Monday, January 30, 2012

Welcome Back. Nicholas Sparks is Terrible.

This is probably my 18 millionth attempt to get a blog started. This blog will contain nothing in particular. You can expect a heavy dose of sports, and a little of everything else. The first post will fall in the latter category.

My niece knew I had a thought on all Nicholas Sparks books, so she asked me to share it with her. I have always had a problem with the pure drivel that Sparks writes; I don't fault the guy for making an honest living, but it just amazes me how he gets away with writing books that contain such horrible overarching messages.

Here's how every Nicholas Sparks book goes. I'll preface this by saying I have NEVER read a single Sparks book (but I have--reluctantly--seen The Notebook). A girl I used to work with read them ALL, almost as soon as they came out, and would readily offer unsolicited plot lines to anyone who would listen. It is based on these one-sided "conversations" on which I base the following theories.