The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks - Audiobook

[Samyann]

The Rescue is written by Nicholas Sparks. The unabridged audiobook is about 10.5 hours of listening and narrated by Johnny Heller. Downloaded from the Chicago Public Library.

If you’re in the mood for a mushy and a bit maudlin story this will do. The Sparks books are always stories of two people overcoming personal demons, finally gazing deeply into each other’s teary eyes as hearts thunder, robins tweet, brooks babble, wind whispers, and … sorry, starting to think gooey – like Sparks. Interesting that a male author’s preferred genre is romance – a bit unusual. Come to think of it, most romantic poetry and song lyrics are written by men. Mmm.

Nothing earthshaking – not intended to be, although The Rescue has it’s moments of interest in fire rescue. The single mother of a disabled child returns to her roots in a small town. She totals her car and is ‘rescued’ by a local volunteer fireman. You’ll either go through some tissues or roll your eyes throughout the story. No explicit sex, no foul language. Perfect gift for tween girls. All the Sparks romance novels I’ve heard are extremely tame.

Heller does a good job with narration; you’ll have no trouble discerning who-says-what-to-who. If you’re among Sparks’ legion of fans, you’ll enjoy.

-- 01 Jul 2016, 20:50 --

[JohaneB]

This is my favourite Nicholas Sparks novel. A perfect book to enjoy with a warm cup of tea on a rainy day.
It is a typical love story between a man and a women with its ups and downs, but with an autistic little boy that throws the whole story into a new direction. Definitely worth the read if you like the Nicholas Sparks' novels.