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Summary: Beautiful
Review: I've read many of Nicholas Sparks books, The Notebook is my favorite. It's a moving story about a lifetime of love. I've passed it on to all of my friends and they've passed it on to their friends.
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Summary: Tears, tears, and more tears
Review: This book is definitly a must read for readers of all ages and gender! The story is very detailed, constantly having your five senses working with every sentence. When I read this novel, i had to take frequent breaks to prevent tears from coming out! I won't ruin the story for anybody who's reading this, but I will say that love can overcome anything. This story is about two teenagers falling in love during one particular summer, but had to seperate when summer ended. Nearly a decade have passed, and they still think about each other. The female is now engaged, and she is about to get married. The male is still single, but constantly thinking about her. Days before her wedding day, she decides to seek out this old love of hers to see if her feelings was true or not... And that is all i can say!
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Summary: ***WONDERFUL***
Review: I really enjoyed this book. It's a "must read". It was very touching and heartfelt. A book you want to share with everyone. The story made me think of my Grandparents true love for each other. Nothing can be better than that!
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Summary: How anyone enjoyed this book is beyond me
Review: I read this book when I worked at a bookstore. It was so popular I thought I should check it out. Being an English major, maybe I expected too much - like, a plot, or convincing characters, or anything that wasn't so horribly sentimental it makes your head spin. One thing I took away from my college career in literature was this question: WHY should we care about the character(s)? If you care about the characters in a book, then the story becomes important. That wasn't the case here. The main characters in the book were generic cardboard-cutouts of actual people, the writing was incredicly sappy and overly-romantic, key scenes were left to the reader's imagination, while other scenes I wish had been!!! (i.e., the book ending in a NUSRING home with two old people getting it on, one of whom is so mentally degenerated she barely knows who she is??) Sorry if this sounds too Valley Girl, but EEEEWWWW! That is absolutely the antithesis of romance to me. All in all, the book was a total waste of time. The only quality about the book I'm happy about was that it was short!
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I loved the book. It was a powerful love story that we can share with others.
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Summary: Boring story, yet beautiful writing.
Review: I'm new to reading. I read The Notebook because of the RAVE reviews. I was disappointed, none the less. Yes, the story is written with AWESOME detailed descriptions, a great poets view of love. However, I had to read through all the descriptions, just to read some dialogue. The story dragged on and on, when I was finished, I was glad to be finished! I was bored and wanted it to be over, and was actually over pleased that it was only a day's read, rather than a weekend's read. Other wise, it would have been a waste of my time. About the plot. I found it odd, that Noah had moved on, after the summer love he had with Allie, he went on to have been intimate with other females, had his own life, but for 15 years, he struggled to let go of his true love. If he REALLY LOVED Allie, he would have fought for her, when he became a young adult. He could have found her before going to war, or leaving his small town. Yet, Allie had been faithful to her love for him. She fell in love with another man, of wealth and satisfaction for her family, but mere contentment for herself. She forced herself to open her heart and mind to her own decisions, and found Noah, her long lost summer love. I thought it was sad that she had done this to her fiancé. More sad than anything in the story. I didn't like allot of the story layout. It was written in pieces, from the past, and the present. I thought allot of history had been left out. Only focusing on how they rekindled their love, and now as an elder couple in a nursing home. It was unfulfilling for the readers pleasure. Overall, I am giving two stars, only because the story was written with greatness. Nicholas Sparks can write very beautifully. His techniques are simple and easy to read. You won't get confused with his writing, no big words to skip over, for beginner readers, like myself. And because of this, I've picked up a second book of his, A Bend in the Road.
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Summary: Beautifully written love story
Review: If you liked Spark's "The Wedding" or McCrae's "Bark of the Dogwood," then you'll like "The Notebook." Set in the South, this beautifully written love story is both warm and inviting, and heartbreaking. I cried when I read "The Wedding" and I cried when I read this one as well. Very highly recommended, especially if you like stories set in the South and/or love stories. Also recommended: The Wedding, Bark of the Dogwood, She's Come Undone
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Summary: Amazing
Review: A quick read, of wonderful words that tell of a true love. The Notebook stays as one of my favorite books read, but a very experianced dedicated writer. Everyone should read this book, if haven't already.
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Summary: What am I missing here, this book was bad
Review: As a man, I'm somewhat embarrased to admit I read this book. But my wife read it and liked it and since it is so short (hardly worthy of being a novel), I thought I'd read it. The first three fourths of the book is your plain old generic plot. A woman (Allie) is in love (Lon) but used to love another man named Noah. She sees Noah again a few weeks before her wedding after not seeing him for 14 years and suddenly has doubts about her relationship with Noah. The Notebook, like so many other love stories of this ilk, ignores the man who is scorned. Allie spent one summer with Noah when she was 15. She dated Lon for 4 years and said yes when he proposed. Reading this story, I wondered how shallow Allie was to date a man for 4 years then dump him so easily. The above is my complaint about the Notebook as a man. Being objective, this book was still horrible. Inserting lines from famous poets doesn't make a man romantic. Also, this book is full of Allie and Noah telling each other how much they love each other. Sparks told us how much they loved each other, instead of showing. I wish they scene where Allie makes her choice would have been written. It gets repetitive and boring. Also, nothing really happens in this book. The jacket description is really decpetive because it implies some sort of climax or twist at the end, istead of more poetry describing love.
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Summary: The Notebook
Review: This was a really nice book. Noahs' love for Allie was beautiful to read about. I couldn't put it down, and when I finally did I was moved to tears. This book is a quick read and will be with you for days after you've finished.
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