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New York : Grand Central Publishing, c2009 ; Doubleday large print home library edition
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Large Print Fiction S
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690 p.; 22 cm
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Fiction. Literature. Romance. HTML: From the author of A Walk to Remember comes a moving tale of redemption and first love when a rebellious teenager decides to spend the summer with her estranged father in a North Carolina beach town. Seventeen year old Veronica "Ronnie" Miller's life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alienated from her parents, especially her father...until her mother decides it would be in everyone's best interest if she spent the summer in Wilmington with him. Ronnie's father, a former concert pianist and teacher, is living a quiet life in the beach town, immersed in creating a work of art that will become the centerpiece of a local church. The tale that unfolds is an unforgettable story of love on many levels�??first love, love between parents and children �?? that demonstrates, as only a Nicholas Sparks novel can, the many ways that love can break our hearts . . . and heal them… (more)
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Typically Sparksian: an engaging if heavily telegraphed stew of romance, betrayal, and youthful discovery, garnished with a healthy dollop of Christianity.
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LibraryThing member scoutlee
When Miriam Parker, Hachette Book Group USA, offered me the chance to receive an ARC of The Last Song, I immediately accepted. I’ve only read A Walk to Remember and The Notebook by this author, however I’ve heard and read glowing reviews about his books. After reading the last page (and wiping
My first thought when I started reading The Last Song, was this is the perfect book to read to finish out the summer. I thought it would be light, but an enjoyable read. To my delight, it became so much more as I read more of Ronnie’s story.
Ronnie and her brother Jonah are sent to North Carolina to spend the summer with their estranged father. Their father left his prestigious position at Julliard to pursue his dream of being a concert pianist. His time away put a strain on his family and eventually ended his marriage. He now calls Wrightville Beach, NC home.
Ronnie never forgave her father for ruining their family. In fact, she hasn’t spoken to him in three years. She’s livid that her mother is forcing her to do this. As soon as she sets foot in her father’s house, she’s determined to plan her return back to New York. As soon as she enters her father’s house, she puts distance between them by spending her first night away from his home. It’s on this night that she first meets Will followed by Blaze. It’s this night that will change her summer.
The Last Song is told in four differing points of view: Ronnie, Steve, Will and Marcus. Through each perspective, Mr. Sparks reveals more of the story and at times flashing back to the past to provide more history. Each character has something to add to the events of that summer and reading it in his or her own voice adds to the realness of the story.
Early on I had a hint of how the novel would end. As I realized my assumption was right, it didn’t prepare me for the emotions I felt as I continued to read. The Last Song isn’t only about love. It’s also about learning how to forgive yourself for your past mistakes so you can move forward. This is evident as Ronnie struggles to forgive herself for allowing her anger and hurt to prevent her from having a relationship with her father. During this summer, Ronnie realizes despite her behavior, her father’s love remained unconditional.
Steve, Ronnie’s and Jonah’s father, spends time quietly reading his Bible. It’s during these devotionals, that Steve has forgiven himself and draws closer to God. Mr. Sparks did a fantastic job of using Steve’s devotions to illustrate that through God, new beginnings are possible, despite your past, if you have faith, believe and put your trust in God. He continues to illustrate new beginnings by restoring broken relationships between a parent and child, the destroying and reconstruction of a church and learning to love and respect yourself.
The Last Song is an emotionally charged novel, one that I highly recommend. I suggest you read with tissues nearby. It will grabbed the reader and won’t let go until the very last page.
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away my tears), I knew I had to add his remaining books to my TBR List.My first thought when I started reading The Last Song, was this is the perfect book to read to finish out the summer. I thought it would be light, but an enjoyable read. To my delight, it became so much more as I read more of Ronnie’s story.
Ronnie and her brother Jonah are sent to North Carolina to spend the summer with their estranged father. Their father left his prestigious position at Julliard to pursue his dream of being a concert pianist. His time away put a strain on his family and eventually ended his marriage. He now calls Wrightville Beach, NC home.
Ronnie never forgave her father for ruining their family. In fact, she hasn’t spoken to him in three years. She’s livid that her mother is forcing her to do this. As soon as she sets foot in her father’s house, she’s determined to plan her return back to New York. As soon as she enters her father’s house, she puts distance between them by spending her first night away from his home. It’s on this night that she first meets Will followed by Blaze. It’s this night that will change her summer.
