Reviews

Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson

mbrownrigg's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

An OK read, it was interesting at parts but kind of plain overall. Not horrible but also probably nothing I would bother reading again.

rebeccaldixon13's review against another edition

hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

nitalu's review against another edition

5.0

I really enjoyed this book! This was my first James Patterson book. I didn't realize he wrote so many different genres. This was a feel good book with some twist and turns. In the beginning I thought it was kind of predictable but it wasn't! And it was a page turned for real. This book gave me all the feels!

liketheday's review

2.0

I started yelling at this book three pages in, was completely baffled a few pages later, and was just disappointed in the "twists" in general. If I weren't reading it for book club, I would have stopped at that third page. However, I did keep going, and I did sit there and finish the whole thing with only a pause for dinner. I disliked pretty much every part of this book, from the writing to the characters to the plot, but I'll give Patterson props for making a book just terrible enough that I couldn't actually hate it.

lennofspades's review against another edition

4.0

Oh, my God. This book is heartbreaking and beautiful all at once.

tracyk22's review against another edition

2.0

I thought this book started off great and I was beginning to think I'd be pleasantly surprised, but about halfway through, well, the cheese just got too thick for me. I seriously thought I was going to gag on all the melodrama. This is a Lifetime movie times 100. Actually, it might work better as a Lifetime movie. It should star Ann Heche, who narrated the audio version, and she was really the best part. I guess if you like sappy, sentimental, forced plot-line romances, then this book is for you.

juliapage's review against another edition

2.0

With the amount of James Patterson books that exist and with the ratings for this one being so high I expected better. I just didn’t care about the characters. They didn’t feel real and it felt like Patterson was trying to think of every awful thing that could happen and write it in. It just didn’t resonate.

Also the writing style?? Things like “wham, bam, thank you, Sam” and “soooooooo”/“goddddddddd” get old when you write them out to emphasize every couple of pages.

yoitsstef's review against another edition

5.0

One of my favorite books of all time...couldnt put it down...finished it in one day!

ajreader's review against another edition

2.0

Read my full thoughts on this book and hundreds more over at Read.Write.Repeat.

I know this type of stuff is super popular, but I just can't get into it.

brighteyes0812's review against another edition

3.0

Good read that I read in a few days. It was a bit too sweet in parts but still a nice story overall