Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
Ratings28
Average rating4
Patterson has taken a huge leap in genres, and by the reviews I see, his readers are running hot and cold. I personally loved this book and I know for a fact that love like this does exist, if only it could happen to everyone at least once in a lifetime.
The style of the book is not only as a diary, but it is laced with short entries about the life of Katie who has been given the diary to read. The majority of the story takes place on Martha's Vineyard, a small island off the coast of Massachusetts. It is the story of a perfect love, a perfect family and everything one could only hope for in life. Patterson is acutely sensitive in his ability to write as a female character telling her story.
Without ruining it for the reader I will say that the book is an emotional ride that is worth taking.
I absolutely loved this book. It was so sad and I definitely wasn't ready for the end of Suzanne's diary. It broke my heart and I cried my eyes out.
This book is the worst example of This Kind Of Thing that I've ever read, and also maybe has the distinction of being the single most Tell-Not-Showiest thing I've ever read.
http://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-94-suzannes-diary-for-nicholas/
I think about half way through I started whimpering, by the end I was in all out tears. I have no idea how I finished it, but it was an amazing book!