The Last Song is told in four differing points of view: Ronnie, Steve, Will and Marcus. Through each perspective, Mr. Sparks reveals more of the story and at times flashing back to the past to provide more history. Each character has something to add to the events of that summer and reading it in his or her own voice adds to the realness of the story.
Early on I had a hint of how the novel would end. As I realized my assumption was right, it didn’t prepare me for the emotions I felt as I continued to read. The Last Song isn’t only about love. It’s also about learning how to forgive yourself for your past mistakes so you can move forward. This is evident as Ronnie struggles to forgive herself for allowing her anger and hurt to prevent her from having a relationship with her father. During this summer, Ronnie realizes despite her behavior, her father’s love remained unconditional.
Steve, Ronnie’s and Jonah’s father, spends time quietly reading his Bible. It’s during these devotionals, that Steve has forgiven himself and draws closer to God. Mr. Sparks did a fantastic job of using Steve’s devotions to illustrate that through God, new beginnings are possible, despite your past, if you have faith, believe and put your trust in God. He continues to illustrate new beginnings by restoring broken relationships between a parent and child, the destroying and reconstruction of a church and learning to love and respect yourself.
The Last Song is an emotionally charged novel, one that I highly recommend. I suggest you read with tissues nearby. It will grabbed the reader and won’t let go until the very last page.
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LibraryThing member ForgottenDoll
Great book. Do I have to say anymore? It's Nicholas Sparks, so that should tell you something. Great writing in describing the situation between a feuding father and daughter. Would recommend to anyone.
LibraryThing member Rickaa
My wife purchased this book for my 16 year old granddaughter and asked me to read it first. I thought it was an excellent book with some good life lessons. The characters are easy to relate with and I believe it to be a good read for a teenager, a grandpa, or anyone.
LibraryThing member aprilroseking
Pretty typical Nicholas Sparks, great love story with a tragic ending. However this book left me feeling inspired and ready to embrace life. Though the ending brings many tears it's extremely insightful and triumphant
LibraryThing member boilersrh
One of my favorite books ever! Great one:)
LibraryThing member DF1A_SarahP
Yet another great book by Nicholas Sparks! The plot has a suprising twist but it makes the book x10 better! Ronnie and her brother live with their dad for the summer. There she meets Will and they fall in love. The Will goes off to college and Ronnie's dad tells her he has cancer and only a few
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more months to live. When the summer ends Ronnie stays with her dad to watch over him and one morning when she woke up he was dead. Show Less
LibraryThing member shazam79
Nicholas Sparks, you need to be not so predictable! I looked at the cover of the book, saw the title, and knew it would be about someone dying of cancer (or other serious illness) and there would be a last song for the dying person. As I got halfway through the story, I thought maybe I was wrong.
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But no. Predictable as always. I read every Sparks book, and obviously I like them if I keep reading, but throw a curve ball once in awhile!! Show Less
LibraryThing member megstark
This story about city girl, Ronnie spending the summer with her father in a small town is very addicting as the relationships between the father, brother, and new love, Will begin to grow tremendously! One of the best books I have ever read!
LibraryThing member sbaum
I absolutely loved this book. The author's ability to write from all of the different perspectives of the characters was amazing, and every character was so vivid and easy to picture. I loved the storyline, and the fact that it did not follow a normal story graph, because the climax was within the
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last couple of chapters. The emotion of the characters was so strongly displayed that it made it easy to empathize with them. I would definitely recommend this book for people of any age, but I think it is mostly written for younger to middle aged women. Show Less
LibraryThing member ohurd
The Last Song is a book about a summer that changes one girl's life forever. I really enjoyed the book and hardly stopped reading. It was sad and happy at the same time and it made me stop and consider things I had never thought about before.
LibraryThing member gtemple
The Last Song was one of the best books I have read in a long time. I have read a lot of Nicholas Sparks books, and I thought this one was very different than the others. It did not follow his usual love story plot, especially when the love story went from romantic love between Will and Ronnie into
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father/daughter love between Ronnie and Steve. However, I got so into the book that I did not even realize how much the focus had shifted onto Ronnie's dad until the focus was off of him again. The book was very heartwarming and emotional, and it took awhile after I finished the book to come back to reality because I felt so involved in the book. Show Less
LibraryThing member acoogan
This was one of the best books I've read in a long time. The love story was original and fresh. I can't wait to see the movie.
