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    Sam's Letters to Jennifer

    Written by James Patterson

    Narrated by Jane Alexander and Anne Heche

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Have you ever gotten a letter that changed your life completely?

    Sam's Letters to Jennifer is a novel about that kind of drama. In it, a woman is summoned back to the town where she grew up. And in the house where she spent her most magical years she finds a series of letters addressed to her. Each of those letters is a piece of a story that will upend completely the world she thought she knew - and throw her into a love more powerful than she ever imagined could be possible. Two extraordinary love stories are entwined here, full of hope and pain and emotions that never die down.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateAug 1, 2005
    ISBN9781594832352
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    Sam's Letters to Jennifer
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    James Patterson

    James Patterson is the CEO of J. Walter Thompson, an advertising agency in New York. He has written several successful fiction and nonfiction books, including The New York Times best seller The Day America Told the Truth.

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    Reviews for Sam's Letters to Jennifer

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    • 5/5
      A wonderful look at love, real love, and its twist and turns.
    • 3/5
      I grabbed this one because it was on our shelf and I knew I could read it in basically less than a day. I have read a lot of James Patterson, and his books, while not great literature, keep you turning pages. This book was more on the romance side of things, and while I enjoyed much of it, there were too many chapters (and when I say chapters, bear in mind that they are three pages long and probably less than 200 words) spent with one character telling the other one how much they loved them. I am all for a little romance or declaration of love in a story, but it was a bit over the top. Overall, not a terrible read, but not one I will remember.

