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#TeaserTuesday - Paper Towns by John Green

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 04:00:00 +0000

Teaser Tuesday is a fun weekly feature hosted by MizB @Should Be Reading. For more information regarding this feature, head over to MizB's blog.

My Teaser:

“Margo always loved mysteries. And in everything that came afterward, I could never stop thinking that maybe she loved mysteries so much that she became one.”

Paper Towns by John Green (p. 8)

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#FF Hop & BBH: About Book Discovery & Books I Want to Read Again for the First Time

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 02:30:00 +0000

Feature & Follow is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee @ Parajunkee's View and Alison @ Alison Can Read. It's a fun meme for exploring new blogs and gaining new followers.

This week's question:
Before blogging (dark times people!) how would you find out about new books or did you? - Suggested by A Great Read

My Answer:
To be honest, I hadn't read a lot of books before I started blogging. I used to borrow books from my school library (mostly old ones) and never tried to look for new books. In July 2010, I joined Goodreads and a couple of months later I created my own blog. After that, my whole reading life changed.

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Welcome to the Book Blogger Hop, a feature hosted by Billy from Rambling of Coffee Addicted Writer. This weekly feature is a great way to connect with new people in the book blogging world.
This Week's Question:

What books would you want to read again for the first time? - Suggested by Camille

My Answer:

My favorite book genres are mystery, thriller, and historical fiction. However, some books that I want to read again are out of my reading genres.

Historical Fiction:

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Goodreads | Amazon | My Review) -- By far, the best historical fiction I have read!
Footsteps in an Empty Room by Lilly Sommers (Goodreads | Amazon) -- This is a historical romance and one of the few that I have read so far. This book is set in Australia and has a paranormal touch to it.

Western:

The Lonesome Gods by Louis L'Amour (Goodreads | Amazon | My Review) -- The only western book that I have read, and I want to read it again and again.

Young Adult: (cried a lot while reading these two books!)

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads | Amazon)
The Outsiders by S E Hinton (Goodreads | Amazon | My Review)

Classics:

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (Goodreads | Amazon) -- Already read twice, still I want to read it again!
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (Goodreads | Amazon) -- This is one of the most unforgettable classic that I have read.
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (Goodreads | Amazon | My Review) -- Despite the fact that I don't like Bathsheba (the lead female character), this is one of my favorite books.

Mystery/Thriller:

The Payback by Simon Kernick (Goodreads | Amazon | My Review) -- Simon Kernick has become one of my favorite authors and his character Dennis Milne is one of my favorite protagonists. The Payback is the last book of the Dennis Milne series, and one that I absolutely loved!

So which books do you want to read again for the first time?

If you're a new visitor to my blog, feel free to connect with me!

#FF Hop: Are You Also a Writer?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 02:30:00 +0000

Feature & Follow is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee @Parajunkee's View and Alison @Alison Can Read. It's a fun meme for exploring new blogs and gaining new followers.

This week's question:
Are you also a writer and what genre or did you ever consider writing? - Suggested by The Pegster Reads
My Answer:
No, I am just a reader. And yes, I have considered writing. But not writing books, just guest blogs, and articles etc.

#Quotes from "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 02:30:00 +0000

It never crossed my mind to read this book until someone recommended it to me. It was one of the books on top of my TBR for year 2014.

Goodreads | Amazon | My Review (coming soon)

“It might seem strange to start a story with an ending. But all endings are also beginnings. We just don't know it at the time.” (p. 1)

“Every life has one true-love snapshot. For Eddie, it came on a warm September night after a thunderstorm, when the boardwalk was spongy with water.” (p. 9)

“No story sits by itself. Sometimes stories meet at corners and sometimes they cover one another completely, like stones beneath a river.” (p. 10)

“As far as he could tell, when your time came, it came, and that was that. You might say something smart on your way out, but you might just as easily say something stupid.” (p. 13)

“People often belittle the place where they were born. But heaven can be found in the most unlikely corners.” (p. 34)

“Fairness," he said, " does not govern life and death. If it did, no good person would ever die young.” (p. 48)

“It is because the human spirit knows, deep down, that all lives intersect. That death doesn't just take someone, it misses someone else, and in the small distance between being taken and being missed, lives are changed.” (p. 48)

“No life is a waste,” the Blue Man said. “The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone.” (p. 50)

“Young men go to war. Sometimes because they have to, sometimes because they want to. Always, they feel they are supposed to. This comes from the sad, layered stories of life, which over the centuries have seen courage confused with picking up arms, and cowardice confused with laying them down.” (p. 57)

