- ISBN13: 9780446532440
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In January 2003, Nicholas Sparks and his brother Micah set off on a three-week trip around the world. It was to mark a milestone in their lives, for at 37 and 38 respectively, they were now the only surviving members of their family. As Nicholas and Micah travel the globe, the intimate story of their family unfolds in the details of the untimely deaths of their parents and only sister. Against the backdrop of the wonders of the world, the Sparks brothers band togeth… More >>
#1 by Christy on February 6, 2010 - 8:19 pm
Doesn’t Nicholas Sparks believe in the New Testament? Doesn’t he believe Jesus’s words, “I am the resurrection and the life?” To him, his beloved family members are simply “gone,” and he seems to think he’ll never see them again. If Catholicism can’t offer him anyting better than this, in spite of his intense devotion, I would urge him to check out the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (The Mormons). One of our favorite children’s songs is “Families Can Be Together Forever.” We belive it.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by C. Lawson on February 6, 2010 - 9:21 pm
To sum up this book – the author went to the top of an ancient Mexican pyramid and was so proud of his accomplishment that he whipped out his cell phone and made a bragging phone call to his wife, who was stuck at home with five kids while he was out making an ass of himself with his brother.
Some things are sacred, and should be experienced with silence. Would he use a cell phone in a church?
His antics while “on holiday” (indeed, on holiday from any sort of manners) were similar, in that he acted as if the world was his playground. My reading of his memoir was soured by my opinion of him as a person. I also had a hard time believing what poor parents he had. Who would give a kid with a sprained arm a band-aid?
Rating: 3 / 5
#3 by D. Shock on February 6, 2010 - 11:40 pm
I am unable to review this product because i have yet to recieve it. i have sent a message to the seller asking where it was and if i would be recieving it any time soon and i have yet to get a response. i would like to get my money back because this seller failed to make me, the customer, happy. i was asked to rate this seller and this transaction and i gave the seller one star only because i had to. i do not feel the seller deserves any stars because i am in no way satisfied.
Rating: 1 / 5
#4 by Anonymous on February 7, 2010 - 1:47 am
If only I could go back in time and stop my fingers from ordering this absolute drivel. I’ve never read such superficial writing…except on cereal boxes. To think that this man receives any compensation for his thoughts should disgust even the most indiscriminate reader.
Rating: 1 / 5
#5 by Anonymous on February 7, 2010 - 1:55 am
When I saw that Nicholas Sparks wrote a travel book, of all things, the first thought I had was: hmmm…he must be biding some time between novels. In other words, write something, ANYTHING to keep the name in the public eye and make a few bucks to boot. Most of us who keep tabs on the publishing world are well aware that Mr. Sparks could get his grocery list published and it would go to the top of the bestseller list. No secret there. I guess I was just taken aback that he tapped into nonfiction and his family history to reap the rewards.
Rating: 1 / 5