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The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

kathy_99's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

cayeman's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

karterjo2's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I read this in a day it’s so good. I had to stop so many times because it was just so good.

els_12x's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I much prefer Allies and Noahs relationship in the book rather than the film. I don't understand why they became toxic in the film when in the book they were very sweet and loving towards one another and noah did NOT blackmail her to go out with him? 
Anyway I loved the characters and the plot alot but found that the writing could've been a bit better. I feel I was told alot rather than showed it if that makes sense.

momo1017's review against another edition

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2.0

Just kinda boring I didn’t like the flow of the story. Hopefully the story is better.

lilyviolet's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

marycorrigan's review against another edition

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emotional relaxing sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

sim_4520's review against another edition

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5.0

A MUST READ EVEN IF YOU HAVE SEEN THE MOVIE


The book is great. I haven't seen the whole movie yet but I know the story of it. So I decided to read this book now.
And it sound more satisfying than the movie
The scene descriptions are beautiful even more beautiful than in the movie.
It seems like this book of definition of love. A love so purest that can never be described. After so long generally feelings die but true love never dies and this book shows was true love feels like sometimes selfish, sometimes selfless but that's how love is its pure and raw.

As every scene unfolds and feelings of Noah and Allie comes to the story I feel like crying. Allie and Noah seem so imperfect if u see from society eye but yet when I read about their life it seems that opposites attract. Noah care for Allie genuinely like every girl wants a guy to do. Noah gives Allie's life a new definition. He could see those parts of her which no one can. He brings out the Allie who was a free bird.
And Allie gives Noah a reason to settle in his life. Noah love people wholeheartly but only some are close to him such as his father and fin. And Allie is one of them who accepted Noah as he is and loved him truly.
A love so pure and passionate I've rarely read.
The love letters in this book felt so real.
It made me cry at the end. How can love be so everlasting. What Noah said about other life I believe him I think same. We all are connected. People we love and have in this life were a part of us in previous lives as well and they will be with us in our other life and that's how we know they are ours and we are their.

Every women deserves a Noah and every man deserves an Allie . I'm happy about their ending because they proved their love. Their love story is so satisfying.
My words are less to describe this story, Noah and Allie story, their love and their passion and their ending

It's so beautiful

ktd26's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

anastasia_elise_w's review against another edition

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4.0

I sobbed. Sometimes u just need a good cry and this gave me one