Chancelante Thoughts

 

I am grateful to have selected this book during my 4 days of vacation. I just couldnt resist the book. With the pace I was reading, I knew it would be finishing in a day and it did.

The book starts off with Nicholas making plans to go on a trip with his brother and when they finally start out on the journey, its not only mesmerizing but also leads Nicholas to introspect on certain aspects of his life.

I have had the privilege to have the wonderful places described by my favorite author in this book. At the same time, I was disappointed to know that Nicholas dint like India, though I must say he cannot know India by visiting just Jaipur and Agra. However, I must say that after reading this book, I would never miss a chance to visit Guatemala to see the Mayan civilization. And Cambodia with its Hindu temples at Angkorwat has also caught my attention, the way a visitor explained the meaning of what was depicted in the frescoes and paintings. It kept me wondering that what history we know may never be completely true, but it would definitely tell what the civilizations in that era did with their time.  And I can see that they revealed to us what they wanted us to know, even if it was not true sometimes.

This book has made me laugh, cry, remember my childhood days, and most important of all, I have known how my favorite author has grown up. And one interesting fact I found out is that he is the middle child of his parents just like I am. Some of the attention seeking moments from the author's life, were similar to that of mine. Trust me when I say, I also used to get A grades all throughout my schooling, and used to do things to be that "not so troubling child" to my parents.

Some of the interesting facts like Nicholas writing two horror genre novels which never were meant for publishing, and that his first romantic novel has been "The Notebook" which changed his economic conditions too, made me feel that this author, of all the authors I might know, has deserved this moment and much more than that.

I have always thought that the books a person writes reflects his personality and his perspective of life, and it is true in every sense when you get to read this book. Nicholas, nick named as Nicky, is a true romantic at heart. All the characters in his life are very understanding and he surely deserves them. The same reflects in all his books.

Knowing that the character of Jamie Sullivan (from the book "The Walk to Remember") has been based on the character of his little sister, "Dana", I was overwhelmed with that moment of life which is rare - tears and smile at the same time. If you people knew how much I adore this book and the movie, you would know how much I wished I met his sister if she was alive now.

As I write this review, I still have to read 4 more books of this author.

1. A Bend In The Road

2. The Rescue

3. The Best of Me

4. True Believer

After knowing that the book "The Rescue" is based on his kid, Ryan, this is the next book on my list and consecutively the other books. I dont want to leave any book unread written by this author. In some ways, I have learned and felt deeply about the one feeling that is important in everyone's life - and that is "LOVE".