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Nights in Rodanthe Nights in Rodanthe
by
Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author)
Adrienne Willis is 45 and has been divorced for three years, abandoned by her husband for a younger woman. The trials of raising her teenage children and caring for her sick father have worn her down, but at the request of a friend and in hopes of respite, she's gone to the coastal village of Rodanthe in North Carolina to tend the local inn for the weekend. With a major st...more
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Published
September 18th 2002
by Grand Central Publishing
(first published January 2002)
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Aug 04, 2010
ayu-si-peri-kecil yudha
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Adrianne terbiasa hidup untuk keluarganya. Untuk suaminya, juga anak-anaknya. Saat sang suami meninggalkannya demi wanita lain, Adrianne bukan hanya kehilangan suaminya. Tapi Adrianne kehilangan semangat dan hidupnya. Tertinggalkan bersama anak-anak mereka yang tentunya juga kehilangan figur keluarga yang utuh.
Paul terbiasa hidup untuk pekerjaannya. Untuk keluarganya, melalui pasiennya. Saat ia banyak meninggalkan momen bersama keluarganya dan sang istri menyerah, barulah Paul sadar. Ditambah de...more
Paul terbiasa hidup untuk pekerjaannya. Untuk keluarganya, melalui pasiennya. Saat ia banyak meninggalkan momen bersama keluarganya dan sang istri menyerah, barulah Paul sadar. Ditambah de...more
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Tak membutuhkan waktu yang cukup lama untuk membaca novel ini. Ceritanya mudah dan ringan untuk diikuti. Kisah ini berpusat pada tokoh Adrianne. Seorang ibu yang terlihat lemah tapi ternyata mempunyai jiwa yang kuat yang orang lain tak sangka. Adrianne mengajarkan anaknya dan kita semua bahwa jatuh dan menangis setelah kehilangan itu adalah normal. Namun, bangun dan kembali melanjutkan hidup membutuhkan perjuangan tersendiri.
Hanya butuh sekali kehilangan seseorang untuk membuat kita kehilangan p...more
Hanya butuh sekali kehilangan seseorang untuk membuat kita kehilangan p...more
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Opening line: "Three years earlier, on a warm November morning Adrienne Willis had returned to the Inn and at first glance had thought it unchanged, as if the small inn were impervious to the sun and sand and salted mist."
Even in a book that's only 222 pages long Nicholas Sparks manages to weave his magic. Building a level of suspense as we await breathless to learn of Paul's fate. Reminisent of The Bridges of Madison County this is a quick, easy read but a great story nontheless.
The story begi...more
Even in a book that's only 222 pages long Nicholas Sparks manages to weave his magic. Building a level of suspense as we await breathless to learn of Paul's fate. Reminisent of The Bridges of Madison County this is a quick, easy read but a great story nontheless.
The story begi...more
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First off, I'd like to offer myself as exhibit A in the case against the hypothesis that carriers of the XY gene are love story averse. Though I must admit that partly the reason for my reading this novel is Diane Lane. What can I say? Shes really pretty.
With that said, I was a little, well... disappointed with this one. I've never read a Spark's novel before but enjoyed the silver screen version of The Notebook so I was expecting something a lil more I suppose. If I could use one word to descri...more
With that said, I was a little, well... disappointed with this one. I've never read a Spark's novel before but enjoyed the silver screen version of The Notebook so I was expecting something a lil more I suppose. If I could use one word to descri...more
I am just a big Nicholas Sparks fan! I love the way he writes. This is just another great one of his that I loved as I was reading it and could not put it down. Can't wait for the movie!
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Jun 10, 2009
Michelle
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1 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
Only to Sparks fan, and NO ONE ELSE!
