Did the king of epic love stories really write this book? There was absolutely no chemistry there. And Emily, really? Can I just say, he cheated once already! Walk away. Is anyone going to talk in this book? Be prepared, the majority of the story is internal monologue.
And have I mentioned how boring Russ is? Did the publisher give him a page requirement? This book was entirely too long. There were pages, upon pages, of useless tasks with meaningless conversations the few we actually did get sprinkled in. It was a repetitive snoozefest.
How am I supposed to feel? With the lack of character development and dialogue, there was no emotional connection for me. I wanted to appreciate the sweet father-daughter relationship, but it felt overdone and forced. Or even Vivian herself.
How does Russ stand back and do nothing? He never ever stands up for himself. Not once. There were some telltale signs of what was coming, but why? A hail mary thrown out as a last ditch effort for some type of emotion, maybe? All that slow, torturous build-up and this is how it ends?
Sparks was trying to tell. To be a pushover and people pleaser at any cost? Or to be a bully until you get what you want? View all comments. Shelves: four-ana-half-stars-books. Although formulaic and predicable the book is filled with such genuine sentiment, good values and old-fashioned deliciousness. The characters are not subtle, enigmatic or complex. What you see is what you get. Middle class folk needing a paycheque, a hug, a home. The situations are real and the dilemmas are challenging.
Some of the vignettes at the beginning of each c 4. Some of the vignettes at the beginning of each chapter are so heartachingly beautiful that I could not stop the tears falling hotly and fiercely.
Nicholas Sparks knows his audience: school secretaries, nurses, homemakers, and even a few eccentric dudes like Jaidee. Great literature this is not, but it certainly is entertaining, moving and makes you appreciate the lovely people in your own life.
Thanks Mr. Sparks and now to try my first Jodi Picoult View all 34 comments. It's a tiny library that don't seem to get many copies of online books as well as physical copies. Sooooo, most things on hold online take 6 months or longer to get. That being said, I'm getting a bunch of things coming through because the world knows I'm trying to get my piles of books read once and for all!! Anyhoooooooooo, I loved the narrator and if it wasn't for him I would have stopped listening to the book.
I have generally loved Nicholas Sparks books for years. The beginning half of this book wore me out though! I wanted to smack some people!!! BUT, the second half was great for me. The book just picked up and was enjoyable, yet very sad. I mean Nicholas Sparks right?! I cry from sadness and happiness. At any rate, I made it through it! First half about 2 stars, second half at 4 stars. Happy Reading! View all 14 comments. I don't know if I would label this a romance book because it was so much more than that.
Fantastic book!!! View all 10 comments. I won this book in the Goodreads giveaways. Sadly, I had to DNF it. I've enjoyed all the other Sparks books I've read so far, but this one isn't for me. Honestly it's dull. I can't get into it and I hate the characters. Russell is an annoying people pleaser and his wife Vivian is a The plot drags and I just had to give up on it.
I'm sad because I really wanted to like this one, but it's just not for me. View all 38 comments. Two "buy" Two recommendation. Romance Lovers - BUY - Something Else I hesitated reading this book due to the many one star reviews, but I am a loyal fan and have read everything Nicholas Sparks has ever published and didn't want to stop now.
Yes, in agreement with many reviews, this book is a total departure from his usual guy meets girl and falls in love premise. So it was a difficult one for me to rate, waffling between two and three stars, because darn it, I expect romance from Sparks! In Two "buy" Two recommendation.
Instead this was about a married couple, Russ and Vivian, who are on a collision course to divorce, and have a beautiful little girl, named London, who of course, gets caught in the middle. So, I compromised and rated it 2. Russ - a hard working kinda guy, just wanting to provide for his family and make them happy. He is also a complete doormat. Vivian - a complaining, conniving and controlling piece of work, who never tires of spending money they don't have. The story was told in a one-sided POV.
Thankfully, it was Russ's POV. I don't think I could have stomached Vivian's. It is a reflection of Russ's life and the vivid memories he has of meeting and marrying Vivian, raising their daughter, and the time leading up to and during their separation. I felt sorry for Russ throughout the book, but also wanted him to find his back bone and tell Vivian to stick it where the sun doesn't shine!
She had him so wrapped around her little finger, as he always asked how high when she told him to jump. Of course there were nuggets of the story that pulled on my heart strings and it was well written.
I don't know what you will write next, Mr. Sparks, but I will read it. View all 35 comments. It was a novel full of heartbreak, at times bittersweet but also with a great amount of love and healing power. When London is born Russell couldn't be happier to have her in his life.