LibraryThing member Pam1960ca
I enjoyed reading this book - it's most definitely an easy read and probably more suited to reading while lying by the beach or pool.....
LibraryThing member distractedmusician
Nicholas Sparks has become increasingly more popular as the days go by, and for a good reason. His love stories are irresistible, and his characters are so real and relatable. The Last Song is no exception.
Ronnie, living in the Manhattan club scene, is forced to spend her summer off in North
I gobbled this book up in two evenings. Beautiful, sad, uplifting, tragic - there are such a variety of feelings in this book, I can't even begin to describe it. I laughed and I cried, and I loved every word of it. Ronnie's father is so strong, in such a unique way. He's the kind of father I wish I had growing up.
I loved the effect of the varying perspectives on the story. It's not an easy thing to do, but Nicholas Sparks pulled it off (of course!). Each character had their own voice, and it gives the reader a more rounded view of the story.
A great story, definitely one of my favourites in a long time. A typical Sparks novel though, in the sense that everything doesn't have a perfectly happy ending. Endings are inevitable, which is conveyed through this heartbreaking and yet heartwarming tale of summer love, and forgiveness.
Ronnie, living in the Manhattan club scene, is forced to spend her summer off in North
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Carolina with her father, who she hasn't spoken to in three years. As she learns about herself and her parents' pasts, her entire world is thrown off-kilter. Will is overwhelmed with guilt over keeping his friend's secret.I gobbled this book up in two evenings. Beautiful, sad, uplifting, tragic - there are such a variety of feelings in this book, I can't even begin to describe it. I laughed and I cried, and I loved every word of it. Ronnie's father is so strong, in such a unique way. He's the kind of father I wish I had growing up.
I loved the effect of the varying perspectives on the story. It's not an easy thing to do, but Nicholas Sparks pulled it off (of course!). Each character had their own voice, and it gives the reader a more rounded view of the story.
A great story, definitely one of my favourites in a long time. A typical Sparks novel though, in the sense that everything doesn't have a perfectly happy ending. Endings are inevitable, which is conveyed through this heartbreaking and yet heartwarming tale of summer love, and forgiveness.
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LibraryThing member dbhutch
This is a wonderful story of a young woman who changes her life over a summer , on a North Carolina beach.
Ronnie and her ten year lil brother is going to stay with their father for the summer , against her wishes , she is far away from her New York City life , where she finds all kinds of things
She first get in with the wrong crowd of friends for a few days but then she starts spending time with Will and her Dad and brother.... she fixes the relationship with her father only to find out that he is dying of end stage stomach cancer , summer ends she stays to take care of him til the end. And of course her life changes more and more the whole way through out. This is an awesome read, as always Nicholas Sparks character are very real and and pulls you in.
Ronnie and her ten year lil brother is going to stay with their father for the summer , against her wishes , she is far away from her New York City life , where she finds all kinds of things
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bout her life and her father. She first get in with the wrong crowd of friends for a few days but then she starts spending time with Will and her Dad and brother.... she fixes the relationship with her father only to find out that he is dying of end stage stomach cancer , summer ends she stays to take care of him til the end. And of course her life changes more and more the whole way through out. This is an awesome read, as always Nicholas Sparks character are very real and and pulls you in.
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LibraryThing member haleyknitz
My Summary: Ronnie does not want to spend the summer with her dad. Her dad left them three years ago, and she hasn’t really forgiven him for it. She hated him for it so much, that she refused to take his calls, quit playing the piano, and never read the letters he sent her. What is she going to
When she finds Will, the cutest volley-ball players slash aquarium volunteer in her back yard helping her protect un-hatched sea turtles from being eaten by raccoons, she judged him as not-her-type. She doesn’t expect to find a friend in a jock-rich-perfect-family boy, nor does she expect that this will be the best—most exciting, most scary, most fun, most painful—summer of her lifetime.
My Review: I’m not really sure where to start here, other than I am so utterly pleased with The Last Song, I cannot begin to find words to describe it.
Ronnie, Jonah (her brother), Her dad Steve, Will… all the characters really, were such real characters. I felt everything they felt, I laughed when they laughed, and I (nearly) cried when they cried.
