Book description
Celebrating 25 years of The Notebook - the classic novel which became the heart-wrenching film.
*
Once again, just as I do every day, I begin to read the notebook aloud...
Noah Calhoun has returned from war and, in an attempt to escape the ghosts of battle, he sets his…
Why read it?
2 authors picked The Notebook as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The first time I read this book, it took me on a cathartic yet healing journey to the depths of my heart. Following along Noah and Allie’s story showed me how raw, gritty love can be the most catalytic for our personal growth. It’s not always easy–love, romance, partnership–but it sure is worth it. Plus, when a book can reel me in and make me cry just as much as the film adaptation, I’m giving it high marks.
From Maia's list on romances that lead to character transformation.
It is a novel about an elderly man reading a romantic story to a woman in a nursing home.
Actually, the man is reading to his wife, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and does no longer know who he is. He is also seriously ill, battling cancer, suffering from heart disease and kidney failure. He knows he is dying, but his wife, not even recognising him, is unaware of it. Yet he carries on reading the book to entertain her.
A heartbreaking story of true love.
Although in my case it was totally different from Alzheimer’s, I had experienced the…
From Tom's list on the struggles of a family over three generations.
If you love The Notebook...
Wrightsville Beach
Two years ago, devastated by the sudden death of his older brother, Hank Atwater went on a drinking rampage that ended in his being arrested. Since then, he has been working to rebuild his reputation in his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina, with little luck. But everything changes after a…
Want books like The Notebook?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like The Notebook.
Share your top 3 reads of 2025!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,277
readers submitted
so far, will you?
📚 If you like The Notebook, you might also like...
My Sister's Only Hope
An emotional and unputdownable story about what it means to be a mother.
Pleasure to Purpose
Part romance/erotica and part family drama, but all heart.
Scarlett loved horses since she was a child, living amidst the chaos of a family ravaged by mental illness. Years later, as she rebuilds a relationship with her often-absent father, she wrangles with needy clients, a manipulative mother, a nosy uncle,…
