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This book is a super easy and emotional read that'll leave you feeling like another poor soul who's just been crushed by life. It's a quick one, and it's not that it's a heavy read, but it does hint at some reevaluation of life's values in a good way. However, if everything's already going wrong in your life, you might not want to add fuel to the fire of depression. I usually roll my eyes at the phrase 'you need to read this under the right mood,' but in this case, I'm in total agreement. The writing is raw and honest, making it a relatable read for anyone going through tough times. It's worth noting that the author's use of metaphors, like 'Love is like the wind – you can't see it, but you can feel it,' is beautiful and thought-provoking. The author tackles tough themes like depression, heartbreak, and self-discovery in a way that's both honest and engaging. If you're looking for a book that'll make you feel all the feels, this is a great choice. But if you're already struggling, you might want to take a pass – it's not a light read, and it's not meant to be.", "pros": ["A quick and easy read that'll leave you feeling emotional", "A raw and honest portrayal of life's struggles", "Thought-provoking metaphors that'll make you think", 'A relatable read for anyone going through tough times', 'A great choice for anyone looking for a emotional and easy read', 'The writing is engaging and will keep you hooked', 'The author tackles tough themes in a way that's both honest and engaging', 'The book is a great choice for anyone looking for a thought-provoking and emotional read'], "cons": ["May add fuel to the fire of depression if you're already struggling", 'Not a light or happy read, so be prepared for a emotional rollercoaster', 'Some readers may find the writing too raw or honest', "The book doesn't offer any solutions or answers, just a perspective", "The author's use of metaphors may be too much for some readers", 'The book is a bit too long, but the writing makes up for it', 'The book may not be suitable for readers who are sensitive to heavy themes', 'The book doesn't provide a happy ending, so be prepared for a emotional ride'], "faq": [{"question": 'Is this book a light and happy read?', "answer": 'No, this book is a emotional and easy read that deals with tough themes, so be prepared for a emotional rollercoaster.'}, {"question": 'Is this book a good choice for anyone going through tough times?', "answer": "Yes, this book is a great choice for anyone looking for a relatable and honest portrayal of life's struggles."}, {"question": 'What kind of writing style can I expect from this book?', "answer": 'The writing is raw and honest, making it a thought-provoking and engaging read.'}, {"question": 'Is this book a quick read?', "answer": "Yes, this book is a quick and easy read that'll leave you feeling emotional."}, {"question": 'Does this book offer any solutions or answers?', "answer": "No, this book doesn't offer any solutions or answers, just a perspective on life's struggles."}, {"question": 'Is this book a good choice for anyone looking for a light read?', "answer": "No, this book is a emotional and easy read that deals with tough themes, so it's not a good choice for anyone looking for a light read."}, {"question": 'What kind of themes can I expect from this book?', "answer": 'This book deals with tough themes like depression, heartbreak, and self-discovery.'}, {"question": 'Is this book a good choice for anyone looking for a thought-provoking read?', "answer": 'Yes, this book is a great choice for anyone looking for a thought-provoking and engaging read.'}, {"question": 'Will this book make me feel all the feels?', "answer": 'Yes, this book is a great choice if you're looking for a book that'll make you feel all the feels.'}], "meta_title": 'A Heart-Wrenching Tale of Love and Self-Discovery Book Review', "meta_description": "A raw and honest portrayal of life's struggles, this book is a great choice for anyone looking for a emotional and easy read.", "og_title": 'A Heart-Wrenching Tale of Love and Self-Discovery', "og_description": "A raw and honest portrayal of life's struggles, this book is a great choice for anyone looking for a emotional and easy read.
This book is a super easy and emotional read. It\u2019s a quick one, and it leaves you feeling like another poor soul who\u2019s just been crushed by life after a long day at work or trying to escape their own personal problems. So, if you\u2019re already feeling down, maybe put it on hold for now, friends. It\u2019s not that it\u2019s a heavy read, and it even hints at some reevaluation of life\u2019s values in a good way, but...
Love is like the wind – you can\u2019t see it, but you can feel it.
If everything\u2019s already going wrong in your life, do you really want to add fuel to the fire of depression?
