Bad News on the Way

Summary

The day after the big storm, Noah and Allie are visited by Allie’s mom, who tells them that Lon is in his way to New Bern. Allie feels very confused and doesn’t know what to do; she loves Noah and wants to stay with him, but if she does, she will hurt many people. Allie decides to leave Noah and talk to Lon. Noah, 80 years old, finishes telling the story to Allie, who doesn’t know that the story is about her nor knows who the man reading to her is. She has Alzheimer.

Quote 1

“If not for my diaries, I would swear I had lived only half as long as I have. Long periods of my life seem to have vanished. And even now I read the passages and wonder who I was when I wrote them, for I cannot remember the events of my life. There are times I sit and wonder where it all has gone.” (p. 163)

My first though after reading this quote was that we have to enjoy life and live in the moment, because once that moment is gone, we it can´t be recovered. The only way to re-live it is with our memories.

Quote 2

“No drowning man can know which drop of water his last breath did stop; … A wise poet’s words, yet they brought me no comfort. I don’t know what they meant or why I thought of them.” (p. 168)

When the doctors told Noah that his wife had Alzheimer, he thought about this quote but didn’t know why or its meaning. I think that it means that a person who know that’s dying doesn’t know what they’ll really die from in the end.

Conlcusion

I think that Noah doesn’t tell Allie who the girl in the story ends marrying because he wants to see if she remembers him or their past. I believe that in the end, Allie will remember Noah. The book is about to end and I must say that it’s one of the most beautiful loves stories I’ve read.  It’s written in a very wonderful way, it has some poetry and it’s highly entertaining. Don’t forget to read the last blogpost for this book!