The Notebook

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Summary: The Best Book I've Ever Read!!
Review: I bought the book for one reason, the author had my last name. I decided to take the book to work one day to read on my slow time. Fortunately, the entire day wsa slow, I read the book in just six hours. I laughed, I cried, I felt the emotions that the characters were feeling. I can honestly say that this book is the best book I have ever read in my entire life. I could not put it down!! I would HIGHLY recommend it for people of all ages!!

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Summary: The love we all want
Review: Reading this novel reminded me of the love I lost when I was 16 years old, and found again at 27 years old. I think everyone wants an unending love like Noah and Allie's. If you are a believer in true love, this novel is for you.

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Summary: A waste of paper
Review: This book was awful. Trite, maudlin, lacking in plot and containing shallow characters and an undignified and improbable ending. I had to force myself to finish it. A cure for insomnia.

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Summary: TOUCHING!!!!
Review: Yes, it is touching but I did not cry the whole novel like I did with Bridges.. But it's a novel that will stay with me forever . I like the simplicity. fluidity of his style of writing, the bluntness of words used to describe feeling and emotions made the right impact. This is a tale about love that endures a lifetime and I love it.

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Summary: Inspirational
Review: A truly moving book - I loved it!

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Summary: A most contrived notebook indeed. Fail!
Review: I'm a male reader who reads and enjoys romance. With much interest did I pick this book, only to disappointed. This book belongs to the garbage heap along with Waller, folks. The story is most contrived and shallow. There is (a) no chemistry between hero and heroine, (b) no humour, (c) contrived dialogues reminiscent of a grade three essay book, (d) flat descriptions of people, (e) mawkish melodrama being passed off as poignant drama. Take my advice, ignore the other '10' reviews and get this from a library instead.

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Summary: I read in one sitting and felt what is ahead of me soon.
Review: My son ran into an old girl friend of his in a small AP in Ft. Myers, Fla. this summer and the last time they had gone together was 1971.He's from MD and she's from Wis. and this was her first love. When she got on the plane she was in tears and the man next to her asked her why and she revealed everything to him and he then proceeded to tell her his story and she said we should write a book and he told her I did and for her to get The Notebook. She sent the book to my son and that is how I came to read it and I devoured it in one sitting and the ending really makes you see what we are coming into and believe me it's scarry, but it gave you a lot to think about.

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Summary: Once in a lifetime true loves do happen...
Review: My late husband and myself shared the rare and wonderful love expressed by Mr. Sparks in 'The Notebook'. If a person has an inkling of hope that the reality might exist that a love such as expressed in 'The Notebook' could ever happen, then reading this story will reaffirm that hope. I've had the good fortune to experience what Noah and Allie had. It really does happen.

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Summary: a tear-jerker
Review: I recommend this for anyone who has ever lost a loved one emotionally/mentally before death occurs. This is a story of commitment and its true meaning.

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Summary: An emotionally-gratifying celebration of lifelong love.
Review: I read this book because it was this month's selection for a literature group that I belong to. It was a simple, quick read, but it left an emotional imprint on my soul. I enjoyed the fact that this story was based on a real couple's life experience. I also liked the idea that it was written by a male, obviously a very sensitive male. The author is in touch with the simple pleasures of life - love of nature, love of a soul mate, love of a family. The southern setting is perfect, and the way the author tied nature into the daily rituals, was wonderful. It was heart wrenching to read the last twenty or so pages. The reality of growing old and the feeling of being so alone in this world, common emotional experiences we will all face, really hit me as I read the final pages. The story forced me to reflect on my own life and the emotional commitments that I have chosen in my lifetime. Overlook the cliches and get beyond the 'Bridges' comparisons, and read the book as a tool for personal reflection and emotional satisfaction.