I hate it when books suffer from "happy-land syndrome—" where everything works out just too perfectly that it seems silly. The Last Song seemed to work perfectly, but it didn’t have that plot-manipulated feel to it. It didn’t feel like Sparks was just trying to move the story along and causing things to line up too perfectly to be realistic—it felt like the story was writing itself, and it was perfect. The pacing didn’t feel rushed or slow. It was not a thriller, but I did find myself sitting on the edge of my seat dying to find out what happens. I read it through in two or three days (which is fast for me right now, what with school the way it is!). There are twists, there are surprises—some beautiful, some painful, but all wonderful.
The writing was contemporary. It was easy reading and it wasn’t Dostoevsky, but it wasn’t bad either. The humor was light and witty and sarcastic, sometimes laugh out loud, and more times than I can count my sister would look up from her homework and say “Haley. What is so funny?” The perspective alternated between several different characters, but it wasn’t disorientating. It was all from third person perspective, but I still felt like I could get inside the character’s head.
The end was perfect. That’s all I can really say about it because any information would totally ruin the story. All the loose ends were tied, all the questions were answered, and the ending was open to the future but closed in a wonderful conclusion. Suffice to say I grinned so wide I couldn’t see, and my cheeks are still sore.
Audio Review: Let’s just say that I almost gave up reading The Last Song when I started listening to the audio. Pepper Binkley read Ronnie’s perspective and had a high pitched voice, she read a little too fast (which is rare. Most of the time readers are way too slow), there was no differentiating between voices of characters so you couldn’t tell who was talking, and she seemed up tight and nervous. Scott Sowers read the various men’s perspectives, and he read alright. He was a little slow and his voice took some getting used to but he was otherwise ok. I did get too frustrated to get far in the audio book though. I ended up quitting and reading the paperback. I recommend reading The Last Song over listening to it.
Content: blissfully clean. There was romance between Will and Ronnie, but no sex. It wasn’t needed, either. I feel like the fact that they didn’t sleep together added to the book rather than took away from it. It was also clean of foul language. There was some mention of God and the Bible, but never did it feel like Sparks was preaching.
Recommendation: Ages 14+
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do all summer stuck with a dad she hates in a small town with nothing but sand on every side of her, no clubs, no friends… When she finds Will, the cutest volley-ball players slash aquarium volunteer in her back yard helping her protect un-hatched sea turtles from being eaten by raccoons, she judged him as not-her-type. She doesn’t expect to find a friend in a jock-rich-perfect-family boy, nor does she expect that this will be the best—most exciting, most scary, most fun, most painful—summer of her lifetime.
My Review: I’m not really sure where to start here, other than I am so utterly pleased with The Last Song, I cannot begin to find words to describe it.
Ronnie, Jonah (her brother), Her dad Steve, Will… all the characters really, were such real characters. I felt everything they felt, I laughed when they laughed, and I (nearly) cried when they cried.
I hate it when books suffer from "happy-land syndrome—" where everything works out just too perfectly that it seems silly. The Last Song seemed to work perfectly, but it didn’t have that plot-manipulated feel to it. It didn’t feel like Sparks was just trying to move the story along and causing things to line up too perfectly to be realistic—it felt like the story was writing itself, and it was perfect. The pacing didn’t feel rushed or slow. It was not a thriller, but I did find myself sitting on the edge of my seat dying to find out what happens. I read it through in two or three days (which is fast for me right now, what with school the way it is!). There are twists, there are surprises—some beautiful, some painful, but all wonderful.
The writing was contemporary. It was easy reading and it wasn’t Dostoevsky, but it wasn’t bad either. The humor was light and witty and sarcastic, sometimes laugh out loud, and more times than I can count my sister would look up from her homework and say “Haley. What is so funny?” The perspective alternated between several different characters, but it wasn’t disorientating. It was all from third person perspective, but I still felt like I could get inside the character’s head.
The end was perfect. That’s all I can really say about it because any information would totally ruin the story. All the loose ends were tied, all the questions were answered, and the ending was open to the future but closed in a wonderful conclusion. Suffice to say I grinned so wide I couldn’t see, and my cheeks are still sore.
Audio Review: Let’s just say that I almost gave up reading The Last Song when I started listening to the audio. Pepper Binkley read Ronnie’s perspective and had a high pitched voice, she read a little too fast (which is rare. Most of the time readers are way too slow), there was no differentiating between voices of characters so you couldn’t tell who was talking, and she seemed up tight and nervous. Scott Sowers read the various men’s perspectives, and he read alright. He was a little slow and his voice took some getting used to but he was otherwise ok. I did get too frustrated to get far in the audio book though. I ended up quitting and reading the paperback. I recommend reading The Last Song over listening to it.
