Three Weeks With My Brother
For some reason I'm a little embarrassed to post about a Nicholas Sparks book. When I did a little blog search to see who else has reviewed this particular read, it seems that those who read Sparks are just who I thought they'd be...people who adorn their blog with dancing hearts and those who say, "Oh my gawd, I love Nicholas!" Am I being a snob?
[sigh] So, here I publicly admit that I do enjoy Nicholas Sparks books. The guy knows how to put words down in just the right way to totally tug a woman's heart. I think my mom even has a crush on him! She's usually the supplier of this particular drug.
Three Weeks With My Brother is actually one Sparks book that I could totally recommend to the most manly of men.
He weaves two stories together in a very nice way. The first is the retelling of an around-the-world adventure with his older brother, Micah (hence, the Three Weeks). The second is the story of his life from childhood up through when he becomes a bestselling author. The reason why I think a guy could really enjoy this story is because of all of the mischief and mayhem he and his brother caused as kids, as well as the struggle to find himself and his career path as an adult.
The aspect of this book that I enjoyed most was getting the backstory to his other novels. He had such a tough road in a very short time, coinciding with the take-off of his most famous stories. Message in a Bottle was inspired by his father's road of grief following the sudden loss of Sparks' mother. Drawing inspiration from his sister's battle with cancer he wrote A Walk to Remember. Immediately after her death he began to pen A Bend in the Road, thinking of his brother-in-law. Each story, especially in those early years of writing, was inspired by a horrific and trying life event.
I humbly recommend this book - for those with hearts on their blog and those without.
[sigh] So, here I publicly admit that I do enjoy Nicholas Sparks books. The guy knows how to put words down in just the right way to totally tug a woman's heart. I think my mom even has a crush on him! She's usually the supplier of this particular drug.
Three Weeks With My Brother is actually one Sparks book that I could totally recommend to the most manly of men.
He weaves two stories together in a very nice way. The first is the retelling of an around-the-world adventure with his older brother, Micah (hence, the Three Weeks). The second is the story of his life from childhood up through when he becomes a bestselling author. The reason why I think a guy could really enjoy this story is because of all of the mischief and mayhem he and his brother caused as kids, as well as the struggle to find himself and his career path as an adult.The aspect of this book that I enjoyed most was getting the backstory to his other novels. He had such a tough road in a very short time, coinciding with the take-off of his most famous stories. Message in a Bottle was inspired by his father's road of grief following the sudden loss of Sparks' mother. Drawing inspiration from his sister's battle with cancer he wrote A Walk to Remember. Immediately after her death he began to pen A Bend in the Road, thinking of his brother-in-law. Each story, especially in those early years of writing, was inspired by a horrific and trying life event.
I humbly recommend this book - for those with hearts on their blog and those without.
posted by Kristi at 12:26 AM
2 Comments:
Great review! I've never read any Sparks, but you make it sound worth my while.
I really like Three Weeks... Actualy liked it more than The Notebook. Oh well. Check out Herb's First 100 Years by Randy Perkins. My book club loved it. Different, moving, inspiring... made me laugh and cry. It's about an old man and his quest to leave the world a better place.
A random comment from someone who has nothing better to do than cruise blogs.
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