Book 10: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

[leabhair]

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks, 272 pages

Written in the opaque language of a fable, the novel opens in a nursing home as 80-year-old Noah Calhoun, "a common man with common thoughts," reads a love story from a notebook; it is his own story. In 1946, Noah, newly returned from the war, is trying to forget a long-ago summer romance with Allie

Comments

[alltheflowers]

WHA?! i am a bit astonished because i had always imagined that you had already read the notebook, seeing as you spoke so highly of the film. (or maybe you mentioned that you hadnt read it yet, but i forgot.) oh well. its true though what you said about the movie providing more detail because the book consisted mostly of flashbacks. it was a good read, though... and who can forget the ending scene? *cries*

[leabhair]

The movie was just waaaaay better. I had never read it, so I had no idea what the film was about when I started watching it. No wonder I cried through the whole thing!

[alltheflowers]

oh, but someone pointed out - and i agree - that a plus side of the book was that you could read in detail the characters' feelings. yeah... still tho, the movie had more to offer. the book seemed to have been focused on mostly the 2nd half of the movie.

[tree72]

I did enjoy this book, but of course I read it way before the film was ever a glimmer in someone's eye LOL! I have read all of his books, and there are certainly some that are better than others. One of his best (IMO) is Nights in Rodanthe. Check it out if you ever want to read another of his.

[leabhair]

Maybe I will try that one sometime. I'd like to see if he can write something truly worthwhile (of course The Notebook would have been had I not seen the movie first!)