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The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks

The Rescue

by Nicholas Sparks
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  • Sep 1, 2000, 352 pages
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  • Aug 2001, 400 pages
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Cindy

Nicholas Sparks does it again. Everything he writes is wonderful and worth the read.
Anxiously awaiting the next one.........
Kelli

it's an awesome book....read it you'll understand...
Amanda


I had to pick a book for a report and I choose this one. I had not read this and I ask my very close friend if she knew of a book that she thought that I would like and she told me to read this one. I thought that it was an xcellent book. It really touched me. I nerve knew how hard it was to be a single mother and to rise a child with problems. I thought that this book was also interesting because it always want me to read and not to put it down.


I loved this book!! It touched my heart in so many ways. I just had to cry when I finished reading it. It's one of those books that you just can't get enough of. Read it! Jamie- READ THIS BOOK!!!
hannah barlow

Another Great Nicholas Sparks!
Nicholas Sparks is most commonly known for his more popular books that have since been turned into hit movies in the past few years, such as The Notebook, Dear John, and The Vow. But I believe “The Rescue” was one of his books that has been overlooked. The typical love story that consumes every word in his novels has been thrown aside and a different type of love comes to light through the book. If you are looking for the passionate love story that Nicholas Sparks usually brings to us, then this is not the book for you. Instead it focuses on the bond between single mother and young son and the love story comes second.
   
I really enjoyed this refreshing change in convention of Nicholas Spark’s work, but on the negative, the story did seem to drag on at times. Some chapters would seem meaningless and I would sense a lot of repetition, but do not give up on it! Keep reading and the story does progress. In short, if you are looking for a less lovey-dovey, fantasy love story that Nicholas Sparks is known for, than you will not like this book. But, if you are the opposite and looking for a more realistic love story than this is the book for you. I think Sparks did a really good job on this one and deserves just as much praise as his more common ones that have been turned into movies.
a fan of his

don't judge a book by its title
The people who haven't read much of books can never know how REAL his stories seem..and how touched you feel once you keep down the book. This book touched my heart like every other Nicholas Sparks books..I'm in love with him now!
no name

Great book, it needs to be made into a movie. Sparks at his best.
aaron

good book worth the time to read

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