Title: The Notebook
Author: Nicholas Sparks
Publisher: Sphere
Publish Date: 2007 (first published in 1996)
ISBN: 978-0-7515-3891-5
Pages: 221
Links: Goodreads ~ Amazon
Summary: North Carolina, October 1926. Noah Calhoun has recently returned from war. He tries to forget the horrors he has seen and experienced by restoring an old plantation home. But though his days are spent working, his nights too often give way to dreams of his past.
Fourteen years ago Noah fell in love with a girl, and he is still haunted by her memory but convinced he will never find her again. But when the past slips into the present, Noah realizes his ghosts are never far away.
Rating: 3.5
Source: Bought.
Cover Talk: It's ok. Not anything special. =/
My Thoughts: I enjoyed the book. It was a quick read. But I didn't like it that much. I mean I've read better books by Nicholas Sparks. This wasn't his best one.
I really loved the story. And I liked how it was written too. But it was lacking something. I can't put my finger on what.... but something was missing...
I didn't cry while reading the book which is a new one for me because till now all Sparks' books have made me cry. I did cry a little. But not as much as people say they did.
I liked the characters. They were real and flawed and the character-reader connection was maintained pretty good.
I can't say anything more because I read this a while ago and I don't remember much anymore. I know, crappy review =/ I'll try to review books as soon as I read them from now on.
In the end I'll just say I liked the movie better. It touched me more than the book did (another new one).
I agree with you, the movie is much better than the book. There is much more tension watching the movie than reading the book, but the book has more details. It's more of a compromise really, but any way you put it, "The Notebook" is a good read if you have some time. You make nice reviews, keep them coming.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree! And thank you so much! =) I'm glad you like them.
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