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Message in a Bottle
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If you thought The Notebook was a tearjerker, get out the hankies, pull up a chair, and get ready to have your heart monkey-wrenched by Nicholas Sparks's second star-crossed love story, Message in a Bottle. When Theresa Osborne takes a much-needed summer holiday at Cape Cod, she finds a lot more than a break from the hustle and bustle. On an early-morning jog along Cape Cod Bay, she comes across a corked bottle with a scrolled-up message inside that reads, "My Dearest Catherine, I miss you, my darling, as I always do, but today is especially hard because the ocean has been singing to me, and the song is that of our life together..." It bobbles around in the same vein for several more paragraphs and ends with "...am alone on the pier and I do not care what others think as I bow my head and cry and cry and cry. Garret."
Garret may eat quiche, but no bother--before you can say "Look! I found two more letters!" Theresa is hot on his trail and determined to find this mysterious yet sensitive message-in-a-bottle man. She finds him at a sleepy North Carolina port, working on his beloved sailboat, The Happenstance. From there, a romance buds and blossoms into a colorful bouquet of emotional baggage. Theresa has problems with her past--or, more accurately, her past is a problem. She is so scarred from her "I'm a super churchgoing guy now that I've run out on my wife" ex-husband that she hasn't tried to date since her divorce some three or four years before. And who is Catherine? And what's Garret's bag, anyway? When Theresa finds out, she plunges to the depths of her soul and uncorks a whopper of a secret about herself, bringing Garret to terms with who he really is.
Message in a Bottle has the earmarks of sentimental tongue-wagging at its finest and should please romantics and cynics alike--it's sure to bring romantics to their knees, while cynics will be slapping theirs in laughter. --Rebekah Warren
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If you thought The Notebook was a tearjerker, get out the hankies, pull up a chair, and get ready to have your heart monkey-wrenched by Nicholas Sparks's secondstar-crossed love story, Message in a Bottle. When Theresa Osborne takes a much-needed summer holiday at Cape Cod, she finds a lot more than a break from the hustle and bustle. On an early-morning jog along Cape Cod Bay, she comes across a corked bottle with a scrolled-up message inside that reads, "My Dearest Catherine, I miss you, my darling, as I always do, but today is especially hard because the ocean has been singing to me, and the song is that of our life together..." It bobbles around in the same vein for several more paragraphs and ends with "...am alone on the pier and I do not care what others think as I bow my head and cry and cry and cry. Garret." Garret may eat quiche, but no bother--before you can say "Look!I found two more letters!" Theresa is hot on his trail and determined to find this mysterious yet sensitive message-in-a-bottle man. She finds him at a sleepy North Carolina port, working on his beloved sailboat, The Happenstance.From there, a romance buds and blossoms into a colorful bouquet of emotional baggage. Theresa has problems with her past--or, more accurately, her past is a problem. She is so scarred from her "I'm a super churchgoing guy now that I've run out on my wife" ex-husband that she hasn't tried to date since her divorce some three or four years before. And who is Catherine? And what's Garret's bag, anyway? When Theresa finds out, she plunges to the depths of her soul and uncorks a whopper of a secret about herself, bringing Garret to terms with who he really is. Message in a Bottle has the earmarks of sentimental tongue-wagging at its finest and should please romantics and cynics alike--it's sure to bring romantics to their knees, while cynics will be slapping theirs in laughter. --Rebekah Warren
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Kind of slow at first, but a beautiful and touching read!.......2007-09-08
I admit that I started this book with low expectations. The first chapter has the "telling rather than showing" part of books that I hate. I enjoy novels with big openings, not those that start out telling you about the main character. But as I continued to read, I knew Message in a Bottle would be one of those novels that would stay in my memory long after I'd read it. It tells the story of Theresa, a thirty-something divorced mom who, during a vacation trip to Cape Cod, finds a message in a bottle washed up at sea. It is a love letter from a Garrett to a Catherine, and the letter is so romantic -- yet so poignant -- that moves Theresa to tears. Her friend-slash-newspaper colleague advises her to publish the letter. Upon publication, she discovers more letters, also found at sea, sent by a reader and a fellow writer. Curious, she tracks Garrett down and meets him in North Carolina. Garrett is a thirty-something shop owner and scuba diving instructor who had lost his wife three years ago to a car accident. Grief-stricken, he has never been able to get over the loss of his wife, but Theresa soon changes things in his life, but will he let guilt get in the way of a second chance at happiness?
