Message in a Bottle

Customer Reviews

A SOUL-SEARCHING NOVEL!!!

After reading several of the reviews, I was surprised by some of the "not-so-good" reviews. (I know, each to their own.) As an English teacher, I teach my students to look for the value of EVERY book, whether they like it or not. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE's value is very clear. Can I love someone like Garrett loves Catherine and so on? Like the majority of the other readers, I cried so hard at the end that for days the book would not let go of me. I made my future husband read the book as well as the rest of my family. The value in this book is within the theme. How can anyone question the ultimate message it is sending the reader? The love is not fictional. It is, however, the type of love that we all should try to attain. I live in North Carolina and had to take a vacation to Wrightsville Beach just to be able to visualize everything. I would suggest for everyone to pack it to take to the beach. . .the movie's great, but the book's much better!

Typical cheesy romance novel you'd see in markets

After finishing Message in A Bottle, I thought I must have a heart of stone. I did not cry once. The story itself was unrealistic, the dialogue was stupid and cliched. It's disappointing really because I felt absolutely no connection between the two main characters, Theresa and Garret, other than lust and desperation to have a real relationship after being alone for such a long time. They are not cute as Sparks intended during moments of flirting (she slyly did this, she coyly smiled, etc)...it's not cute, disgusting to read, really.

The only redeeming quality about this novel is Catherine. I could actually feel this longing and true love between Catherine and Garret. They truly loved each other and their love was real, which is probably why it was so hard for me to accept Theresa and Garret's love...yeah, I know that's exactly what the story is about, the moral - We can all move on. T & G's love showed Theresa that we can all move on. And people can, however much I don't believe in it. But Sparks just doesn't make it believable.

The whole time I was semi-disgusted with Theresa. Why did she never tell Garret about the letters? Come on, now really...even if I were so bold as to do what she did, I would have told him about finding the letters sooner. Disgusting. Ugh. I was rooting for Catherine the whole time. And the only parts I enjoyed in the novel were Garret's flashback of him and Catherine.

I have rambled for the most part, but this novel really didn't live up to what I expected.

Box of Kleenex is a must

The letters written by Garrett Blake to Catherine broke my heart. They were incredibly powerful and emotional. With every word, you felt the love,sorrow,and longing he had for his wife. I cried so hard when I read this book. Be prepared with a box of tissues because you'll need them. Fantastic,moving,emotional book by Nicholas Sparks. Just incredible.