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Summary: Amazing
Review: I read this book. Mr. Sparks can tap into our emotions like nobody else. I laughed, cried and just soaked this book up. I couldn't wait to tell people about his writing, and what is does to you while you're reading it. I can't put down any of his books and recommend these books to everyone for a good read and to make us wake up and feel.
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Summary: A Story of Love That Lasts A Lifetime
Review: Nicholas Sparks has become famous for writing the sweet and tender love story that appeals to the romantic in all of us. He doesn't disappoint with "The Notebook" as he weaves the tale of two teenagers, Noah and Allie, who meet one fateful summer and fall in love. Since the course of true love is never smooth, it should come as no surprise that Allie's parents do not approve of her relationship with Noah. He does not have the education, money, or social prominence they wish for their daughter. Allie and her parents move away and Noah writes to her for years, but after never receiving an answer gives up. WWII comes, lives change, but one thing remains constant---neither Allie nor Noah can forget the other. As Noah's friend Gus tells him, first love changes your life forever and no matter what else happens in your life, the memory of it stays with you. And so it is that fourteen years later and three weeks before her wedding, Allie finds herself driving to New Bern to find Noah for reasons she herself does not fully understand. Their reunion proves once again that they are true soulmates, but it that enough? Can Allie forsake the "perfect mate" who has not only her love but also the approval of her parents? Can she walk out on Noah for a second time? Will Noah let her go? The story then skips to the nursing home where an 80-year old Noah resides and spends his time reading poetry to his fellow residents. But down the hall is a very special woman. The reader will be overcome with emotion as this relationship unfolds and the missing pieces of Noah and Allie's story are revealed in the notebook he carries with him. Intensely romantic and a tribute to the power of true love, "The Notebook" will leave you emotionally spent and thankful to be so.
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Summary: The best book I've read in a long while.
Review: This book was terrific! I cried so hard I could not even see the pages! I had to put it down but had to keep reading. To have something move me so much emotionally puts me in awe. The love these two people share comes once in a lifetime, if at all. After reading this I purchased the rest of his books and read them also.
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Summary: WARNING! Have 3 hankies and a box of tissues handy...
Review: Actually I read The Notebook in '98 but wasn't actively writing reviews at that time. Recently I read it again and said 'better late than never' ...When I read a great story, I just can't resist the opportunity to say great things about it. And this book most definitely falls into my 'top ten' category of best books I've ever read. Although it is fiction, the story is based on the author's wife's grandparents who were married for 60 years and passed away a few years before he wrote the novel. I liken it in some ways with the non-fiction best seller, Tuesdays With Morrie. Not for the content but for the wise lessons that we all can learn from the elderly. The author, Nicholas Sparks, illustrates beautifully that love does not end in the winter of our years but can even be more complete, more passionate and unconditional among two people at any age. The story cleverly begins in the first person with Noah, already well up in years, talking about his daily humdrum routine in the nursing home. It is sad because from what we read, we can tell that his days are numbered. The following segment(written in third person)takes us back to Noah's younger years and tell the ironies of how he and Allie, his childhood sweetheart, are reunited after 14 years of separation. Allie is engaged to a successful young lawyer and reasonably happy about the situation but often thinks of her old flame and
decides to visit him one day. Most likely for the purpose of closure. But when they meet again, it is just like the first time. She has some hard decisions to make and the author has us believe during this segment of the book that she decides to marry the lawyer after a very touching parting scene between Allie and Noah. The final segment takes us back to the nursing home again where tragically we learn that Allie has become a victim of Alzheimers. At the same time, Noah (confined in the same facility) is riddled with crippling arthritus, has heart problems and many of the other typical afflictions that the elderly face. We learn that they indeed did marry each other after all and had a wonderful marriage for 49 years, along with raising 4 children. She also became a successul artist during that time. When she learns that she is in the early stages of Alzheimers, she writes a poignant letter to Noah (the first of the 3 hankies you will need) which he reads again and again to help him feel close to her true person. As her disease progresses she no longer knows her husband, but he befriends her in the home and it appears at times that she has fallen in love with him just as she did before even though she doesn't know him as her husband. She has good days when Noah thinks that she remembers him and then there are other days that she lashes out at him and tells him to go away. Noah doesn't give up. He faithfully visits her and stands by her during the good days and the bad days. He has a stroke (get out 2nd hankie)and that sets him back for quite a while and he doesn't see her. When he is able to walk (just barely) he is determined to see his beloved Allie. He slips into her room where he can see that she is slipping rapidly. But by some miracle, the sparks of recognition begin after he lies down by her side and embraces her. She subsequently re-enacts a love scene that occurred between them over 49 years before. Absolutely beautiful. This is the time to have the last hankie and the whole box of tissues right by your side! This is a story of perfect love...faithful, loyal, undying and unconditional. And, yes...love DEFINITELY is possible at any age.
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Summary: The Notebook
Review: A touching story about 2 people who were destined to be soulmates, and have been through about everything. So of course, Nicholas Sparks is at it again with another romance story. And for this one you might need a box of tissue. This couple goes through everything you can imagine. From disagreeing parents, to amnesia, but somehow they manage to hold on to their love, and get through it all. If you want a good cry, this would be a good choice. You don't want to put it down. You want to keep reading and see the outcomes of all the choices and problems that this couple faces. It keeps you on the edge of your seat.
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Summary: What a Heart Clincher!!
Review: I started reading this book sometime after lunch and did not put it down until the following morning. I tried to sleep but awoke because I just had to know what would happen. Simply put, I BALLED MY EYES OUT! I actually hate romance novels, they're usually too gooshy for me and I can't stand their unrealistic twist and turns, not to mention the over the top characters. However, Mr. Sparks takes real people, real places and real emotions and writes about something that could happen to people you know. I read this book thinking about my parents and how powerfully in love they are. I imagined this happening to them and I that's when I couldn't hold back the tears. Only the literally insane (those who care more about sentence structure)will have a hard time enjoying a book like this. REAL people living REAL lives will LOVE it!
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Summary: One of the best books I've EVER read!!
Review: Nichols Sparks paints a picture with his words. This is a great love story about love that last forever!! I could read it over and over again
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: Nicholas Sparks does it again! What a fabulous storyteller he is! This book is an incredibly moving and heartwarming story of love that can never end... loved it!
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Summary: Another classic by Nicolas Sparks.
Review: This book proves what a great author Nicolas Sparks really is. I've read a few of his books now and he is a truly great writer. I enjoyed it and just like his book "A Walk To Remember" it gave you all of the good feelings that you should get in a great book. This book is a true love story, the kind you don't really read about these days, and it's a wonderful collection to anyone's library.
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Summary: Gentle Escapism
Review: I like Nicholas Sparks. He is unpretentious, yet is a
master when it comes to manipulating the emotional state
of the reader. It is very refreshing to find a book which
lets the reader wander through a time of innocence and
indulge in the longings for true love. Read this book and
take a short vacation from life.
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