Recommended to Michelle by:
a fellow reader, who I will not drag into this
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Sep 21, 2008
Krista
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4 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
Nicholas Sparks fans - romance novel fans
Recommended to Krista by:
Donna Patterson
What I learned from this book is merely a confirmation of something I already know because I have children - most parents willingly and without hesitation make tremendous sacrifices for their children. They will put aside their own wants and needs and sometimes personal happiness so that their children's lives go on uninterrupted and relatively normal. Usually the children are unaware of what they have been given.
An older mother shares with her grieving daughter a yet untold story to help her d...more
An older mother shares with her grieving daughter a yet untold story to help her d...more
Another incredible work by Nicholas Sparks that has successfully impressed me. In this novel, Nicholas Sparks managed to make me curious about what's happening until the last minute. He reveal things little by little, making me so curious and anticipating what's coming next.
The story is about Adrienne -a woman with 3 children, left by her husband because of another woman - and Paul Flanner - a 54-year-old-man, left by his wife and son for being a workaholic. They both met in Rodanthe, where Pau...more
The story is about Adrienne -a woman with 3 children, left by her husband because of another woman - and Paul Flanner - a 54-year-old-man, left by his wife and son for being a workaholic. They both met in Rodanthe, where Pau...more
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Oct 17, 2008
Katherine
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5 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
An accessible read to everyone, but especially women between ages 18 - 99
This book is a quick read (easily read in one sitting) with a great message driven home clearly, poetically and effectively.
While I understand that Nicholas Sparks gets glowing reviews about how touching and beautiful his sensitivity to romance is, what I actually found more remarkable about this book were the characters themselves. There were two main characters: A man and a woman. It was my experience that the man was the stronger of the two characters and the woman served as a witness to this...more
While I understand that Nicholas Sparks gets glowing reviews about how touching and beautiful his sensitivity to romance is, what I actually found more remarkable about this book were the characters themselves. There were two main characters: A man and a woman. It was my experience that the man was the stronger of the two characters and the woman served as a witness to this...more
Jun 05, 2008
Megan
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4 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
women
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Nicholas Sparks is such a wonderful story teller. I started this book last night at 3 AM when I couldn't sleep, and less than 24 hours later I was finished. I couldn't put it down!
The sweet, secret romance that took place between Adrienne and Paul was so romantic. Just about every woman dreams of the whirlwind romance that is portrayed in the novel.
That said, I felt this was more like a short-story than a novel. It was over too quickly, and I felt that there could have been more to the romance...more
The sweet, secret romance that took place between Adrienne and Paul was so romantic. Just about every woman dreams of the whirlwind romance that is portrayed in the novel.
That said, I felt this was more like a short-story than a novel. It was over too quickly, and I felt that there could have been more to the romance...more
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I don't know why I attempted another Sparks novel. I think my friend told me to read it and I had previously trusted her knowledge of literature...until she recommended Twilight...but I digress. One question: why are all of Nicholas Sparks' characters out of the ordinary and incredible people in one way or the other? They're flawless, perfect, super-beings from another realm. In other words, they're unrelatable. Seriously, the protagonist in this novel had this back story: grew up on a farm with...more
What a waste of time. Read chapter one and you don't need to continue. This is so predictable and such an overworked concept. How did this guy get to be a best selling author?
