The Lucky One

by Nicholas Sparks
The Lucky One
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September 30th 2008 by Grand Central Publishing

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Hardcover, 326 pages

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0446579939    (isbn13: 9780446579933)

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In his 14th book, bestselling author Nicholas Sparks tells the unforgettable story of a man whose brushes with death lead him to the love of his life....more




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Barb
11/22/08
Barb rated it: 3 of 5 stars

Read in November, 2008
recommended to Barb by: Megan Anderson
A typical NS book, which seems like a gender-reversal of "Message in a Bottle". It was an easy escape read, and the characters are all well developed. I actually hated reading the chapters on Clayton! What a creep! I love Zeus, who had a great handle on character reading!

Almost feel that NS is becoming a bit Danielle Steeleish in his writing...formula, token sex, surprise of who died/lived.

All in all...not a bad book for a cold weekend!
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Kelly Moran
09/04/08
Kelly Moran rated it: 5 of 5 stars

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I found The Lucky One, by Nicholas Sparks, captivating. Nicholas Sparks is a #1 New York Times best-selling author with over fifty million copies of his books in print worldwide and translated into over forty languages. Other titles include: The Rescue, A Bend in the Road, The Guardian, The Wedding, True Believer, At First Sight, Dear John, The Choice, and Three Weeks With My Brother. Nicholas Sparks has also had four of his novels adapted into major motion pictures including: Message in a Bottl...more
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Karen
12/29/08
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The famous Nicholas Sparks creates yet another amazing tale of lovers.
Driven by luck and determination, Logan Thibult is in a search for a woman in a photograph that he found serving war in iraq. The photograph saved his life numerous times and with little persuasion by his friend Victor, he set on a journey to find the woman and repay the debt he felt he owed.
Elizabeth, a woman who spent the rest of her life after highschool struggling through life as a single mother, is overwhelmed...more
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Katie
02/02/09
Katie rated it: 3 of 5 stars

Read in January, 2009
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AnnaMay
12/20/08
AnnaMay rated it: 2 of 5 stars

Read in December, 2008
Okay, so this book followed my reading of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. After that great work of literature, anything would pale, probably. Maybe I'm not being fair, but I really just didn't care for Sparks' latest. I've only read a few of his books, but already I'm seeing a pattern and I found myself getting bored and saying, "Awe, come on," throughout. The plot was too predictable, the characters were too generic, and I guess I just wasn't in to the whole storyline. The creepy co...more
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Ashley
11/23/08
Ashley rated it: 3 of 5 stars

Read in November, 2008
Started off a little slow, maybe because he spent so much time introducing the characters. It just got a little old and before I knew it I was 1/2 way through the book and not much had happened. But good thing you don't read the beginning last.

I did like the story, I'm a sap for romance, I loved the character Logan.

On a side note I couldn't get past some of the writing. For being such a famous author I would think they would use spell check or something before they publis...more
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Jason_W.
03/17/09
Jason_W. rated it: 5 of 5 stars

The book The Lucky One, by Nicholas Sparks, is about a guy named Logan Thilbault who served in the Marines in Iraq. During his service on one of three trips there, he finds a picture of a girl. Carrying the picture makes Logan the luckiest man in the Marines, causing him to break the record of the most car bombs survived. His friend Victor tells him the mystery and “destiny” that he has and he goes out to find the women. When he does, he somehow falls in love with the girl, Elizabeth. After ...more
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Samantha
02/27/09
Samantha rated it: 5 of 5 stars

Read in December, 2008
Another charming love story from Nicholas Sparks! This is the story of how a photograph brings together two strangers. Logan, a soldier before the story opens, finds the photograph while serving in Iraq. After surviving a series of close calls Logan comes to believe that the photograph he's been carrying is lucky and is the reason he hasn't been killed. Under the suggestion of his best friend and fellow soldier Logan sets out on foot with his German Shepard Zeus to find the woman in the photogra...more
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Donna
02/12/09
Donna rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in February, 2009
I've read every book Sparks has written. His writing always enthralls me. I get so caught up in his vivid characters that I hate to say good-bye at the end of the story.
Logan Thibault finds a picture of a pretty woman during his first weeks in Iraq. Although he posts the picture on the company bulletin board nobody claims it. He takes it down to look at and absentmindedly puts it in his pocket when his friends invite him to a poker game. Since he has lost repeatedly previously, his frie...more
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Arlene
01/28/09
Arlene rated it: 4 of 5 stars

