jennadianne's Reviews (464)

I don't even know what to say about this one. I have no idea what I read. I get the premise - veteran trying to forget his past and move on in a foreign city but the story went absolutely no where. It was just one long run on paragraph it felt like. No separate chapters and completely random story angles at time. Disappointed with this one. The dust jacket held a promising synopsis.

I haven't met a Nicholas Sparks I haven't liked. :) I'm glad he was my first audiobook I completed.

Whenever I read a book that had received rave reviews and I don't feel the same way I often wonder if I read the right book. That was the case with this one. I read the a Fault in Our Stars and Will Grayson, Will Grayson both first and enjoyed. The "before" was slow and I almost gave up on it but decided to stick with it. The "after" was much better, suspenseful, kept me wanting to find out actually happened to Alaska. Didn't end quite the way I expected but definitely insightful. I can't imagine it being such a hit with teenagers.

More like 3.5 stars. It would have received 4 stars but it was a bit too "geeky/gamer" for me. I didn't understand half the references they made to video games or fantasy based characters (I'm assuming). Plus, the ending was wack. It just stopped. Like *SPOILER* they got together, The End. Happy Ending.

More like 2.5 stars. It was okay. Interesting story overall but I felt it jumped around a lot and **SPOILER ** 3/4 of the book was spent telling us about a trip "around the world" where most of it was spent in Australia. I learned about this family she cared for who had lost their mother. And when she was explaining those relationships she was basically explaining how she felt about her mother when she was a teenager. Which basically that she hated her (typical teenage girl reaction - sorry mom!). Then we quickly fast forwarded to present day and how her relationship with her mother changed and how she feels about being a mother now.

If it was organized a little better probably would have got three stars.

beautiful story. I can't believe this classified as a young adults genre. maybe because the characters are young? just a beautiful, touching story of love and loss through death.

Two stars mostly because it just wasn't my normal. The concept was really awesome, but I felt like it took so long to get good that it was hard to get into. I get with these types of books it takes awhile to build the scene but I think MOST people have some concept of Oz (even if it's just from the movie). I think this is part of a series, and I will be reading the second one in hopes that now that the stage is set it'll move quicker. The idea that Dorothy and her companions have turned to the dark side; and not being able to tell good from wicked has lots of potential.

No words. This is a book that's better if you go in blind (like I did). Great writing. Great story. Just read it.

I have no idea who Dan Harris is (I watch NBC) but I saw a blurb on my normal news channel about this book and decided to check it out. (I figured anything that could help reduce the stress in my life without a prescription was worth a shot)

I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. Granted I had no idea who half the people he referenced were, and I didn't care for the constant name dropping - it added to the writing instead of subtracting from it. This was a realistic approach and story of a man who's life (and career) was changed by meditating over the course of a decade.

A lot of insightful words and passages. A lot of references to other books I will probably be checking out at some point.

It is a "self help" book without coming off as one. A few tips from this I'll be taking with me into my future. I was pretty set on a four star rating until I got to the end. The end was pretty amazing.

Unrelated - I still have no idea who Dan Harris is. I Googled him, and yeah, he doesn't even look familiar.... sorry dude, but great book!