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swiftie1977's review against another edition
4.0
I absolutely loved learning more about one of my fave authors. This book was so wonderful.
megsness's review against another edition
5.0
this book really was overwhelmingly great. not only did it told stories with humor and truth, it actually happened. anybody who is a fan of Nicholas Sparks can understand a great deal about his life and inspiration for his novels. after reading this book, i have a new respect for this brave man who has conquered so many things in his life and he is still a great optimist. only inspires me to be the best i can be and live life to the fullest.
i could go on and on about the rave of this book. just read it for yourself and you'll fall in love with his writing.
heck-- this book made me cry. while i was reading at the beach!
i could go on and on about the rave of this book. just read it for yourself and you'll fall in love with his writing.
heck-- this book made me cry. while i was reading at the beach!
anngelize's review against another edition
4.0
"Three Weeks With My Brother" made me learn a lot about Nicholas Sparks and about life itself.
sarahannfrank's review against another edition
2.0
I only read this because I've enjoyed Nicholas Sparks' fiction work so much.... while it was better than I expected, I still found myself bored and skimming through the travel parts. Very underwhelming.
craalm's review against another edition
4.0
I really really loved this book. While I do own all of Sparks's novels, I have to say after a while they do get a bit repetitive, despite the fact that I DO like to read them. But this book made me view his works of fiction in a totally different way. Now I feel like the sad stuff he writes about isn't just made up in his head because he thinks the tragedy will sell well in a book. It is inspired by the things that have happened in his life (and believe me, I had no idea that he had gone through so many ups and downs in his life.) The book was split into two threads, woven together. The first was the story of Nicholas's childhood, growing up relatively poor with his parents, his brother Micah and his sister Dana, relating how so many great things happened to him in his life, while at the same time, so many tragic things happened too. I think this part of the book was my favourite - I loved the humble way he talked about how he has got to where he is today, and his strength of character is really admiring. I respect the guy a lot more now than I did before - and knowing the background behind some of his books made me respect them more too. The other thread was Nicholas's three weeks spent travelling the world with his brother Micah. I loved his honest, personal thoughts on the places he visited. So many people visit ancient sites and think they have to say it's great. Nicholas isn't afraid to say, "All the guide talked about was jars and bowls," or, "I didn't like that site because it was all fake," or, "After you had seen one, you had pretty much seen it all." Even though he clearly had respect for the places he was at and loved many of them so much (that is evident in his writing), I liked that he wasn't afraid to be honest too. And as you read the story, you learn just how important that trip was to Nicholas and Micah.
I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would. I learned a lot about an author who I like reading books from, and gained a whole new level of respect for him and his fiction. Plus, it emphasised my view that we can get through anything with a strong character and an optimistic outlook, even when it may be hard to have that attitude. Really, great book :)
I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would. I learned a lot about an author who I like reading books from, and gained a whole new level of respect for him and his fiction. Plus, it emphasised my view that we can get through anything with a strong character and an optimistic outlook, even when it may be hard to have that attitude. Really, great book :)
emmys143's review against another edition
Wow, I didn't realize how hard Nicholas' life was growing up. I honestly thought that he just decided one day to write a book like his mother said too, but actually all this time he has been using his past experiences to write his novels that melt so many of our hearts. I really enjoyed reading this, learning about his life. I liked especially how he talked about first spending time with his brother around the world, then went into his past, first starting at a young age and then going all the way to the present (when he wrote this).
I don't like to judge memoirs, which is why I didn't give this a rating. I don't think it's fair to judge someone's life story when they decide to present it to the world, laying all of it (or most of it) out there. The only thing I didn't like about this is that Micah Sparks was credited as an author when it the whole autobiography was told in the point of view of Nicholas. That's the only part I didn't understand. I know that Micah was a huge part of the memoir, and he still is a huge part of his life, however I felt like only Nicholas wrote the book.
Overall, an excellent read. Nicholas Sparks is one of my favorite authors, and I'm so happy I read this. I didn't realize that a lot of Nicholas' earlier books were based on true events that happened in his life; it's amazing to me he had the courage to write them. I would recommend this book to anyone because it was a great read.
I don't like to judge memoirs, which is why I didn't give this a rating. I don't think it's fair to judge someone's life story when they decide to present it to the world, laying all of it (or most of it) out there. The only thing I didn't like about this is that Micah Sparks was credited as an author when it the whole autobiography was told in the point of view of Nicholas. That's the only part I didn't understand. I know that Micah was a huge part of the memoir, and he still is a huge part of his life, however I felt like only Nicholas wrote the book.
Overall, an excellent read. Nicholas Sparks is one of my favorite authors, and I'm so happy I read this. I didn't realize that a lot of Nicholas' earlier books were based on true events that happened in his life; it's amazing to me he had the courage to write them. I would recommend this book to anyone because it was a great read.
bookishwonderlandco's review against another edition
5.0
Made me cry and realize life is not fair. It shows how much tragedy a person can live through. It was a really good autobiography that my friend who loves Nicholas Sparks made me read. I loved it also and am a big fan of Nicholas Sparks.
karifaye's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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inspiring
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5.0
jensebring's review against another edition
5.0
This book was unexpectedly amazing. I cried. I laughed. I couldn't put it down. My sister read it and we couldn't stop sharing our favorite stories.
butterfly_bombshell's review against another edition
5.0
I learned a lot about Nicholas Sparks I didn't know