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A review by mergwenthur
The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
One of the rare times the film is better !! I was actually so surprised at how much I disliked the book. Sparks is pretty much known for his tragic love stories but the book wasn't even really that tragic. The film did a much better job at adapting the story and changing bits to make it much better.
I was also shocked at how much I disliked the writing style too. Some of the dialogue was a bit pathetic and didn't seem realistic.
It made no sense that Dawson and Amanda just broke up. That was it, and nothing was said more about their break up. The whole book is about how they're meant to be, how they never stopped loving one another yet....they casually just broke up and Amanda never saw/spoke to him again. At least with the film Amanda didn't really have a choice in losing contact with Dawson.
I struggled to connect to the characters and their stories too and I think it was good to have other perspectives but most of the time it was like 'is this really necessary?'
I was also shocked at how much I disliked the writing style too. Some of the dialogue was a bit pathetic and didn't seem realistic.
It made no sense that Dawson and Amanda just broke up. That was it, and nothing was said more about their break up. The whole book is about how they're meant to be, how they never stopped loving one another yet....they casually just broke up and Amanda never saw/spoke to him again. At least with the film Amanda didn't really have a choice in losing contact with Dawson.
I struggled to connect to the characters and their stories too and I think it was good to have other perspectives but most of the time it was like 'is this really necessary?'