I saw the movie, which I liked a lot, then I read the book and I couldn't believe how much more there is to the story that wasn't included in the movie. This was the first book that ever made me cry! Just a wonderfully beautiful, romantic, and poignant story. Each of us should be so lucky to experience love like this in our lifetimes.

At 31 Noah Chalhoun, back in coastal North Carolina after WWII is haunted by images of the girl he lost more than a decade earlier. At 29, 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 enuring and deep it can turn tragey into triumph, and may even have the power to creat a miracle.

Like all his books, good but sappy. I find I can read his books once, but not twice.

The beauty of this touching love story ,from the mans prospective,will captivate the heart of every reader. Sparks is a gifted writer.This book is more that a story, it is an experience to remember.

This is ths best book that I have read. It is a must read and then watch the movie.

A truly awesome book! A real page turner, and one that makes you realize that true love does indeed exist!

This book was so hard for me to finish. I would have to say this is one time I loved the movie more.

This is my first book of Nicholas Sparks I've read and I loved it! It's a love story based on his wife's grandparents' love they shared for each other and also about Alzheimer's disease and its effects. Hard to put down...read it in only a few days.

This love story is so touching, it'll leave you tearing up quite a lot! I've seen the movie version, it's good ... quite good, but really ... the book is even better. I'm a sucker for a good love story!

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I thought the movie was better, but I saw it before I read it.

both book and movie are good

This book shows the commitment of two people to love each other through thick or thin.

The movie was really good, but the books goes into so much more that it is fantastic. If this book does not make you cry, you probably aren't still breathing.

I really just didn't like it. I have never seen the movie. It was overly idealistic and the characters were cheesy and one dimensional. I know I know I know.. soo many people adore this book and author. I just don't get it. I will read one more of his books to see if this story just wasn't for me.

I found the book to be very disappointing after watching the movie.

I LOVE THIS BOOK!! ROMANTIC, FUNNY, COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN! A MUST READ! IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES BY NICHOLAS SPARKS! LOVE IT!

This is a wonderful love story. But, if you have already seen the movie, then the book won't grab you the same way. You have to be able to read this, without knowing how it ends. So, read this before you watch the movie.

Swoon city. Even if you saw the movie first, this is still a good read. You'll love this movie if you ever felt you missed out on a good one..... If you can relate to the story, you will no doubt need tissues.

Reviewed by Taylor Rector for TeensReadToo.com

THE NOTEBOOK is the romance novel of this generation!

Ali and Noah are two very different people, or characters, depending on how you think about it. Ali is from a wealthy family that thinks very highly of themselves, and Noah was raised by his father and has had to work for every penny he has. Which is not much. The characters come alive and it is almost like you personally know both of them. It's amazing! Ali takes a vacation to New Bern where Noah lives. As the summer progresses, their relationship grows stronger and stronger and they fall in love. They fight all the time, but for some crazy reason they are madly in love.

Then the summer ends.

Noah and Ali are devastated that she has to leave. Her parents won't let her stay because they think that she is too good for him. It's absolutely devastating. He writes her letters, which she never receives because her mother intercepts and keeps them. She thinks that Noah has forgotten her.

Then World War II begins.

Noah is deployed for a couple of years and comes home when the war is over. During this time, Ali gets engaged to Lon, a lawyer who her parents approve of because he is socially acceptable. Noah buys an old plantation and fixes it up, and he and the house wind up in the newspaper. So Ali decides that she needs to go see Noah before she gets married, even though she hasn't seen him in fourteen years. At their reunion, they realize that they never fell out of love.

Read the book to find out who Ali chooses, Noah or Lon!

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