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“If we'd never met, I think I would have known my life wasn't complete. And I would have wandered the world in search of you, even if I didn't know who I was looking for.”
There’s a lot of us out there looking for that perfect one who’ll salvage the vacuum that life has created in our hearts and souls. Sounds corny and somewhat unempowered, but most of us, through the blessing that is popular media, have been conditioned to believe that finding your soulmate is the final step to leading a happy life.
But a happy ending is often the beginning of accelerating turmoils that you wouldn’t see coming.
Introduction
Book’s Name - The Longest Ride (2013)
Author’s Name - Nicholas Sparks
Genre - Romance
Language - English
Synopsis - Spoiler Alert!
Ira Levinson, 91 years old and in ill condition, clings to life after an isolated car crash in the snow by imagining the presence of his wife Ruth who dies nine years ago, and the life they had - how they met, the grim days of World War II, and the artworks they gathered.
Meanwhile, Sophia Danko, a Wake Forest College student, recuperating from a recent breakup, is about to have her life changed forever when she meets an unexpected love, Luke Collins.
He's a cowboy and daring bull-rider unlike anybody she's ever met. Though they enjoy the perks of a newly blooming romance, they also must face the realities that move alongside Luke’s dangerous job description.
With unexpected poignancy, the journeys of these two contrasting couples, divided not just through age but generations of experiences, will intertwine to create a mystical realm through the perspectives of Ira, Sophia and Luke.
About the Author
Nicholas Charles Sparks is one of the most recognized and beloved American novelists and screenwriter, currently residing in North Carolina. Mostly famous for his bittersweet, coming-of-age love stories embedded with a larger than life and love defeats all narrative, he has twenty-one novels and two non-fiction books under his belt.
Second to known, all of his books are New York Times bestsellers, translated into more than 50 languages worldwide.
One of the few novelists to transcend mediums, his novels have been widely adapted to film, including but not limited to ‘A Walk to Remember’ (October 1999), ‘The Best of Me’ (October 2011), ‘Message in a Bottle’ (April 1998), ‘Dear John’ (October 2006), ’The Last Song’ (September 2009), and The Notebook (October 1996).
A philanthropist by nature, Sparks launched the Nicholas Sparks Foundation, a non-profit working to facilitate cultural and international understanding through global education.
About the Book
Released on 17th September, 2013 by Grand Central Publishing, ‘The Longest Ride’ is the 17th romance novel by Nicholas Sparks comprising 568 pages. It is available in hardcover, paperback, audio book and e-book formats.
Black Mountain College (1933–1957), a liberal arts college whose faculty featured some of the most renowned names in the contemporary art movement, served as an inspiration for the book as Characters Ira and Ruth Levinson are said to have visited Black Mountain College on their honeymoon and interacted with students and artists during the school's painters' show.
Ira purchased six paintings for Ruth, which would be the start of a collection of over a thousand works centered on 20th-century American modern art.
On April 10, 2015, 20th Century Fox released a cinematic adaptation. George Tillman Jr. directed the film, Craig Bolotin wrote the screenplay, and it starred Britt Robertson as Sophia Danko, Oona Chaplin as Ruth, Scott Eastwood as Luke Collins, Jack Huston as Young Ira, Barry Ratcliffe as the Auctioneer, and Alan Alda as Older Ira.
Famous Quotes
“After all, if there is a heaven, we will find each other again, for there is no heaven without you.”
“Trust people, until they give you a reason not to. And then never turn your back”
“People plan, God laughs.”
“I know I'm not going to be able to change the world, but I think it's important to try to make a difference”
“Yet experience has taught me that fate is sometimes cruel and that even a boatload of hope is sometimes not enough.”
“You don't know how strong something is until you actually test it.”
“Do not worry about tomorrow until you have to.”
The Bottom Line
“we shared the longest ride together, this thing called life,”
This novel is a roller coaster read and truly makes us fall, both in love and back into our quest of finding our soulmates. My fellow hopeless romantics, life’s a long journey. Wouldn’t hurt to get some company, right?
My Ratings for the book - 3 on 5
You can buy a copy from Amazon - The Longest Ride
Written By - Kristi Mazumdar
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