A Walk to Remember

I just checked, and to date, there are 1989 reviews for Author Nicholas Spark’s novel “A Walk To Remember”, which of course begs the question: Do we really need yet another review? Perhaps not; and to be sure, such a vast number of reviews for just one of his novels among around 20 to his credit thus far, clearly speaks for itself, and shouts … ‘yes, he’s that good!’

Nevertheless; whatever meager words or thoughts I might add herein, might just be a help or a comfort or an illuminating inspiration to perhaps just one random reader; so here is my review:

This novel; A Walk To Remember; like a good number of books and movies, deals with love and loss, and more specifically, life and death. Each of us, regardless of who we are, will inevitably die one day, and before that happens, we will experience the death of others not only older than us, but also more than likely very dear to us.

While the experience of reading about such stark realities of life may not necessarily seem to be a pleasant experience, such a reading exercise does properly prepare us in the present, to more effectively deal with loss and death of a loved one in the future.

Now while an inspired sermon would clearly be the only adequate means to sufficiently treat such a serious and inevitable life event, this brief review is neither the time nor the place. But suffice it to say, that without a thorough foundational understanding of both ancient and modern day scripture (think ‘The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’), giving us ample knowledge and intelligence of a much higher plain on such a sobering topic, we can not properly grasp or deal with the topic of loss and death as part and parcel of the human experience.

For example: the four most important philosophical questions; 1) who are we, prior to being conceived into this mortal earth by our parents? 2) where did we come from (prior to the exact moment of our mortal physical conception), (or in what exact form was our pre-physical conception existence, according to Latter-day scripture)? 3) why are we here (in mortality)? and, 4) where are we going (when we depart this mortal realm)? - are tough questions that are all answered within scripture, particularly modern-day or Latter-day scripture.

As such; while the novel - A Walk To Remember - like all of Mr. Sparks’ books/movies, are absolutely fantastic; I couldn’t help but feel that the characters in the novel and indeed we ourselves the readers, could have benefited much more in delving into such a serious topic and dealing with actual death (others or our own, still pending), if we only spent the requisite time necessary to first read the scriptures (the ‘owners manual’ of life), to become better acquainted with the real purpose of both mortal life and mortal death.

The problem to be overcome in changing our mind and deciding to read the scriptures is to first get rid of a worldly attitude which scripture defines as: “Trampling underfoot the ‘Word of God’, and counting ‘it’ as a thing of nought.”

Such an attitude is gravely dangerous to both our mortal and post-mortal well being, for the old saying: ‘Ignorance is bliss’ is clearly not true; whereas the alternative saying ‘Knowledge is power’ is clearly more helpful in being properly prepared for the inevitable fate which awaits us all.

Notwithstanding these sobering thoughts; ‘A Walk To Remember’ was clearly, another shining example of Mr. Sparks’ finely tuned story telling talents. And I agree with what another reader has said about this novel in particular, that it will definitely make you laugh allot at first, but it will also bring you to tears as well.

But again; having a proper and thorough understanding of mortal life and death; is clearly the only adequate prerequisite to effectively and sufficiently grasp and deal with such serious and sobering topics; not just to not feel so bad after reading such a novel, but more importantly to better deal with the inevitable loss and death of our own loved ones, and also to properly and peaceably prepare for our own inevitable mortal departure, when our own time comes.

A walk to remember movie is one of my favorite movies of all time. I watched it when I was teenager in the cinema in Philippines.

I watched the movie again on Netflix after 20 years later. I am going to keep re watching it until Sept 20. My heart breaks coz Netflix won't have it permanently ( i wish )

I was so inspired by the movie again that I had to buy the book.

Oh my this book is a gem. I won't let it go. I am half way through the book. And I am reading it slowly before I go to bed coz it such a treat.

The book is actually really funny. Landon is funny and have a good sense of humour. I am actually laughing a lot with the book. It really is like reading a boy's diary.

I am in the part where he falls inlove with Jamie and let me tell you,

I went to bed last night with tears last night.

Tears of joy. I can't wait to finish the book though I will read it slowly coz I don't want it to end.

Everyone deserves this kind of love. And I appreciate the author and I am big fan.

Jamie is actually the sister of Nicholas Sparks and is inspired by her. And this book just made it even more special.

This book will be part of my collection! Highly recommend!

This book is also a very good gift idea. I know I am going to be giving this as gifts ❤️

I am going to start this review by admitting that I'm one of the people that watched the movie (many times) before reading the book. In this day in age, it's harder to keep up with reading the book before the movie comes up. But that's no excuse. Either way, I am very glad that I purchased the book and read it. The first thing that I'm going to say is that the writing is so excellent. It's so gripping and written in a way that you can hear the voice of Landon telling you his story with so much passion and life. Every emotion that you can imagine is packed into every bit of this book, and you feel every single one while reading it. I loved that of course the book is different from the movie, and although the similarities can be appreciated, the differences can be appreciated that much more. There is so much details that the movie didn't have that I think made a difference in the story. I definitely see the story in a very different way. The one positive thing about having seen the movie before reading the book is having the anticipation of wanting to see how the book made the story. It started out differently from the movie and I just knew that it would take me on a different roller coaster than the movie. I anticipated anxiously reading about certain parts and being pleasantly surprised if it wasn't what I expected. The story completely tugged at my heart strings and as I'm writing this review it's all coming back to me. It is a such classic story that I will be reading for the rest of my life. If you love romance, comedy, and books that have raw emotions that anyone can relate to, then this is the story for you. It's a quicker read than I thought, but it doesn't effect the story one bit. It's honestly my first Nicholas Sparks book and I must say, I'm more intrigued to read the others.