The novel is difficult to get into at first. The pacing is very slow, and there are scenes that seem to go nowhere. It also seems as though it'll be very predictable. But the more I kept reading, the more developed the main characters became, and the more engaging the story got. It is worth reading all the way through. This novel has one of the most touching endings I have recently read. It brought me to tears. Lately, a novel has to be very well written to bring me to tears, and this is one of them. You wish for a different kind of ending for these two wonderful characters, but endings like this one are the most memorable to me. I have only read True Believer by Sparks and watched (and loved) The Notebook on DVD. I definitely plan to read his other novels. I also plan to watch the film based on this book. I'm not a big Kevin Costner fan, but it would be worth putting up with his wooden acting to watch an adaptation of this gem. I advise readers to be patient with this novel. Yes, it is painfully slow at times and yes the characters, namely Garrett, can get on your nerves at times, but the ending is worth reading from beginning to end. I cannot recommend this beautiful novel enough!
Sappy Summer Beach Read =].......2007-08-07
First off, I am not a big reader. I read the description on Amazon and purchased it thinking it would be a good beach read. I had no idea how much I would get into this story! I got through a hundred pages a day and I just finished the book about 5 minutes ago. Let me tell you, it really gets you. I couldn't help but crying! This book I could read over and over again. It is a great beach read and an easy read as well. I would recommend this to anyone who wants a good tear-jerker book and a romantic love story. Now, I'm off to purchase my next Nicolas Sparks hit.
A typical heartwrenching Nicholas Sparks novel........2007-07-08
The novel deals with two people. First a Boston divorcee name Theresa who hasn't really dated or felt anything for anyone in the three years since her divorce. She works at the "Boston Times" as a columnist. The second being a Wilmington, North Carolina widower named Garrett who owns and runs a diving instruction place and loves to go sailing. I bet you're thinking "how do two people who live so far apart end up meeting and having something to do with the title 'message in a bottle?" Well Garrett lost his wife three years ago in a car accident, but never lost his love for her. He started to write letters to his long lost lover and send them out to sea in bottles. Still how does this have any connection to Theresa? Well it has been said that everything eventually washes up on one shore or another so where do you think one of Garrett's bottles would just happen to wash up? Theresa ends up find one of his bottles in Cape Cod, but what does she do with the bottle and what happens next? You'll have to read for yourself in this intensely romantic, slightly predictable, and page turning novel.
thank you for your time,
Loran
p.s.- yes some of Nicholas Sparks' novels are predictable, but they are classic love stories. what more do you want?
Funny, Chilling & Real!.......2007-05-13
I love all of Nicholas Sparks books, and I defenitely put this one at the top of my favorites. It's as if it's a real love story, as if you have a friend telling you an experience of theirs. Guarantee to make you smile, laugh, cry and be touched. Highly recommended!
Charming, but certainly not Sparks' best work..........2007-03-22
For those of us who have suffered a painful end to a long-term relationship and wonder if fate will allow us that second chance to find another person with whom we can share our lives, 'Message in a Bottle' attempts to provide readers with just such an idea that there is always a reason to hope. Unfortunately, Nicholas Sparks set the bar quite high with 'The Notebook,' and I consequently found 'Message in a Bottle' to be a bit too predictable, melodramatic, and full of cliches. While I wouldn't necessarily advise potential readers not to pick up this book, I would suggest taking a look at some of Sparks' other works instead.
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Message in a Bottle launches a remarkable woman on a mysterious voyage of self-discovery and renewal when she finds a deeply-felt love letter hidden in a bottlea letter that reawakens her belief that star-crossed lovers will find each other across time and space.
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A Message In A Bottle Brought Two Strangers Together..........2007-08-20
I've read at least 6 books by Nicholas Sparks, and "Message In A Bottle" is by far one of the best novels Sparks had written. All the characters were well-developed, even more developed than the characters in "True Believer" and "At First Sight" ("True Believer"'s sequel). Like all of Sparks' novels, this book includes elements of comedy, drama, and the inevitable sadness. The novel starts out with Theresa Osbourne jogging near the Cape, and discovering a message in a bottle that would change her life forever. The message inside the bottle was written by Garrett Blake, a widower who is still very madly in love with his dead wife, Catherine. After reading 3 letters written by Garrett, Theresa decides to meet this "perfect man" who lives in Wilmington (a city totally different from Boston, where Theresa lives). This event will soon turn into passion...but where will this passion lead them? I enjoyed reading the book, and even though the ending was not the one I wanted, this novel will leave a deep impact in my memory.
