The Best of Me: by Nicholas Sparks | Summary & Analysis

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The Best of by Nicholas Sparks | Summary & Analysis (by Book*Sense)

This is a Summary & Analysis of The Best of Me. In his novel The Best of Me, Nicholas Sparks relates the stories of Dawson Cole and Amanda Collier as they return to the town of their youth and rekindle, if only for a short time, the romance they had shared as teenagers. Along the way, they confront and meet the challenges of their past, coming to a neat resolution common to the romance novel and reminding readers why Sparks is a dominant voice in the genre.

Most of The Best of Me is set in and around Oriental, North Carolina, a small town still mired in much of the Old South pseudo-feudal mentality. Summer 2009 sees one off its older and more stable members, Tuck Hostetler, die and one of its prodigal sons return, as well as the fallout from it. Its antebellum past is noted early on in the text, and its retention of many of the older patterns of behavior and social fixity is remarked upon throughout the text.

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55 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 7, 2014

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not yet started to read

[TomiR · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was another very good Nicholas Sparks book!

[Post Mal · Rating 5 out of 5]

I cried so much in this book

[Deborah Kettler · Rating 5 out of 5]

So very good. I love a book that makes me laugh and cry.

[Donna Hussey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Couldn't put it down, the suspense to find out the ending

[Kim C · Rating 5 out of 5]

So good. Read in a day, didn’t want to put it down! The movie also did not disappoint.

[Carolyn Jibson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so good. I saw the movie and they both had me crying and emotional. I will definitely read it again

[Nelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the second book I read by Nicholas Sparks and needed tissues.

[Randy Tramp]

1984, Dawson and Amanda fell in love. Dawson was from the wrong side of the track, but they loved each other. Yet, they lived separate lives.

Until...

Twenty-five years later they return to Oriental, North Carolina for the funeral of Tuck Hostetler, their mentor and the only one who really understood their love.

My Thoughts
I watched the movie and loved the story. But reading the book took this thriller to a new level.

Emotions running at full speed happened on many pages of The Best of Me. Expecting to take a few days to read this book didn't happen. I couldn't put it down.

It's a story of love that goes beyond human understanding. I can't even put it into words, the feelings that have been planted into my heart.

Five-Star Great

[Joan Bennett · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was well written but the plot of early love lost was well-worn and I am not fond of such melodrama. To me it was a bit like a soap opera, but I probably was just in the mood for something a little deeper.

[Lynda Chicorli · Rating 5 out of 5]

fabulous!

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't think any words can ever describe the emotions after finishing a Nicholas Sparks book. Another must read.

[Catherine Benso · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favorite NS book. I predicted the ending before getting there.

[Amy Garnica · Rating 5 out of 5]

real relationships. touching story

[Chantz Cravens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book, but I feel like I've read it before since Sparks' book all follow the same plot line. This may be the last book of his I read for awhile.

[Dawn Hadley · Rating 4 out of 5]

sappy and predictable...but still good

[Arlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fabulous

[Stacia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too soon to tell

[Judy Evenson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A totally reliable Nicholas Sparks story. A pleasant but not real challenging story.