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Rating: really liked it
Not a proper review. Just me gushing over a book/movie that makes me cry everytime I watch/read it. Beautiful. This is in random order. Don't try to make sense of it. You won't.
Rating: really liked it
I like the book better than the movie.
the struggle of jamie and langdon for their love over death...sounds cliche, but i think the book is the second best romance story next to Love Story by Erich Segal.
try to read it at 2 am in the morning when all you hear is silent and you'll get into the story until you burst into tears...
i smiled.
i cried.
nice.
Rating: really liked it
This was my first book by Sparks, and let me tell you,
it. was. perfect. It’s so hard writing reviews for books you absolutely love, and this review will not do this book justice, so just bear with me.
I was pretty unsure about this book at first, and when I was told by a friend to read a Sparks book, absolutely any of my choosing, I didn’t really want to. But, despite not wanting to read I book by him, because I was being stubborn and thought I would absolutely hate it, I went on my library’s website and looked up Nicholas Sparks. Searching through the titles, the only one that was available was A Walk To Remember, and I took it and started reading it. Let me just say that I am so happy this book was the only one available, because if a started with, let's say The Guardian, I don’t think I would’ve continued reading Nicholas Sparks’ books.
Now, back to the story. I knew Sparks is known for writing tear-jerkers, and I knew what was coming at the end. What I didn’t know was how hard it would hit me, and that I’d be crying my eyes out at midnight. Yes, the book is pretty slow moving, but once it gets to the story, you won’t want to put it down. At least I didn’t want to put it down.
Immediately after I was done reading the book (and after I was done crying), I jumped on my computer, went on to Amazon and immediately bought this book, so I can read it again. And I will. I will absolutely be reading A Walk To Remember again. It’s a beautiful book, with quite possibly one of my favorite characters of all time (Jamie), and I can only hope everyone I recommend this book to loves it as well.
So please, even if you’re skeptical to start reading Sparks like I was, go to your library and ask if they have A Walk To Remember. Oh yeah, and please like it! (And I'm sorry for the crappy and barely-anything-to-do-with-the-book review.)
Hey, A Walk To Remember.... Psst...
Rating: really liked it
I am surprised by how much I liked this one. This was my first Nicholas Sparks read and after years of it being recommended to me I finally gave in.
I expected a by the numbers, cliche, love story. And it was in a way, but the characters were great and so the journey was great. And sad.
You know where this is headed from the very beginning in a way, but it still surprises you at points.
And no, I did not cry... I think... Maybe... Manly tears only...
Rating: really liked it
It has taken me 19 years to finally read 'A Walk to Remember'... the movie version is one of my all time favourites. Although after reading the book I now realise that the movie was tweaked a bit, it nevertheless still retained the essence of the book ❤️.
Book or movie? Definitely movie!!
Rating: really liked it
i'll be honest i'm not huge fan of romantic books but this book was different in some way have a beautiful message and i get it
Rating: really liked it
I've been ugly crying for the last 20% of the book.
Emotional wreck.
Rating: really liked it
A Walk to Remember, Nicholas Sparks
The story starts with a prologue from Landon Carter at age 57. The remainder of the story takes place when Landon Carter is a 17-year-old high school senior.
Landon Carter lives in the small, religious town of Beaufort, North Carolina. His father is a genial, charismatic congressman. Landon's father is not around very much, as he lives in Washington, D.C. Landon is more reclusive, which causes some tension in their relationship.
Landon's father pressures him into running for class president. His best friend, Eric Hunter, who is the most popular boy in school, helps him and, to his surprise, Landon wins the election. As student body president, Landon is required to attend the school dance with a date.
He asks many girls, but none are available. That night, he looks through his yearbook, trying to find an acceptable date. Since nobody else seems to be available, Landon reluctantly asks Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of Hegbert Sullivan, the Beaufort church minister, who accepts his invitation.
While Jamie is very religious and carries a Bible with her wherever she goes, Landon (one of the popular students) is reluctant to go to the dance with someone like her. When Landon is threatened by Lew, Jamie comes to Landon's aid, to his appreciation.
At the end of the night, he admits she was the best date possible. A few days later, Jamie asks Landon to participate in the school's production of The Christmas Angel. While Landon is not very enthusiastic about participating, he agrees to it anyway. Jamie, on the other hand, could not be happier about her new castmate.
Landon knows that if his friends learn about his role in the play, he will be teased relentlessly. One day at rehearsal, Jamie asks if Landon will walk her home, after which it becomes routine. A couple of days later, Eric mocks the couple during their walk home and Landon becomes truly embarrassed to be with Jamie.
Meanwhile, Landon continues to learn about all the people and organizations Jamie spends her time helping, including an orphanage. Landon and Jamie visit the orphanage one day to discuss a possible showing of The Christmas Angel, but their proposal is quickly rejected by Mr. Jenkins. When Jamie and Landon were waiting to meet Mr. Jenkins, she tells Landon that all she wants in the future is to get married in a church full of people and to have her father walk her down the aisle.
While Landon thinks this is a strange wish, he accepts it. In truth, he is beginning to enjoy his time with her. ...
