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Chocolate Lava Cake
Sep. 7th, 2004 12:54 pmA last “normal person” book before I embark on a slew of parenting titles… a book quite similar to that naughty little chocolate cake with the melted center that I had at the restaurant with my mother-in-law on Sunday.
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks This one came out as a movie this summer, though I only know this because we have a small poster hanging in the library. Nicholas Sparks is well known for writing feel-good novels, and this is indeed one. The story centers around Noah Calhoun and Allie Nelson. They fell in love as teenagers over the summer, but split up over objections from Allie’s upper-class family. Fourteen years later, Allie is engaged to a suitable man from her own class – will she stay with him, or go back to her first love, still waiting for her? And, in the frame story (OK, this answers the last question), 50 years later, Allie has Alzheimer’s, and Noah is reading her the story of their relationship. Will she remember him? It’s not long or deep, and if you try to talk about it too much, you might start recognizing brand names on the plot devices. But, if you just want a book to make you feel warm and gushy inside, this is a great one to go with. I listened to it on CD, and the slightly gravelly voice of the narrator was just perfect for it. It’s the same narrator who did American Gods, which did throw me for a bit, as Noah and Shadow are quite different characters. But still, highly enjoyable.
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks This one came out as a movie this summer, though I only know this because we have a small poster hanging in the library. Nicholas Sparks is well known for writing feel-good novels, and this is indeed one. The story centers around Noah Calhoun and Allie Nelson. They fell in love as teenagers over the summer, but split up over objections from Allie’s upper-class family. Fourteen years later, Allie is engaged to a suitable man from her own class – will she stay with him, or go back to her first love, still waiting for her? And, in the frame story (OK, this answers the last question), 50 years later, Allie has Alzheimer’s, and Noah is reading her the story of their relationship. Will she remember him? It’s not long or deep, and if you try to talk about it too much, you might start recognizing brand names on the plot devices. But, if you just want a book to make you feel warm and gushy inside, this is a great one to go with. I listened to it on CD, and the slightly gravelly voice of the narrator was just perfect for it. It’s the same narrator who did American Gods, which did throw me for a bit, as Noah and Shadow are quite different characters. But still, highly enjoyable.
