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The Best of Me-Nicholas Sparks

I have to admit I'm definitely one of Nicholas Sparks' biggest fans. What girl wouldn't want one of his novels to be their love stories, except for the exceptions where the two characters don't actually end up together (*cough* Dear John *cough*), but besides that I'm pretty sure ever girl would love for him to write their love story. His novels have been made into some great movies also, well maybe not great but certainly good chick flicks that I could watch over and over again. 

Okay, on to The Best of Me. Its a story of high school sweethearts. The story starts when they are 40 years old and living differently lives in different places. Dawson Cole can't stop thinking about the girl he loved when he was 17. Amanda Collier lives her live half heartedly with three kids and an alcoholic husband. Both are summoned back to the town they got out of when their friend, Tuck, dies. As a teenager, Dawson Cole spent his live hiding from his abusive family in Tuck's garage. The Cole's were hated and feared in the small town of Oriental. Amanda Collier was raised by high class parents. The Collier's were part of the "royalty" in the small town. The two are paired together for a school project and begin spending more and more time together, eventually falling in love. Amanda's parents have big life plans for her (Duke, a career, a family) and Dawson isn't part of those plans. One thing leads to another and Dawson and Amanda are separated. Amanda heads off to Duke and Dawson ends up in prison (and eventually an oil rig where he lives a quiet, lonely life thinking about Amanda and what could have been). 

After 25 years apart their is still a strong bond between them they realize as they are thrown back together. In only a couple days they begin to realize what could have been and both begin questioning the choices they made in their lives. 

Also, I hear it might be made into a movie!! I haven't finished the book yet, but I know I will go see it as soon as it comes out. If I were to cast people as these characters I would cast: 

Dawson: Hugh Jackman (how much more ruggedly handsome could a man get?) 

Amanda: Teri Hatcher 

Tuck: Anthony Hopkins 

Ted: Kenau Reeves 

Abee: Michael Sheen 

Frank: Andy Garcia 

Amanda's mom: Meryl Streep