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The Best of Me

Nicholas Sparks

3.7 AVERAGE


such a great book that I recommend to everyone!!

I actually really enjoyed this book, it was like most Nicholas sparks books yet a little different. I laughed I cried I was angry, and in the end I wish it could have not ended the way it did but at the same time it ended very well

One of my favorite of Nicholas Sparks'
medium-paced

Definitely the most disappointing Sparks novel. The entire book is a cliche. Dawson's character, in retrospect, is pathetic. Amanda talks in such an unrealistic way, literally nobody speaks like that. While reading the novel, I couldn't feel anything. Sparks TOLD us what we were supposed to be feeling, instead of describing it in such a way that we can feel the emotion ourselves. The only redeeming quality of the book could have been Dawson and Amanda ending up together, but of course he had to ruin that as well and make it the most predictable, unfulfilling ending ever. Seriously a waste of $15.
emotional fast-paced
emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The most depressing of his novels I've read (so far). I mean gee whiz, can anything go right for the main character?

Typical sparks.

great book. not the typical ending you expect from NS. but it was still good.