From the Bookshelf of Around the World in 80 Books

Find A Copy At

Group Discussions About This Book

No group discussions for this book yet.

What Members Thought

Sarah
Jul 17, 2007 rated it liked it
I picked up this book because my Favorite Person Ever, Harry Connick Jr., just finished filming the movie version with Hillary Swank and I wanted to read the book before the movie comes out. I hope this will be one of the few occasions where I enjoy the movie better than the book. I liked the story, although it was not particularly well written, but the ending left me unsatisfied. I appreciate the journey the character goes through and how the ending plays into that, but I just thought there was ...more
Joanne
Sep 04, 2009 rated it liked it
So sweet and touching and funny. I cannot believe the author wrote this at the age of 21! I loved the movie, but the book (as always) was much better, and different!
Fairy💖
Aug 16, 2012 rated it really liked it
So much emotional and deeply romanctic.
Agatha Donkar Lund
Jan 22, 2008 rated it it was ok
Shelves: chicklit, fiction, 2008
Picked this up because I enjoyed the movie adaptation so much, and, well -- I'm glad I saw the movie first, because I wouldn't have gone to see based on this book. I mean, it was fine. The premise is engaging -- dead man helping his grieving wife to move on with her life through a series of letters he left for her -- but the writing was just so painfully purple that I nearly chucked it across the room a couple of times.

I never thought I'd find myself saying this, but: go see the movie and skip t
...more
Laura (booksnob)
This book is ok, a bit fluffy, which worked outs ok if you don't want to think. If you do put active thinking in this book you may find several mistakes like I did. I would recommend this book for those who enjoy brainless reading and fluffy romantic chick lit. I chose this book because I needed just that at this time. I am not sure that I will see the film, it really doesn't look any better. ...more
Windy
Sep 28, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Lovely
Stephanie Zundel-Smith
Jun 05, 2007 rated it really liked it
Tanya
Apr 09, 2008 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2006
Kaley
May 18, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Megan
Jun 08, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction
Jenna
Jan 21, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Isabel
Jun 15, 2009 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction, chicklit
Erin (NY)
Aug 13, 2009 marked it as to-read
Prashant
Oct 07, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: fiction, romance
Lea
Feb 16, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Kat
Apr 07, 2010 rated it really liked it
SandyC
Nov 11, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Amanda R
Dec 05, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Lisa
Jan 06, 2011 marked it as to-read
Denise
Aug 09, 2011 rated it it was ok
Philippa Smith
Dec 06, 2011 rated it did not like it
Kirsty
Feb 25, 2013 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: winter2013src
Diana
Apr 23, 2013 marked it as to-read
Wendy
Jan 22, 2015 rated it liked it
Anna
Nov 15, 2018 marked it as to-read
Jules
Mar 30, 2019 marked it as to-read
Gaelyn
Sep 09, 2019 marked it as to-read
Ann
Sep 20, 2019 marked it as to-read
Jillian
Apr 11, 2020 marked it as to-read
« previous 1 3