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April 17,2025
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n  Nos enamoramos, a pesar de nuestras diferencias, y de nuestra relación surgió algo genuino y hermoso.n

Llegué a este libro de una manera curiosa, y no es a través de la película. Fue a raíz de un reto de lectura, en que pedían para una de las categorías un libro en que apareciese al menos un pato, y no sé muy bien cómo, esto llegó a mí. Aunque no es mi género favorito, ni mucho menos, intento estar abierto a todo tipo de lecturas, y si bien no ha sido mala lectura, está claro que esto no es lo mío.

Noah y Allie son dos jóvenes que se conocen y enamoran en un verano ideal, siendo ambos adolescentes. Ese verano acaba y ambos quieren mantener su relación, algo que por motivos desconocidos no es posible. Siendo ya adultos hay un reencuentro y... y ya, si no sería hacer spoilers.
El libro está bien escrito, son principalmente dos personajes y una localización, aunque tira mucho de flashback. La relación me la creo, es algo que puede pasar, y el saber cómo va su historia me gusta. Pero tiene también una serie de cosas que no me gustan, y aunque son cosas pequeñas son muchas, lo que me ha acabado por saturar un poco.

n  Se sintió como no se sentía desde hacía mucho tiempo, como si sus sueños aún pudieran hacerse realidad.
Se sintió como si finalmente hubiera llegado a su destino.
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Esas cosas que no me gustan son principalmente 3, y todo gira entorno a ello: poesía, intensidad y "engaño".
Lo de la poesía es totalmente subjetivo. Aquí parece que solo existe la poesía como forma de literatura (esto se da mucho cuando se pretende hacer de un personaje alguien muy culto), y todo lo que se le alaba a Noah en su cultura es que es un poeta, que lee solo poesía porque de joven talytalytal... Aquellos que no leemos poesía pero si otro tipo de novelas también podemos saber muchas cosas y tener un nivel de cultura alto (alguien será así, ¿no?)
En lo de intensidad, es que ambos son muy intensitos, y lo que al principio parece énfasis acaba siendo demasiado reiterativo, como si todo tuviese que ser intenso. Para muestra un botón:

n  Se vio a sí misma sentada debajo del árbol en un caluroso día de Julio con un hombre que la miraba con tal intensidad como para hacer que el resto del mundo se desvaneciera a su alrededor.n

Por último vamos a lo del "engaño", y si bien el final es correcto, el autor hace una serie de piruetas para que no le pilles que más que una sorpresa me ha dado la sensación de que quería engañarme. Aunque una vez más me reitero en que todo esto es para mí, y por eso dejo la valoración en 3⭐ y no en menos, porque le reconozco las cualidades.

He visto varias críticas a la adaptación por girar un poco la relación, aquí es todo totalmente puro, y romántico, no hay nada tóxico por ningún lado. Y aún gustándome Ryan Gosling y siendo Rachel McAdams una de mis actrices favoritas, creo que he tenido suficiente y me salto el visionado.

PD: Aparecen muchos patos en una escena, ¡misión conseguida!


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As usual, I've read this in a translated edition, so the quotes might be incorrect. Sorry about that.


n  We fell in love, despite our differences, and once we did, something rare and beautiful was created.n

I landed on this book in a curious way, and it's not through the movie. It was as a result of a reading challenge, in which they asked for a book in which at least one duck appeared for one of the categories, and I don't know very well how, this came to me. Although it is not my favorite genre, far from it, I try to be open to all kinds of readings, and although it has not been a bad read, it is clear that this is not my cup of tea.

Noah and Allie are two teens who meet and fall in love in an ideal summer. That summer ends and they both want to maintain their relationship, something that is not possible for unknown reasons. Being now adults there is a reunion and... that's it, otherwise it would be spoilers.
The book is well written, it's mainly two characters and one location, although it uses a lot of flashbacks. I believe the relationship is something that can happen, and I like knowing how their story is going. But it also has a series of issues that I don't like, and although they are small things, there are many, which has ended up saturating me a bit.

She felt like she hadn't felt in a long time, as if her dreams could still come true.
It felt like she had finally reached her destination.


Those things that I don't like are mainly 3, and everything revolves around it: poetry, intensity and "deceit".
Poetry is totally subjective. Here it seems that poetry exists as the only form of literature (this occurs a lot when trying to make a character very cultured), and everytime that Noah is praised in his culture is that he is a poet, who only reads poetry because when he was young, yada yada yada... Those of us who don't read poetry but do read other types of novels can also know many things and have a high level of culture (someone will be like that, right?)
In terms of intensity, it is that both are very intense, and what at first seems like an emphasis ends up being too repetitive, as if everything had to be intense. here an example:

She saw herself sitting under the tree on a hot July day with a man who was looking at her with such intensity as to make the rest of the world around her melt away.  i >

Finally we go to the "deception", and although the ending is correct, the author does a series of tricks so you don't catch him that more than a surprise he has given me the feeling that he wanted to deceive me. Although once again I reiterate that all this is for me, and that is why I leave the rating at 3⭐ and not less, because I recognize its qualities.

