Comments on: The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks

By: Mindy M.

Mindy M. — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:34:42 +0000

Nicholas Sparks has always been one of my favorite authors (I can’t help it. I love books with happy endings). I just finished The Lucky Ones a few weeks ago and I liked it. My favorite is still The Notebook, though!

We got to interview Sparks for a college TV show called The Blank Page on ThinkTalk Networks. It was the coolest thing I’ve ever done at work by far! He talks a lot about his inspiration for his characters and how he writes. He was a fun guy to talk to!

Nicholas Sparks interview @ http://www.thinktalk.com/show/nicholas_sparks

By: Sarabeth. H

Sarabeth. H — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:35:18 +0000

I just finished reading The Lucky One and i liked it. Hearing about it i thought i may not but once i read into it i got into it. This is the first book i read by Nicholas Sparks. I didn’t want to see The Notebook cuz i thought it be too corny. I kept up with the names throughout the book. I am not into love stories but this one somehow i wanted Elizabeth and Logan (Tibault) to work out.

By: Jenn M.

Jenn M. — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:48:45 +0000

No No No…I meant flip BACKWARDS. To the stuff I already read. I admit, shamefully, that I did flip ahead a few chapters when i read New Moon BUT i didn’t read the ending. I just had to see if Edward was kidding or not.

I don’t like endings ruined. I avioded the internet altogether when Breaking Dawn came out because I didn’t want to know what appened until *I* read it. Same with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It was the fingers in the ears ~la la la I can’t hear you~ thing for me.

In the Time Travler’s Wife, I started by flipping back to what I had already read to try and make sure dates lined up and put things in a specific order. Don’t. Just let the story unfold for itself when you read it.

By: Natasha Maw

Natasha Maw — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:03:08 +0000

Jenn – I NEVER peek ahead. Don’t tell me you are one of those people who reads the last page first. Because if you are I don’t think we could be friends anymore! I’m a pretty linear reader.

By: Jenn M.

Jenn M. — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:53:21 +0000

I will give you this hint when reading it. Don’t flip around and try to figure out the timeline. Just read the story and let it play out. I started trying to make sure everything was in it’s place and then just decided to read it and it was SO much more enjoyable. I think it’s worth it despite the word ratio. There are some places where I think it adds to the character’s personality and others where I actually asked myself, “now did she really need to use THAT word?”

I’m interested to hear what you think of it when you get to it.

By: Natasha Maw

Natasha Maw — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:39:20 +0000

Laura H. – I don’t think you’re in the minority. One of the book clubbers loves, loves all things Nicholas Sparks. And I don’t think he hits the NY Times Bestseller list all the time because nobody reads his books. And guess what?? I have that memoir on my shelf! I love memoirs. I would be willing to read Three Weeks With My Brother Micah, especially since he’s a author.

Jenn – I had heard that The Time Traveler’s Wife had a lot of language in it. It’s all about the ratio of bad language to other text. I’d still like to give it a try.

By: Jenn M.

Jenn M. — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:34:58 +0000

Natasha- Warning you there is a bit of the f-word in there but it doesn’t come in until you are halfway through the book and into the storyline. There is also a lot of sex, but most of it isn’t graphic in your face explict stuff. It leaves most of it up to your imagination. I know how you feel about prolific profanity. I don’t think it’s enough to make you abandon the book, but who knows. My f-word tolerance may be higher than yours Oddly I think the f-word is the only naughty word really used.

By: Laura H

Laura H — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:27:27 +0000

Well I guess I’m in the minority here but I like Nicolas Sparks’ books a lot. He is one of the few male authors I read. I just finished The Lucky One but I listened to it on CD so the name thing wasnt confusing for me. My favorite book of his’ is Three Weeks With My Brother Micah. It’s almost Nicolas Sparks memoir. After you read it you will know why his books are so sad.

By: Natasha Maw

Natasha Maw — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:23:13 +0000

Alyce – I already heard they are making this one into a movie. Seems like all of his books get made into movies. Yeah, not much to talk about.

Jenn M. – I can’t even remember if I’ve even seen The Notebook. The Time Traveler’s Wife is sitting in one of the stacks under my bed. I haven’t read it yet.

By: Jenn M.

Jenn M. — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:53:22 +0000

The movie of The Notebook turned me off of Nicolas Sparks altogether. I know that’s horrible since reading the book is always better than the movie.

It was just such an overload of emotion and as my husband put it, ‘a complete and utter chick-flick’ I just don’t know that I will ever want to read the book.

Sounds horrible of me, but I’m being honest. Who knows, sometimes I end up with books I had no intention of reading. I’m just finishing The Time Traveler’s Wife and I’m not quite sure how I ended up with it. I mean I picked it up and checked it out from the library, but I have no reason why.