I usually roll my eyes at the phrase \u201cyou need to read this under the right mood,\u201d but in this case, I\u2019m in total agreement. As I looked out the window at the slowly wilting nature, getting ready for winter, I think I\u2019d even call \u201cHurry to Love\u201d an autumnal romance that\u2019s perfectly suited to this yellow-gold melancholy. But, things aren\u2019t as bad as they seem from my words : )
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Actually, the story really did get to me and managed to get under my skin. I\u2019m just not a very sentimental person, so I felt a tiny lump in my throat closer to the end, and a suspiciously emotional knot in my throat that I had to quickly swallow down. So no one would notice, and think I\u2019m crying over fictional characters. What a ridiculous idea!
There are moments when I wish I could turn back the clock and take away all the sadness, but I understand that with sadness would go the joy.
Overall, it\u2019s a really touching story, even if it does have a sad ending. But, accusing the author of that would be unfair, since they clearly warned us right at the beginning that there wouldn\u2019t be a happy ending, and that if we started out smiling and even laughing, by the end our hearts would likely be filled with sadness and longing. No lie, they accurately described my stages of relating to the book, and that\u2019s exactly how I felt while reading it.
...she showed me that it\u2019s the actions – not thoughts or intentions – that can be used to judge people....
So, I\u2019ll say it again, friends. If you\u2019re already feeling down, maybe put the book on hold until better times. When you\u2019re ready for this gentle sadness, and you want a little bit of \u201cHurry to Love\u201d in your life.
— Yeah, I believe in miracles. Do you?
— No, I don\u2019t. The world is full of [expletives].
}I have to admit, this heart-wrenching tale for adults really moved me. It\u2019s a story of True love, of temporary happiness for two people who truly became one... And despite the sad ending, I\u2019m really glad I read it. Nicolas has a gift for touching readers\u2019 hearts, and he makes you feel for his characters, even the male ones. That\u2019s a rare talent in sentimental prose, which is often considered \u201cwomen\u2019s literature\.
Looking up at the sky, I couldn\u2019t help but smile, knowing that there\u2019s one thing I still haven\u2019t told you: now I believe that miracles can happen.
It\u2019s time to debunk these myths with a good writer. If a man can write in this niche and do it well, then men can definitely read this kind of literature without feeling awkward. I\u2019ve never understood the division of literature into \u201cmale\u201d and \u201cfemale\u201d books. To me, there are just good and bad stories. The rest is a matter of personal taste. What\u2019s a bad book for me might be a good one for someone else.
My parents put on their best outfits, and I did too; in a gesture of welcome, my mom kissed the guest on the cheek. I couldn\u2019t help but think she\u2019d done that before me.
Maybe I\u2019m irresponsible, but at least I\u2019m well-mannered.
And \u201cspend your love\u201d really shows that, friends. I completely agree with the title of the novel - spend your love! Don\u2019t be afraid to open up your feelings to the people around you, or remind your family how much you love them. Sometimes tomorrow might not come, and I\u2019m even grateful to the writer for making the ending of the story so realistic and life-like. It\u2019s a great wake-up call, making you think about your priorities in life and whether you\u2019ve got them right.
Translator: V. Sergeyeva.
Published by: AST, 2017.
Series: Sparks: a miracle of love.
Genre: Modern foreign prose.
Pages: 224 (Newspaper format).
Weight: 240 g.
Dimensions: 206x132x20 mm.
Quiet town of Bofor.
Every year, Landon Carter comes here to remember the story of his first love…
A story of passion and tenderness that once linked him, a boy from a wealthy family, and Jamie Sullivan, the humble daughter of a local pastor.
A story of joy and sorrow, happiness and pain.
A story of a feeling that a person only experiences once in a lifetime - and remembers forever…
It\u2019s a story about love - that one and only love that comes once in a lifetime and stays with you forever. When it gets hard to breathe, and you can\u2019t imagine living without the other person. It\u2019s a strange feeling that doesn\u2019t care about social status or the other person\u2019s wishes, it just tells you - I feel you, buddy, but you\u2019re in love. So, do what you want with it, I guess.Nu or something like that.
I wasn\u2019t a bad student, I just couldn\u2019t focus in class, and that affected my grades.
When talking about this story, you can\u2019t forget that it\u2019s not just about love, it\u2019s also about accepting yourself for who you are. At the beginning of the story, our hero is a typical rich kid who doesn\u2019t really care about anything, and he\u2019s got no expectations or desires. He barely sees his dad, and his mom is raising him on her own.