“Sacrifice is a part of life. It's supposed to be. It's not something to regret. It's something to aspire to.” (p. 93)

“They thought amusement parks were constructed by elves, built with candy canes. In fact, they were simply business opportunities for railroad companies, who erected them at the final stops of routes, so commuters would have a reason to ride on weekends.” (p. 115)

“We think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a curved blade. And the harm we do, we do to ourselves.” (p. 141)

“People say they "find" love, as if it were an object hidden by a rock. But love takes many forms, and it is never the same for any man and woman. What people find then is a certain love.” (p. 155)

“Silence is worse when you know it won't be broken, and Eddie knew.” (p. 179)

“ ... that each affects the other and the other affects the next, and the world is full of stories, but the stories are all one.” (p. 196)

#TeaserTuesday - Empire of Sand by Robert Ryan (Sept 2)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 02:30:00 +0000

Teaser Tuesday is a fun weekly feature hosted by MizB @Should Be Reading. For more information regarding this feature, head over to MizB's blog.

My Teaser:

I'm reading this book real slow and enjoying every bit of it.

“Of all of them, he'd had the most rotten childhood, and had received more than his fair share of beatings from Mother, because he would always accept responsibility for any of his brothers' misdemeanours. When Frank had asked why, T.E. claimed he knew for a fact that the cane hurt the others more than him.”

Empire of Sand by Robert Ryan (p. 36)

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Review: Deadly Errors by Allen Wyler

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 30 Aug 2014 04:00:00 +0000

Goodreads | Amazon | Quotes

[medical thriller]

Review:

Neurosurgeon Tyler Mathews' life turns upside down when an FBI official makes a sudden and unexpected visit at his hospital. As a result, Tyler nearly loses his professional license. He has to go complete a drug rehab program and his wife, Nancy, leaves him. Although it does sound like a very positive start but this is how the book Deadly Errors opens.

Back to the story, almost a year after the incident, we find Tyler working at Seattle's Maynard Medical Center. Tyler becomes concerned when one of his patients dies to a radiation overdose. It doesn't take him long that to find out that a flaw in the hospital's electronic medical record system (EMR), Med-InDx, is responsible for his patient's death. Apparently, a hacker job or a software bug in the system has been taking lives of patients at Maynard. But can Tyler prove it? Moreover, if the press gets wind of it, it will ruin Med-InDx (the maker of the EMR) financially, especially when the company is about to launch its IPO. Tyler, who had barely recovered from his former life, now finds himself in serious trouble. Some corporate forces will go to any extent to silence the 38-yr-old neurosurgeon who now has all the evidence to destroy the reputation of Med-InDx.

I was offered this ebook for review consideration by A+B Editions. I must tell you that this is a medical thriller and although it contained some medical terms, it didn't stop me from liking the book. After reading this, I think maybe I should read more medical thrillers. The book tells us that Tyler is eager to start over with his wife, an Asian described as a bit quirky and one who had a strong prejudice against taking medication. Unfortunately, we don't know a lot about Tyler and Nancy's marriage life. Over all, this book was a great read. Not only it highlights a genuine problem of preventable medical errors in the healthcare system, but also reflects the dark side of the corporate world.

Author, Allen Wyler, is a known brain surgeon. His next medical thriller, Deadly Odds, is expected to launch in September. You can visit the author's website or A+B Editions to find out more about his other works.

Quote from the Book:

“Jill asked Tyler, ‘Can you think of anything you might’ve forgotten?’

Stupid question, Tyler thought. How would I know if I’d forgotten it?”

-- Deadly Errors by Allen Wyler (p. 277-78)

More Quotes from "Deadly Errors" >>

My Rating:

#FF Hop: Book Character I’d Trade Places With

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 06:09:00 +0000

Feature & Follow is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee @Parajunkee's View and Alison @Alison Can Read. It's a fun meme for exploring new blogs and gaining new followers.

This week's question:
Tell us about a book character you’d trade places with (Suggested by Escaping Within Pages)

My Answer:
This is a very hard question as I don't remember all the characters of books which I read, say, four years ago, especially at this time when I'm suffering from flu. So after a lot of thinking I have come to this: Luna Lovegood. The reason why I have chosen Luna is that she's weird, weird, and weird. I like being weird!

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Book #Quotes from "Deadly Errors" by Allen Wyler

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 04:00:00 +0000

It was sometime last year when I started sharing my favorite quotes from the books I read and liked. For some reason the Goodreads quotes don't work for me. Anyway, here are some of the phrases I liked from a medical thriller I recently read. I'm glad that I liked this book.

