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Three Weeks With My Brother
The day the brochure came was a typical one. With a wife and five small children, a hectic schedule, and a new book due to his publishers, Nicholas Sparks was busy with his usual routine. The colorful mailer, however, described something very different: a tour to some of the most exotic places on Earth. Slowly, an idea took hold in Nicholas's mind and heart. In January 200...more
Paperback, 368 pages
Published
January 3rd 2006
by Warner Books
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إنها نوع من السير الذاتية التي كتبت بطريقة فريدة...
تبدأ برغبة الأخوان بالقيام برحلة معاً..لزيارة معالم أثرية حول العالم..
لقد كانت الرحلة التي طالما تمنيا القيام بها..
يتأرجح السرد بين خطين..
الأول يصف الرحلة بكل تفاصيلها والأماكن التي قاما بزيارتها حول أماكن متباعدة في العالم ،والخط الثاني يعود للوراء ليحكي حكاية هذان الأخوان منذ طفولتهما..
إنها سيرة ذاتية ممزوجة بأدب الرحلات..
الكثير من الصدق المشحون في ثنايا تلك الأحداث ...more
تبدأ برغبة الأخوان بالقيام برحلة معاً..لزيارة معالم أثرية حول العالم..
لقد كانت الرحلة التي طالما تمنيا القيام بها..
يتأرجح السرد بين خطين..
الأول يصف الرحلة بكل تفاصيلها والأماكن التي قاما بزيارتها حول أماكن متباعدة في العالم ،والخط الثاني يعود للوراء ليحكي حكاية هذان الأخوان منذ طفولتهما..
إنها سيرة ذاتية ممزوجة بأدب الرحلات..
الكثير من الصدق المشحون في ثنايا تلك الأحداث ...more
I definitely liked Nicholas Sparks’ autobiography more than I thought I would (and considering I am only giving it two stars, that doesn't say much). This book is kind of two stories wrapped together: the first being Nick’s 3-week trip around the world with his brother – the only other living member of his family; the second story is how they got to be the only living members in their family (aka their family life and the separate deaths of their mother, sister and father). I found myself muc...more
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This one's specifically for John: look I know you don't respect Nicholas Sparks, but you've got to admit that if someone presented you with the opportunity to make millions upon millions of dollars by writing books you'd probably take it, even if all you could write were romance novels. Nevertheless, this book has absolutely nothing to do with The Notebook or Message in a Bottle and I guarantee if you read it, you will appreciate it. So do it, just like I read Game of Thrones for you.
Thanks to my mom for introducing me to this book, it is totally different than any other Nicholas Sparks book. It is actually a memoir written by his brother and himself. Tells the story of his life in a very personal way as he takes a 3 week trip around the world with his brother. Warning: it is a very sad book! I loved it though - couldn't put it down. Makes me want to go read all his other books now that I know where he got his inspiration.
Sparks beautifully weaves stories from his childhood with a trip around the world with his brother. Have tissues on hand. It'll make you cry.
I learned that:
Life is not fair...
God works all things out in the end, even if to us it doesn't seem right....
A family must stay together through it all....NO MATTER WHAT!
Noone is perfect...we should try looking at ourselves first..
Investing in your children and their future is priceless...
We all must get away sometimes to sort through our bag of trash and emotions that we have picked up along life's journey....
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Life is not fair...
God works all things out in the end, even if to us it doesn't seem right....
A family must stay together through it all....NO MATTER WHAT!
Noone is perfect...we should try looking at ourselves first..
Investing in your children and their future is priceless...
We all must get away sometimes to sort through our bag of trash and emotions that we have picked up along life's journey....
A...more
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I'm old enough now that I no longer apologize for anything that I read; I certainly no longer feel that I have to justify my reading selections to anyone or feel bad if I read popular fiction, etc. With that said, I read Sparks fiction regardless of the disdain I receive from some of my peers. I picked this book up expecting the same cliched, romantic, overdone plot of his fiction books. I was pleasantly surprised that this book was different. I have a complicated relationship with my family, an...more
Dana
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Anyone desiring a closer bond w/ family or anyone going the pain of loss.