I feel you, I said. When someone tells you something sad, you can\u2019t really say anything else.
As the story unfolds, while discovering his feelings for the local priest\u2019s daughter, he starts to uncover the good and noble heart that\u2019s been hidden inside him all along. But he couldn\u2019t express it because it was useless, and he didn\u2019t pay attention to those feelings, choosing to just go with the flow of life, which would eventually take him somewhere.
You never know what God\u2019s plan is.
It\u2019s great to see the character grow, starting from a word he didn\u2019t want to break, and then transitioning into sympathy, and eventually love. Something that will stay with him for the rest of his life, despite all the hardships or pain life might bring him. He\u2019ll carry his feelings throughout his life, and he\u2019ll always remember the times when he was truly happy - during his last year in school, when he was part of the Christmas play.
The more you try, the more hopeless it seems.
Written by the father of the girl, who saw this as an opportunity to express his love not only to his daughter but also to his late wife, whom he still misses even years after her passing. Carrying the weight of grief and not letting it affect the community he serves, which genuinely loves and respects their pastor. A remarkable unity between the community and their shepherd, making it all the more remarkable that he wants his daughter to be happy, even if it goes against his own ideas of what\u2019s right or wrong.
- But you haven\u2019t lost your faith?
- No.
- Because you\u2019re hoping to get better?
- No, it\u2019s just that faith is all that\u2019s left for me.
Even if her happiness clashes with his ideas of what\u2019s right or wrong. This becomes apparent not right away, but as you read on, you\u2019ll notice how he sometimes puts aside his own convictions to help his daughter be truly happy. It takes a rare kind of courage, and a person worthy of respect. I genuinely feel bad for this character, and I can only hope that he\u2019ll be worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven, to which he\u2019s dedicated himself completely and fully.
I have to say, my love for Jamie Sullivan was one of the strangest experiences of my life. First of all, until then, I hadn\u2019t even thought about Jamie, even though we grew up together. And secondly, our relationship developed in a pretty unusual way. Jamie was nothing like Angela, the girl I kissed on our first date. We never even kissed. I didn\u2019t hug her, take her to the movies or out for coffee, do any of the things you\u2019d normally do to impress a girl, and yet I was head over heels in love.
I have to say, her daughter is just as lovely. She\u2019s got this purity of heart that\u2019s really inspiring, and at the same time, she\u2019s got a sense of wonder and curiosity about the world around her. She\u2019s not afraid to be herself, and she\u2019s not chasing after external validation or superficial things like smoking, drinking, or getting high. And yet, she\u2019s more than happy to accept an invitation to go to a party with the main character, where she\u2019s dancing the night away.
Hegbert, aside from being convinced that adulterers will be cleaning toilets in hell, thought communism was a disease that turned people into pagan idolaters.
I think it\u2019s safe to say that our main characters are breaking all the mold and clichés when it comes to character development.
Hardly worth calling someone a father who sends money once a month.
The writing in this book is beautiful. The kids in it are far from perfect, but that\u2019s what makes them so relatable. I love reading about real people with real flaws, not idealized versions of humanity that never make mistakes or take the wrong turns. But let\u2019s be real, friends, that\u2019s not how life works. We all stumble, we all make mistakes, and we all wish we could go back and do things differently.
Leaving here isn\u2019t a problem... The main thing is figuring out what to do next.
But when it\u2019s too late, it\u2019s too late. There\u2019s no one to apologize to, and no one to forgive. Sometimes that\u2019s just how it goes, friends. So go ahead, love someone.
Assuming he had a sense of humor was like imagining two moons in the sky.
\u201cGo ahead, love someone\u201d is a beautiful and poignant novel with a hint of autumnal melancholy. I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll be coming back to it again next autumn, and re-reading this heart-wrenching love story that really touched me. Thanks to Sparks for creating this masterpiece and introducing me to such incredible characters. It was an unforgettable few hours of my life.
He was a man who tried to shield us from temptation. He\u2019d tell us that God is watching, even when we\u2019re far away from home. If we put our trust in Him, everything will be okay.
I\u2019m satisfied!A happy reading to you, friends. And I hope to see you again soon. Take care of yourselves!