      PS: I am obviously not the target audience for this type of book so take my review for what it is.
    • 4/5
      This was a fantastic little story about life, loss and love. There is such a swirl of emotion and it literally left me on the edge of my seat up until the final pages. I was left not really knowing what to expect. Highly recommend!
    • 4/5
      What a beautiful story. Full of rich emotional characters dealing with real issues that we all face in life.Jennifer has had a tragic and sad past. Her grandmother has been her friend, family, support and her rock. Suddenly, Sam is in hospital, seriously ill and Jennifer has to strong for her grandmother. Meanwhile, Jennifer discovers a series of letters left for her by her grandmother and as she reads them her grandmother's life unfolds along with a few secrets. Jennifer also builds a new relationship with an old friend and as she falls in love, she discovers the course of true love is never smooth and fair. Despite, lots of sad bits there are some happy endings.
    • 5/5
      Another great romance novel by Patterson! This one was intriguing because you couldn't wait until you got to the next letter and of course the love story plot all throughout!
    • 3/5
      I had trouble rating the book. I can strongly connect with the theme "Love never dies", but the characters were just a little too unrealistic.
    • 3/5
      A really, really quick read. Another tear jerker, similar in style to Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas. A decent enough story for the most part, but the ending was run of the mill.
    • 4/5
      I spent a few hours on a Sunday reading this book. When I first heard about it, I immediately put my name on the waiting list at my library. Overall I thought it was good. I had high hopes bcuz 1) it's written by James Patterson, one of favorite authors; 2) I thought it would be similar to Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas. I wasn't disappointed. It was nice way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon. But I have to admit, I'm anxiously waiting for the next Alex Cross!!
    • 3/5
      Devastated after the tragic death of her husband, Jennifer has buried herself in working as a columnist for the Chicago Tribune. But when her beloved Grandmother, Samantha, has a bad fall and is in a coma, Jennifer drops everything to travel to Lake Geneva, an hour and a half away. Jennifer spent many wonderful summers at Lake Geneva as a child and despite the circumstances she's happy to be in one of her favorite places. While at the cottage, Jennifer discovers her grandmother has left her a packet of letters that will reveal some secrets from her grandmother's past. As Jennifer is slowly finding out the secrets about her grandparents, she is also discovering her feelings for Brendan, who is also staying at Lake Geneva. But Brendan has a secret of his own, a secret that threatens to keep him and Jennifer apart forever. "Sam's Letters to Jennifer" is what I call a perfect beach book. It's not too deep, has a touch of tragedy, yet it's a good love story (two love stories actually) and doesn't require a lot of thought. None of the characters are particularly deep - Jennifer is supposed to be a workaholic but outside of one column, we never see her working and she soon ditches her job without a qualm. Same with Brendan, while he had a compelling reason to quit his job, neither he nor Jennifer seems to worry about money. Since we mostly see Sam through her letters, it's hard to sympathize with her as a character and her romance left me a bit cold. However, Jennifer and Brendan's love story was much more engaging. There are some plot holes; I was never quite sure if Jennifer's father was dead or alive, her mother is mentioned but he never is. Brendan's secret is a bit too melodramatic and the outcome a bit unbelievable, but sweet. But again, this isn't the kind of book you want to think too much about, instead just read and enjoy. "Sam's Letters to Jennifer" is a light, fluffy read - perfect for the beach or a rainy afternoon.
    • 4/5
      This book was pure sap. Bring the tissue box with this one. This was truly a different side of Patterson. Loved this book from the first page.
    • 3/5
      Sappy Love story..I liked his other non-mystery books but this one was pure sap!
    • 3/5
      This book was a part of Readers Digest Selected Editions, along with 3 other books that came as a set. I am thankful I read the abridged version, because I don't think I would have really finished the full version. No, don't get me wrong, I didn't completely hate the book but then...This is the story of Jennifer who recently lost the love of her life because of an accident, for which she blames herself. She is shocked when she gets a call telling her that her great-grandmother had fallen and was in a coma. Jennifer is shattered at the very thought of losing Sam, her great grand mom. She leaves everything aside and rushes to Sam's beautiful house, where a bunch of numbered letters are awaiting her. As she meets up with Sam and lives in her house and waits for her recovery... she reads Sam's letters a few at a time. Through the letters, unfolds a story, she would have never known or thought about, about her grandmom. Through those letters she finds the courage to open herself to love and to life.Somewhere I found it was similar to PS. I love You [ I have seen the movie]. Of course the story is different, but I couldn't help but compare.Actually it is a very nice story. There are some questions that you really want answers too, and you just move through, to find the answers. Light, emotional read. But at times, I found it boring. And most of the times, I thought many of it was predictable.So, you know I am kind of not sure, if i want to give it 3 or 2 star :)!For being a quick read and nice story... I give it a 3 star :)
    • 4/5
      The beginning half of this book was just so-so, but I kept reading it because there were so many questions to be answered. What happened to Jennifer's baby and husband? Who was Doc? Was Sam going to live? What was Brendan's secret and once it was revealed, would he make it through this ordeal? Though I did think it was just okay at the beginning, I had to keep reading to find the answers to these questions.This book overlaps two love stories, as told by Jennifer and her grandmother, Sam (Samantha). Jennifer tells her own story intermittently between reading a series of letters from Sam, in which she reveals her story to her granddaughter.I literally cried when I read the last couple of chapters. When Jennifer gave her speech about her grandmother being her best friend, that was all it took. I was also very close with my grandmother and often described her as my best friend when she was living. I felt like I could relate with Jennifer's speech about her love and friendship with Sam. There are also other reasons that I cried at the end of the book, but I can't write them here because they will spoil it for future readers! If love stories make you cry, get out the tissues as you near the end of this one!
