The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
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Book Reviews of The Notebook
Book Review: an excellent read
Summary: 5 Stars
The notebook is a remarkable love story between two people. Allie and Noah met and spent an, unforgotten summer together where two hearts joined as one. Eventually the summer ended and so did their love. Fourteen years ago, they parted and lost contact. They went on with their lives, but not completely. A piece of their heart remained with each other, they constantly thought about each other, which began the start of a remarkable love story.
This is an easy read. Nicholas sparks, an excellent writer, gets your attention quickly making it hard to put down. The story begins from Noah telling the story; you are able to feel the emotions. The middle of the book is being told by the narrator, you can still feel the emotions that come along with the book. Then the book ends with Noah reflecting into the past, and telling how he feels, as if remembering everything. The book is mostly written in Noah's side of view, but Allie's side is shown at critical moments. I enjoyed reading this book; because it was about the love of two young people who shared the true love they had and realized it was completely unlike any other that either of them had felt. As the book progresses, you can feel the emotional stress and difficulties each are going through. The book shows the lives and thoughts of both young and older people. It also shows, the sides of Allie and Noah, as they grow older, and their lives begin changing, as you can't stay young forever. Although, they are getting older, their love for each other is never ending. They will always be connected in some way, shape or form, whether its memory or heart.
Book Review: One of the Most Satisfying and Beautiful Stories I Have Ever Encountered.
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, let me ask you this question: Are you a big romance novel enthusiast? No? Me either now that I'm older and less dreamy-eyed. Okay, now, have you ever seen the movie? Me too. Liked it. Took it back to the video store despite some great classic actors.
What I did was feel something for the Alzheimer's and cancer victim's plight in the story because both diseases run in my family. If they do in yours, hold onto your hat. I don't always like Nicholas Sparks, but this novel won me over in every way. Not only is this novel better than the movie, but it is short and poetic in writing style without ever being completely sappy. His story of Noah and Allie as both young people with strength and old people past the twilight of their years is so sad and painful, yet so beautiful and touching, that it will make the most hardened of hearts begin to believe in a love born of destiny all over again.
I got the sound recording of this book narrated by Barry Bostwick, but Sparks has an incredible way of telling this story with heartbreaking detail, enhanced by beautiful new age music, so maybe that helped, but the tale of the joys of youthful love, and how people never grow old in each others' eyes even decades after time and conditions take their toll is crushing. I laughed and cried (God, I sound like that horrible guy in all those movie commercials!), but it was for very good reason. Sparks has a poetic and gentle soul that shines like a lighthouse in a deep fog. His writing style is incredible in the Notebook and, as a literature student, this is one book you'll want to take notes on.
Book Review: THE POWER OF LOVE!
Summary: 5 Stars
As a rule, I am not a fan of romance novels but how could anyone resist the beautiful writing of Nicholas Sparks. Some may call "Message in a Bottle" and "The Notebook" a little on the "sentimental sappy side" but the message contained in both these books is unforgettable. Sparks has a writing style which is unbelievably pure and refreshing. He has that rare ability of making the reader feel raw emotion, as if the reader where actually a part of the story.It is often said, we find only one true love in our lifetime and when that happens, it lasts for all eternity. In this novel, the youthful love of Noah and Allie outstands the test of time. Though the couple go their separate ways, they are reunited in later years but only after Allie becomes engaged to a successful lawyer by the name of Lon. With sparks of love still flaring, Allie listens to her head, rather than her heart and returns to Lon. Their time together is brief and she finally tells Lon of her feelings for Noah. Lon, with heavy heart, accepts her decision to return to Noah. Noah and Allie marry and spend 49 beautiful years together before tragedy strikes. Growing old and with failing health, Noah and Allie must both come to terms with life-threatening illnesses.
This is a story of amazing love and the power love has to overcome all obstacles. "The Notebook" is based on the story of Nicholas Sparks' wife's parents. The book will bring tears to your eyes, and warmth to your heart as this incredible story proves that the power of love, and fate, can truly conquer all life's trials and tribulations.
Book Review: The Notebook
Summary: 5 Stars
The Notebook is an ordinary love story. Boy Meets Girl, Boy ask Girl on a date and they fall in love. Except this time they don't live happily ever. The Girls parents tell her at the end of Summer they are moving away. Well the boy finds out and is devestated and they end up fighting and breaking up. Well the boy(Noah)ends up goin to where Allison (the Girl) moved to. Well he saw her but she didn't see him and he thought it was over. Noah ends up goin to war. When he gets back he redoes this house that he had wanted for a long time. Well Allison is going to get married to this guy that her parents adore. She has to get this thing off her chest and she ends up goin back to see Noah. No one noes where she went all she said was she has to go away for a while and she'll be back. Well when she finds Noah at his house. They start to talk about a lot of things and Noah told her that he came back for her. Well she ends up going back to the hotel that night and the next day she comes back to Noahs house again. They talk about more things. He tells her how he wrote her every day for the past year. Well anyway she ends up staying there for a couple more days and her mom shows up and her and her mom where talking and she said she loved this man and her mom went into her trunck and got out all the letters Noah had sent to her. After she reads them all she goes back to the hotel and calls up her Fiance and tells him that she loves Noah more than him. So she goes back to Noahs house and he is waiting there for her but he didnt know if she was going to come back. So in the end of this love story they end up dieing together.Book Review: The Notebook
Summary: 5 Stars
As teenagers, Noah and Allie fell in love, but at the end of the summer, they went their separate ways. Two weeks before Allie was to be married, Allie went to see Noah and the flame was re-kindled.
After spending some time together, Allie knew she had to decide between her fiancé and Noah. Her mother, who had tried to stop their teenage romance, told her to be careful, and to make the right decision. She knew she that Noah was the one that she really loved and decided to marry him. After their long life together, they ended up in a convalescent home because they found out that Allie had Alzheimer's. They both wrote down their memories and put them in a notebook, which he read to her daily for the rest of their lives. They died together while sleeping. This book was very realistic and romantic.
I liked the book because Allie and Noah really seemed to love each other. When Allie had to decide on Noah instead of her fiancé, you could feel the pressure and tension she was going through.
I also enjoyed the way Sparks described the characters. He made you feel like you knew them personally and they became real. When he wrote about Alley's green eyes and her blond hair, it seemed like she was in front of you.
Even though I was not happy with the ending, I understood that the ending had to have the couple die together. This was simply because one couldn't go on without the other. So, he had them die together, as one.
I would recommend this book to people wanting to read a good, realistic story about two people in love.
J.L.