Easy to read, and tries hard to pull you in,but not really as emotional as you think it would be, and why did the hero have to die? Seems kind of contrived. did enjoy reading about Wilmington NC it is beautiful there as well as Cape Cod, maybe the movie will be better, Kevin Costner and Paul Newman are well cast,maybe the scriptwriters will infuse it w/more emotion, more like "The Notebook", which I highly reccommend