Vivian decides to quit her job and turn into a home-stay mom. Russell does worry about how to make ends meet with one less salary but he wants to make his wife happy. Fast forward a few years and Vivian doesn't seem to be happy. When Russell decides to start his own company, since he feels like his current job is not going to be there much longer, it adds stress to their marriage. After months of lack of success with his new company, Vivian decides to go back to work.
Suddenly, it's up to Russell to take care of London full time while Vivian's job consumes her time. To say the least, he is not ready to assume the responsibility. He feels like a failure as a provider and as a father. In addition, he's terrified he's losing his wife's love too. Money and responsibility towards children seem to be common reasons for marriages to dissolve. Russel and Vivian could be a perfect example of a couple you know. Even fighting for the affections of their own child can be taken from a real couple's struggle.
I adored London. She was an extremely cute little girl. She was sweet and she loved her parents. It broke my heart to see her sad. I was glad she had a best friend to play with. I love how excited she got for "date" night with her father.
My favorite parts of the book had her and Russell together. Marge, Russell's sister, was a pivotal character in Two by Two. She was funny, witty, and she loved her brother dearly.
From the beginning, I was trying to figure out who it would be so I could be prepared for it. In the end, I shouldn't have even worried. I still ended up crying. View all 16 comments. Please note this book will make you cry! And though there is a romance embedded in this story, this book should really be classified as fiction like women's fiction but without any humor.
Perhaps what struck me the most is that: although it's told from a man's perspective, it could equally apply to a woman. To get the full benefit of this story, however, you must will yourself through what will inevitably feel like a very difficult s 4. To get the full benefit of this story, however, you must will yourself through what will inevitably feel like a very difficult story to stomach.
There is a character that you will hate with all your being. And situations that seem palpably unfair and yet could equally happen to any of us. In fact, this story made me so sad and depressed that I wanted to stop about a quarter of the way through.
And though its hard to imagine, the story gets even sadder from there. All that said, it's a book worth listening to to its end, as the power of its message really helps put everything in life in perspective. Sometimes what seems like the worst moment in our lives, is really just trivial and insignificant in the big scheme of things. In fact, it may be the impetus for a better life when we have been stuck in a life that is just ok or perhaps worse, bad though we have been blind to see it.
However, transition is never easy, though sometimes it is well worth it in the end. Source: Library-loan. View all 3 comments. I'm trying to keep it short And just like the last one See Me , this one, too, is very different from his older books.
You usually could depend on a NS book to be moving, sad, romantic, adorable and people were always dying. And a lot of that we have in this new book too. But it's still completely different. I read a few low-star ratings before going in and I was very scared, because people complained so much about too many things. BUT - I had to read it Nicholas Sparks! He got me started on my reading addiction way back when with A Walk to Remember.
And yes, some of those reviewers were right in that the story starts a bit slow and boring-ish. But it just pretends to be slow and boring. It looks weird! The reader immediately falls in love with the hero Russell.
OK, this is the one point I hated about the book. The name of the hero. I think NS sat down in his study for a week to come up with the most boring and bland male name he could think of! On purpose of course. And he succeeded.
Russ is so not the perfect name for our hero. Yes, Russ first appears to be this boring, bland, spiceless, people-pleaser mediocre suburban husband. Wszystko zachwyca i cieszy oko. Czy wszystko jest u Ciebie w pozadku?!
Za dlugo Cie nie ma. Nie wiem czy je sobie cenisz , ale mam dla Ciebie Sciskam- Ag. Jak to dobrze, ze jest internet! Czy mialabym cien szansy zobaczyc p. Simone w TV? Jak to dobrze, ze jest blog Mony. To sie czyta i oglada zdjecia p. Lecha piekne niewypowiedzianie jak jakas cudna basn. Dziekuje z calego serca! Pozdrawiam serdecznie. Syggi: Nie do uwierzenia.
Przeczytalam wlasnie ksiazke" Simona";jestem pod ogromnym wrazeniem i szukam wszystkiego co moge przeczytac o pani Simonie i jej partnerze Leszku. Marzena Rak 6wrzesien Antwerpia. Wilczka czy od tej niedawno wydanej z roku "Simona. Zafascynowali mnie ci ludzie. Pozdrawiam serdecznie :. Brzmi ciekawie? Czytajcie dalej Wiatrak ten co prawda. W Polsce jest takich tylko kilka.
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