The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
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Book Reviews of The Notebook
Book Review: A book that I couldn't put down!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Notebook...I'm not much of a reader, and don't get into the books as much as a lot of people do. I heard The Notebook was a really good book and it's from a genre I normally don't read so I decided to try another type of book. I started the book on a monday and finished it in a week! I'm a slow reader also, but this book didn't stop me! I couldn't put it down. I was so good to the point where I was reading it during lunch and carried it around everywhere with me.
The Notebook was a really touching book, because how it's based on the love life with Allie and Noah. It's from where they first met at the carnival as teenagers to when they are in the nursing home as old people. The Notebook is cute because it shows the struggles they had through there life, but it never stopped them from loving each other.
The book shows what true love is. How they go through fights, but still love each other. They are different people, but still love each other. They go there separate ways, but they find each other and fall back in love. Allie was engaged, but not even that could break them up. Altimerzers didn't keep them from their memories.
I recommend this book to someone who loves a classic love story, and is looking for a great read.
Book Review: True Love Never Ends
Summary: 5 Stars
The Notebook is a powerful story of true love. Noah Calhoun and Allie Nelson meet one summer and fall in love. Allie is just a junior in high school, while Noah has just graduated. Facing many differences, they struggle to stay together through Allie's parents disapproval. At the end of the summer, Allie is forced to leave with her parents, which breaks Noah's heart. Noah writes Allie a letter everyday for a whole year, but he never gets a respone. Come to find out, Allie's mother keeps the letters from her.
After 15 years, Allie returns to Noah to tell him that she is engaged. But that didn't stop them from falling in love again. Everything is fine, until Allie's fiance shows up. Once again, Allie leaves Noah without making any promises. In the end, Allie realizes she still has a strong passion for Noah, and they live happily ever after.
I would definatley recommend this book to anyone who enjoys those sad love stories. Although I was happy, the Notebook made me cry. Nicholas Sparks is one of my favorite writers, because he has a way of touching out hearts through his writing, and making us feel what the characters are feeling. I have been happy with both of his books that I have read so far.
Book Review: Shakespeare in the 21st Century
Summary: 5 Stars
Having just finished "The Notebook," I am overwhelmed with emotion. This is an extraordinary tale! Spark's captures true love so perfectly, it's wondrous. So much for the myth that only the feminine variety is capable of penning passion and love.
There's nothing terribly suspenseful about this book. There's nothing uncommon, nothing vulgar, nothing violent, nothing unsacred. It is simple; it is realistic; it is pure; it is beautiful; it is a masterpiece. Given the aforementioned, perhaps it is, indeed, very uncommon!
Spark's literary portrait of main characters Allie and Noah shines brighter with each passing year in their lives. With age, they gain more charima & definition. With age, they become more realistic. So much so that the reader can actually feel their emotions, their happiness, their sorrows, their pain. And yet, this novel is a joyful & inspirational & hopeful one. It might be that Spark's best writing in "The Notebook" is realized through the poignant letters that he's composed (so eloquently for Allie & Noah). It's the best "notebook" I've ever happened upon & may very well be the most beautiful book I've ever had the pleasure of reading.
Book Review: Sweet and Moving
Summary: 5 Stars
Noah Calhoun and Alli (Allison) Nelson come from two completely different worlds. Noah is the small-town heart throb just getting by day by day; Alli is the rich and innocent girl with big dreams who is only in town for the summers. The Notebook is set in the present: Noah reads to a patient in the same boarding house everyday. The story he reads is about a young couple who fell in love but were separated by social and economic forces. However, despite this separation they find themselves coming back to each other. The woman Noah reads to everyday is Alli herself, she just doesn't know it for Alli has Alzheimer.
While most of the book is set in the present, we are given glimpses into this past, into Noah's and Alli's past. However, there is not much given beyond these glimpses into their past. Despite this, the book is still pretty good. Like many, I did see the movie but I waited until after I read at least half of the book. While the movie is different from the book in a lot of ways, the book still is able to stand on its own. Frankly, this book is about love, and how love can surpass time and hardships. A recommended read for those looking for a very quick read.
Book Review: Unbelievable!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was so amazing. I read the entire thing in one night (stayed up until 5:30 a.m. finishing it and then got up and went to work 3 hours later--yes, it was that good). I was disappointed to read another review that stated Mr. Sparks is not a great writer but presents a good story. I think what the reader was trying to convey was that while the story is not written in elegant prose, it's simplistic language wraps you up so tightly in the story and doesn't let go until the last page (which then leaves you running to find the sequel, The Wedding). It is so well written and in such a casual easy-read manner that you can't help but feel a part of these characters in your soul. My heart ached for them as I turned page after page. A longing to be one with the story enraptured me almost as if I were telling my own story. There were several times I cried audibly while reading, tears streaming down my face. Never has a book touched me so deeply! I can't wait to see the movie! If you love love stories and have ever known the real true kiss of love (as Mr. Sparks surely must have) you will LOVE this book! I think I will read it again and again over the years to come.