At First Sight
by Nicholas Sparks
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I read Nicholas Sparks "The Choice" by accident. I really never put it together with the great movies that have been out. I saw the movies but didn't pay attention to the fact that they were from Nicholas Sparks books. So in the book store looking at the display at the front of the store and I saw "the Choice", I bought it , read it, and it was great! Like everyone else on this site I wanted more so I went to the web. After reading up on the author of this great book I decide...more
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Read in October, 2006
Nicholas Sparks brings back the characters first introduced in True Believer - Jeremy Marsh, a writer from New York City; and Lexie Darnell, the small-town, southern librarian. In At First Sight, Jeremy and Lexie are preparing for their upcoming wedding shortly after Jeremy's move down to Boone Creek, N.C. to be with her. On top of the wedding stress, the couple is also trying to keep it under wraps that Lexie is pregnant.
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If you've ever read a Nicholas Sparks book, you pretty much know what to expect. This book was no different. A very quick read, not much action, but it's full of truth.
I'll admit, I've read most of Sparks' novels. Maybe he's a guilty pleasure, maybe not so guilty. I just think he writes really simple, honest and heartwarming love stories and sometimes that's just what you need. This one does not disappoint.
What makes this one special is his description of the early days of a marriage; the ad...more
I'll admit, I've read most of Sparks' novels. Maybe he's a guilty pleasure, maybe not so guilty. I just think he writes really simple, honest and heartwarming love stories and sometimes that's just what you need. This one does not disappoint.
What makes this one special is his description of the early days of a marriage; the ad...more
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Read in November, 2007
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Nicholas Sparks can write, and he is an amazing storyteller. I don't read a ton of him because he always makes me cry. Always, it never fails. My first book by him that I read, A Walk To Remember had me bawling for hours afterward. I don't think I am still recovered from that. And the movie doesn't even come close to the book what so ever.
This story is about love, but not an ordinary love. About two people from two different walks of life coming together and loving each other, no m...more
This story is about love, but not an ordinary love. About two people from two different walks of life coming together and loving each other, no m...more
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Read in November, 2007
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those who enjoy being emotionally manipulated
I had to read fifty pages of this before I realized it was a sequel to a book I had already read (True Believer). I knew I knew these characters but the story was unfamiliar to me. It's one of those moments where you think your memory is failing you. Had I already read it or not? Turns out, no...but I didn't really need to read this either.
A very boring but realistic sequel about what happens after the oft written about love-at-first-sight-happily-ever-after story, there isn't much noteworth...more
A very boring but realistic sequel about what happens after the oft written about love-at-first-sight-happily-ever-after story, there isn't much noteworth...more
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Read in May, 2008
Nicholas Sparks' characters from At First Sight seem at the same time cliche yet real. The characters are so ordinary, the language and scenes are so commonplace, and the prose of the novel so simple, that you identify with the characters and imagine that these people really exist. You see yourself, your lover, or the neighbor down the street, or the distant relative from your childhood in his characters. However, they are so ordinary and go through such stereotypical situations that you then a...more
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Read in November, 2006
I picked this up on a whim at the airport, on my way to see clients in Texas. Up until then the only Sparks book I'd read was Nights in Rodanthe. I think I'd received it as a selection of the month once when I forgot to return the slip. Though I found the character descriptions to be a bit over the top, fantastical as it may have been I did enjoy the story. So much so, that a couple of weeks later I was travling again and I picked up True Believer.
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Read in April, 2008
Another Sparks’ book that made me cry. The storyline was nothing I expected. There were several twists that I didn’t expect. Jeremy & Lexie meet, fall in love & get pregnant in just a matter of weeks. He leaves everything behind in NY to move to a small town in NC with Lexie. They get married & he slowly adapts to small town life & all of its quirks. He gets suspicious of her, if the baby is his, is she fooling around with an old boyfriend? Turns out she is not. They ...more
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Read in April, 2007
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anyone who enjoys Nicholas Sparks' novels
This is my absolute favorite Nicholas Sparks novel. It contains a love story that seems perfect yet, at the same time, startlingly real. Jeremy and Lexie's romance is not without jealousy; their relationship is tested. While reading this book, the characters' emotions became my own; Nicholas Sparks has a delightful way of drawing his readers in.
I don't think that I've read a Nicholas Sparks book that hasn't caused me to shed at least a few tears, but this book's ending left me bawling.
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I don't think that I've read a Nicholas Sparks book that hasn't caused me to shed at least a few tears, but this book's ending left me bawling.
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Read in June, 2008
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Read in June, 2008
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readers who enjoy romantic novels but do not necessarily require a "happily ever after" ending.
I enjoyed reading this book as I do all Nichols Sparks books. I have to admit I was surprised at the end although I don't know why. His books are fairly predictible. I suppose I am out of the habit of reading his novels. But I always appreciate the beauty in his descriptions concerning location. He also has a way of describing people's fears and anxieties in a way that I can relate to. Perhaps I give him more credit because I am impressed that he can do this despite his y chromosome. I am...more
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Read in December, 2007
One thing I find interesting about Sparks is that he knows how to end a book. So many authors can write great books up to the climax, but I'm often left less than satisfied with loose ends or sappy endings. Sparks seems to be completely opposite. The first three quarters of this book I was not particularly impressed, yet it ends with such a tremendous and emotional force that I couldn't help but rethink my harsh opinions of the first part of the book. Curl up with a cup of coffee and a box, or ...more
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Read in April, 2008
When I started reading this book, I didn't realize that it is a sequel to True Believer. It took me a couple chapters to get into the characters, but once I did I was hooked. This is a great story about the ups and downs of a relationship and life. It's also a wonderful view on being a parent. You never know how much a child will change your world and this book goes to extremes to show you exactly what you are willing to sacrifice for your own child. I am now reading True Believer and love ...more
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This book would have earned a solid five of five if not for the ending... and the fact that I would qualify as a serious "Sap" when it comes to romantics. This is the first book that I have ever read by Sparks that would qualify as a true sequel... and he did an exceptional job. These two characters, struggling to figure out the way to deal with their "surprise", whirlwind romance and marriage sound exactly like someone you would want to meet, despite their flaws.
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Read in April, 2008
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Well, so far this book makes me want to die while vomiting. Patently unoriginal and laden with cliches, this book is about a romance between 2 people in their thirties who have the emotional development of teenagers. The characters thoughts and behaviors are trite, predictable & almost always stereotypical. This book is a Harlequin romance packaged as literature, except not as good.
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Read in January, 2008
For those of you who have read this book, you might understand why I found it incredibly traumatic for me to read at this time in my life. I picked it up at the library not having any idea what it would be about because I like Sparks' books, and could not stop sobbing when I finished reading it. Things in life aren't always what you expect--kind of like this book wasn't at all what I expected it to be--but somehow through everything they can turn out to be better.
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Read in May, 2007
not a typical sparks book. he writes a lot of sappy love stories like the notebook and walk to remember but this one's a little more grown up. it looks into the lives of 30 year olds and how marriage is. it goes pretty slow, i read this in my free time at school and it took me two months to get through it because it was a little boring. but the ending, wow, it was worth it. its sad but it makes you think about life and how unexpected it is.
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Read in May, 2008
There were times during this book I wasn't sure how much I liked it. I laughed on many occassions because the main character reminds me of my husband in many of his thoughts. Their disagreements reminded me of our disagreements and they made me realize my husband's point of view more. I'm sure he loves that! Overall it was a good book although I was surprised by the change of events in the book- and I definitely used kleenex!
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