Goodreads | Amazon | My Review
[medical thriller]

“Got an ache? Chew a weed, but don’t take ibuprophen.” (p. 58)

“In San Francisco she occasionally visited Chinese fortune-tellers, although claiming to not take their forecasts seriously. Tyler didn’t believe it for a second, suspecting she’d rescheduled her entire thesis defense because of one such prediction.” (p. 58)

“How much do you know about computers?” She considered this a moment before answering, “The sum total of my knowledge is how to turn them on and off and use e-mail.” (p. 105)

“The eastern sky glowed the first orange-red streaks of dawn. Traffic remained sparse. The start of another Seattle Sunday morning. To Tyler it looked as bleak as his future.” (p. 250)

“He remembered the story he heard shortly after moving here and taking a city tour. How after the original city burned, a new city had been built on top of the old one.” (p. 272)

“Jill asked Tyler, ‘Can you think of anything you might’ve forgotten?’
Stupid question, Tyler thought. How would I know if I’d forgotten it?” (p. 277-78)

Read my review here >>

Teaser Tuesday - Deadly Errors by Allen Wyler

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 02:30:00 +0000

Teaser Tuesday is a fun weekly feature hosted by MizB @Should Be Reading. For more information regarding this feature, head over to MizB's blog.

My Teaser:

“Got an ache? Chew a weed, but don’t take ibuprophen.”

Deadly Errors by Allen Wyler (p. 58) [medical thriller]
Goodreads | Amazon

#TeaserTuesday - Empire of Sand by Robert Ryan (Aug 12)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:30:00 +0000

Teaser Tuesday is a fun weekly feature hosted by MizB @Should Be Reading. For more information regarding this feature, head over to MizB's blog.

My Teaser:

“Lawrence continued to examine the stain. When he looked up, his gaze was somewhere else far distant, and Rollins realised he was remembering just how the blood came to be on his clothing.”

Empire of Sand by Robert Ryan (p. 12)

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#FF Hop: Favorite Social Network

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 02:30:00 +0000

Feature & Follow is a fun feature hosted weekly by Parajunkee @Parajunkee's View and Alison @Alison Can Read.

This week's question:
Social Share! What is your favorite social network and leave us a link so we can join you!
My Answer:
My favorite social network is Twitter. It's simple and fun to use. I don't know but Facebook has always seemed complicated to me. I have recently started using Pinterest as well. And there's Instagram which I haven't started using. Is it fun? Feel free to drop your advice if you're a Instagram user.
I'll welcome your comments. May be you can help me get a few likes on my Facebook page. Remember, I FOLLOW BACK.

Follow @kero_91

#TeaserTuesday (29 Jul) - Extraordinary Rendition by Paul Batista

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 02:30:00 +0000

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB @Should Be Reading. Every week we participate in this meme by sharing two sentences from your currently reading pile. For more information regarding the meme, head over to MizB's blog.

My Teaser:

“He was possessed by that pre-dawn sense of dread that had arrived as soon as he’d woken up. Someone had said to him years ago, in a context he could not remember, “Your first thought of the day is your worst thought.”

Extraordinary Rendition by Paul Batista (p. 104)

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Review: Closure by Larry Quartley

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 02:30:00 +0000

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Follow the author @quartley

Goodreads Synopsis:

For Zachary Taylor it’s about to get personal... CLOSURE sees a detective who can't let go of the past or the part he played in the murder of his old DCI. Investigating the brutal rape and murder of a young woman, whose death pulls the past into the here and now... In 2003 Detective Chief Inspector Charlie Benner was gunned down when he and other officers were caught up in a shooting frenzy between rival drug gangs. Zachary Taylor was among the first to arrive at the bloodbath. He worked the case - desperate for a conviction - but in the end his chief suspect, James Black, and the faceless guilty walked away, sticking two fingers up at the justice system. For Taylor the case remained unsolved. Seven years later, Taylor is investigating the murder of Stella Kerr - whose boyfriend, Steve Lamb, charged with the heinous crime had gone on the run. Taylor quickly learns that in Lamb there is a connection to the past and James Black. He believes the same dark forces responsible for the slaying of his old DCI are behind the drug fuelled murder of Stella Kerr.

It's been a while since I last read a thriller. The book cover caught my eye but I wasn't sure whether I would like the book. As it turned out, this book surpassed my expectations.

The book opens with a murder of an innocent young woman, Stella Kerr. His boyfriend, who is accused of the murder, is on the run. As Taylor connects the dot he figures that James Black might be the culprit behind the murder, a man who supposedly murdered Taylor's former DCI Charlie Benner in the past. Black is the person Taylor is so eager to bring down and see behind bars. But, are his suspicions right? But there are certain powers that do not want Taylor to bring the true murderer out in the open.

