The Notebook

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Summary: Yikes!
Review: This book was marketed to make money--at the expense of good literature--and Mr. Sparks succeeded. I saw an interview of Nicholas Sparks where he stated that he wrote this book precicely to become a millionare. Hey...you've got to give him credit...he's no dummy. Sparks knows that sappy love stories--regardless of how poorly written they are--sell. The comments by the reader from MO sum up this novel: it's trite, littered with cliches and horribly written.

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Summary: the stupidist book I've ever read
Review: I'm a junior in high school, and I checked this book out because people (including my english teacher) kept gushing about it. I truly wanted to like this book. After about thirty pages, I began to feel slightly nauseated, but read the whole thing, hoping it might redeem itself. No such luck. This book is such a waste of time that I actually feel annoyed with the people who gave it good reviews. It is full of cliches, and very poorly written. It is predictable, and sappy, and unbelievable. I would have to say it's one of the worst books I've ever read. Don't waste your time!

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Summary: For the most part - well-written
Review: I liked the first book I had read by Nicholas Sparks, "Message in a Bottle." I couldn't put that book down. I then read "the Notebook." I have to admit I liked all of it until the very end. I wish it would have given me a better "picture" to leave the book with. It was sentimental and sappy, both of which I love, but the ending disturbed me.

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Summary: Too Sentimental
Review: Well, the story was okay, but sex is sex and love is love, right? And never the twain shall meet? Except in this book, of course. Personally, I found the thought of two old people having sex just revolting beyond belief. Come on, who lives like that? If it would have just been love, okay, but sex? Give me a break, already! Too sappy and sentimental, but if sappy and sentimental is what you're looking for, this might be the book for you. Just be warned.

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Summary: The Notebook is a "loveable" piece of work!
Review: This book was incredible. It made me feel as if I was apart of the book. Making me feel as if I was actually there. The Notebook was well descriptive and very well writtened. Especially during the LOVE scenes. Every word was well thought out and I complement Nicolas Sparks for writing such a marvelous book! This book will touch the hearts of everyone who gets their paws on it. Once you start raeding it, you'll never want to put it down. This book will "grab" you. Count on it!

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Summary: The Strength of Love
Review: I think everyone can relate to falling in love, facing the loss of someone you love, growing old with that love, and facing death as you watch life. I think everyone who reads this will become a better person, because it explains what it takes to maintain it through the greatest trials that one can face.

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Summary: The Notebook
Review: I read this book in one sitting. It is a wonderful story of love lost and love found. The story is so real, it could very easily be a true story. I felt like I was right there, listening to Noah read from his notebook to the love of his life. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and would love to see this in a movie format!

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Summary: *sigh*
Review: I absolutely loved this book and I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who enjoys a really sweet, touching romantic story. I remember when I was finishing it up in the car on the way to work with my dad one morning last summer. I started crying hysterically over the end of it and I didn't have any tissues! My dad didn't know what I was reading so he thought I had gone crazy or something :) You just HAVE to read this book :)

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Summary: The Notebook
Review: LOVED this book. It was a simple-read, but couldn't put it down. After a 20-year marriage ending in divorce, I am in a very serious relationship w/ a high school sweetheart. I can relate to the characters in this story -- some things are just meant to be!

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Summary: The best lovestory of all times!
Review: This book typifies the best lovestory ever told. If two people are meant to be, no distance and boundaries can keep them together. It is well-written and the characters are very much alive and you can feel them with all the emotions that goes along with the story. It speaks of hope, strenght and true love amidst all of life's troubled roads. A real tear-jerker till the end, anyone who has read this book can say that this story is written for him.