A Walk to Remember

A Walk to Remember
Nicholas Sparks
240 pages

In 1958, Landon Carter was in with the popular crowd, although he didn't know why. He  didn't play football, he was not the Senior class President. Landon didn't question his status though, he just lived it. Jamie Sullivan was the daughter of  Beaufort's Baptist minister, and she always carried a bible with her school books. She was shy and kept to herself, and the last person Landon thought he would fall in love with.

A Walk to Remember  is written through Landon's unique teenage voice. Landon changes and grows as a character the more the story evolves, and I can honestly say, I found myself wishing I was Jamie over and over. Over and over.

My favorite quote from the book is the following:
Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people's sins, but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes.

This love story is sweet and charming, nothing overly dramatic or sensual. I even found myself fighting tears during the last chapter. If a book can make you laugh out loud, or watery-eyed, then you know the author did their job. They wrote you a story you are bound to never forget, as in the moment you turned that last page you know you have not only read the book, but experienced it. And that is the greatest feeling ever.


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