Endless Love by Scott Spencer Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Endless Love
Book Review: heartbreaking and unforgettable.......
Summary: 5 Stars
I am so pleased and surprised to see how many other readers have experienced, and been moved by, reading this book. I can honestly say that no other book I've ever read has had the same impact on me as "Endless Love'-and its been many years since my first reading. The beauty of this novel is that it can be enjoyed on so many levels-emotionally, intellectually, and, on the very surface, for entertainment. It covers a wide array of emotional ground, and you'd be hardpressed to find a reader who can't find something in it that they identify with. Certain sentences and passages literally took my breath away. The novel is truly original in that it chronoicles a love story and it's long reaching and dark aftermath without ever delving into sentimentality or cliches, it's definalty a far cry from the typical boy-meets-girl color by numbers plot. In fact, the origins of the relationship it focuses on happen off-camera, before the novel even begins, so we're left with the perceptions and memories of the characters (which may or may not be reliable) in order to construe the real facts. But, as the main character notes, what is factual is not always what is true, and the contradiction between reality and perception that runs throughout the novel only adds to its overall impact. The novel also suceeds in creating David, a protagaonist whose sanity and morality are at times highly debatable, however, he is written with such honesty and detailed insight that it is impossible not to get swept up in his journey and care about what happens to him. Despite all his recklessness and its abyssmal results, I could not honestly blame David for his decisions. While he broke the rules of society, law,and logic, he remained truthful to his heart, to point of insanity and despair, and any reader whose ever given, received, or yearned for the idealistic and maybe impossible endless love he strives to keep will find this book both heartbreaking and unforgettable.Book Review: outstanding, breathtaking, truly unique experience....
Summary: 5 Stars
I too thought this book was "my little secret!" How wonderful to hear from others who feel the same way. One of the few books that have truly broken my heart - I felt changed after I read it. My ideas on love, obsession, living, family, and madness - all were altered by Scott Spencers' suberb, unduplicable writing stye. The intensity of his emotional and physical descriptions, coming from the viewpoint of David, leave you breathless and yearing for more. A masterpiece novel - one of my all time favorites, 15 years after first reading it!!Book Review: phenomenological
Summary: 5 Stars
one of the best novels i've ever read. i picked it up from the recommended books pile at the bookstore and in 2 minutes was hooked. in the first 10 pages, david, the hero tries to get back into his girlfriend jade's house by covertly starting a fire and then heroically putting it out. unfortunately, her hip family is tripping on acid, reacts slowly, and he accidentally burns down the house. what an opening! i didn't put the book down til i finished it. a top example of a phenomenological novel: the writer puts us into the head of an unfamiliar type of protagonist. the hero is sympathetic; i was totally behind him. go, david; get jade back! yet the hero is, from an outside perspective, a stalker!Book Review: this book was so tedious
Summary: 1 Stars
I don't think anyone would care about this novel now, if Brooke Shields hadn't starred in the movie version. It's so boring. It feels like something is going to happen any minute, but all of the interesting stuff is in the first 50 pages.