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Summary: The Notebook, Part II
Review: If you read "The Notebook", I would definitely say read "The Wedding". It's a continuation. The story revolves around a North Carolina couple named Wilson and Jane Lewis. Jane is the daughter of "The Notebook"'s characters Noah and Allie Calhoun. Wilson and Jane are on the threshold of their thirtieth wedding anniversary. In the story Wilson becomes enlightened towards his behavior or lack of towards his wife during their marriage. In being a provider he has neglected his wife emotionally and spiritually. He wonders why or even if she's still in love with him. He desperately tries to reconcile his ways. Instead of trying to improve his wife, he tries to improve hisself. He takes full responsibility for all his actions. If you are familiar with Sparks, you will know the end way before you get there. However, it won't stop your curiosity. The love story is wonderful, but it's one that is hard to come by in real life. Most women will probably have a copy of this in their favorite man's Christmas stocking this year. Men could gain some helpful hints about what women would like to experience in their relationships.
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Summary: Every man should read this book
Review: I thought this book was excellent --- I think every man should read this book. The whole way through this - I was wishing that my boyfriend would think of some of this stuff - it gives me hope. I am a huge Sparks fan -
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Summary: Nicely twisted and slightly better than former Spark's works
Review: As I said, slightly better, placing the emphasis on the word slightly. In all fairness, mushiness in romance novels does not go over well with me, and there is enough fluff in this one to pick a field with. Still, it is very well written, and though the plot has a big zero throughout, the reader is captured by the heartwarming thoughts of Wilson, narrator and mostly protagonist of this story. Noah is a forlorn character, but helps to emphasize the liveliness of the other characters. In this book, a wedding is going to take place, and Wilson and Jane, parents of the bride, are given eight days notice to prepare. A nightmarish scenario for any parent, they set out to do just that. The story begins with a forgotten anniversary, and ends with a wealth of truths about love, and time shared, hearts caressed and the meaning of never taking advantage of the golden prize when you get it. Very nicely put, just a bit too mushy.
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Summary: 30 years of marriage isn't always a bed of roses
Review: It is so easy to take things for granted when you are married for 30 years. Sometimes that can lead to a yearning for something more in life and with the biological clock ticking away the years, that yearning pushes everything that a couple becomes accustomed to away. Nicholas Sparks depicts this perfectly and details how it is never to late to attempt to rekindle that passionate love that brings people to marriage in the first place. Another winner by the King of romance novels.
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Summary: A New Beginning
Review: Ashley Wheeler
English 111
November 6, 2003 Nicholas Sparks most recent novel, The Wedding, is an incredible story of a lost love between a husband and wife renewed. It is the sequel to the novel, The Notebook, which was written by Sparks. When the story opens, Wilson and Jane have become very complacent with their love and relationship. Through out the novel Wilson attempts to rekindle the sparks that he once shared with Jane. Wilson and the couples oldest daughter have deceived Jane into believe that she is planning a wedding for their daughter when in reality, she is planning her own wedding. When the couple married, some thirty years before, it was on the front steps of the courthouse and Wilson wants to give Jane what she has always dreamed of. Although I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel, along with every other novel that Sparks has written, there were numerous happenings that I had no way of relating to. I am not married and I felt that this book related in many ways to what most married couples have experienced or will experience at sometime during their marriage. Putting what knowledge I gained from The Notebook and The Wedding together, I see that marriage is much more than a bed of roses and actually takes work and compromise.
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Summary: Banal and Superficial Love Story
Review: The story is about a Wilson and Jane, a couple simultaneously going through mid-life-crisis and trying to patch up the "romantic" aspect of their relationship. The novel unfolds with the introduction of the protagonist who begins to understand his wife's belief that she no longer has any need to live with him. Already forgetting their 30th Anniversary, Wilson decides to redeem himself and win his wife back by using his daughter's upcoming wedding/ their Anniversary day as a means of doing so. Through advice from his children, his father-in-law, and other friends, Wilson begins the journey of reliving and recapturing the essence of what made the two come together in the first place. As a Nicholas Sparks fan myself, I can vouch that this book is yet another emotionally touching, yet trite and mundane addition to the rest of his romance collections. As with all his books, the author directly alludes as to what the resolution of the plot might be, and thus eliminates all attempts of suspense. Furthermore, Sparks also portrays the two main characters-Jane and Wilson-as unrealistic and surreal characters, which thus makes it difficult for the reader to relate to the story. Similarly, the plot not only is weak, but shifts from a slow, flashback into a fast pace roller-coaster ride as though the author was restricted to finishing the novel within a certain number of pages. Apart from the above faults, the story is relatively quick and easy to read. I think anyone who enjoys a banal and superficial love story will enjoy Sparks' book.