Too Sad For Me!.......2007-07-06
I just finished reading Message in a Bottle and I give it a 5 star because I do think it is well written but I don't like sad books as life can be too sad and that is not what I want to read so wouldn't read it again. I have liked other Nicholas Sparks books and like something going on besides the romance and then when it ends so sad, I felt like I wish I hadn't read it. However, if you can deal with a sad ending and really a sad book from begining ot end, then it's a great book for that. Today I started an entirely different type of book with lots of action and fun romance. Whew! No more sad!
Absolutely beautiful.......2007-06-18
This book was amazing. It was everything you want it to be and so much more. There is insight into both characters, avoiding a one sided perspective that only leads to too many question marks and doubt. The story is complete and leaves no cliff hangers behind. Nicholas Sparks is amazing and I look forward to reading the rest of his works. I recommend this book to everyone, it is one in a lifetime.
Very Sentimental .......2007-06-05
I needed something quick to read one afternoon (I am reading a pile of nonfiction books right now) and grabbed this one. I definitely was not expecting it to pull at my heart strings like it did. I definitely did not expect to have a tear fest for the entire afternoon. I had heard about the movie (which ironically is on this week on one of the movie channels and now am inspired to dvr it!) but had not watched it as I didn't think it would be all that good. That was another reason why I didn't pick up this book earlier ~~ but I am glad that I did. Sometimes you need a novel to be just a novel and this one is definitely a wonderful one to escape into.
This novel focuses on Theresa, a thirty-something divorced mom of a tween, lonely for love and distrustful of any man. She is on vacation when she stumbles upon a bottle that had a note inside it. Excited, she opens it and found herself drawn to the writer of the message ~~ his love for his wife shines through his pain and anguish. Theresa copies the letter and puts it in her column which ran nationwide. Then she discovers two more letters just full of heartbroken yearning for lost love, written by the same guy. Intrigued, she sets out to find out just who this guy is and once she finds him, she falls in love.
It is just a sentimental novel ~~ my husband would call it a sappy book ~~ but sometimes, a romantic novel is just what a busy mom needs to escape from the daily flow of life. Sometimes, it's nice to be reminded that there is romance in this world and at one time, there is romance in the soul ~~ and maybe just maybe, it can be recaptured again. It is a lovely book and it was one that I definitely was not expecting to enjoy as much as I did.
If you're looking for something to read in a lazy afternoon, I highly suggest this one. Just be sure to have a box of kleenexs next to you.
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Such a wonderful book!!.......2007-05-10
I cried the last 30 pages, I think it was. And, everytime I think about the book and the story, I'm on the verge of tears. I just love Nicholas Sparks' books!!! Everyone that I've read, except for "A Walk to Remember" (I cried during the movie), I have found myself crying my eyes out near the end of the books. This is definitely a must-read.
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- Always the Novelist
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The Message in the Bottle: How Queer Man is, How Queer Language Is, and What One Has to Do With the Other
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In Message in the Bottle, Walker Percy offers insights on such varied yet interconnected subjects as symbolic reasoning, the origins of mankind, Helen Keller, Semioticism, and the incredible Delta Factor. Confronting difficult philosophical questions with a novelist's eye, Percy rewards us again and again with his keen insights into the way that language possesses all of us.
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Always the Novelist.......2001-11-13
The precursor to the, in comparision, pithy 'Lost in the Cosmos,' Message in a Bottle is less accessible than his later, more famous, book. However, Message... provides all of the necessary academic rigor that 'Lost in the Cosmos' lacks (not that LC is not a great book, it is).
Percy claims that he is, in fact, not philosopher or scientist. Rather, he wishes to be thought of as mere novelist writing as he perceives scientists and philosophers. In fact, this is a sort of claim of superiority in the sense that Percy thinks he knows more about philosophers and scientists than they know about themselves (which may be true). Even so, Percy's methods are quite scientific and philosophic. Message in a Bottle deals with the most important question of all: What is Man? Percy contends, as any good Heideggerian would, that we are essentially castaways on an island. We aren't quite sure how we got here and we don't quite know what we're supposed to do now that we are here. But Percy is a Thomist, not an existentialist (although the two are connected). While Percy finds the greatest evidence for our essential 'lostness' in the altogether baffling phenomenon of language, Percy is nevertheless concerned with what we are to do about out anxiety about existence. Percy is interested in pursuing the Thomistic project; 'completing' reason with revelation.
Essential Percy.......1998-12-04
A few of the essays in this collection make for somewhat dry reading (Percy even says so himself), but if wonder and enlightenment are your goals, then this is an extremely rewarding book. His insights on symbolic reasoning, the origins of mankind, Hellen Keller, Semioticism, and the incredible Delta Factor are invariably fresh and thought-provoking. Percy is really onto something here; he may have only scratched the surface, but what he has revealed has powerful implications for all of us.
