"Message in a Bottle" Nicholas Sparks

I've never seen the movie to this book, so I can't tell you the differences and similarities or whether I liked one over the other. So I'll just tell you my opinions on this book. Of course, it's Nicholas Sparks, therefore I loved it. I seem to fall in love with all of his novels. What's new? I'm sure I'm not the only one. The only other love stories I can stand to read are Stephanie Meyer's 'Twilight' series. (*thousands of teenage girls screaming*) This book touched on the subject of death from the beginning. Garrett is a man in his thirties living life day to day suffering from the pain of his wife who died a few years ago. Theresa comes down to visit him to see the man who wrote the heartfelt letters full of grief and pain she uncovered one day. For anyone who's had a long distance relationship, this novel touches on the hardships of that...as if being in love with your deceased wife and a new woman wasn't hard enough.