A familiar story for my liking! I'd originally only seen the movie a handful of times (I've mostly only seen Nicholas Sparks movies as opposed to books) and was interested in reading this book. I appreciated the film adaption and was looking forward to comparing it to the written version (although the word is always better) and I wasn't disappointed!
It was easy to follow the love story that unfolded between Katie and Alex, just as easy as watching it in the movie. Obviously the ability to know what was happening between either character due to the third person, omniscient narrator worked in the reader's favor as well. The description of Kevin was done up to par as well, almost too up to par because some instances were disturbing. Reading about the abuse was different from viewing it in a movie, also the movie hadn't shown as much of the abuse--it was merely apart of flashbacks that simultaneously occurred. Kevin also focused increasingly on sex. The idea that Katie was making love to another man constantly and comparing the act between either men. The idea that her goal was to accomplish physically being with someone more than Kevin and that'll be how she makes it in her new life with new belongings. Then there's the biblical portion that is brought into the novel, something I noticed Nicholas Sparks do often in his writings (as opposed to the film adaptations). Kevin's reasoning for incorporating bible verses into his thought process was frustrating, but introducing "Jo" as Katie's friend throughout the book to inevitably tie in her presence as something of wonderment and the belief in something "far beyond but near".
The attention paid to details, settings, and character description was done exceptionally well. Sparks' novel was an easy read, flowed nicely and I'd have to highly recommend as one of his top reads!
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