The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud (Kindle Edition)

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Here's how good this book is: the second I finished it, I picked up the phone and called my brother, to whom I hadn't spoken in ten years! It moved me that much. Incredible.
The love between Charlie and Sam, their brotherly bond that literally defies death, is one of the most startlingly moving and beautiful relationships I've encountered.

And that's just ONE of the incredibly gorgeous and powerful relationships among the characters in this amazing book, only ONE of the zillion levels on which it works:

It's charming, funny, even quirky at times.

It gives such vivid descriptions of places I've never been, and now want to visit (hey Marblehead Chamber of Commerce: throw Sherwood a parade TODAY!).

It brought me into worlds I never knew I even cared about until now -- cemeteries, sailing, the Red Sox (this book made this diehard Yankee fan cry over some Sox fans -- now THAT'S saying something!).

It's just plain wonderfully written -- spare, light prose that sneaks up on you, and before you know it, BING, you're crying, laughing, the works.

I still recommend Sherwood's last book about the guy that eats the airplane. But now I have to recommend two books, because this one is a MUST READ!

Unforgettable.

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This book was an amazing story of loss and friendship. Ben Sherwood did an excelent job at writing this novel. Wish the were more books like this one and "The Lovely Bones" written by: Alice Sebold which is another one i would highly recommend. He does a good job of capturing the world of the sprits and our world at the same time. Would love to see more of Ben Sherwood's writing hopefully more is to come from him.

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Cast (Credited cast)

Zac Efron ... Charlie St. Cloud
Amanda Crew ... Tess Carroll
Ray Liotta ... Florio Ferrente
Kim Basinger ... Louise St. Cloud
Chris Massoglia ... Sam St. Cloud (older)
Dave Franco ... Sully
Charlie Tahan ... Sam St. Cloud
Julia Maxwell ... Rachel
Donal Logue ... Tink Weatherbee
Tegan Moss ... Cindy
Augustus Prew ... Alistair Wooley
Brenna O'Brien ... Salesclerk
Matt Ward ... Derek Conners
Miles Chalmers ... Latham
Jesse Wheeler ... Green
Paul Duchart ... Reverend Polk
Paul Chevreau ... Hoddy Snow

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