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Summary: romantic yet painful
Review: I really liked this book because of the bittersweetness of it. From the magical romance , we are transported to the cruelty of Alzheimer's disease and how it hurts Noah. He really loves the girl but the disease tears them apart.A tearjerker that will touch you to the core of your heart .
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Summary: Well I liked it
Review: Boy, this has been the most online reviews I've seen for one book here at Amazon.com. And it's a love/hate book. You either love it or you hate it. It takes a lot for a book to make me teary eyed. The last one to do that to me was The Bridges Of Madison County, and now The Notebook, so closely compared to Bridges, has done the same thing to me. I was touched by the romance of the lead characters, not so much with their rediscovering of lost love, but of his devotion to his wife in their "golden years". That was the best part of the love story. Usually books about romance have the man and woman get together and live happily ever after. The Notebook tells you how that ever after may end.
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Summary: TO ALL OF THE CYNICS OUT THERE....
Review: It is very obvious that those of you that rated this book a 1 or 3, have never experienced the joy of loving another person completely. HOW COULD YOU NOT CRY THROUGH THE WHOLE SECOND HALF OF THE BOOK??? And to those of you who are "literature hawks," TRUE-- the author doesn't go very in depth into the characters lives, but that wasn't the point of the book!!! So what if we didn't find out what Allie likes to eat for breakfast or what Noah suffered through in the war----Sparks didn't intend for that to be important anyway. He was simply sending the message that love endures all, even the most tragic of circumstances. Period. We don't need full, well-rounded characters to understand their feelings between one another and the tragedy and bitter- sweetness of their outcome. I do have two gripes though: it did seem to be a little to modern for the time period of its setting, and I don't see how this short little story can keep its down-home charm in a drawn out movie. It's just too short for that. Some stories are better left in a book, and I think this is one of them.
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Summary: Totally flat
Review: I'm excited to read this book because of the good buzz it has been getting. Boy am I to be disappointed! There is no humour, and the dialogues make me cringe. The characters are as flat and one-dimensional as pancakes. I won't be reading his ssecond book. Mr Sparks, don't quit your day job.
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Summary: Fantastic Escape
Review: Aren't we all searching for this kind of love and total devotion? Nicholas Sparks has written so eloquently, so aware of the heart and the soul, so aware of what is the most important element in life---love. This book is a must read for anyone...anyone that does believe that this kind of love is really out there.
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Summary: Despite the flaws, the love shines through.
Review: While this book certainly had its flaws, to include the unrealistic but uplifting ending, the love Noah felt for Allie really shined through. Sparks did a wonder ful job of conveying this love to the reader and made you really feel Noah's struggle in maintaining his sanity as his world fell apart. His abiding love for Allie made his remaining days ons earth worthwhile and full of purpose.
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Summary: beautiful
Review: I read this book a month ago and cannot get it out of my head. I, unlike other reviewers, read for pleasure not to grade for some Doctorate Literature class. This book was a beautiful account of true love. It also describes, like no other, how intense a "first love" can be no matter what the age. My first love was at age 14 and he is still permanent fixture in my heart. 15 years later. It made me question so many aspects of my emotional being. I have recommended this book to Oprah for her book club because I believe it will touch many different types of people. Alzheimer's is a very real disease that many of us will have to face whether we like it or not. This book definitely accounts how patient and kind love must be to endure this kind of disease. I can't wait to read it again.
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Summary: A touching story that pulled at my heartstrings
Review: Maybe the critics didn't feel this was great prose, but like The Bridges of Madison County, it warms the heart and brings a tear to the eye. What a wonderful tale of love and devotion and, yes, it seemed very true to life. I found it inspiring.
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Summary: Absolutely Wonderful!!!!
Review: I as a 16 year old male read this book. It was one of the best books I have read. I have never read a love story before, but this was more than a love story..it was life. How wonderful I kept thinking it would feel to be loved as much as Allie loved Noah and Noah loved Allie. I have read quite a few books but only a few have left impressions. As for the person that said this story had a lot of Trite expressions..who cares!! I hope that people for generations and generations to come will enjoy this masterpiece.
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Summary: The Notebook, a nice escape to somewhere pleasant.
Review: I believe this book has it's place. If readers want something other than a nice vacation from what is all too real in the world, then steer clear of this book. It isn't typically realistic, and maybe the characters are not fully developed, but I think that is the appeal of the story. It is told from Noah's point of view, and while he seems sickeningly sweet, it's nice to think that there might be people as simplistic as he. Reviewers who chastise Sparks' so called inability to develop Noah, need to realize that when a character is simple, he is simple. As for Allie, she could be developed more, but the essential story line is about Noah's time with out her, in her much too typical southern socialite life. We all know where these two lives would go if left alone. It may be cliche', but sometimes comfort with what we know is just what we need to remember that not every piece of literature needs to be a ground breaking active piece of what is quickly becoming overdone. Remember, something new today will be old and cliche tomorrow. Simply, the notebook was a beautiful story that never needed much prodding into. Appreciate it for what it is...Simple and lovely.
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