Title : A Walk to Remember
Author : Nicholas Spark
ISBN : 978-0-7515-3894-6
If you are looking for a sweet, simple, emotional and touching love story which can be read in one or two sittings, you have picked up the right book. I was exactly looking for one such book and thankfully had one right on my bookshelf in the 'to be read' category.
The story begins with fifty-seven years old Landon Carter reminiscing about his days forty years back when he was 17 years old and how that year completely changed his life for good. He introduces us to a small town Beaufort in North Carolina where he was in high school with Jamie Sullivan - the daughter of a widower minister of the local church. Being in a small town like Beaufort, they knew each other right from their preschool days but Landon never felt the need of acknowledging Jamie's presence as he never considered her to be 'his type'. Jamie was a 'good girl' who loved her father dearly, liked to carry Bible in her hands all the time, read the Bible during lunch time, went to orphanage to help the kids and abstained from socializing in the way other young adults of her age did.
As the fate would have it, they both find themselves together on more than one occasions, initially by the turn of events later by their own volition. They share their dreams, aspirations and passions with each other and strangely Jamie nurtured a very simple dream to get married in the Church full of people where she could walk the aisle and her father could give her away to her groom. Landon could not comprehend how a girl as brilliant as Jamie could have such simple aspirations in her life. Gradually their acquaintance bloomed into friendship and later to love. Everything felt just picture perfect but Jamie had one secret and she wanted to shield Landon from that. But does she succeed in doing the same and does she get to live her dream in reality?
Nicholas Sparks brilliantly captures the emotions of human heart which will tug the readers hearts but strangely falls short on the passion that this kind of story desperately deserves. As it is, the author is adept in the art of writing flawlessly and enthralling the readers till the last page but I felt something missing as I turned the last page over. I was reminded of one of my all time favourites 'Love Story' by Eric Segal but 'Love Story' had everything to make it to the list of classics which unfortunately 'A Walk to Remember' lacked.
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I am not a huge fan of Nicholas Spark.Tried reading some book and found it extremely sappy..But love story is one of my all time favourites( despite the sappy nature of the story!)
ReplyDeleteHave never tried Nicholas Sparks, although I've seen his books in shops. Must look at them the next time I go.
ReplyDeleteBhargavi ~ I guess 'Love Story' makes to the list of 'all time favourites' of many readers.
ReplyDeleteSandhya ~ Good for quick reads, nothing more. Haven't read much of Nicholas Sparks myself. 'The Notebook' that I read earlier did not appeal much.
I like Sparks' Books.. They are quite easy reads.. This one is also in my TBR!
ReplyDeleteI agree Jyoti, these books are easy reads. Go ahead and read this one, you'll enjoy it :)
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ReplyDeleteI've read this book several times at least, and I still discover something new every time. The way Nicholas Sparks writes is just amazing, it gives me strength to write on my own love stories. Nicholas Sparks is probably the only author I know of that can capture human emotions.
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