The Notebook

Nicholas Sparks

Jan 2000 · Sold by Grand Central Publishing

About this ebook

The unforgettable, heartbreaking love story from a New York Times bestselling author about a young socialite and the boy who once stole her heart—now an iconic motion picture starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.

At thirty-one, Noah Calhoun, back in coastal North Carolina after World War II, is haunted by images of the girl he lost more than a decade earlier. At twenty-nine, socialite Allie Nelson is about to marry a wealthy lawyer, but she cannot stop thinking about Noah. Thus begins the story of a love so enduring and deep it can turn tragedy into triumph, and may even have the power to create a miracle...

Every so often a love story so captures our hearts that it becomes more than a story—it becomes an experience to remember forever. The Notebook is such a book. It is a celebration of how passion can be ageless and timeless, a tale that moves us to laughter and tears and makes us believe in true love all over again...
 

Ratings and reviews

I started this book with the knowledge that there would be differences between the novel version and the film version. But I did not expect the love scene when Allie & Noah re-unite to be described in such a raunchy way. And I actually do read steamy romances, and franky, smut. But that is not what I want to read when I pick up (or in this case, download) a Nicholas Sparks novel. I have now read all his other books that are available on Google, and much prefer the stylings of his other novels. Aside from the sex scene, I just didn't enjoy how the book was written in general. It didn't feel like a Nicholas Sparks story. And I didn't like that it skimmed over Allie & Noah's teenage years, where they fell in love in the first place. I didn't get to know the characters well enough to root for them. This is the first instance where I feel the film version is by far the better version of this story.

Nicholas Sparks' the notebook was an electrifying excellent read though i was still under twenty one when i read the book, i could paint the pictures in my head. whilst reading the book it felt like i was an onlooker character that felt the same pain,emotion and thoughts as the characters felt, this book is by far a moving fiction that one could swear it was derived from true happenings. Spectacular, Nicholas Sparks has done it again.

I said it for the movie and I'll say it for the book, the old people ruin for me. The book moves along nicely and the story engages the reader easily. A fast read, but it details after the fiance comes into town. No more explanation as to what leads to their lives together. Just hits a timeline wall. Either way, I hate the addition of the old people and wished it would have stayed with them as a younger couple telling the story of starting their lives together. Not a bad book, just left me wanting more.

About the author

With over 100 million copies of his books sold, Nicholas Sparks is one of the world's most beloved storytellers. His novels include sixteen #1 New York Times bestsellers, and all of his books, including Three Weeks with My Brother, the memoir he wrote with his brother, Micah, have been New York Times and international bestsellers, and were translated into more than fifty languages. Eleven of Nicholas Sparks's novels -- The Choice, The Longest Ride, The Best of Me, Safe Haven, The Lucky One, The Last Song, Dear John, Nights in Rodanthe, The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and Message in a Bottle -- have been adapted into major motion pictures.