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True Believer
Jeremy Marsh is the ultimate New Yorker: handsome, almost always dressed in black, and part of the media elite. An expert on debunking the supernatural with a regular column in "Scientific American," he's just made his first appearance on national TV. When he receives a letter from the tiny town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, about ghostly lights that appear in ...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
April 11th 2006
by Warner Books
(first published January 1st 2005)
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This was my first Sparks' book and I really liked it. I'm so glad I finally read one of his books.
I must admit that the firs half of the book was really slow, I was wondering the whole time why was I reading it. That's the reason why I'm giving just 3 stars, and I almost gave 4, because then things got really good between the two characters and the ending was great.
An important fact is that this book does have a HEA! I must clarify this because Spark is known for his tra...more
I must admit that the firs half of the book was really slow, I was wondering the whole time why was I reading it. That's the reason why I'm giving just 3 stars, and I almost gave 4, because then things got really good between the two characters and the ending was great.
An important fact is that this book does have a HEA! I must clarify this because Spark is known for his tra...more
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This book was a great book. I just finished it a couple hours ago and it was so good. I sort of predicted that two of the main characters who started out as complete strangers would end up falling in love. The basic storyline is about a man in his 30's named Jeremy Marsh who goes to Boone Creek, North Carolina to solve a mystery. People have reported seeing strange 'lights' in the town cemetery that have been unexplained. Doris, one of the residents of the town, sends a letter to Jeremy asking h...more
My first exposure to Nicholas Sparks. A very pleasing experience. He kept a gentle mix of mystery, romance, jelousy and intrigue within the context of his story. I found the style to be easy to follow.
I generally like Nicholas Sparks novels. Reading his books are generally pleasing...I don't believe any I've read are masterpieces or anything, but they've all been at least "okay."
This one, however, was a letdown. True Believer has to be his weakest book. It didn't draw me in like his other work. I didn't care much about the characters, and the story, I thought, was quite dull. It's been a while since I read it, so I can't remember specifics, but my general feeling was ...more
This one, however, was a letdown. True Believer has to be his weakest book. It didn't draw me in like his other work. I didn't care much about the characters, and the story, I thought, was quite dull. It's been a while since I read it, so I can't remember specifics, but my general feeling was ...more
I do enjoy a good ghost story, and I liked the storyline surrounding Jeremy Marsh trying to debunk the town's belief that there are "real" ghosts in their cemetery. But, I found that the storyline surrounding the impending romance between Jeremy and Lexie extremely annoying. Their conversations consisted mainly of irritating banter which I found difficult to believe. I didn't find either of those characters endearing, at least during those segments of the book. I did finish i...more
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Pure entertainment, minimal effort
Every time Nicolas Sparks has a new book releasing around Christmas time, I always put in on my wish list. It always provides a fun, easy read and The Lucky One is no different. As long as you keep your expectations in check and temporarily overlook the multitude of clichés, gender stereotypes, predictability and overused character traits, this quick page turner is pure entertainment with very minimal effort. As a frame of reference, I’ve read just a...more
Every time Nicolas Sparks has a new book releasing around Christmas time, I always put in on my wish list. It always provides a fun, easy read and The Lucky One is no different. As long as you keep your expectations in check and temporarily overlook the multitude of clichés, gender stereotypes, predictability and overused character traits, this quick page turner is pure entertainment with very minimal effort. As a frame of reference, I’ve read just a...more
Ah, Nicholas Sparks sure knows how to cook up a love a story! Although I don't think this is as good as the other Sparks books I read so far (Dear John, A Walk To Remember, and At First Sight), I still think it is pretty decent.
Jeremy Marsh is a big-city sceptic who writes for a scientific magazine, uncovering the truth behind psychics, ghosts, and legends. He is sent from New York City to the isolated small town known as Boone Creek to uncover the mystery of strange ghost lights tha...more
Jeremy Marsh is a big-city sceptic who writes for a scientific magazine, uncovering the truth behind psychics, ghosts, and legends. He is sent from New York City to the isolated small town known as Boone Creek to uncover the mystery of strange ghost lights tha...more
Jeremy Marsh is a journalist whose specialty is debunking claims of the supernatural. He receives a letter from Doris in Boone Creek, North Carolina, inviting him to look into mysterious lights in the local cemetery, which local lore claims are ghosts. The local mayor hopes that the lights become a tourist attraction and return some vitality to the town. When Jeremy goes to investigate, he meets the local librarian (and Doris's granddaughter) Lexie. He is immediately smitten, but she treats...more
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يسعني القول أن الرواية ممتعة ومكتوبة بإتقان وواقعية، وأنها كمثيلاتها من الروايات المترجمة تعطي فكرة مهمة عن المجتمع الذي تدور فيه، وأعني هنا بحثها في العلاقة بين ولايات الشمال والجنوب الأميركي، إضافة إلى التفاصيل الصغيرة والانطباعات التي تزود بها القارئ عن الشخصيات والأماكن وطرق العيش والتعامل وغير ذلك مما يسر المرءَ تلقيه في قالب روائي.