A brilliant and relatively unknown work.......1998-12-04
This dense, well-written and extraordinary book is an excellent introduction to the works of a great 20th century thinker. In this collection of essays, Percy manages to confront some difficult philosophical questions in an exciting and readable context. Percy was first a novelist, and his writing is seldom inaccesible. He deals in everything from religion to science, from literary theory to travel. His best writing relates to theories of language and the human being. Yet like some of the greatest X-Files episodes, Percy leaves many things unresolved, liminal, only suggested. Message in a Bottle is designed to stimulate the reader rather than fill them with useless information. I finished reading this book with the desire to read it again, and whenever I see it on the bookshelf I am comforted by the thought that there are people in the world who think for themselves, and who have the courage to print what they think.
Dense essays about man's 20th century blahs.......1998-02-11
There are very few books that I have been unable to finish because of ennui, but this was one of them. I made it about 2/3 of the way through and had to call it quits. This book badly needs editing. Percy asks some engaging questions to begin the book, but it is all downhill from there.
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Dear Dash,
Do you believe in fate?
Well, I do.
One day Quinn finds a bottle that's washed up on the beach. Inside is an adorable message from a young kid. Turns out, that little kid has grown up to be the superrich, superhot guy that Quinn's been crushing on. Quinn and Dash finally meet at the club where she works a summer job, and they hit it off instantly. It's fate, right?
Not really. Quinn and Dash are from totally different worlds. So when the waters get rough, can they keep this summer romance from washing out to sea?
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Unrealistic.......2006-06-27
I thought that the book was sweet and charming, but it just didn't seem real. It was too fake and the problems that "Threatened their relationship" were stupid. When the lies came out it seemed that it would ruin everything but they were resolved in just sentences. It wasn't a realistic story line and I wish that it could have been more related to the real world.
Perfect.......2006-01-03
This book is really cool. the author doese a great job of portraying detail. There is no sexual content, so almost anyone could read it. It was awesome.
a bottle of joy..........2005-06-30
Quinn is sick of her boring, loveless life. She knows this summer will be different. She finds a bottle in the ocean, with a letter inside from a nine year old boy named Dashell. The next day, she meets him:only now he is a handsome teenager the same age as her! They are instantly attracted to each other. The only problem is that Quinn is a townie, and Dash is a rich summer vacationer. Scared that he'll reject her if he discovers her lower status, Quinn begins to lie about herself. Problems with a jealous rich girl and Quinn's lies put her budding relationship in jeopardy. Soon Quinn's only hope for summer love is her message in a bottle.........will she overcome everything for love?
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To Laugh Or Be Outraged?.......2005-12-17
First - I am a collector of what is commonly called "Breweria" - that is, all things related to beer and the brewing industry (cans, bottles, trays, ads..you get the idea). I became aware of this work through a discussion of the book in an internet forum and "had" to have it in my beer book collection.
After reading the book I didn't know whether to bust out laughing or be in a state of total outrage. I am leaning, however, towards laughter. The author's analysis of the labeling and marketing of beer and malt liquor ranges from fascinating and even bordering on credible to absolutely gut-busting. For instance, he analyzes the name "Schlitz" yet makes no reference to the fact that Joseph Schlitz was a German immigrant who started a brewery in the 19th century. In another example, he would have the reader believe that Miller Brewing's "Red Dog" Beer was marketed entirely toward the African-American population. Perhaps if he had done any legit research he would have known that the beer was also marketed heavily to NASCAR fans (a group not well known for African-American representation!). These are just a few examples - don't want to spoil it for you!
As with most books of this genre, it is filled with strange machinations of numbers and letters and other contrived means of establishing the author's point.
If you buy any of this - you'll be outraged. But you'll more than likely be amused.
If you love this type of conspiracy theory book - buy this one, you'll love it. If you collect breweria books, this will make a great (and possibly unique) addition to your collection and might even get you interested in 40's - I recently started collecting in this arena and find it fascinating myself. So head down to your local corner store, pick up a couple 40's and sit back for a great easy read (sorry Coach, they sell 40's other places than in "the hood").
in response to the review printed above..........2005-11-11
Yes, you are correct in that -to some extent- we are able to choose what we consume. Corporations market their products to specific audiences, people who are likely to buy the product. Thats why sugared cereal commercials are aired on Saturday-mornings. Things get a bit dicey, however, when we begin to market toxic substances in this same way.
to that other guy..........2005-02-22
For someone who claimed to be African American, I found it quite interesting that you often referred to the black communities as "their communities". You must be one of "those" african americans. You know the ones who are either too comfortable or too ignorrant to beleive that their may be some sort of systematic plan to hold the poor down. Notice I said poor, not black or "ghetto" communities, poor people. It's "those" type of blacks that aren't ready to admit that racism in this country is a strong as it ever was. It's "those" type of blacks that finger point once they get beyond arms length of the struggle that poor people go through. It's "those" types of african americans that will beleive whatever Fox news or Peter Jennings reports, but can't entertain the progressive and educated opinions brought forth by Mr. Powell.
