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A review by jakweez
Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
2.0
Oh gosh...I wanted to love this book but there's so much wrong with it that I don't think I could bring myself to read another of Sparks' books for a very long time.
Theresa is unbelievable as the protagonist and the author spends so long describing the minutiae of her day - "she took a shower, dried herself, put lotion on and dressed" - that it feels like he had to pad a fairly weak story out.
That aside, she's basically a stalker who decides she's in love 2 days after meeting Garrett.
Garrett is weak and emotionally manipulative. Both characters are whiny and it's difficult to buy into his love for Catherine or Theresa. He's supposedly been on lock down for 3 years because of his grief but is in bed with Theresa 2 days after meeting.
I vaguely remember the film of this being quite sweet but, had I read the book first, there is no way I would have watched it.
It's not particularly well written either - Sparks was clearly grasping for synonyms in places. Every love scene involved one of the main characters make the other feel "the wetness of their mouth" which just sounds like slug trails. However, imagining that Garrett's lips were literally "fluttering over her" was surprisingly entertaining.
I'd give it a miss if I were you.
Theresa is unbelievable as the protagonist and the author spends so long describing the minutiae of her day - "she took a shower, dried herself, put lotion on and dressed" - that it feels like he had to pad a fairly weak story out.
That aside, she's basically a stalker who decides she's in love 2 days after meeting Garrett.
Garrett is weak and emotionally manipulative. Both characters are whiny and it's difficult to buy into his love for Catherine or Theresa. He's supposedly been on lock down for 3 years because of his grief but is in bed with Theresa 2 days after meeting.
I vaguely remember the film of this being quite sweet but, had I read the book first, there is no way I would have watched it.
It's not particularly well written either - Sparks was clearly grasping for synonyms in places. Every love scene involved one of the main characters make the other feel "the wetness of their mouth" which just sounds like slug trails. However, imagining that Garrett's lips were literally "fluttering over her" was surprisingly entertaining.
I'd give it a miss if I were you.