The Notebook has been adapted into one of the most legendary romance stories of all time.
That is why, upon finding a battered and well read copy of this book (i prefer pre-loved copies rather than store-bought ones for books that i intend to read over and over again as it has a sense of history to it), I literally squealed in delight.
My paperback copy was thin enough to be devoured within a two hour drive during a recent roadtrip.
The concept of it is pretty similar to what you see on the screen. However, it is very disappointing as it did not deliver and rates way lower that what i initially expected.
I am an avid believer that movies do not do justice to the book it is taken from. But in this case, i'm forced to raise a white flag and say that this book brings disgrace to the movie.
To be honest, the book on its own is pretty okay even though it reminds me a tad bit of those chic-lit books i used to read back in high school.
The thing is, the best parts that made the movie an epic, surprisingly could not be found in the book! Like, the scene at the funfair and the first night they slept together as well as their last fight.
In the book itself, everything was pretty straight forward. Boy meets girl, they fell in love, they have tiny complication but lives happily ever after anyway. Bleurgh.
I've never liked Sparks' books all that much all this while (i think A Walk To Remember is damned obvious and blunt), but after finally reading The Notebook (about time, too, considering i've seen the movie about a million times) i've decided not to read any of Sparks' books unless somebody threatens to batter my head with a hardcover version of it.
With that, i can safely tell you to save your time and money and not to bother reading this piece of junk. Watch Ryan Goslin and Rachel McAdams on screen instead. :)
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