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My son, Jason
I read this book because it meant alot to my sons. They related to it and because of some tragedies in our lives.....I also could relate. It is the story of Nicholas Sparks and his brother and the importance of family. Even in the face of death and grief, there is strength to carry on when it is shared with loved ones. My main source of strength is Jesus and it is because of the hope I have in Him that I am able to contnue. I don't always thrive, as this book encourages.....some days it's j...more
Well, I read half of it, put it down to sleep then didn't pick it up again for a few weeks. Usually a bad sign, but not really in this case. It wasn't a riveting read, but it was very well-constructed. Went back and forth between the present world-spanning trip and memories of the past, but in a way that seemed fairly natural instead of forced. Made me want to check out another Spark's book to see how his fiction reads.
I read this fabulous book in one weekend, zipping through it cover to cover.* It was one of the first books I read on the Kindle and found myself making "notes" on the electronic device at both funny and poignant moments. The writing is conversational, the dialogue true to life, and as an autobiographical account of Sparks' relationship with his brother, very touching and sweet.
In one scene, Sparks tells us about his attempt at the famed 'wooden-rocket powered by CO2 cartr...more
In one scene, Sparks tells us about his attempt at the famed 'wooden-rocket powered by CO2 cartr...more
The store is sweet and compelling about siblings who have drifted apart over the years because of the deaths in there family leaving them as the only ones alive, but they are reunited with a three week trip around the world. This book wasn't really one of my favorites. Don't get me wrong, there were some interesting points, but all the same there were times where i just wanted to drop the book and quit reading. This book is more for adults or mature young adults.
The book flips from presen...more
The book flips from presen...more
Book Review: Three Weeks with My Brother
Nicholas Sparks, a well known author has written not just any ordinary novel. The book is not just about an adventure but also about the past life of the Sparks family. Come read and find about the adventures, hardships, and the bond that keeps these brothers together.
The two brothers Nicholas and Micah Sparks take a trip around the world visiting the lost city of Machu Picchu, mysterious Easter Island, the Australian Outback, all t...more
Nicholas Sparks, a well known author has written not just any ordinary novel. The book is not just about an adventure but also about the past life of the Sparks family. Come read and find about the adventures, hardships, and the bond that keeps these brothers together.
The two brothers Nicholas and Micah Sparks take a trip around the world visiting the lost city of Machu Picchu, mysterious Easter Island, the Australian Outback, all t...more
I've made a vow...that I won't read any "other" books by Nicholas Sparks. I'm not a romance novel kinda guy. I'm just not. It's not that I have an unusually gruff exterior or anything like that. It's just that they bore me and if I'm up for some romance, I'd rather migrate that energy into toward my wife than read about it and spend the energy, then treat her like a "buddy" later.
So, when I read this book, it appealed to me on different levels. I related to the...more
So, when I read this book, it appealed to me on different levels. I related to the...more
I have never read a Nicholas Sparks book before in my life. Nor have I seen any of the movies based on his books. To tell you the truth, his stuff has always looked very cheesy, generic, and melodramatic to me.
However, this is not one of his fiction books. This is a two-part memoir, written with his older brother Micah. One part of the memoir is about their childhood. The other part is about a 3-week trip around the world that they took together in 2002. Each chapter starts with a ce...more
However, this is not one of his fiction books. This is a two-part memoir, written with his older brother Micah. One part of the memoir is about their childhood. The other part is about a 3-week trip around the world that they took together in 2002. Each chapter starts with a ce...more
I loved this book because of it's relation to what I went through at the loss of my parents. Not with my brother but, alone. Yes, I have a step-mother & half sister but, i am alone now because those relationships are not bonds that hold me to them like the bond of my parents. There are no other siblings.