A Walk to Remember is a novel by American writer Nicholas Sparks, released in October 1999. The novel, set in 1958–1959 in Beaufort, North Carolina, is a story of two teenagers who fall in love with each other despite the disparity of their personalities.
عنوانها: «پیاده روی به یاد ماندنی»؛ «مسیر خاطره انگیز»؛ «گریزی به خاطرات»؛ «قدمهای خاطره انگیز»؛ نویسنده: نیکلاس اسپارکس؛ تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز سوم ماه سپتامبر سال 2010میلادی
عنوان: پیاده روی به یاد ماندنی؛ نویسنده: نیکلاس اسپارکس؛ برگردان: میترا معتضد؛ تهران: دور دنیا، 1379؛ در 260ص؛ شابک 9647062060؛ موضوع: داستانهای نویسندگان امریکایی - سده 20م
عنوان: مسیر خاطره انگیز؛ نویسنده: نیکلاس اسپارکس؛ مترجم: هنگامه عارفنیا؛ تهران: ثالث، 1386؛ در 200ص؛ شابک 9643801527؛
عنوان: گریزی به خاطرات؛ نویسنده: نیکلاس اسپارکس؛ مترجم: پگاه ملکیان؛ تهران: انتشارات میلکان، 1396؛ در 192ص؛ شابک 9786008812050؛
عنوان: قدمهای خاطره انگیز؛ نویسنده: نیکلاس اسپارکس؛ مترجم: سیده معصومه نورداد؛ قم نشر همخونه، 1397؛ در 208 ص، شابک 9786229965504؛ چاپ دیگر قم انتشارات ندای الهی، 1397؛ در 208ص؛ شابک 9786006113579؛
داستان به دیدارهای ، یک پسر پولدار، و یک دختر کشیش؛ و رخدادهای پس از آن میپردازد و ....؛
نقل از متن: «بیفورت» که در «کارولینای شمالی» و در ساحل نزدیک «مورهد سیتی» واقع شده، در سال 1958میلادی شهری شبیه به شهرهای کوچک جنوبی بود؛ این شهر تابستانها رطوبت چنان بالایی داشت، که شخص پس از بیرون رفتن از خانه، مثلاً برای گرفتن نامه های پستی، احساس میکرد، نیاز به دوش گرفتن دارد؛ بچه ها با پای برهنه دور و بر میپلکیدند؛ از ماه آوریل تا ماه اکتبر، زیر درختان بلوط، پوشیده از خزه های اسپانیایی بود؛ مردم هر گاه که فردی را در خیابان میدیدند، چه او را میشناختند و یا نمیشناختند، از داخل اتوموبیلهایشان برایش، دست تکان میدادند.؛ پایان نقل
تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 18/06/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی
Rating: really liked it
I fall in love with this book more and more each time I read it :) This is my favorite book and I'm glad I made it a tradition to reread it every year :)
Read for the first time: 2002? 2003?
Read for the second time: 2009?
Read for the third time: December 9, 2013
Read for the fourth time: December 3, 2014
Read for the fifth time: November 19, 2015
Read for the sixth time: December 4, 2016
Read for the seventh time: December 23, 2017
Read for the eighth time: December 28, 2018
Read for the ninth time: December 25, 2019
Read for the tenth time: December 25, 2020
Read for the eleventh time: December 25, 2021
Rating: really liked it
"Promise me, that you won't fall in love with me" says Jamie Sullivan to Landon Carter at the beginning of the novel. Nicholas Sparks might as well be telling me that because I picked this book based on my friend Patrick who has been insisting that this is the best Sparks. You see this is my 6th Sparks. I stopped after reading Safe Haven (2 stars) because I got tired of his Hallmark-kind of storytelling. So, I decided to give Sparks another try with a big doubt whether I would like this. This is the reason why it took me more than a month to finish this book. I started it and after few pages, I stopped.
Promised that I would not like it. Too cheesy for my taste. Then started all over again then stopped again.
Where was I? I forgot the story already. Then for the last 3 days,
as I wanted to please my friend Patrick, I read without stopping and I
really liked it.It's an easy read and the characters, though caricaturish, are sweet and lovable. I mean, the world is full of treachery and duplicitous people but here are Sparks' characters that are their total opposites. This book is totally an escapist work but I love it. It changes the panorama of how we view the world say from dusky and smuggy to sunny, clear with pink-tinted gloss. It's nice to escape to reality and this book is a nice way to do it.
Reading Sparks is like eating at McDonald's. Of course I read more cerebral and serious books than this. Those are the healthy stuff or the steaks or those hard-to-pronounce French cuisine or those burned Meditterean veggies or those real raw treats in a Japanese resto. Despite having all those choices for good books, I still pick, once-in-a-while, a Sparks. We know what to expect and we can't deny that we like it. Just like going to McDonald's. We always see it our our way to work and we know that it is not healthy. But still pass by to have a quick fix for our hunger and we cannot deny that we like it.
