After Sparks wrote The Notebook and A Walk to Remember, he went downhill when it came to originality and well thought out storylines. But this book rebounded him adding another classic to his shelf.
My reasoning is he actually incorporated the element of unpredictability. Usually when I read one of his books, I can figure out the entire ending before I'm even a third through. When I tried to do that with this book, I kept getting thrown off course and I did not know the ending until I was actually reading it. In addition, Sparks also created great characters in this novel; especially the male heroin who is not the typical pretty boy with female characteristics, but a rough edged man who has a hard time expressing himself. His match is with a woman who is the complete opposite and the way they interact validates that opposites attract.
This story is not a peachy cliché love story but a realistic one with an obstacle that some real life couples have to overcome. It is this truth along with the setting and time limitations that make this story one of my favourites by Sparks. If you enjoy this book, The Notebook is an obvious recommendation. But if you are looking for something outside of Nickolas Sparks I'd suggest The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom or Resistance by Anita Shreve.
My reasoning is he actually incorporated the element of unpredictability. Usually when I read one of his books, I can figure out the entire ending before I'm even a third through. When I tried to do that with this book, I kept getting thrown off course and I did not know the ending until I was actually reading it. In addition, Sparks also created great characters in this novel; especially the male heroin who is not the typical pretty boy with female characteristics, but a rough edged man who has a hard time expressing himself. His match is with a woman who is the complete opposite and the way they interact validates that opposites attract.
This story is not a peachy cliché love story but a realistic one with an obstacle that some real life couples have to overcome. It is this truth along with the setting and time limitations that make this story one of my favourites by Sparks. If you enjoy this book, The Notebook is an obvious recommendation. But if you are looking for something outside of Nickolas Sparks I'd suggest The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom or Resistance by Anita Shreve.
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