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Aug 02, 2007
Janette
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1 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
people who like happy romance books
This book sucked. Sorry all you Sparks fans! Don't mean to offend, but I can't believe a retired high school English teacher recommended it to me. Maybe they thought I wanted something "light". It was very True Romance in my view and his characters were sappy and overly sentimental and sweet. Nicholas Sparks has a great following, maybe I'm just too old to like romance books anymore! After I finished it, not sure why I did, I felt guilty that I could have been cleaning my bathroom with the time...more
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Selesai saat terjebak macet di busway Pulo Gadung - Senayan ;p #review lengkap menyusul karena udah telat masuk kerja nih, hiks hiks...#
yang pasti, berterima kasih pada cerita ini, bahwa mungkin bahagia bukan hanya sebuah kebersamaan. Tapi juga pertemuan dan kehilangan yang saling mendewasakan ;) #jiahh...bahasanya#
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Pertama kali saya membaca buku Nicholas Sparks kira-kira sekitar 10 tahun yang lalu. A Bend in the Road dan Message in a Bottle. Yah bisa ditebak, saya yang kala itu (sampai sekar...more
yang pasti, berterima kasih pada cerita ini, bahwa mungkin bahagia bukan hanya sebuah kebersamaan. Tapi juga pertemuan dan kehilangan yang saling mendewasakan ;) #jiahh...bahasanya#
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Pertama kali saya membaca buku Nicholas Sparks kira-kira sekitar 10 tahun yang lalu. A Bend in the Road dan Message in a Bottle. Yah bisa ditebak, saya yang kala itu (sampai sekar...more
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your parents may not always know what you are going though but they probably have been there so ask for advice and shut up and listen
“Nights in Rodanthe” by Nicholas Sparks is based on the sacrifices people have to make in life for love and the forgiveness that comes with it. This story is about a woman named Adrienne Willis who has to face life’s obstacles alone right after her husband abandons her for a younger woman. She flees to the small coastal town of Rodanthe to look after friend's inn for the weekend and to get away from her heartache. Problem is, a huge storm hits, and Adrienne finds herself spending the weekend at...more
Jan 11, 2011
J.C.
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2 of 5 stars
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I'll be honest here, I'm not the one for love stories. I dont think I qualify as the writer's target audience, either. But as a writer I wanted to look into it, I was curious what all the attention on Sparks was all about. About three of my ex girlfriends read at least five books by him, maybe more, and their girlfriends have read or owned even more than that number. So what was it? The romance? I found this book for cheap one day at my local bookstore, and decided to check it out.
It may not ha...more
It may not ha...more
I am a big Nicholas Sparks fan. In fact I thought that I had read all of his books, but then I saw the movie preivew for this book (soon to be movie) and was excited because it was another Sparks book that I hadn't read. However, this is my favorite of his novels that I have read. I have come to love Sparks for the twists and turns of the plot in his novels mixedd with a highly predictable setting and characters. This book wass ho-hum. It's short and I literally read its 220 pages in one day, it...more
I thought this book was really heartwarming and heartbreaking. I forgot that a story could be told in 250 pages or less. It was an easy page turner that kept you interested and made you care about the characters. If you are looking for a good book that's a light read, this is the book for you.
Jul 08, 2012
Betty
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Romantics at heart
I bought this book at a Nicholas Sparks book signing and got to hear him speak about his sources of inspiration. Many of his books are based on his own family. Set against the backdrop of the Outer Banks in South Carolina during a fierce storm, it simply couldn't be more romantic. This is a 10-hanky book and, typical of Sparks, leaves you with a huge aching hole in your heart. The movie is equally delightful and well done with great acting by Diane Lane and Richard Gere. I'm an avid Sparks fan a...more
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A quick, easy, enjoyable, light read. Good story, but some of it was predictable. Felt like Bridges of Madison County in some ways. Daughter's husband dies young. In order to get Amanda out of her depression, her mom, Adrienne, tells her the story of her weekend at Rodanthe when she met and fell in love with Paul. He planned on spending a year in Ecuador to repair his relationship with his grown son. He did that, but died in an accident. Adrienne goes on with her life, has 3 grown children, but...more
"For the most part, people weren't all that different. Young and old, male or female, pretty much everyone she knew wanted the same things: They wanted to feel peace in their hearts, they wanted a life without turmoil, they wanted to be happy. The difference...was that most young people seemed to think that those things lay somewhere in the future, while most older people believed that they lay in the past." (164)
Another Sparks tear-jerker that makes you appreciate what you have in the here &...more
Another Sparks tear-jerker that makes you appreciate what you have in the here &...more
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The book Nights in Rodanthe is a dramatic love story by Nicholas Sparks. It starts when Adrienne Willis, an average woman with three grown kids and husband who ran off with his young assistant, is talking to her widowed daughter, and confiding in her that she knows all about losing a loved one. She proceeds to tell her about the week she spent in Rodanthe many years ago while watching a bed and breakfast for a friend. During that week only one person stayed at the bed and breakfast, his name was...more
You know, I read The Notebook and didn't like it, but I thought I'd give Nicholas Sparks another try. I always hear people raving about his books. So, I am planning on watching Nights in Rodanthe with my mom, and I wanted to read the book first. Let me tell you: it is terrible. Sparks' writing is so damn cheesy. I guess I shouldn't say the book wasn't entertaining because it had me laughing out loud several times. I even read certain passages to my girlfriends so we could get a good laugh. Plus,...more
I have enjoyed Nicholas Sparks in the past, my favorite being The Notebook. I picked up this book looking for an easy, engrossing read.
