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The Notebook, a Southern-fried story of love-lost-and-found-again, revolves around a single time-honored romantic dilemma: will beautiful Allison Nelson stay with Mr. Respectability (to whom she happens to be engaged), or will she choose Noah, the romantic rascal she left so many years ago?
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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 and makes us believe in true love... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Noah Taylor Calhoun: One of the main characters and narrator of this story. At age 31, Noah is a war veteran. A dreamer. He loves great poetry (reading aloud when he was 5 helped cure his stutter) and playing his guitar. Working to fix up a rundown house.
- Allison 'Allie' Nelson: A main character and also narrator. At 29, "Allie" comes from a wealthy family - somewhat close relationship to her parents. A socialite and she loves to paint.
- Lon Hammond Jr.: Lon is a hardworking lawyer. Aspiring politician. Rich. He comes from a wealthy family from the south.
- Gus: Noah's friend. He plays the harmonica while Noah plays the guitar. He is a black man with a lot of children and grandchildren.
- Clementine: Noah's dog that was ran over; and missing a leg.
- Morris Goldman: Owner of a scrap metal yard, that Noah worked at. He includes Noah in his will, and when he dies Noah receives money, which he uses to buy and fix a house that he promised Allie when they began to fall in love.
- Anne Nelson: Allie's mother and wants Allie to marry someone rich.
- Jane: Add a description of this character.
- Dad Calhoun: Helps Noah get over his stutter. Doesn't live that long.
- Janice: A nurse at Creekside extended care facility.
- Sarah: Noah's friend
- Wilson Lewis
- Dr. Barnwell: A doctor a the Creekside extended care facility.
- Keith
- Finley 'Fin': One of Noah's friends. Introduces Allie to Noah. Grew up with Noah
Quotes edit
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“You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.”
Noah Calhoun -
“And though you may call me a dreamer or fool or any other thing, I believe that anything is possible. I realize the odds, and science, are against me...And that leaves me with the belief that miracles, no matter how inexplicable or unbelievable, are real and can occur without regard to the natural order of things.”
Noah Calhoun -
“Poetry, she thought, wasn’t written to be analyzed; it was meant to inspire without reason, to touch without understanding.”
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“Give a day's work for a day's pay. Anything less is stealing.'”
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“You are, and always have been, my dream.”
Allie -
“My daddy said, that the first time you fall in love, it changes you forever and no matter how hard you try, that feeling just never goes away.”
Allie -
“You are the answer to every prayer I've offered. You are a song, a dream, a whisper, and I don't know how I could have lived without you for as long as I have.”
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“We fell in love, despite our differences, and once we did, something rare and beautiful was created. For me, love like that has only happened once, and that's why every minute we spent together has been seared in my memory. I'll never forget a single moment of it.”
Noah -
“What are we after all our dreams, after all our memories?”
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“Our lives can't be measured by our final years, of this I am sure.”
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“"Poetry, she thought, wasn't written to be analyzed; it was meant to inspire without reason, to touch without understanding."”
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“it is the possibility that keeps me going, not the guarantee”
Noah -
“If you're a bird, I'm a bird.”
Noah Calhoun -
“Most of the time I have all these thoughts bouncin' around in my head... but with a brush in my hand, the world just gets kinda quiet.”
Allie -
“It's not about following your heart and it's not about keeping your promises. It's about security.”
Noah -
“She is good. I don't know – there's something about today. Maybe it's a day for a miracle.”
Duke
Setting & Locations edit
Seabrook, South Carolina
- Winston-Salem: Allison's family lived here
- New Bern: Where Noah lives
- Beaufort: Where Allison stays at in 1942
- Raleigh: Where Lon and Allison live
- New Jersey: Noah lived during the Great Depression. A scrap metal job.
First Sentence edit
Who am I?
Table of Contents edit
Miracles
Ghosts
Reunion
Phone Calls
Kayaks and Forgotten Dreams
Moving Water
Swans and Storms
Courtrooms
An Unexpected Visitor
Crossroads
A Letter from Yesterday
Winter for Two
Themes & Symbolism edit
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 2 in Calhoun Family Saga. (standard series)
Followed by The Wedding.
This is book 58 of 195 in Shelfari Most Popular (June 2010). (authoritative list)
This book is in Nicholas Spark Books. (community list)
This is book 62 of 195 in Shelfari Most Popular (June 2011). (authoritative list)
This is book 61 of 194 in Shelfari Most Popular (December 2010). (authoritative list)
This is book 66 of 195 in Shelfari Most Popular (December 2011). (authoritative list)
This is book 74 of 145 in Whitcoulls Top 100 (2011). (authoritative list)
This is book 32 of 121 in Whitcoulls Top 100 (2012). (authoritative list)
This is book 69 of 10 in Grandes Narrativas. (publisher edition list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nicholas Sparks (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Warner Books
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: October 1996
ISBN: 0446520802
Page Count: 224
Publisher: Warner Books
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: October 1996
ISBN: 0446520802
Page Count: 224
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3569.P363 N68 1996
- Dewey: 813.54
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- The Notebook (IMDb): Released in 2004
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