A Walk to Remember

by Nicholas Sparks
a book review by Gerard Rey Z Jacinto

The third novel written by an artistic American writer, Nicholas Sparks, after The Notebook and Message in a Bottle. This is a romantic and compelling contemporary book. Emotions of both main characters can be felt as the story goes on. In then, unexpected event will flow and surprises are uncovered.

In 1958 in Beaufort, a small town in North Carolina, Jamie Sullivan is a caring, passionate and living daughter of a Baptist minister in the small town of Beaufort. She is just a simple girl who has a big faith and believes in miracles in life. Beloved by many, but somehow outcast her peers, she is quiet and thoughtful. She is someone that Landon Carter, a popular senior at Beaufort High, never really noticed because of his selfish acts and self-centered attitude. Then, in a twist of fate, Landon and Jamie are cast together in the local Christmas pageant. As they spend more time together, Landon begins to see, Jamie for who she is, and he's changed forever.

She challenges his perception of his life in her strong by her unwavering faith and uncommon generosity. She teaches Landon to find forgiveness, to openly give without selfishness, and sets him on the journey to becoming a truly compassionate, good man. Amazingly, he finds love in a place he never expected, in a girl he never noticed. Landon finds himself falling for Jamie and learning some central lessons in life. He had been changed by Jamie but just as love blossoms, Landon learns a heart-shocking secret about Jamie.


Nicholas Sparks is such a great writer. He based his novel through experiences and like this one; this is based in a true to life story. Unfortunately life has its own ups and downs. At first you felt like your heart is falling for the two couple and a swing in your emotion will occur as the story proceeds to its big twist.

A simplicity done by the author had been the key for the readers to understand it thoroughly and to be attached with emotions with the book. It will make you cry for the story had turn out but still you cope up with a big smile with the actions of the characters specially Landon.

The author had been good in describing the characters. Wit the use of specific adjectives or words that modifies the story, the reader had a picture out how the story flows.
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The book is a good one because it had made me felt the emotion of the character is feeling in that certain event. The book suggests that love really can move mountains. Even though the lovers had a hard time with one another still they had learned to love each other. I think some readers had been shock by what happened to Jamie. I am convinced that Jamie had to face that situation and she had to be brave to live with it. The book had left us tons of lessons that should be applied in our life. There are times that we have to face problems and we should be brave to face it. People who are deeply concerned to us quickly help and fixed our problem. Side by side we stood tall and faced no matter what happens.


A Walk to Remember made me think and feel all at once. Sometimes I wanted something to happen, and I got excited and wonder what would happen next, or what is the character was thinking at the time. Other times I felt sad, and wondered why it had to happen. But I think that is the big twist on the book and the main thing that makes it a bestseller. Truly it is a tale of young lovers bonded by eternal love.