První dojem: nemám slov! Samozřejmě znám příběh z filmu, ale po přečtení musím napsat, že nemám slov. Jsem dojatá. Mám slzy v očích. Krásný a silný příběh. Krása. ❤️

I read this for the first time years ago and it’s one of my absolute favorite Books by Nicholas Sparks!

I really liked this book.

Хареса ми стила на Спаркс, това е първата ми среща с автора, но на моменти историята беше много удобно наредена, да оставим и излишния драматизъм.

Beautiful, touching, endearing, emotionally moving...I cried, and I was at work. I knew there was a reason why I didn't read romances, they move me too much. But, I did love the book. Is it possible to be loved in that way? Does such a love exist in this day and age? I've watched all of the Nicholas Sparks books that have been made into movies, I have never read one of his books until now. Nicholas Sparks has touched my heart strings and has set them to music, I hope to find that kind of love someday. I'll be reading his other works, can't just stop at one. I loved the characters and the story, I still get emotional just thinking about the book. Two thumbs up.

Message in a Bottle

tWhile reading the book in my most-behave-and-holding-back-tears manner, I found its great preponderance on the last parts of the story. The first message was deeply doleful. It contained a full hint of longing and desiring to be with one's love again. Such a powerful epistle, in depth with emotions that will really trigger your lachrymal glands to weep. I was very eager to finish the book, cause aside from the fact that the reviews are boosting with accolade, I've been hearing words on the street that it's the saddest in most of Sparks' novel. Inevitably, I was enticed and moved to purchase the book without any hesitations. Eyeing the cover, I got my adrenaline working to finish James Frey's A Million Little Pieces on one extreme sitting 'cause of my exhilarated-ness of starting Message in a Bottle in a hurry.

It truly left its effect on me. I read the last three chapters in my room which I kept locked in case of an awkward moment of someone opening the door and seeing me in tears, never knowing why. I bet hard on myself that it will not make me cry, no never, unless I can relate to the situation, which I surprisingly did. I was on the halfway point of Theresa letting go Garett because of their heartbreaking situation when my eyes began to soaked with tears. Honestly, I was expecting to be teary-eyed only, but it's far from the cry I revealed after reading the part. It was more of a sob. And yet, the last two letters turned the sob into snivel, a poignant mixture of weep and sniff. So, after finishing the book, I had a lot of realizations. And those I will only keep for myself. I'll be forever thankful to Nicholas Sparks for writing this book. It's my third, read-it-and-weep bestseller. Read it for yourself.


Postscript: I closed the book with a sad sigh.

Nice story, but parts didn't age too well... A journalist telling the man of her dreams that she can't move to his hometown because she can only work from Boston as it is impossible to do research anywhere else... Oh how the time goes by

It is a double tragic love story – the male protagonist lost his wife in a sea accident then met his new love when the latter accidentally got hold of the letter he put inside the bottle. However, he again lost that new love because they could not agree where to live – whether the man’s or the woman’s. It is so stupid that you could not believe adult thinking individuals like them still exist in this world. On the other hand, romantics are known not to be rational at all times so after seeing the movie, I bought a copy of this book because I would like to understand each line of the letters the character of Kevin Costner put in the bottles. I was then in my honeymoon stage (1994) so I was a senseless romantic. After few years, I donated the book to a local high school in our area and vowed not to read a Nicholas Sparks stupid novel. Fast forward 2008: I was in LA airport and saw that The Lucky One was among the New York Times Bestseller list and the store was offering 50% rebate if I return the book within 6 months. I thought I would go back to the USA last January 2009 so I bought the book. Now it is sitting in my bookshelf. I rated the novel two stars so I am back to my I-hate-Nicholas-Sparks self.

The time has come for me to give up on Nicholas Sparks novels. He is a wonderful author, writing beautiful stories, but I can not get past the lack of emotional chastity that his characters have. I can not discredit his talent or the romantic charm in his work. This novel, I thought, was as predictable as it gets, until the last 70-ish pages. He knows how to twist an ending! I am a little shocked by the way it ended and I was wrapped up in it. This novel is worth the read!!!!

Message in a bottom is a second Nicholas Sparks novel that I have read. My old friend gave to me three years ago. This book is remind me to forget someone. Don’t cry over the past, it’s gone.
NO DRAMA ANYMORE. :))

Though I found it to have a slow start, it became apparent that it was worth it. Definitely a page turner and you'd better have tissues.

Nicholas Sparks e' o grande mestre das historias de Amor!
E como mestre q e', as suas historias envolvem-nos, embrenham-nos, entusiasmam-nos, ensinam-nos...e levam-nos a pensar e dissertar sb esse estranho e profundo sentimento capaz de guiar, abanar, revolver, mudar as nossas vidas dum momento para o outro, apanhando-nos de surpresa e levando-nos mtas vezes a reagir contra nos mesmos!
Nesta bela historia convivemos com duas personagens , ambas com uma grande capacidade de amar e ambas profundamente sofridas por um passado recente q lhes bloqueava os sentimentos
No entanto, a forte natuteza do AMOR acabou por revelar-se , juntando os seus caminhos e concedendo-lhes novas oportunidades...
A sua relacao nao era obviamente perfeita, sobretudo pq nenhum deles se tinha curado completamente das feridas passadas!...
As memorias dolorosas ainda estavam demasiado presentes tornando-os apenas parcialmente disponiveis para o AMOR q estavam a construir e q a cd dia exigia mais e mais um corte com o passado, para avancar ,e , leva-los aos pincaros!...
Voar e' sp mais dificil se existir um peso amarrado a um pe'!...
Mas, o Amor e' uma bola de neve imparavel e,...la' vai crescendo , lavando e cicatrizando as feridas mais duras e persistentes!...
A historia tem um final q desgostou mta gente, pois acaba com uma perda, mas, quanto a mim, esse desfecho so' mostra q o q e' importante q cresca e sobreviva e' a capacidade de amar e nao tanto os envolvidos num relaccionamento!
Quem esta' vivo, pode deixar de o estar, a qq momento e ha' q saber lidar racionalmente com a perda!
O Amor e' Fenix q renasce das cinzas!
E' suposto sobreviver a' efemeridade da vida, manifestando-se em novos cenarios!...
Cd porta q se fecha, da'-nos a chave para abrir uma proxima!... Basta q estejamos de coracao aberto e com os sentidos bem alerta!...