Content: blissfully clean. There was romance between Will and Ronnie, but no sex. It wasn’t needed, either. I feel like the fact that they didn’t sleep together added to the book rather than took away from it. It was also clean of foul language. There was some mention of God and the Bible, but never did it feel like Sparks was preaching.
Recommendation: Ages 14+
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LibraryThing member caitemaire
The last thing that Ronnie wanted was to leave her friends and favorite haunts in NYC and spend her summer, along with her little brother, in Wrightsville Beach, NC, the home of their estranged father Steve. But she is only 17, and even though she has not talked to him in the three years since her
But very soon after arriving she meets Blaze, who seems like a kindred spirit, and her bad boy boyfriend Marcus. She also runs into, literally, the handsome, preppy Will and against her first judgment, finds herself liking him. It seems that not everyone is who they seem at first glance. As Ronnie finds, as she starts to learn more about herself, maybe she even made a few mistakes about her father. In fact, Ronnie learns she made have made a number of serious mistakes in her young life, but hopefully there will be time to make them right. But time is the most limited of resources...
I must say that I have never read a Nicholas Sparks book before, but when Miriam from Hachette suggested that I might like it due to the seaside setting, I was thrilled to take her up on the offer of a copy. And I must say, I loved the setting. A shacky house on the beach, turtles fighting their way from their nest to the sea, the beach from the hot summer to the cool autumn days...what's not to love. But that is not the only enjoyable thing about this book. Mr. Sparks is a good writer, there are some very good characters, and I must say even my cold, gray heart was moved by the touching ending. It is also very refreshing to have a mainstream book give a very positive example of the role of God and religion, and such themes as faith and redemption, in a person life.
Ok, that is the good news.
On the more negative side, there is something rather formula like about this book. I can't say for a fact, but I would not be surprised if there are more than a few similarities between this book and others of Sparks' books. It was almost as if you could see Sparks making a list "rebellious girl, bad boy, good boy, loving parent, life changing crisis, stalking, fire, cute animals...ok, all set." To my mind, he squeezed just a bit too much into the story, went just a bit too over the top, made it all just a bit too melodramatic. When I read that he originally wrote this as a screenplay and that at some point in the near future we will see this as a feature film starring teen idol Miley Cyrus, I can't say I was at all surprised. This one has Big Screen written all over it.
Bottom line, The Last Song is a perfect end of summer read if you are looking for a heart-warming, coming of age, first love tear jerker. Fans of Sparks will no doubt enjoy it. As a first time reader of Sparks' book, I must admit that it was pretty entertaining, although I doubt I will become a regular fan.
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parents divorced, she is given no choice in the matter. He is a pianist, once a teacher at Julliard, then a concert performer and composer, and she blames his traveling and weeks away from the family as the cause of the breakup. She is punishing him, not only by not speaking to him, but by giving up the piano at which she also excelled and undergoing a little rebellious phase, complete with purple streaked hair and black finger nails. Without question, it is going to be the worst summer of her life or so she thinks.But very soon after arriving she meets Blaze, who seems like a kindred spirit, and her bad boy boyfriend Marcus. She also runs into, literally, the handsome, preppy Will and against her first judgment, finds herself liking him. It seems that not everyone is who they seem at first glance. As Ronnie finds, as she starts to learn more about herself, maybe she even made a few mistakes about her father. In fact, Ronnie learns she made have made a number of serious mistakes in her young life, but hopefully there will be time to make them right. But time is the most limited of resources...
I must say that I have never read a Nicholas Sparks book before, but when Miriam from Hachette suggested that I might like it due to the seaside setting, I was thrilled to take her up on the offer of a copy. And I must say, I loved the setting. A shacky house on the beach, turtles fighting their way from their nest to the sea, the beach from the hot summer to the cool autumn days...what's not to love. But that is not the only enjoyable thing about this book. Mr. Sparks is a good writer, there are some very good characters, and I must say even my cold, gray heart was moved by the touching ending. It is also very refreshing to have a mainstream book give a very positive example of the role of God and religion, and such themes as faith and redemption, in a person life.
Ok, that is the good news.
