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A review by bookishwelshie
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Of course I decided to read a Nicholas Sparks book on Valentine’s Day evening to feel all the emotions (isn’t love the most powerful and healing thing in the world?! 🥹😭) and already started sobbing myself to sleep without even finishing it because I remembered the plot from the movie. I have no idea why I had never read this one before! It’s made me want to rewatch the movie now for all the extra little details, as the book is only around 200 pages long, so it feels over so fast after the big reveal. However, it still does pack an emotional punch.
A Walk To Remember poses the question of “can miracles happen”? And also of what can be considered a miracle. I’ve since read the ending could be interpreted in a different way, as the author apparently intended for it to be open with that closing statement, so I’m intrigued as to what other people who have read it think.
Even though I’m not a religious person myself, I see how it could bring comfort to the main characters - Jamie and Landon - especially given what they are faced with at such a young age. Plus, they are growing up in the South during the late ‘50s.
A Walk To Remember poses the question of “can miracles happen”? And also of what can be considered a miracle. I’ve since read the ending could be interpreted in a different way, as the author apparently intended for it to be open with that closing statement, so I’m intrigued as to what other people who have read it think.
Even though I’m not a religious person myself, I see how it could bring comfort to the main characters - Jamie and Landon - especially given what they are faced with at such a young age. Plus, they are growing up in the South during the late ‘50s.