The story didn't grab my attention immediately. After the horrible murder at the start of the book, I didn't want to continue the book (but I did). May be it was somewhere in the middle of the book that I really began enjoying the mystery. The only thing that I was a bit uncomfortable about was that toward the end the book picked up pace, everything starts happening faster. The end was surprising and proved me entirely wrong. So, based on the story, I'm giving this book a 5-star. Overall, I think it's a good book which deserves more appreciation.

Characters:

My favorite characters were Zachary Taylor. To my disappointment, Steve Lamb, the most talked about character in the book (besides Black), made a very short appearance in the book. As a book reader, there are some characters that we loved to hate. The character I hated the most was Tasha, Taylor's longtime on and off girlfriend.

Quotes:

"He could feel tears build then run down his cheeks as he stared hard at the lifeless and bloodied body of his old boss Charlie Benner. Eyes still pleading for closure."

-- Closure by Larry Quartley (p. 35)

"He'd attended his fair share of murder scenes, but none had affected him or stayed with him the way Charlie Benner's had. Weeks turned into months of sleepless and nightmarish nights, where he’d imagined he was the one pulling the trigger."

-- Closure by Larry Quartley (p. 71)

'Of course you could - you’re a powerful woman with all the right contacts. Power and money, an evil mix in the wrong hands, and from where I’m sitting yours look toxic.'

-- Closure by Larry Quartley (p. 272)

My Rating:

Teaser Tuesday - Extraordinary Rendition by Paul Batista (I)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 02:30:00 +0000

My Teaser:

“There’s another president.” Byron paused, and, with the silly thought of giving this man some hope, he said, “His name is Barack Hussein Obama.”

Extraordinary Rendition by Paul Batista (p. 9)

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Favorite #Movies and #TV Shows

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 04:00:00 +0000

Weekly meme hosted at The Broke and the Bookish. It's about making bookish lists and sharing them with blogger friends.

Favorite Movies (in no particular order)

(Note: All image links lead to Amazon)

1. The Book Thief (recently watched, loved it!)
2. The Harry Potter Series (all-time favorite)

3. The Time Traveler's Wife (both movies made me cry)
4. Hachi: A Dog's Tale (a sad tale of a loyal dog)

5. Ratatouille
6. Alice in Wonderland (because I <3 Johnny Depp)

7. Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (an old favorite)

Favorite TV Shows (in no particular order)

1. Drake and Josh (an all-time favorite, I miss this show!!)
2. Man vs Wild (Bear Grylls on Discovery Channel)

2. Masterchef (because I like food shows!)

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#FF Hop! If I had a time machine ...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 04:00:00 +0000

Feature & Follow is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee @Parajunkee's View and Alison @Alison Can Read. It's a fun meme for exploring new blogs and gaining new followers.

This week's question:
If you had a time machine (i.e. a TARDIS), where would you go?

My Answer:
I would go to the past instead of the future, may be the 18th and 19th century. I have always had that curiosity about how people used to live their lives in the past without any computers and smart phones and all the tech things you know, biggest of all, the INTERNET!
So, what about you?

I follow back!!

#FF Hop Time!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 19:32:00 +0000

Feature & Follow is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee @Parajunkee's View and Alison @Alison Can Read. It's a fun meme for exploring new blogs and gaining new followers.

This week's question:
What are some of your favorite picture books – either current ones or ones from your childhood?
My Answer:
Following are my all-time favorite picture books:

Arthur Adventure Series by Marc Brown (Goodreads | Amazon)

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett (Goodreads | Amazon)

Candy and the Cankersaur by Jason Sandberg (Goodreads | Amazon)

Teaser Tuesday (Feb 25, 2014)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 02:30:00 +0000

My Teaser:

“No life is a waste,” the Blue Man said. “The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone.”

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom (p. 50)

Goodreads | Amazon

Teaser Tuesday (Feb 18, 2014)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 02:30:00 +0000

My Teaser: Oops, I'm breaking the rules today.

“How're the Braves doing?”
“Like a bunch of carrots.”
“Is that good or bad?”
“Can carrots play baseball?”
“I guess not.”
“Then you have your answer.”

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks (p. 84)

Goodreads | Amazon

“Fairness,” he said, “does not govern life and death. If it did, no good person would ever die young.”

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom (p. 48)

Goodreads | Amazon

Teaser Tuesday (Feb 11, 2014)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 02:30:00 +0000

My Teaser:

“Take any three people, stick them together, and they're going to have differences. No surprise there.”