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Read in January, 2009
This is the first novel I've read of Nicholas Sparks, and I was definitely pleased. I enjoyed Sparks' writing style, as well as his plot and character development.
The Lucky One is about an ex-marine named Logan Thibault, who begins a journey in search of an unknown woman whose picture he found during one of his tours in Iraq. He believes the picture of Elizabeth was his lucky charm and responsible for getting him safely through his three tours in the war. As a result, he makes it his mi...more
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Tori
01/11/09
Tori rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in January, 2009
Nicholas Sparks never fails to captivate my interest with his impressive novels for I have read and enjoyed them all. As soon as his most recent novel, The Lucky One was released, I knew that I had to read it and can now easily say that I was far from disappointed. Nicholas Sparks has the ability to combine certain elements, such as love and fate, in an array of storylines, each with their own wide variety of characters. The Lucky One contains several of the familiar elements present in Sparks...more
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Amber
02/02/09
Amber rated it: 3 of 5 stars

Read in February, 2009
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Susie
08/28/08
Susie rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in December, 2008
I enjoyed this book. It was a typical Nicholas Sparks novel in that it had the love story with the "will they or will they not end up together" intrigue and the "who will die in the end" drama that we all know and love. I dont always agree with the endings of Sparks books. I have not yet forgiven him for Message in a bottle, and yet I always enjoy reading them even when they do make me sad at the end. I will not tell you if this was one of those books, you'll just have to rea...more
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Jenna
05/05/09
Jenna rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in May, 2009
I really liked this book. I've read a few other books by this author and sometimes he can get (for me anyway) a bit too wrapped up in the sexual details. But this one wasn't like that and the story was written really well.

Each chapter's title is the name of the person from the perspective in which the story takes place which I really thought was cool. He does a good job of switching characters 'voices', too which I liked.

It's about a guy who, while serving in Iraq, finds ...more
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Diane Bornscheuer
06/01/09
Diane Bornscheuer rated it: 3 of 5 stars

Read in June, 2009
A marine fighting in Iraq finds a picture of a woman in the sand and becomes convinced she is his lucky charm. Friends and soldiers around him are dying and he keeps walking away unscathed. When he returns from the war, he becomes determined to find this woman to pay back the debt he thinks he owes to her. The debt is in the form of saving her from her evil, ex-husband, who is the Sheriff in the small town where she lives. They fall in love. This guy adores the woman's young son. Unfortuna...more
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Teela
05/11/09
Teela rated it: 3 of 5 stars

Read in May, 2009
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Amy (amyb2332)
12/04/08
Amy (amyb2332) rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in December, 2008
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Beckie
06/23/09
Beckie rated it: 3 of 5 stars

Read in June, 2009
recommended to Beckie by: Steven
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Kathryn
04/03/09
Kathryn rated it: 5 of 5 stars

Read in April, 2009
great story about a veteran marine who escapes death many times and grows to believe what his marine buddy swears by that a photograph of a women wearing a shirt that says "good luck" may really be a good luck charm. When the two vets do make it back stateside after 4 tours of duty, Victor convinces Logan Thighbolt that their is unbalance because this girl has given him something and now he owes her something. dealing with the loses in his life he starts walking across the country with...more
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Saturn Booksellers
12/26/08
Saturn Booksellers rated it: 5 of 5 stars

Read in December, 2008
Have a Kleenex at your bedside when you finish the newest novel The Lucky One, by New York Times Bestselling author Nicholas Sparks. Beloved author Sparks has written an unforgettable story about the power of fate and the paths that our lives take. When Marine Logan Thibault finds a photo of a beautiful woman buried in the sands of Iraq, it becomes his “lucky” charm. After his tour has ended he walks from Colorado to North Carolina to meet and thank the woman who has guided his life safely b...more
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