    • 4/5
      I like this book, but I don't think its James Patterson style. To me I think he writes better mystery novels. I love his book with Alex Cross. The book was good through. You should read the book if you like James Patterson
    • 4/5
      [Sam's Letters to Jennifer] by James Patterson is a wonderful book and will pull at your heart strings."Sam" is actually Samantha, Jennifer's Grandmother and best friend. For as long as Jennifer can remember, Sam has been her confidant. Jennifer has always wanted to know her Grandmother's story, but Sam always said it wasn't time yet. When tragedy strikes, Jennifer finds letters that her Grandmother has written to her finally telling her, her story. As Jennifer goes through the summer she learns about her Grandmother's life, her own life and that things were not and are not always what they seem. Jennifer's summer journey runs the gamut from love, heartache, revelation, friendship, pain and back around to love. Your heart will break and then soar right along with Jennifer.James Patterson has departed, again, from what readers are most acquainted with, as his style of writing. He hits a home run, showing how talented a writer he is.My sister may have said it best when she told me that the book was written from a female perspective and that even though a man wrote it, it was very believable and done so well that you would think a woman did write it, if you didn't already know better.As a woman myself, I would say, THAT takes talent!
    • 3/5
      Sappy and trite. Short and way to sweet.Best part of the whole book was the quote, "For a long time it has seemed to me that life was about to begin -- real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life." -- Father Alfred D'Souza
    • 4/5
      This is a story about a woman (Jennifer) who goes back to her childhood summer home to see about her grandmother Sam who is in a coma. Sam has left letters to Jennifer explaining a lot about family secrets and the real love of her life (not Jennifer's grandfather). Jennifer is still tortured by the untimely accidental death of her husband Danny. There are a lot of what ifs - if she had left on time for vacation maybe he would still be alive. This summer, Jennifer gets reacquainted with an old friend Brendan. They fall in love and Brendan reveals a terminal illness. However, the story has a bittersweet ending. Brendan survives surgery, goes into remission and he and Jennifer have a baby. Grandmother Sam wakes up, they have some good times but unfortunately Jennifer loses her. It is a good story, but Mr. Patterson makes his characters too perfect and sappy.
    • 5/5
      I loved the book. It was a quick read and the chapters were short. Jennifer had to return to her grandmother's summer home in Lake Geneva,Wis due to her grandmother being in the hospital. There she must come to terms with own grief and that of her sick grandmother (Sam). Sam has written letters to Jennifer about Sam's life and life in general. Jennifer reads the letters as well as finds new love with Brendan Kellar . Patterson does a good job of developing the characters and the ending was good although it didn't mention if Brendan and Jennifer got married.
    • 4/5
      really good story line and grips you with reading of the letters
    • 2/5
      This wasn't exactly my cup of tea. It's pretty sappy, overall, and less than memorable. I read it because it was a gift, and because I enjoy epistle fiction, but this failed to deliver for me. Perhaps I was in an overly critical frame of mind. Possibly good as a beach book selection.
    • 3/5
      I liked it but not as much as "Suzanne's Diary to Nicholas". Quick read.
    • 3/5
      I do not want to give too much away because this book lends itself to easy spoiling. Smarmy and bad writing, but somewhat entertaining.
    • 1/5
      The word I like to describe about half of Patterson's work is actually written here on the first page: "saccharin"! And this was sickly sweet. I don't mind a good 'tragedy' novel, just as long as the characters aren't one-dimensional as they are in this case.This book was the author taking his characters from one tragedy to the next, over and over, again and again ... I got up to the resuscitating-the-cat-with-her-new-love-the-gorgeous-doctor part before throwing the book away in disgust.
    • 4/5
      A good easy quick read for a winter weekend in.
    • 4/5
      Very much a romance book. I found it interesting and easy to read. A tale of a young woman who uncovers an untold story about her grandmother through her letters. A nice story.
    • 3/5
      Read this in a day, so its easy to read! Not the greatest book, but a good tale
    • 4/5
      Grandmother Sam teaches Jennifer about love through her letters. A little sappy, but sweet.
    • 3/5
      This was a light, romantic story about love lost and found told partially through letters from Jennifer's grandmother, Samatha. I found the plot okay, although predictable, and the characters stereotyped and somewhat boring. I really prefer Patterson's grittier books.
    • 5/5
      A woman is summoned back to the town where she grew up. And in the house where she spent her most magical years she finds a series of letters addressed to her. Each of those letters is a piece of a story that will upend completely the world she thought she knew - and throw her into a love more powerful than she ever imagined could be possible. Two extraordinary love stories are entwined here, full of hope and pain and emotions that never die down.
    • 5/5
      Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James PattersonJennifer goes back to her vacation home after a family tragedy. Once there she finds letters addressed to her from her Grandmother (Sam). The letters are heartfelt and explain a lot about Sam, that Jennifer never knew.A faced paced emotional read. With engaging dialog, and endearing letters, it was easy to be pulled into Jennifer's life. The characters are likable, the story is believable. Jennifer does a lot of soul searching. A heartfelt story of family, love, loss and happiness. I highly recommend Sam's Letters to Jennifer.