I couldn't get into this book. A good romance novel, like The Notebook, I can usually read in a sitting or two. This book took me weeks to read. I really had to push myself to get through it.
The characters felt flat and uninteresting to me. I can overlook a bit of juvenile writing if there are good characters or a suspenseful plot, but Sparks really spoon-feeds...more
I couldn't get into this book. A good romance novel, like The Notebook, I can usually read in a sitting or two. This book took me weeks to read. I really had to push myself to get through it.
The characters felt flat and uninteresting to me. I can overlook a bit of juvenile writing if there are good characters or a suspenseful plot, but Sparks really spoon-feeds...more
I could not put the book down but when I did I thought of how life in this book is not so far fetched. I realize you can have that kind of romance any time if you choose to make a beginning middle and end to where you are in any relationship. I know not all relationships end right even through death as I lost my daughter and husband in the same year. I look back at what I had just like Nicholas Sparks writes. I don't get much into any other author but Nicholas because of his way of relating to p...more
Wah satu kata yang bisa menggambarkan perasaan saya abis selesai baca buku ini: unexpected. Berhubung saya gak begitu suka sama cerita romance ibu ibu *plaaaak! hahahaha* (maksud saya, novel romance yang tokohnya sedikit melampaui usia Young Adult), ternyata buku ini jauh diluar perkiraan saya, Saya pikir ceritanya bakal ngebosenin, boring, ga ada gunanya, bla bla bla, ternyataaa….
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Entah kenapa pas saya nulis review tentang buku ini, jadi keinget Gadis Jeruknya Jostein Gaarder. Dan baru nyadar ka...more
Having watched several films by Nicholas Sparks and as an avid fan of reading, I decided to make Nights In Rodanthe my first book. We meet Adrienne and Paul, we get to look back at their past, how they meet and the amazing and emotional journey that follows. You do get a feeling of where their story will end up but what you don't expect is the range of emotions you go through getting there. Adrienne's daughter Amanda is going through her own heartbreak and Adrienne decides it's time to tell her...more
Heart-wrenching, emotional, beautiful, these are all words that could describe Nicholas Spark's book Nights in Rodanthe. Adrienne, an older woman, struggling to survive after a tough divorce. Dr. Paul Flanner, a man with a lot of love to give and a deep story behind him. One day, when Adrienne goes to Rodanthe to work at the Inn for her friend while she is on vacation, she meets someone that will forever change her life. A special guest, Paul Flanner arrives at the Inn for his stay, and immediat...more
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As a child, Nicholas Sparks lived in Minnesota, Los Angeles, and Grand Island, Nebraska, finally settling in Fair Oaks, California at the age of eight. His father was a professor, his mother a homemaker, then optometrist's assistant. He lived in Fair Oaks through high school, graduated valedictorian in 1984, and received a full track scholarship to the University of Notre Dame.
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“The greater the love, the greater the tragedy when it's over.”
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“While I sleep, I dream of you, and when I wake, I long to hold you in my arms. If anything, our time apart has only made me more certain that I want to spend my nights by your side, and my days with your heart.”
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