Sparks, Nicholas "The Notebook"

Sparks, Nicholas "The Notebook" - 2004

I've had this book on my TBR pile for quite a while, actually, since it was suggested for our book club and given to me by a member who left and didn't want to take it along. So, more than ten years. I must admit, I was reluctant to read it since it seems very much like chick lit to me. It was made into a movie - and I haven't watched that, either.

All in all, it was an alright story, not as bad as I imagined but not much better, either. A love story, poor boy loves rich girl and all the obstacles that there are in these kinds of novels which you know they will overcome. There is a twist at the end but that doesn't really make up for the kind of writing that is more destined to those who look for "easy reads".

Most probably the only book I will ever read by Nicholas Sparks.

From the back cover:

"Every so often a love story so captures our hearts that it becomes more than a story-it becomes an experience to remember forever. The Notebook is such a book. It is a celebration of how passion can be ageless and timeless, a tale that moves us to laughter and tears and makes us believe in true love all over again...

At thirty-one, Noah Calhoun, back in coastal North Carolina after World War II, is haunted by images of the girl he lost more than a decade earlier. At twenty-nine, socialite Allie Nelson is about to marry a wealthy lawyer, but she cannot stop thinking about the boy who long ago stole her heart. Thus begins the story of a love so enduring and deep it can turn tragedy into triumph, and may even have the power to create a miracle..."