more I read them, the more I dislike his style of writing. These books are nothing more than modern-day Harlequin romances. Predictable and, well, boring. Most of the women in the books are very annoying and makes me wonder why on earth any man would put up with them. And Sparks uses the same phrases from book to book and more than once in a book. If I read "she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear", one more time...
I'm currently listening to "At First Sight" on audiobook. I'm not sure I'm going to be able to finish it, then I'm done with Nicholas Sparks. I'll watch the movies because they're good chick flicks.
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