I have seen various criticisms of the adaptation for turning the relationship around a bit, here everything is totally pure, and romantic, there is nothing toxic anywhere. And even liking Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams being one of my favorite actresses, I think I've had enough and I'm skipping the viewing.

PS: a lot of ducks appear in one scene, mission acompplished!
April 17,2025
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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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April 17,2025
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Soy una de esas pocas que piensa que, por una vez, la película sobrepasó al libro. Es raro pero a veces sucede. Al menos en mi opinión.
April 17,2025
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De las pocas historias en las que puedo afirmar que la película es mejor que el libro mismo.
April 17,2025
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3.5 stars

n  “I love you. I am who I am because of you. You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I've ever had, and no matter what happens to us in the future, everyday we are together is the greatest day of my life. I will always be yours.”n


This was such a beautiful story. This is my first book by Nicholas Sparks and I'm already so in love with his beautiful, engaging and riveting writing. It took me quite some time to get into the story but once I did I couldn't stop reading it. The story, the characters, Noah and Allie's beautiful yet a heartbreaking love story, the ending. Everything was just perfect.


n  “She was my dream. She made me who I am, and holding her in my arms was more natural to me than my own heartbeat. I think about her all the time. Even now, when I'm sitting here, I think about her. There could never have been another.”n


The letters they wrote to each other but never got to read them
April 17,2025
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كتابات نيكولاس سباركس تصلح أن تكون قصص لأفلام سينمائية مؤثرة و لكنها بعيدة كل البعد عن الروايات الناجحة التي تتصدر قائمة الأكثر مبيعاً

مذكرات حب ... عن كمية الملل الفظيع التي رافقني بين طياتها
عن السطور التي كنت أقرأها و عقلي -لا إرادياً- في مكان آخر

عانيت من فقدان التركيز في أول ثلثين من الرواية

كنت أجاهد لأتابع أحداث قصة آلي و نوا :
عن مراهقين محبيّن ، ثمّ عاشقين منفصلين ، ثمّ راشدين يجددان الحب ، ثمّ زوجين سعيدين ، ثمّ عجوزين متيمين يحاربان المرض بالحب ...
التحسن الذي لمسته في الثلث الأخير هو ما استحق التقييم حقيقةً ، و قد يعود السبب في ذلك للحديث عن الزهايمر أكثر مما كان جوهر الرواية أو أحداثها ...

فلطالما اعتبرت الزهايمر هو نقطة ضعفي و ذروة خوفي ، هذا المرض العقيم الفارغ من الحياة مثل الصحراء المقفرة ، سارق القلوب و الأرواح و الذكريات ...
April 17,2025
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Besides the awful writing style (just to mention unimaginative, spiritless and full of clichés), I found the story just a little too contrived and far too predictable. I couldn't get over the premise where Noah and Allie meet when they are teenagers, spend one summer together and meet again after 14 years to realise they are still utterly in love?! What?!

It irritated me to no end that Sparks felt the need to not leave anything unexplained, describing things in excruciating detail, boring me but more so putting me off reading any of his other books. In the end it just felt like it was dragging on and on and on - I just wanted it to end.

Also, since I listened to the audio version I must say that the choice for the reader of the audio book isn't the most brilliant one. His voice is kind of suited for the old Noah but his imitation of a young Allie is just really off-putting. Plus, he's got that kind of voice that makes me want to fall asleep straight away. Combine that with the terrible style and plot, this book can only be described as indigestible. No more Nicholas Sparks for me, thank you!
April 17,2025
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It is my first romantic novel in English
and I like it.
I enjoy the style of writer also I like the two character.
not only the character but also the second part of novel when he describe the disease of his wife and how he still fighting to help her remember.
I feel it deeply and I even cry .

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April 17,2025
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I consider the book and the movie as two separate stories. The movie was another world to me. So I don't want to compare it with the book. (Though the movie was absolutely 100 percent better!..anyway..)

So I'm just gonna talk about the book one thing i didn't like about it was that it didn't mention how they met it didn't explain the whole story it was like this: i met this beautiful girl and i fell in love with her!! What's magical about that? some of us want to know the details.

And when Allie found out her mother was keeping all the letters away from her she was like oh how could she do this? And then forgot all about it?!

And even though the book was about 200 something pages, I must say it was really boring!
April 17,2025
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Descobri agora, apesar de já me ter acontecido antes, e por diversas vezes, o quão horrível é tentar ler um livro enquanto se chora. O final deste livro é terrivelmente triste, mas é apenas a vida a acontecer, não é? Lemos imensos livros com um final feliz, mas na verdade não se trata do final! Existe muito mais pela frente que tem de ser vivido e nem tudo é bom e agradável. Existem tristezas, doenças, separações, perdas... Eu gosto de pensar nas personagens dos meus livros como estando sempre felizes e a terem uma vida perfeita, mas essa é uma ilusão de quem se refugia nos livros para evitar pensar na própria vida. Eu costumo responder a quem me questiona o porquê de eu ler apenas livros com finais felizes (o que não corresponde de todo à verdade, pois seria difícil prever o final de cada livro) que para tristezas já me basta a minha vida. E isso não passa de uma ilusão...
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