It is about economics, but it's also about who profits from these economics. Who profits? Is it you Mr. "African American"? I doubt it. The same ones are profiting today as were profitting since the 16th century. The same ones who figured out way earlier than you did that it is about economics, and the only way to sustain that economic hunger is to make the masses consumer starved. You can put fake nails, alcohol, drugs and guns in ANY community of ANY ethnicity and if there's nothing there except unemployment, poverty and a systematic blueprint for exactly that to happen, then you'll get the same results everytime.
This is a class society, and for that to work someone has to be in the lower class. Last time I checked there were more non-blacks in that category than anyone else, but that gets past some of "those" african americans. They'd rather fall victim to mass media and pop culture and look at "those" people with disdain and contempt. Pay no mind to who is profiting from this blueprint of destruction, just focus on judging the victims of their genius economic plans. As long as you do that you'll never really know who is paying the ultimate price for Americas economic growth. It's the same ones that have been paying the price since 1558.
An excellent mindless rant against the spirits industry.......2004-07-19
I found this book to extremely interesting. Not only is it an excellent addition to the other conspiracy literature that is available, but it lends a new twist to the victim theories that many African Americans subscribe to.
The market and people move to wherever money is made. If money is made in the black community in alcohol, drugs, fake nails, check cashing places or weapons, those are the products that will be sold. It isn't conspiracy, it's economics. What you choose to buy determines what will be sold.
You and your communities are only victims if you choose to be. If you choose to buy alcohol, drugs, weapons, fake nails and use check cashing places, that is what will be sold.
And, how do I know............I'm African American too.
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A generation has passed since a physician first noticed that women who drank heavily while pregnant gave birth to underweight infants with disturbing tell-tale characteristics. Women whose own mothers enjoyed martinis while pregnant now lost sleep over a bowl of rum raisin ice cream. In Message in a Bottle, Janet Golden charts the course of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) through the courts, media, medical establishment, and public imagination.
Long considered harmless during pregnancy (doctors even administered it intravenously during labor), alcohol, when consumed by pregnant women, increasingly appeared to be a potent teratogen and a pressing public health concern. Some clinicians recommended that women simply moderate alcohol consumption; others, however, claimed that there was no demonstrably safe level for a developing fetus, and called for complete abstinence. Even as the diagnosis gained acceptance and labels appeared on alcoholic beverages warning pregnant women of the danger, FAS began to be de-medicalized in some settings. More and more, FAS emerged in court cases as a viable defense for people charged with serious, even capital, crimes and their claims were rejected.
Golden argues that the reaction to FAS was shaped by the struggle over women's relatively new abortion rights and the escalating media frenzy over "crack" babies. It was increasingly used as evidence of the moral decay found within marginalized communities--from inner-city neighborhoods to Indian reservations. With each reframing, FAS became a currency traded by politicians and political commentators, lawyers, public health professionals, and advocates for underrepresented minorities, each pursuing separate aims.
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Message In a Bottle: Observations From a Maine Bottle Hound
Geoffrey Richards
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Geoffrey Richards is a State of Maine man who grew up in the small community of Fairfield Center, Fairfield Maine. In work, his tools have been budgets and Boards of Education, as a bottle hound his tools are a potato digger, brush cutters, camp saw, spade, and a good pair of gloves.
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Wonderful Read.......2007-04-20
This book is a wonderful read for not only bottle lovers but for anyone. Heartfelt and amusing observations about family and life. The author shares interesting and entertaining facts about bottles and his own adventures. The book goes deeper than just insights about the world of bottle digging. Makes you step back and think about your own life and how much you appreciate the gifts God has given us. I think this book will be of interest to many people. Highly recommended..Makes you want to go and dig up a bottle!
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- Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power
- Payback: Reaping the Rewards of Innovation
- Plain Truth
- Promise Me (Myron Bolitar Mysteries)
- Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence
- R Is For Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries)
- Rapid Problem Solving with Post-It Notes
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