On the more negative side, there is something rather formula like about this book. I can't say for a fact, but I would not be surprised if there are more than a few similarities between this book and others of Sparks' books. It was almost as if you could see Sparks making a list "rebellious girl, bad boy, good boy, loving parent, life changing crisis, stalking, fire, cute animals...ok, all set." To my mind, he squeezed just a bit too much into the story, went just a bit too over the top, made it all just a bit too melodramatic. When I read that he originally wrote this as a screenplay and that at some point in the near future we will see this as a feature film starring teen idol Miley Cyrus, I can't say I was at all surprised. This one has Big Screen written all over it.
Bottom line, The Last Song is a perfect end of summer read if you are looking for a heart-warming, coming of age, first love tear jerker. Fans of Sparks will no doubt enjoy it. As a first time reader of Sparks' book, I must admit that it was pretty entertaining, although I doubt I will become a regular fan.
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LibraryThing member kamgirl
This book was by far, the BEST book i've ever read!!! This is a story of young love, relationships,and becoming yourself. In this book Ronnie, a rebellious teenager is sent with her little brother Jonah to her dads home on the beach for the summer. Being as ungrateful and rebellious as she can be
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towards her dad, she soon finds Will, the last person she would think to fall in love with, but does anyways. Slowly her relationship with will and her dad strengthens,only to be met with a couple twists that could ruin everything. This amazing book shows that the bond of family and true love can never be broken. You might want to stay close to a box of tissues for this read. P.S. See the movie after the book. The movie is completely different from the book, and it will make you a little mad because of that, and even though its nowhere near as good as the book its still good. Also im a 15 year old girl, i loved it, then my mom, who is 55 read it and might have liked it even more!!! Show Less
LibraryThing member Malbebe
This book is one the greatest books I have ever read in my entire life. Nicholas Sparks did a spectacular job with this book. He captured a story of life beautifully in The Last Song. Readers will finish this book with a new understanding and look on life. This book also hit close to home for me.
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I've had a similar life compared to Ronnie. Only I wasn't mean to family members or got in trouble with the law. Everyone should read this book. I must warn everyone though that this book is a tear jerker and I cried for like a week after reading this book. I even cried while pouring myself a drink of apple juice. hahha :) Needless to say my mom thinks I shouldn't read anymore of his books. Even if this book is my first Nicholas Sparks book. Show Less
LibraryThing member anwulf
Nicholas Sparks has a knack for writing three-dimensional characters. As in real life, the people we meet in his pages are never as they first appear to be. There is always so much more beneath the surface. And I do enjoy a good cry now and then.
LibraryThing member redrhondahonda
At first I wasn't interested in reading about teen angst. But then the story evolved into how a young girl transformed into a great woman. I found this book to be spiritualy inspiring.
LibraryThing member bookworm90210
this is an amazing book. i cried at the ending. it is a book about a girl reconnecting with her dad after 3 years. she falls in love for the first time and its just amazing!
LibraryThing member bookingjenny
I have given this book to 4 people now, and each of them have loved it. I don't think I've ever cried reading a book before! I highly recommend this book!
LibraryThing member lucky11
I decide to read this book because the movie trailer looked good. "The Last Song", was an amazing story. It was about a young girl named Ronnie who for the past three years has refused to speak to her father after her parents got divorced. An angry Ronnie, and her younger brother go to spend the
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summer with their father. Things don't start out great with Ronnie, but slowly get better. By the end she realizes how much she has missed her father, only to find out she only has a few weeks left to be with him when she finds out he is dying of stomach cancer. "The Last Song", was about family, love, friendship, forgiveness, and so much more. The story had me crying by the end, I would recommend this to anyone looking for an amazing story to read. Show Less
LibraryThing member samicat24
What a great book! I couldn't put it down. I can't wait to see the movie!
To sum it up, it is about a girl and her brother going to spend the summer with their father. (Who divorced the mom and the daughter is NOT happy aobut going) She meets and hangs out with the wrong crowd. (She is goth-like)
To sum it up, it is about a girl and her brother going to spend the summer with their father. (Who divorced the mom and the daughter is NOT happy aobut going) She meets and hangs out with the wrong crowd. (She is goth-like)
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Ends up the dad is dying of cancer and he just wanted to spend one last summer with his kids. Show Less
Awards
Soaring Eagle Book Award (Nominee — 2012)
Language
Original publication date
2009-09-08
ISBN
9781615234837