Open Notebook, A Thousand Stories

Hi! During this summer I will be summarizing, responding to quotes and sharing my thoughts about the book “The Notebook” by Nicholas Sparks.


Summary

Noah Calhoun is sitting in a chair besides a bed where an old woman is laying, he slowly takes out a notebook and begins to read from its pages. The story begins in a big house in North California, where Noah is working and thinking about the best summer of his life he spent with the most amazing girl he’d ever met. Many miles away, Allison Nelson reads an article in the newspaper about Noah’s house and she feels the need to go back there, the place she’d spent an unforgettable summer as a teenager. She has something very important to tell Noah, so she decides to go. When Allie arrives unannounced and approaches Noah, memories of the time they spent together replay in their minds and reminds them how much they’d love each other. But Allie had to share the news she’s come to tell: she is engaged.


Quote 1

“Costal clouds slowly began to role across the evening sky, turning silver with the reflection of the moon. As they thickened, he leaned his head back and rested it against the rocking chair.” (p. 11)


What caught my attention about this quotes is the form of writing that the author uses. When he talks about the clouds, he uses imagery to create an image in the readers mind about what he’s explaining; Sparks describes the clouds and it actions very in detail by using adjectives such as thick and silver.

Quote 2

 

“Suddenly she felt guilty about showing up this way, without warning, and this made it harder. She had thought it would be easier somehow, that she would know what to say. But she didn’t. Everything that came into her head seemed inappropriate, somehow lacking.” (p. 37)

Not so long ago, and in many occasions, I’ve felt the same way Allie does at this part of the story. I thought about everything I wanted to and somehow rehearsed it in my mind. But when the moment came, I didn´t say it completely, how I wanted to say it, or didn´t say it at all. However, I realized that it’s important to tell people what you want to tell them because if you don’t, there can be misunderstandings or arguments.

Conclusion

So far, I really enjoy reading this book because the author has a very beautiful form of writing, it’s interesting, and entertaining. It’s a love story full of twists and adventures which is just starting that I believe other girls will like. My predictions for the next chapters is that Allie will stay with Noah to spend time with him. I think they will fall in love again and have new amazing experiences. If you want to know if my predictions were right, don’t miss my next blogposts!