會看 Nicholas Sparks 的書是因為電影《手札情緣》（The Notebook），看完去找原著小說，發現他用的英文不會太艱澀，所以後來就開始注意他的作品，不過也是有一搭沒一搭的看，不是粉絲。
這本《At First Sight》是2009年在香港書展買的，會拿出來看是因為搭火車的空檔有時不想發呆，加上不知為何，開始跟小招住一起之後，他可以讓我在睡前看得下書，所以就這樣看完了。
大意：（此段介紹來自作者官網）
There are a few things Jeremy Marsh was sure he’d never do: he’d never leave New York City; never give his heart away after barely surviving one failed marriage; and never become a parent. Now Jeremy is living in the tiny town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, engaged to Lexie Darnell, the love of his life, and anticipating the start of their family. But just as his life seems to be settling into a blissful pattern, a mysterious and disturbing e-mail sets off a chain of events that will change the course of this young couple’s relationship. How well do we really know the ones we love? How do we handle the inevitable doubts, fears concerning parenthood, and stumbling blocks that are sometimes placed in our way?
（以下有結局雷）
不得不說最後幾章我幾乎是耐著性子看完的，作者把懷孕的過程寫得太細，情節又可以猜到，沒什麼新意，給我的感覺就是一直在算日子，距離出生還有幾個星期這樣，很浪費前面好看的地方啊。（嘆～）
還有一個大敗筆是男主角的好友 Alvin。角色就只有幾個而已，很早就心知肚明怎麼回事啦，寫愛情的實在不大適合懸疑啊。
撇除這兩個大缺點不看，其實很喜歡大部分的情節。
可能是因為小招跟我之間，有些地方很像男女主角，他們也是閃婚，男主角搬到了女主角居住的城市，不同的是，他們還多了一個寶寶，而且還一起買房子、裝修，面臨的挑戰更複雜。
親朋好友的質疑，自己的疑惑，兩個人剛剛在一起的不確定，作者描寫得很細膩。
怎麼樣才算是瞭解一個人呢？為什麼決定跟這個人共度餘生呢？
因為太快在一起，很多關於另一半的資訊，念過什麼學校，有哪些好友，書裡舉的例子是～她的「middle name」是什麼，這些都不知道就確定要跟對方結婚嗎？
愛上了，這些都不是必要，你早晚會知道，也許根本不會知道，但又如何？這不影響你認識一個人的本質。
又或者，過去的感情需不需要對對方交代？不說是不是欺騙？怎麼樣才算信任？雖然都是一用再用的老梗，但情節安排得很迷人，可以令自己思考愛情的面貌，閱讀過程都是一種享受。
記得以前上英文課時上過一篇課文，講的是夫妻兩個人在一起，對「溫度」的感覺可能會差很大，你覺得很熱我覺得很冷。
書裡也有講到這個，開冷氣最喜歡的溫度，每個人都很不一樣，男主角喜歡冷一點，偏偏女主角覺得凍死人啦！超有趣的。
小招也有點擔心夏天的來臨，他很愛冷氣，但我不大喜歡開太冷，更討厭吹風扇，哈哈！
想記下的字（字彙後面的解釋是查google字典的）
eyebrow
soundproof window
quirk
reach the final leg of their journey
decay
the world doesn't revolve around us.
I'll keep the giant catfish in mind.
dimple
seductive
you're discreet
lighthouse
it was a mental block.
mental overload
fathom to understand or find an explanation for something
I run into you.
hesitate
wear on to pass, especially in a way that seems slow
porterhouse
his mouth already watering
conjure up The music conjured up memories.
amplify to increase something in strength, especially sound
to add details to a story, statement, etc.
taunt to try to make somebody angry or upset by saying unkind things about them,
laughing at their failures, etc.
prank a trick that is played on somebody as a joke
napkin
sneak to go somewhere secretly, trying to avoid being seen
puffy eyes
miscarry
another lie of omission
lumberjack a person whose job is cutting down trees or cutting or transporting wood
get into He got into debt.
sinister seeming evil or dangerous; making you think something bad will happen
hide things from him
plan on
diviner
psychic
call off the wedding
halfhearted
I am through with him.
cuddle to hold somebody/something close in your arms to show love or affection
amniotic band syndrome(ABS)
in labor
amniotic fluid embolism 羊水栓塞
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