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Post by Pandora82 on Jun 13, 2004 14:32:57 GMT -5
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Post by Ninthwoman on Jun 13, 2004 18:26:19 GMT -5
Of all of the Nicholas Sparks books I've read, The Notebook is by far his best. I read it first, and it set a high standard for me on what to expect from him. I suppose the reason why I like it the best is that all the ones that have followed have seemed to try and cash in on that star-crossed lover formula, and so the rest seem like different versions of the same thing. I liked the twist in The Notebook the best, whereas I found that none of the others have the same kind of special hook that clutches you at the end.
I'd gotten my grandmother hooked on Nicholas Sparks before she died. She cried and cried during The Notebook, and I'm just so disappointed she didn't live long enough to see the movie (she died in February). She really liked reading A Walk to Remember, but then she saw the movie and was really disappointed. I think she would've loved seeing the book version of The Notebook actualized on the screen the way this movie was.
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OCLUVA86
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It is one of the BEST love stories I have seen in a long time!!!
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Post by OCLUVA86 on Jun 14, 2004 10:17:34 GMT -5
i didn't read the book yet but i will be getting it soon.i am soo excited about it...i loved a walk to remember i know i will love the notebook.TEXT
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Post by Angel on Jun 14, 2004 14:02:56 GMT -5
It's a fantastic book, I was in the mood to read it yesterday after watching the movie and had it read in about 2 hours. I can never get through the end without water works. So beautifully written. Honestly though, I think I like the movie more, primarily because they shorten the time they were apart and they show them a bit more as teenagers. But, this is generally not the type of books I ready...I'm an Anne Rice, Stephen King and political/history type of book girl. But this book I would tell anyone to read; it's that good.
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Post by Majandra on Jun 14, 2004 23:17:45 GMT -5
I went back today and read the letter that Allie wrote Noah (at the end of the book) and I made it about half way before I started crying. The book is great and even more amazing now that we have faces and places to help with the imagery.
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Post by Pandora82 on Jun 14, 2004 23:31:01 GMT -5
It's a fantastic book, I was in the mood to read it yesterday after watching the movie and had it read in about 2 hours. I can never get through the end without water works. So beautifully written. ~ I feel the same way too!
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OCLUVA86
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It is one of the BEST love stories I have seen in a long time!!!
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Post by OCLUVA86 on Jun 15, 2004 0:49:10 GMT -5
oh god i am going to cry so much am i??
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Post by Pandora82 on Jun 15, 2004 15:02:35 GMT -5
oh god i am going to cry so much am i?? ~ Yup!...You're definately gonna cry after you finish reading this novel. Be sure to have a box of kleenex close by .
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OCLUVA86
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It is one of the BEST love stories I have seen in a long time!!!
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Post by OCLUVA86 on Jun 15, 2004 17:24:37 GMT -5
oh i will....i definitely will have them with me.thanx.....
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Post by Pandora82 on Jun 15, 2004 21:31:44 GMT -5
oh i will....i definitely will have them with me.thanx..... ~ Anytime OCLUVA86 !
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OCLUVA86
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It is one of the BEST love stories I have seen in a long time!!!
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Post by OCLUVA86 on Jun 16, 2004 2:35:21 GMT -5
when i read a walk to remember i balled my eyes out but i cried more from the movie...i will see when i read the notebook..
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Post by Katie on Jun 17, 2004 13:45:53 GMT -5
I read 'The Notebook' last summer, right before I turned 17. I was vacationing in North Carolina, the Outer Banks to be exact. Nicholas Sparks has always been one of my favorites. 'The Notebook' was the first book to ever make me cry. Sometimes I still wonder if love like that truely exists.
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Post by Ninthwoman on Jun 18, 2004 21:08:25 GMT -5
What a wonderful way to experience the book - to be 17 and in North Carolina at the beach! Even though I know Charleston, South Carolina provided the film's producers with everything they needed (water, the river, the city, the countryside), I wish they had done at least a little of it in New Bern itself. It's so beautiful there, and it would've been nice to see the places that inspired Nicholas Sparks.
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OCLUVA86
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It is one of the BEST love stories I have seen in a long time!!!
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Post by OCLUVA86 on Jun 19, 2004 1:51:38 GMT -5
i got the book!!!!i started reading it...it is soo good so far.when did u guys cry in the book and is the book alot different than the movie??
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Post by mttluv on Jun 19, 2004 14:00:27 GMT -5
I bought the book a few years back and pull it out again after i saw this big ad for the movie. I couldn't believe they made it into a movie, i got so excited i read it again. To answer your question OCLUVA86, without spoiling your reading. I would say the chapters towards the ending after Noah and Allie's reunion. They are so heartbreaking. It really got to me. Now for the differences in the book to the movie. All i can say is that it's nothing major, i think they took some elements that were not really developped in the book and change it a bit so the story could fit better on screen. But the essence of the story is still the same.
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