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks (p. 55)

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Stacking the Shelves (February 9, 2014)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 16:30:00 +0000

Happy Sunday!
Hope all of you are having a great weekend. Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature by Tynga's Reviews where you get a chance to share the books you have bought or borrowed for reading.
Borrowed:
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks [young adult, romance]
This is the third Nicholas Sparks book I'm reading. Sadly, the last two didn't live up to my expectations.

Goodreads | Amazon

There was a time when the world was sweeter… when the women in Beaufort, North Carolina, wore dresses, and the men donned hats… Every April, when the wind smells of both the sea and lilacs, Landon Carter remembers 1958, his last year at Beaufort High. Landon had dated a girl or two, and even once sworn that he’d been in love. Certainly the last person he thought he’d fall for was Jamie, the shy, almost ethereal daughter of the town’s Baptist minister… Jamie, who was destined to show him the depths of the human heart—and the joy and pain of living.

Quotes from "The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 02:30:00 +0000

This is my second attempt at reading Nicholas Sparks. I read "At First Sight" earlier before this but didn't like it that much.

Goodreads | Amazon | My Review (coming soon)

“His ex-wife used to do that, too. That woman treated dogs like people, which should have warned him to stay away from her in the first place.” (p. 9)

“Stick two different people with two different sets of expectations under one roof and it ain't always going to be shrimp and grits on Easter.” (p. 42)

“The Marine Corps is based on the number 3. It was one of the first things they taught you in basic training. Made things easy to understand. Three marines made a fire team, three fire teams made a squad, three squads made a platoon, three platoons made a company, three companies made a battalion, and three battalions made a regiment. On paper, anyway.” (p. 54)

“Take any three people, stick them together, and they're going to have differences. No surprise there.” (p. 55)

“I've never been good with names. I got hit in the head with a baseball when I was a kid, and my memory doesn't work so good.” (p. 77)

“How're the Braves doing?”
“Like a bunch of carrots.”
“Is that good or bad?”
“Can carrots play baseball?”
“I guess not.”
“Then you have your answer.” (p. 84)

“Are you telling me that you walked all the way from Colorado?”
“Yes.”
“You don't think that's odd?”
“I suppose it depends on the reason.”
“What's your reason?”
“I like to walk.”
“I see.” (p. 91)

“Even if he was a sociopath, even if the guy left town, feelings aren't turned on and off like a switch. But they would pass as surely as the rain would continue to fall.” (p. 345)

Teaser Tuesday (Feb 4, 2014)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 02:30:00 +0000

My Teaser:

“Just when you think it can't get any worse, it can. And just when you think it can't get any better, it will.”

At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks (p. 197)

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“It was one of the first things they taught you in basic training. Made things easy to understand. Three marines made a fire team, three fire teams made a squad, three squads made a platoon, three platoons made a company, three companies made a battalion, and three battalions made a regiment. On paper, anyway.”

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks (p. 54)

Goodreads | Amazon

Stacking the Shelves (February 2, 2014)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 02:30:00 +0000

Happy Sunday!
Hope all of you are having a great weekend. Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature by Tynga's Reviews where you get a chance to share the books you have bought or borrowed for reading.
Borrowed from Library:
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom [inspirational]
Since this year I want to read some books that people have recommended to me, I begin with this one.

Goodreads | Amazon

Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination, but an answer. In heaven, five people explain your life to you. Some you knew, others may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his "meaningless" life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: "Why was I here?"

Quotes from "At First Sight" by Nicholas Sparks

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 02:30:00 +0000

I have never read a Nicholas Sparks book before, this is the first one. This book is a sequel to "True Believer" and interestingly I haven't read the first book yet.

Goodreads | Amazon | My Review (coming soon)

“Can you even hear how ridiculous you sound? You can't marry someone if you don't even know how old she is..” (p. 9)

“It happened to all writers at various times, he knew, and there was no magic cure, simply because all writers approached their craft in slightly different ways. Some wrote in the morning, others in the afternoon, still others late at night.” (p. 83)

“Since when had food become such a reflection of character? If he ordered something healthy, he was a good person; if he ordered something unhealthy, he was bad?” (p. 95)

“That was the thing about life, he knew. There was always a but.” (p. 108)

“Just when you think it can't get any worse, it can. And just when you think it can't get any better, it will.” (p. 197)

“When he looked at Lexie now, he knew he had never cared for anyone as deeply. What he didn't know, what he couldn't know, was that the hardest days were yet to come.” (p. 228)

“I love you more than there are fishes in the sea, and higher than the moon.” (p. 293)