That is why I feel so deeply the pleasure of our own family and thank God every day for giving us the family I enjoy & love with every fiber of my being.
this is copied fro...more
That is why I feel so deeply the pleasure of our own family and thank God every day for giving us the family I enjoy & love with every fiber of my being.
this is copied fro...more
First, a disclaimer – I have never read a Nicholas Sparks book and I am not a fan of the movie adaptations of his novels. The stories just seem ridiculously sappy.
I bought “Three Weeks with My Brother” for my friend as a birthday gift. It is a memoir written by both Nicholas Sparks and his brother, Micah. It sounded like the perfect present for my friend. She read it and loved it and wanted me to read it. I was not sure what to expect and ended up blown away by it.
The mem...more
I bought “Three Weeks with My Brother” for my friend as a birthday gift. It is a memoir written by both Nicholas Sparks and his brother, Micah. It sounded like the perfect present for my friend. She read it and loved it and wanted me to read it. I was not sure what to expect and ended up blown away by it.
The mem...more
I presume you know what the book is about. I'm letting you know what I liked or disliked about it.
How funny this is the first book I've read of Nicholas Sparks. I picked it up because it looked like a great true-story. He references being an author and all in this book but I had noooo clue who he was or what he'd written.
I liked the book very much. It made me laugh, it made me cry, and it made me glad I took the time to read it and to learn more about the relationship...more
How funny this is the first book I've read of Nicholas Sparks. I picked it up because it looked like a great true-story. He references being an author and all in this book but I had noooo clue who he was or what he'd written.
I liked the book very much. It made me laugh, it made me cry, and it made me glad I took the time to read it and to learn more about the relationship...more
I originally picked up this book since it was a travelogue, because of my own love of traveling and reading about new and exotic places. However, the travelogue part of this book is almost like a child's diary in the fact that is too direct. There is no feeling behind many of the visits, and I feel like it literally is written like 'first, we did this,...then, we did this.' When it wasn't being too direct in terms of the traveling, it was direct in terms of emotions, and as someone else said co...more
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What a great discovery. I was looking for something new to read at the library and ran across this book. I loved it.
Nicholas Sparks, author of The Notebook and numerous other novels wrote this book with his brother Micah. The book is about a three-week trip around the world they took together. I was hooked from the first few pages and couldn't put it down.
Their journey takes them to places like Easter Island, Cook's Island, Machu Picchu, India and and the Taj Mahal, Cambo...more
Nicholas Sparks, author of The Notebook and numerous other novels wrote this book with his brother Micah. The book is about a three-week trip around the world they took together. I was hooked from the first few pages and couldn't put it down.
Their journey takes them to places like Easter Island, Cook's Island, Machu Picchu, India and and the Taj Mahal, Cambo...more
K.D.
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Recommends it for:
All Nicholas Sparks fan (hey, this is his biography!)
Recommended to K.D. by:
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This is my third book of Nicholas Sparks. I bought this because this is his only non-fiction book and it is partly his biography as well as a travelogue so it is like buying 2 books at the same time. I remember that the reason why I bought Message in the Bottle was that I saw the movie and I wanted to read and further enjoy the letters in the bottle. I bought his other novel The Lucky One last year in LAX because I saw that it topped the New York Times Bestsellers List and I had to kill time in ...more
I have read several books by Nicholas Sparks over the last several years. This book is distinctively different from his other "romance novels", because it is a work of NON-fiction. This is the author's memoir.
From the jacket & the beginning of the book, I learned that the author & his brother went on a 3-week trip "around the world" a few years back. I knew this book was going to chronicle that journey & his relationship with his brother. When I first started reading...more
From the jacket & the beginning of the book, I learned that the author & his brother went on a 3-week trip "around the world" a few years back. I knew this book was going to chronicle that journey & his relationship with his brother. When I first started reading...more
This book is a mix of a travelogue to tell about a trip around the world and flashbacks to tell the story of Nicholas and Micah Sparks' lives. While Sparks is a great writer and his story was interesting, I wasn't sure what the point of his story was.