Rating: really liked it
A Walk to Remember details the story of Jamie Sullivan, a preacher's daughter who seems to know everything, and Landon Carter, the boy who would never be tempted by Jamie in real life. The plot is predictable enough, even if you haven't seen the movie. I won't spoil the ending here, but it leaves quite a lot to be desired.
I wanted to like this book, since so many people I knew enjoyed it, but I ended up hating it. The material was far too idyllic in some parts, and overly sanguine in others. I could see how Nicholas Sparks fans could like it, but it didn't have enough heart or plot to keep me interested.
Rating: really liked it
The movie was better.It's not often that I prefer the movie over the book, but it's also not often that I like chick flicks and the movie of this novel really got to me.
So honestly it was a bit sad that this book didn't have the rich details that the movie did.
That's what it comes down to, ultimately - not enough detail.
For those who don't know
the plot, the story is told by Landon, who is a bit of a rebel. His dad hasn't been around so he's a bit reckless and wild, and also sometimes quite a jerk. Then he gets to know Jamie, daughter of the local pastor, and suddenly things begin to change.
There's also this secret that Jamie has, and the movie kinda spills halfway through, whereas this book left it to the last minute which ended up being frustrating. But I think if you haven't seen the film it will be
a real gut-wrenching twist that will give you all the feels you want from a Nicholas Sparks book.I'm not usually into the mushy stuff, but I do
really love how this relationship plays out. I love Jamie and how she treats everyone, and there's no pretence to it. She's just such a loving soul, and the way Landon begins to change, just by knowing her, is actually pretty beautiful.
But
the novel is short so it doesn't quite expand on the love story and so the ending feels a little abrupt and unsatisfying.
Overall, it's not a bad book - the characters are great and the story is sweet, but it just wasn't enough to win me over after the brilliance of the film.
Read the book before you see the film and you'll probably rate it a lot higher.
Rating: really liked it
They say opposites attract and for Jamie Sullivan and Landon Carter this was true. Jamie was the daughter of a small town baptist minister. Jamie was a sweet, kind girl who liked to volunteer at orphanages and rescue animals. Everywhere she went she carried her bible and she never put on make up and didn't mix with the so called cool kids. Where as Landon was totally the opposite as he was one of the cool popular kids who would hang out with his friends after dark.
Hard to imagine, but Landon finds himself dateless for the homecoming dance and as much as he doesn't really want to ask Jamie to go with him as he knows everyone will talk about him, but he figured it was better than not having a date at all. He held no feelings for Jamie what so ever, but that would all change after the dance and Landon would see Jamie in a totally different way. Unfortunately Landon would soon learn something that would turn his world upside down.
A Walk to Remember is a beautiful love story which I enjoyed. Recommended.
Rating: really liked it
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Rating: really liked it
I am not a
Nicholas Sparks fan. I like my love stories with a little more pizzazz, wit and humour. I want the heroines to be headstrong and dripping with pithy comebacks. I expect the heroes to be unassuming to begin with and memorable by the time I shut the book. And most of all, I want...no, I DEMAND a happy ending. So, keeping all these requirements in mind,
A Walk To Remember is not my cup of tea.
And yet, dare I use a dreadful pun? The books had it's occasional
*sparks*. It helped that I read the book and watched the movie based on it simultaneously.
In a nutshell, the book is about the quintessential bad boy falling for the Reverend's holier-than-thou daughter. It's about cheeky
Landon Carter losing his heart to the angelic
Jamie Sullivan. It's about one glorious summer in the lives of two teenagers and their journey to a heart-breaking end.
Shane West plays Landon Carter in the movie. With the angular thrust of his eyebrows and his devilish smile, Shane West was better than the paperback Landon. Mandy Moore plays the parish's golden girl, Jamie Sullivan. Let's just say that paperback Jamie was better than the celluloid one.
Amalgamating the two sources, I give you my favourite moments:
Spark #1: This may seem like a very pompous thing for Jamie to say, but taken into context with what her future holds....it's poignant.
Spark #2: There's something endearing about the way Shane West nuzzles Mandy Moore's shoulder. It was symbolic of how hormones were not the governing factor in their relationship. And it helps that it was Shane West doing the shoulder-nuzzle.
Spark #3: The last line wasn't in the book. But it was a perfect addition. Bible carrying Jamie Sullivan was the girl brimming with faith in God's plan. Falling in love with Landon throws a curve ball that makes Jamie vulnerable.
Spark #4: A version of Jamie's favourite passage from the Corinthians that she would have liked to be read out at her wedding. And which
does get read at her wedding. It was also, pretty much, the essence of Jamie Sullivan.
Spark #5: This line sounds super-cheesy but considering the fact that Reverend Hegbert spent a good part of the book disapproving of Landon Carter and his heathen ways, it was pretty special for Landon to hear this at the end of the story.
So yes, the book is not for those who want a fast-paced read. It's not for those who don't want their religion thrust in their faces. And give it a miss if you don't fancy bittersweet endings.
But, if you want a change of pace; if you want to imagine an entirely likeable Shane West as the appropriately cast Landon Carter falling fathoms deep in love; if you want to just savour a different facet of love....then this book (and movie) is the one for you.
