It started out with a kiss.
The Best of Me by Nicolas Sparks
2/5, nothing special
adult fiction, alternate views, contemporary, love story, family, mature
THE BEST OF ME is the heart-rending story of two small-town former high school sweethearts from opposite
sides of the tracks. Now middle-aged, they've taken wildly divergent paths, but neither has lived the life they
imagined . . . and neither can forget the passionate first love that forever altered their world. When they are both
called back to their hometown for the funeral of the mentor who once gave them shelter, they will be forced to
confront the choices each has made, and ask whether love can truly rewrite the past
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I didn't even really read the blurb on the back, I just saw "wrong side of the tracks" and knew I was going to read it.
I was remind a bit of The Notebook while reading this, and wanted to watch the movie. Of course this was like the only weekend it wasn't playing on four different channels. Anyway, back to the book.
I thought there were too many unnecessary characters, and I really didn't need to know their view points. They didn't contribute to the story and it was just more than I needed to know.
Spoilers!
I was angry at Amanda for leading Dawson on. That was selfish and mean.
I like that it was revealed later on that they didn't sleep together. It was still horrible of her to do that to him, but at least she didn't cheat on her husband.
I thought it was all a bit predictable. Of course we knew Tuck's plan, and who the ghost was and that it was Dawson's heart.