He spends very little time describing the places he visits, so it's not an effective travelogue, really. If you were actually interested in the places they visit, this isn't the right book to get any detailed information.
The ...more
He spends very little time describing the places he visits, so it's not an effective travelogue, really. If you were actually interested in the places they visit, this isn't the right book to get any detailed information.
The ...more
هذه المرة الأولى التي أقرأ فيها لـ نيكولاس سباركس ، استمتعت جداً ، ذكريات الطفولة ومغامرات الشباب ، كل التفاصيل كانت جميلة وممتعة ، الرواية قد أقرب لسيرة عائلة سباركس أكثر من كونها سيرة أخَوَين وصديقين ومُغامرَين .
الرواية تستحق القراءة ، بل إنها ممتعة جداً
Five stars
الرواية تستحق القراءة ، بل إنها ممتعة جداً
Five stars
This is a travel book interwoven with a biography. Although Micah Sparks is credited along with Nicholas, the point of view is always Nicholas'.
These two brothers have enjoyed a close relationship for years and it stands them in good stead through their ups...and their tragic downs.
A trivial point- I always like it when I read about something happening in a place where I was, and I believe I was in Sacramento during some of the time mentioned in the book. (Though I ne...more
These two brothers have enjoyed a close relationship for years and it stands them in good stead through their ups...and their tragic downs.
A trivial point- I always like it when I read about something happening in a place where I was, and I believe I was in Sacramento during some of the time mentioned in the book. (Though I ne...more
This is one of those books that you oculd read over and over and over and still be in awe when you finish it. It's truly a amazing. I recommend it to anyone. I read it when I ws 11-12 years old and I'm 14 now. Yes, I was young but I started reading adult books early. My grandpa bought the book in a wal-mart when we were on vacation and never read it but I picked it up. I was drawn to it only because it's a memoir. It's written very intrestingly. It follows Nicholas Sparks and his brother, Micah ...more
This is a tough book to review. It was really fascinating to me to hear about Nicholas Sparks' life. It was emotional and unbelievable that anyone could go through so much sadness in their life. As with most of his books, this one got me teary eyed a few times. The story itself goes through his trip around the world with his brother, most of which I found a little boring. Then, intertwined is the story of his life, that part was good. I found myself skimming, or skipping all together, a lot of t...more
Okay, so the parts Nicholas Sparks describes about his trip around the world were of little interest to me, but I thoroughly reading about Nicholas' relationship with his brother,sister,parents and then as a father and husband.
I loved how his mother brought him and Micah together in a time where they had drifted apart (like many teens do) in a simple but meaningful way. At night while tucking the kids in bed she asked them to each tell 3 nice things that their siblings did for the...more
I loved how his mother brought him and Micah together in a time where they had drifted apart (like many teens do) in a simple but meaningful way. At night while tucking the kids in bed she asked them to each tell 3 nice things that their siblings did for the...more
I sit back and listen to many in our field "librarianship" destroy this man. He writes chick books (not my words), he has no talent, he uses software templates, every story is the same, his career has been handed to him, he's so lucky.
While what is true is that what sparks does is what many of us wish we could do; he finishes novels. He doesn't just start them.
And now that I've read this memoir I have come to realize that the man behind these novels that make me cry and la...more
While what is true is that what sparks does is what many of us wish we could do; he finishes novels. He doesn't just start them.
And now that I've read this memoir I have come to realize that the man behind these novels that make me cry and la...more
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“Dreams are always crushing when they don't come true. But it's the simple dreams that are often the most painful because they seem so personal, so reasonable, so attainable. You're always close enough to touch, but never quite close enough to hold and it's enough to break your heart.”
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