Saadia B.'s Reviews > The Notebook

The first half of the book was good until Noah and Allie’s love started to suffocate me.

They were ex boyfriend and girlfriend who drifted apart when Allie moved away. Allie was about to get married to another man but decided to meet Noah one last time which rekindled their love and united them. They got married and had an amazing life. Allie was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease later in her life. She started forgetting things and eventually lost all her memory.

Everyday in the hospital Noah used to tell her stories regarding their love, children and life in general. The book ended with Noah and Allie kissing one another - the moment when Allie remembered everything.

This bizarre and out of the box ending ruined the entire book for me. Yes love is powerful but showing it as a miracle was too much for characters who were in their eighties. The entire story revolved around love pointlessly and ended on it too without any plot.

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