لكن في ما عدا ذلك، ليس في الرواية شيء غير عادي، إنها مجرد رواية رومانسية مكتوبة بجهد، ولا تحمل في طياتها أكثر مما يدور في فلكه هذا النمط، ربما يُحسب لها أنه...more
لكن في ما عدا ذلك، ليس في الرواية شيء غير عادي، إنها مجرد رواية رومانسية مكتوبة بجهد، ولا تحمل في طياتها أكثر مما يدور في فلكه هذا النمط، ربما يُحسب لها أنه...more
I have been a fan of Nicholas Sparks books for years. That being said, I had to give this book 3 stars for one reason only. I actually did like the book, I thought it was a great story, it was well-written as always, and it kept me wanting to see what was going to happen next. A little predictable at times, but you have to expect that from a writer whose style you have memorized. He really illustrates the settings, and pulls you into the romance of it all; tears were shed on the pages! However, ...more
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Young Adults, Adults, Guys who don't mind a little romance
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Katie
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I recently bought all the Nicholas Sparks books, because I love love stories. I had previously read like three or four of his books and LOVED them. So, after doing eenie-meenie-minie-moe, I landed on this one. I had read a couple reviews of the book before I started, and it said it started out slow. I completely agree. It's not that I was bored, it's just that I really wanted to get to the romance part of the novel. I really liked Lexie, but my favorite character was for sure Jeremy. There was j...more
The book Ture Believer is about a beginning series of two books where Jeremey a colum reporter goes down South to find a story on the erie ghosts. He meets Lexie a girl while he researches on the past. Soon afterwards he finds out that he likes her and has to make tough descisions about wheteher he likes her more or it's just a little thing.
I can connect this to the world where people have moved away from their birthplace to marry the one they love. Jeremey was sorta moving away sinc...more
I can connect this to the world where people have moved away from their birthplace to marry the one they love. Jeremey was sorta moving away sinc...more
Ugh. There are so many things wrong with this book, I don't even know where to begin. Someone needs to tell Mr. Sparks that self-respecting women don't sleep with a man after knowing him for only 2 days. (And no man I know is physically capable of "making love all night.") Like most of his other books, this one was completely predictable. The difference is that the characters in this one were pathetic. Lexie is a whining snot. Jeremy is a womanizer and I'm expected to believe he...more
Nicholas Sparks presents a Rustic piece of Romance Fiction with a Idyllic touch in "True Believer". The story revolves round the main character Jeremy a middle aged divorced working as a Freelance Journalist based in New York. It revolves round (among other things) around his romance with an attractive Librarian in North Carolina whom he meets on a chance visit while covering one of his stories. First quarter of the book is a little dull covering the professional life of a expose man i...more
A nicely crafted, romantic story about doing the right thing and learning to love when all hope is lost. And I really related to Jeremy. He and I had a lot in common, as it turned out.
The story was simple enough, about an investigative journalist who heads to a small town to investigate some strange happenings at the cemetery. Lights are appearing in strange ways at odd hours of the night. As a skeptic, he is making it his job to expose the truth behind the phenomena. But he i...more
The story was simple enough, about an investigative journalist who heads to a small town to investigate some strange happenings at the cemetery. Lights are appearing in strange ways at odd hours of the night. As a skeptic, he is making it his job to expose the truth behind the phenomena. But he i...more
As a science journalist with a regular column in Scientific American, Jeremy Marsh specializes in debunking the supernatural. A born skeptic, he travels to the small town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, determined to find the real cause behind the ghostly apparitions that appear in the town cemetery. What he doesn't plan on however, is meeting and falling hopelessly in love with Lexie Darnell, granddaughter of the town psychic. Now, if the young lovers are to have any kind of future at all, Jere...more
To pull a quote from the book itself, "His story...was akin to an exciting novel that petered out at the end..." (p. 301)
This novel had so much potential in its first few chapters. I anticipated a well developed romance set within a fascinating mystery. What I read was love-at-first-sight drivel in a time frame of about 72 hours, combined with a plethora of historical tidbits that were pointless to the plot line, and a "mystery" that fell flat at best. The damsel in...more
This novel had so much potential in its first few chapters. I anticipated a well developed romance set within a fascinating mystery. What I read was love-at-first-sight drivel in a time frame of about 72 hours, combined with a plethora of historical tidbits that were pointless to the plot line, and a "mystery" that fell flat at best. The damsel in...more
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I have always been a huge fan of Nicholas Sparks and I've read most of his books, from those with his traditional tragic endings to those with happy ever afters. Most of them were heartwarming, precious and beautiful in their own rights.
