The Notebook (1996)

absolutely stunning. Words can not even begin to state how I feel about this book. It made me cry, on a train of all places. I rarely get that emotionally affected by books but this one is definitely a must read, even for the hard hearted.

During the summer of 1932, Noah and Allie had what everyone considered to be perfect love. Although it was against her parent's wishes, Allie spent the whole summer vacation with Noah. But their time together soon stops when Allie and her family move back home after the summer ends. Fourteen years later, Noah lives alone after returning from World War 2 a few years prior, and Allie is about to marry a rich lawyer. Before Allie makes this huge change in her life, she goes to see Noah to hopefully get some closure from their relationship. Will she get the closure she needs before her wedding day or will their love be stronger than before?
The Notebook was an alright book. It wasn't the best book I've read this year, but it wasn't the worst. The beginning and the ending were very confusing and I had to read it over a few times to discover what was going on. Aside from that though, I thought it was a good book and I'd recommend it.

This is one of my favorite all time love stories. Definitely much better than the movie, and the book is filled with so many details that you don’t know about in the movie. This is not a regular love story though; it is about forbidden love (but not less dramatic one like Romeo and Juliette). Not being a romance fan, I originally didn’t think I would like the book but I ended up loving it and it is one of my favorite books. Nicholas Sparks did an amazing job with this book, definitely worth taking the time to read. The book is also a really quick read both because it is not that many pages (only 239) and because I never wanted to put the book down. I would recommend this book to older girls and all adults because of some of the things that go on in this book. ( )

I remember laying on the bed in my dorm room and BAWLING over this book. What a perfect story to set up some super unrealistic expectations about love... ( )

This is the closest I've ever gotten to reading a "romance" book. But nevertheless, I enjoyed it. It was definitely WAY better than the movie, my only complaint is that the ending didn't leave enough closure for my personal taste. It's good for when you want something sappy to remind you of your first love when you were a teenager. ( )