SAFE HAVEN
NICHOLAS SPARKS
Safe Haven Summary
When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his family.
But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her ... a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo's empathic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards ... and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.
But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her ... a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo's empathic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards ... and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.
CRITICISM
Genre criticism is about criticizing a text based on its structured.
Nicholas Sparks is considered to be a novel in genre criticism since it
is a long narrative book divided into chapters. I liked the characters,
especially Katie and Alex. I loved how delicate they were at the beginning,
Katie because of her husband and Alex because of the death of his wife. They
were careful and I liked how they didn’t just jump into a relationship,
especially as there were small children involved. I was impressed that even
though Katie had left Kevin she refused to sleep with Alex because she was
still married. I thought Sparks was right to do that – it added integrity to
the book and characters.The ending of the book was so exciting! Kevin came and
chased Katie. The ending was tense, but really good. There was a twist that I
didn’t see coming and I enjoyed the ending. I was satisfied and gripped until
the end.This is a great book. The ending was fast moving and the storyline was
lovely. I think Sparks dealt with the issue of domestic abuse and death very
well.
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