A Walk to Remember

A walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks is one of the greatest books that I have ever read in my life. The movie with Shane West and Mandy Moore was extremely good, one of my favorites (if you haven't seen it, you should). But when you read the book, there are alot of differences between it and the movie. It is about a devout christian named Jamie Sullivan who isnt the coolest person in her school. But she is probably the sweetest, most genuine,and kind-hearted person who ever lived in that small town of Beaufort,North Carolina. Raised by her reverend father, Jamie loves to visit the orphans,help the elderly, raise money for the underpriveleged etc. When cool guy Landon ended up taking Jamie to the homecoming dance as a last resort, she starts to change him into a much better person who gains new perspectives on the world around him, christianity, and being an individual. Not wanting to give everything away, its not one of those teen novels about falling in love and being a typical teen. I think its a real romantic story about how true love comes in all shapes and sizes, and that the unexpected always seems to inspire the way the rest of your life will become.