About this title: Capt. Caleb Holt lives by the firefighter's adage: Never leave your partner behind. However, after seven years of marriage, he and his wife have drifted so far apart that Catherine wishes she had never married. As divorce looms, Caleb's father challenges him to commit to a 40-day experiment he calls "The Love Dare." Soon to be a theatrical release ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781595547163ISBN:1595547169
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781595547163ISBN:1595547169
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781595547163ISBN:1595547169
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781595547163ISBN:1595547169
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Date Published: 2008
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781595547163ISBN:1595547169
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"This was hard for me to rate. I gave it three stars because the story is awesome but it is a "novelization" of a movie. Unlike most book/movies, the movie was done first.
That being said the story is awesome. It is a story about a marriage in which the couple had become strangers in the same house. Really hit home for me. Like the couple in the book I was married seven years and things got tough. Caleb listens to his Dad and accepts the "Love Dare" in which he does various things to give sacrifical love to his wife for 40 days. It seems Caleb's parents had gone through a rough patch also and this had worked for them. There are a couple of twists in the story that bring tears to your eyes.
Either see the movie or read the book. They are the same."
"Based on the movie..and very much sticks to it. I knew what was going to happen before it did because I had seen the movie previously so that makes it hard for me to critique it on character development or predictability. But it was easy to read and follow and the Gospel is clearly presented in it as well. I thought the book was a good representation of a real life couple and their marriage struggles and the message it gives is one of great importance in today's world. Caleb does most of the work to save the marriage, but he has lost his wife's heart. That doesn't mean she doesn't have a lot of work to do too. It is just one side of the story. There is still more healing and restoration and growing to take place. And it could be the other way around too just as it was for Caleb's father in the book."
"This book is based on the movie "Fireproof" starring Kirk Cameron. It was actually written after the movie became a hit. That said, I didn't think it was too bad. I read it very quickly. It's about a firefighter who is on the verge of divorce with his wife. He desperately wants to make it work and decides to take a challenge from his dad to do little things every day for his wife. In the process he finds God and eventually she comes around and they stay together. It made me take second look at my marriage and think of what I could do to make it better. It really is the little everyday acts of service and putting your spouse above everything else."
"My excuse for reading this book is that the Verizon store is right next to a Christian bookstore, and it took Scott two hours to decide which Blackberry he wanted to purchase. I was already halfway through with it by then and wanted to see how it ended. That said, it wasn't as bad as I thought. There is a lot of proselytizing in the second half as the main character finds God, but he seriously needed to find God. The main character, Caleb, is this firefighter who is a complete bastard to his wife until she wants a divorce. On his dad's advice he starts this Love Dare book that requires him to be nice to his wife in different ways everyday. It was kind of fascinating to me because, having gone through a divorce, the emotions of grief and frustration came through with a vengeance. Unfortunately, I think the book proves that marriages have to be fixed by the clueless and mean partner if they're to be fixed at all. The ending was touching because he realized how to find real meaning and value in his relationship, instead of being miserable all the time and expecting his wife to do all the work. Still, not great, but a quick and interesting read for a Christian soap opera."
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