A man with a faded, well-worn notebook open in his lap.
A woman experiencing a morning ritual she doesn't understand.
Until he begins to read to her.
A woman experiencing a morning ritual she doesn't understand.
Until he begins to read to her.
The Notebook is an achingly tender story about the enduring power of love, a story of miracles that will stay with you forever.
Set amid the austere beauty of coastal North Carolin in 1946, The Notebook begins with the story of Noah Calhoun, a rural Southerner returned home from World War II. Noah, thirty-one, is restoring a plantation home to its former glory, and he is haunted by images of the beautigul girl he met fourteen years earlier, a girl he loved like no other. Unable to find her, yet unwilling to forget the summer they spent together, Noah is content to live with only memories... until she unexpectedly returns to his town to see him once again.
Allie Nelson, twenty-one, is now engaged to another man, but realizes that the original passion she felt for Noah has not dimmed with the passage of time. Still, the obstacles that once ended their previous relationship remain, and the gulf between their worlds is too vast to ignore. With her impending marriage only weeks away, Allie is forced to confront her hopes and dreams for the future, a future that only she can shape.
Like a puzzle within a puzzle, the story of Noah and Allie is just the beginning. As it unfolds, their tale miraculously becomes something different, with much higher stakes. The result is a deeply moving portrait of love itself, the tender moments and the fundamental changes that affect us all. Shining with a beauty that is rarely found in current literature, The Notebook establishes Nicholas Sparks as a classic storyteller with a unique insight into the only emotion that really matters.
Grade: 97%
Set amid the austere beauty of coastal North Carolin in 1946, The Notebook begins with the story of Noah Calhoun, a rural Southerner returned home from World War II. Noah, thirty-one, is restoring a plantation home to its former glory, and he is haunted by images of the beautigul girl he met fourteen years earlier, a girl he loved like no other. Unable to find her, yet unwilling to forget the summer they spent together, Noah is content to live with only memories... until she unexpectedly returns to his town to see him once again.
Allie Nelson, twenty-one, is now engaged to another man, but realizes that the original passion she felt for Noah has not dimmed with the passage of time. Still, the obstacles that once ended their previous relationship remain, and the gulf between their worlds is too vast to ignore. With her impending marriage only weeks away, Allie is forced to confront her hopes and dreams for the future, a future that only she can shape.
Like a puzzle within a puzzle, the story of Noah and Allie is just the beginning. As it unfolds, their tale miraculously becomes something different, with much higher stakes. The result is a deeply moving portrait of love itself, the tender moments and the fundamental changes that affect us all. Shining with a beauty that is rarely found in current literature, The Notebook establishes Nicholas Sparks as a classic storyteller with a unique insight into the only emotion that really matters.
Grade: 97%
A Tribute to Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Sparks's books are amazing. Honestly, I've been totally shaken by every single book I've read by him so far. The following are the current books I've read by him:
- The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
- Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
- True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
- The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
- A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
- The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
I hope to read more Nicholas Sparks in the future. His newest book, which was released in September, is Safe Haven. I have yet to read this book, but when I do, I will post my review on TwilightWhales.
Taylor Kristine, manager of TwilightWhales, would like to name Nicholas Sparks as 2010's TwilightWhales Favorite Author.
If you would like to visit Nicholas Spark's website and check out his tour of Safe Haven or some of his other books, click on the link below:
If you would like to visit Nicholas Spark's website and check out his tour of Safe Haven or some of his other books, click on the link below:
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