Sparks, Nicholas. A Walk to Remember. N.Y.: Warner Books, 1999. 240 pages. (Romance Fiction)
The book I chose to read is A Walk To Remember by Nicholas Sparks. The main characters in this book are Jamie Sullivan and Landon Carter. This story takes place in 1958 in Beaufort, North Carolina. Landon and Jamie are total, and I mean total, opposites. Jamie’s father is the town minister, and her mother is desist. Jamie is a very religious and a good girl. Landon, on the other hand, is a bad boy. His father walked out on him, and his mother and doesn’t live far from Landon and his mom. Landon and Jamie don’t like each other very much either. Landon, being the bad boy he is, has to do community service. He has to tutor kids in algebra, which Jamie does, and has to perform in the school musical. Jamie is in that too. He either had to do those things or be suspended. The school play is about love. Landon has to play the main male character. During rehearsing, Landon needs help with his lines, so he and Jamie get together after school everyday to practice. They rehearse, he gets better, and the play night comes.
Oh boy! During the play, Jamie is Landon’s mistress. So the part, at the end, comes where Jamie takes off her cloak and sings. She wrote the music and words herself. Watching Jamie, Landon realizes how beautiful she is and falls in love with her. When they get together, people make fun of Jamie, and Landon steps in and takes care of it. Then, one nice night, they were walking back from a date and Jamie tells Landon she has leukemia. What happens next? Read A Walk to Remember to find out.
If I were to give this book a one word label, it would be touching. This book, and it’s a very successful movie, it shows people what real love is and how to conquer horrible problems. I’ve seen the movie also, and it’s a tear jerker. But, I’d have to say, it’s a beautiful story in both words and pictures.
Reviewed By: Tinkerbell14