This book, however, was nowhere near those. The book opened interestingly enough and I was drawn to the male protagonist's character, mostly because I think he lives a riveting life, albeit not as financially secure. But as the book dragged on, it was...more
This book, however, was nowhere near those. The book opened interestingly enough and I was drawn to the male protagonist's character, mostly because I think he lives a riveting life, albeit not as financially secure. But as the book dragged on, it was...more
This is the story of Jeremy Marsh, a hip New Yorker journalist who debunks supernatural experiences in the magazine Scientific American. He receives a letter from the town of Boone Creek, North Caronlina, describing mysterious ghostly lights in a cemetery. He decides to go and investigate. While visiting the cemetery for the first time, he meets a lady named Lexie, who, as he later discovers runs the local library. They quickly make a connection and she offers much help to him as he tries to exp...more
I really enjoyed this book. After hitting a reading rut over the past couple of months, it was refreshing to read something light, quick and easy.
Jeremy was an awesome male lead. It's not often in romance novels that the man realizes/admits his in love with the woman before she does. It was an interesting dynamic. The way he fought for her and their relationship is something I think that everyone woman hopes for in real life... a man who wants her just as much as she wants him. ...more
Jeremy was an awesome male lead. It's not often in romance novels that the man realizes/admits his in love with the woman before she does. It was an interesting dynamic. The way he fought for her and their relationship is something I think that everyone woman hopes for in real life... a man who wants her just as much as she wants him. ...more
I really enjoyed reading "True Believer". I couldn't put it down. If you like romance books and a little mystery, this book would be perfect for you. "True Believer" is about a publisher from New York City and he gets a letter to do research in this little town. The research is to find out whether or not there is ghosts at this cemetery, like the whole town thinks. You will have to read the book to find out what he discovers. While researching at the library, he meets this lo...more
“Better than your average love story”
*****
When you think of story by Nicholas Sparks, you probably expect a sad sappy love story. That is what I thought before I read True Believer. I never expected to love the book so much. This was the first book I have ready by him, and I will definitely read more in the future. Just like most of his books, this was also a love story, but it was a different kind.
Jeremy Marsh; a journalist from New York City was looking for something intere...more
*****
When you think of story by Nicholas Sparks, you probably expect a sad sappy love story. That is what I thought before I read True Believer. I never expected to love the book so much. This was the first book I have ready by him, and I will definitely read more in the future. Just like most of his books, this was also a love story, but it was a different kind.
Jeremy Marsh; a journalist from New York City was looking for something intere...more
Even for my throw-away books, I have SOME standards. I call it my "popcorn for the brain" genre because they are usually fluffy and without substance. I somewhat enjoyed The Notebook, so I thought that this would be an ok bet. However, this book disappoints - even on the popcorn level.
The story was 100% predictable from the beginning so reading it wasn't the least bit exciting. I know it's supposed to be a romantic book but the so-called "tension" did not come acr...more
The story was 100% predictable from the beginning so reading it wasn't the least bit exciting. I know it's supposed to be a romantic book but the so-called "tension" did not come acr...more
So, I've avoided any more Nicholas Sparks books after I read that he wrote The Last Song (which I loved!) especially so Miley Cyrus could star in the movie. I thought that was pompous; I'd always romanticized book writing as being "I need to get this story out of me" versus "ooh, who will play the lead in the movie?" But, I broke down and read another, and True Believer was wonderful! I found in the beginning it was hard to keep going and I needed to take breaks, but by th...more
There has not been 1 book by nicholas sparks that I haven't liked. an this one is no different. He has such a way of portraying love stories that makes them so good to read. This one is about a journalist who gets a letter about wanting him to visit an bring light on the story of people believing that "ghost" are at the cemetary. On his trip an journey through trying to determine the cause of these lights at the cemetery people think are ghosts he falls in love with a girl. She continu...more
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