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Summary: Tissue Time
Review: I enjoyed Nicholas Sparks recent book, The Wedding. Through his story, he outlined conflicts many couples experience during their years together. At times everything seems to be too overwhelming and couples feel as though this is the end. They give up before ever trying to work anything out. Sparks expresses this moment between Jane and Wilson briefly. After a forgotten wedding anniversary, Wilson strives to become a better husband. But Jane has suffered heartbreak from this and wants to end things. She never verbally states this but her actions clearly show it. This again outlines another road couples travel.
Sparks outlines the journey Wilson and Jane take to make their marriage whole once more. Through this journey, I found myself identifying with the troubles and excitement they take. Spark not only weaves a story, but a lesson through his words. Some people my not enjoy reading about a relationship, because it could remind them of bad times in their life. But I think instead, Spark is trying to teach a lesson, and show the beauty of relationships.
Never really found anything about his story that totally turned me away. I found the story, touching and sweet. I think that Sparks did an excellent job in describing human life. He did not take anything to extremes or make anything seem surreal. I think anyone who loves a good story, and a few tissue moments will enjoy Sparks' book.
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Summary: For Us Guys
Review: Since "The Notebook," I've followed Sparks' books with varying degrees of interest. They hit all the right notes in some places; in other places, they become saccharine and sticky-sweet. "The Guardian" tried to be grittier, but failed to generate long-term suspense. "The Wedding" is a sweet and satisfying sequel to "The Notebook." Again, we see Noah. He is a wise and lonely man, who passes on his romantic notions to his son-in-law, Wilson. Soon, the hasty wedding plans for Wilson and Jane's daughter take over the family's life. Along the way, Wilson makes plans of his own to rekindle the romance he and Jane once shared. As usual, the story has a few surprises (most of them not that hard to figure out, but cute), and there is never any doubt of the ultimate outcome. My wife loved the book, whereas I found it a bit slow and predictable. Overall, though, much closer to what Sparks does best...reminding us all to share our romance and keep it alive. Not a bad message--especially for us guys.
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Summary: No magic here
Review: I can't believe what I'm reading. After finishing The Wedding,
I was anxious to see how terribly awful the reviews from
Booklist, Library journal, etc., must be. I am shocked.
What? Magic? This seems, for pages and pages and pages, nothing more than the details of a wedding being planned.
The cake tasting, the flowers, the rushrushrushrushrush to
try and find a gown, and a photographer, and oh my! so much
to do.
We know, page after page, how we just aren't sure we can have music and how in the world can we get a caterer on such short
notice? But not to fear, her man came through because, why? Well,
because he forgot their anniversary, of course. How mundane.
How totally uninspired. This is just a disappointment. It IS
sugary-sweet. No doubt about it. When Noah finally decides to
win her romance back, he ..... sprinkles rose petals and draws
a bath; leaves a note that says "pick the bath oil you want." Yawn. Brilliant. This is a sad case of we all went out and bought a book based on the first, and someone sat in
his chair typing this thing out knowing we would all along.
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Summary: I don't care what other reviews say...
Review: I read the book before reading the reviews. I loved the book, it was very sweet and well written. I managed to finish it in about 6 hours. I was glad that Noah was still around, but I didn't like reading about how sad he was. Sequeals aren't usually good, but this one was great. Noah and Allie had a almost perfect love, and that's what Jane (their daughter) wanted yet her husband (sorry, I forgot his name, so sue me=)) couldn't give because of his personality, I guess. Nicholas Sparks is my favorite author, but I admit that his other books like the Guardian and Road to Roadanthe didn't touch me as the notebook or a walk to remember did. This book is good though. I would recommend it.
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