A Walk to Remember
by Nicholas Sparks
★ Top 25 book of 1999 · #11 on Best Books of 1999
Landon Carter recalls his final year at Beaufort High in 1958 and the unlikely bond he formed with Jamie, the quiet daughter of the local Baptist minister. Sparks drew inspiration for this moving story from his sister's courage.
Best for: Readers who enjoy tender, nostalgic love stories set in a small town
A Walk to Remember is #11 on BookWard's Best Books of 1999, out of 52 1999 books that cleared our data bar.
What A Walk to Remember is about
Every April, Landon Carter looks back on 1958, his final year at Beaufort High in North Carolina. He has dated a girl or two and once insisted he knew what love was. Then he finds himself drawn to Jamie, the quiet, almost otherworldly daughter of the town's Baptist minister, the last person he would have expected to fall for.
The story follows what that unlikely attachment teaches him about the human heart, and about the joy and pain that come with being alive. The novel was inspired by Nicholas Sparks's sister, her life and her courage. It is a tender, sentimental small-town romance, best suited to readers who enjoy first-love stories with real emotional weight and don't mind reaching for a tissue.
A Walk to Remember on the Best Books of 1999
A Walk to Remember came out in 1999. Of the 52 books first published in 1999 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #11 on our Best Books of 1999 list.
Why it made the list: 499 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (25 ratings); 41 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1999 list
- Nonviolent Communication Marshall B. Rosenberg, #9
- The Pragmatic Programmer Andy Hunt, #10
- Stardust Neil Gaiman, #12
- Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer, #13
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 422 want to read it, 41 are reading it now and 36 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.9 out of 5 from 25 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 79 | 55% |
| Reader love | 46 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 85 | 20% |
Questions about A Walk to Remember
When was A Walk to Remember published?
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks was first published in 1999.
Was A Walk to Remember one of the best books of 1999?
A Walk to Remember is #11 on BookWard's Best Books of 1999, out of 52 1999 books that cleared our data bar. 499 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (25 ratings); 41 are reading it right now.
Why is A Walk to Remember on the Best Books of 1999 list?
499 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (25 ratings); 41 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 1999
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J. K. Rowling, #1
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, #2
- Wings of Fire A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, #3
- On Writing Stephen King, #4
- The Bad Beginning Lemony Snicket, #5
- The Coldest Winter Ever Sister Souljah, #6
See the full Best Books of 1999, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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