Reviews for Charlie St. Cloud (Movie Tie-in Edition/Spanish)

The average rating for Charlie St. Cloud (Movie Tie-in Edition/Spanish) based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-04-05 00:00:00 Linda Pigg "And how many millions and millions of people were there in the world like Charlie, who couldn't let go of their loved ones when they were gone?" What a wonderful and comforting read. Charlie St Cloud loses his younger brother Sam in a horrible car accident. Thirteen years later Charlie is working in the local cemetery, meeting his brothers spirit everyday at sundown for a game of catch. This time is Charlie's way of keeping his brother with him. When he meets Tess Carroll, Charlie feels a part of himself begin to thaw. He sees more for himself and for his life, he is awakened. So when Tess' sail boat is found wrecked out to sea, and her family report her missing, Charlie is one of the first to try and find her. The mysterious part is - if Tess has been missing for over 48 hours, how did Charlie meet her? How does he explain the evening they spent together? Unless it's not Tess. Maybe it's her spirit? "Did the dead grieve right alongside us? Did they feel our pain?" A powerful tale that blurs the line between death and life. How desperately people will hold on to those they've lost, even at their own expense. It is reaffirming and heartwarming, if a bit sad at times. Highly recommend. "Too many people die a little when they lose someone they love."

Review # 2 was written on 2007-07-03 00:00:00 Frank Zabaly I thought this book was pretty terrible. It was like if Nicholas Sparks and that guy who wrote The 5 People you Meet In Heaven got drunk, had a baby, and made the baby write a book. That being said, this baby, or author sure knows how to write for the masses. Its like he gathered every trite description of the afterlife/ghostly time spent on earth and crammed it into one book. But, I am sure that a lot of people would actually enjoy this book. It's an easy read, and the author does know how to keep things moving which made the suffering easier to cope with. I think if this book wasn't crammed full of cliche crap it would have been good. I also had a problem with it because most of the characters appeared to be really religious, and by religious I mean Christian. However, their spirits and the descriptions of the afterlife paid no mention to their religious beliefs. When most people would think they should go hand in hand. So my question is why so many references to God when the character was alive, but not really any when they died. So, unless you like that kind of stuff, I suggest re-gifting it to your mom, or your local cat lady. PS... I kind of teared up a bit. Causing me to dislike this sub-par book just a little more.