I have read the book as I am a great lover of Nicholas Sparks' stories and consider this book his second best so far - after 'A Walk to Remember'. The book has a very long first half where the two lead characters are developing their relationship. This is fine because Nicolas Sparks makes his characters very three dimensional as he is a very good writer but if you try and put this very important section into a film it can make for a very boring first half. I felt that this was so and my wife also found it very slow even though that part is an essential part of the story. Movies are rarely as good as the books from which they are taken and that is true in this case. I thought that perhaps a little commentary by both characters over the action would have improved it. The important character of Jo is not developed enough either as it makes a very surprising twist at the end of the book. I have the DVD and the book of 'A Walk to Remember' and, again, the book is a lot better but the DVD is also very good. In conclusion I just think that this particular book should not have been made into a movie but he is still my favourite author.
Review of Safe Haven
