The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks - Restarting June 22nd 2018

[Noella]

Christina and I will be reading the Notebook this month. Feel free to join in!

[Christina]

21% (view spoiler)[This is a sad mess already. Why did Allie even go back? To stuff it in Noah's face that she's getting married? Psh

And Noah's life is pretty sad. I mean his mum died from flu and his dad died from pneumonia. (hide spoiler)]

[Christina]

52% (view spoiler)[Why didnt Allie decide to visit Noah after all the disappointment in finding someone else instead of after she got engaged? It's just a disaster waiting to happen (hide spoiler)]

[Christina]

61% (view spoiler)[Shit's about to hit the fan
I guess the best/worst thing that could happen would be Lon letting go. Allie didn't ever get with Lon anyway but she'll still be a cheater. (hide spoiler)]

[Noella]

Page 28/239
(view spoiler)[Feels like a recap so far instead of a story folding out. (hide spoiler)]

[Noella]

Christina wrote: "21% ..."
(view spoiler)[14 years later and she knew he'd be in the same spot! (hide spoiler)]

[Christina]

74% (view spoiler)[Who was Noah married to for 49 years?? Is it Allie??

What happened to her?? (hide spoiler)]

[Christina]

@Noella (view spoiler)[He's not in the same spot. He moved.
She found him from an article because he mentioned he would redo the place (hide spoiler)]

[Noella]

85/239
(view spoiler)[She's been with Lon for 4 years yet a summer with Noah 14 years ago was unforgettable. Hmm that says something about her current relationship! (hide spoiler)]

[Noella]

Christina wrote: "@Noella He's not in the same spot. He moved.
She found him from the article she found"

Ohhh right lol my bad

[Christina]

Actually I think they met each other in New Bern but he left to get a job and then came back to that place to redo that place :P

[Christina]

91% (view spoiler)[if Allie having Alzhemers wasn't bad enough now Noah had a stroke. This is a new low =( (hide spoiler)]

[Christina]

100% (view spoiler)[Sort of happy ending! I was waiting for a death to happen and thank goodness it didn't come

Wow 49 years and still going strong! What an admirable relationship
(hide spoiler)]

[Noella]

Christina wrote: "52% [spoilers removed]"
(view spoiler)[since she's about to marry she prob was having influx of thoughts about her first love and she was curious what he was up to. ;( I think it would've worked better if the story developed the connection of Noah and Allie when they were teenagers. flashbacks and chatting about their past doesn't really work that well in showing the special relationship they had back then (hide spoiler)]

[Noella]

Christina wrote: "74% Who was Noah married to for 49 years?? Is it Allie??

What happened to her??"

(view spoiler)[ I guessed it was dementia., so heartbreaking but at least they had loads of good years (hide spoiler)]

[Noella]

Finished
(view spoiler)[
What an Everlasting love. The Ending was so bittersweet. I can't help but imagine the next day and Noah having his heart broken again though. So depressing! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date Changed. Restarting June 22nd 2018. Happy Reading ☺

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[Zihan]

33%

(view spoiler)[ Maybe I'm just being cynical but the feelings between Noah and Allie sound really unrealistic too me. They were only 17 and 15 respectively when they first met. What kind of love could they possibly have had that made them still search for it 14 years later? I think it's more like a nostalgic illusion that they miss. (hide spoiler)]

[Zihan]

48%

(view spoiler)[ I'm not sure how I feel about Allie at this point. Sure it's normal for her to still have feelings for Noah. But Lon didn't do anything wrong. It's not Lon's fault that Allie didn't love him. Even though I do hope Noah and Allie would be together, what Allie's doing right now makes her technically a cheater. (hide spoiler)]

[Zihan]

64%

(view spoiler)[ Wait they actually slept together? And now Lon's coming to New Bern to look for Allie. I understand Noah and Allie's feelings toward each other, but I just think there's a better way to approach this thing without hurting others so much along the process. (hide spoiler)]

[Zihan]

71%

(view spoiler)[ I DO NOT understand this woman. She came to New Bern secretly to find Noah, hurting Lon. And now she decided to just leave, breaking Noah's heart all over again. Seriously can she perhaps think before she acts?? (hide spoiler)]

[Zihan]

83%

(view spoiler)[ I wish there were more to the story. Essentially it's just about someone who met after 14 years of separation, and somehow fell in love again over TWO DAYS. I'm glad the book gave a brief overview of their marriage and children, but honestly there's not much to the plot. (hide spoiler)]

[Zihan]

Finished

(view spoiler)[ So many questions left answered. And what's with the ending? Why did she unbutton his shirt? Seriously?? (hide spoiler)]

[Lara]

Page 30: (view spoiler)[ Feels like everything's just being described, but I hope the story begins to pick up soon... (hide spoiler)]

[Lara]

Page 100: (view spoiler)[ I'm starting to lose interest, Allie is being indecisive and I wish that she would tell Noah what she is thinking, hoping it picks up! (hide spoiler)]

[Lara]

Page 175: (view spoiler)[ I can see how everything connects now, which is exciting, and I'm enjoying the story a lot more as well. The ending has definitely picked up for me! (hide spoiler)]

[Lara]

Finished! (view spoiler)[ The ending was sad, but not as sad as I was expecting. I thought that Allie was going to die at several points, but I was happy with the way the story turned out. (hide spoiler)]

My full review is here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Fuzaila]

Zihan wrote: "48%

[spoilers removed]"

Yeah same! (view spoiler)[ And then there's the thing that Allie was also cheating on her boyfriend when she went out with Noah that summer they were young :/ I mean, what do I say? :/ (hide spoiler)]

[Fuzaila]

Zihan wrote: "64%

[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I was more surprised by her mother coming there that day. Though you have to admit that kayaking was awesome even if Allie spent half the time staring at Noah an dhis apparently 'bulging' muscles. (hide spoiler)]

[Fuzaila]

Zihan wrote: "83%

[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ Haha I didn't think of it that way. It's more like there was so much they had together in the past that it all came crashing back when they saw each other again. but i get it, two days lol (hide spoiler)]

[Fuzaila]

Zihan wrote: "Finished

[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I think it's sort of the suthor's way of reminding us that miracles happen, coz that other day it's how it started - with Allie starting to unbutton his shirt (hide spoiler)]