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Audiobook read by Barry Bostwick.
An elderly man recalls how he met his wife, writing the couple’s story in a notebook and reading sections to his wife, who is in a nursing home with dementia.
Maudlin. Simplistic. Wooden dialogue. Cardboard characters. On the plus side, I did like the depiction of how devoted Noah was to Allie as she is basically lost to him via dementia. All in all, however, I was bored and found myself rolling my eyes frequently. Just not my cup of tea. Thank heavens it’s a fa ...more
An elderly man recalls how he met his wife, writing the couple’s story in a notebook and reading sections to his wife, who is in a nursing home with dementia.
Maudlin. Simplistic. Wooden dialogue. Cardboard characters. On the plus side, I did like the depiction of how devoted Noah was to Allie as she is basically lost to him via dementia. All in all, however, I was bored and found myself rolling my eyes frequently. Just not my cup of tea. Thank heavens it’s a fa ...more
Sep 01, 2024
Tien
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🎧 Audiobook Review 🎧
I haven't watched the movie and this book has been languishing on my TBR for many many years. Mostly because I just think it'll be too sad too hard to read. So, it was with no small trepidation I picked this up on audio. I figure it's time to read or unhaul.
The novel opens with an old man reading aloud from his notebook to an old woman in a bed. While that somewhat sets the scene, it didn't really get sad right out from the beginning. The majority of the novel felt very much ...more
I haven't watched the movie and this book has been languishing on my TBR for many many years. Mostly because I just think it'll be too sad too hard to read. So, it was with no small trepidation I picked this up on audio. I figure it's time to read or unhaul.
The novel opens with an old man reading aloud from his notebook to an old woman in a bed. While that somewhat sets the scene, it didn't really get sad right out from the beginning. The majority of the novel felt very much ...more
It kept my attention during the middle but lost it again. It just wasn't interesting.
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I was already familiar with this story because of the movie. This may have either helped or hurt my experience with the book...I'm not sure which. Admittedly, the writing is a little too sappy for me and I found myself mentally preferring the movie as the story moved along. Had I not known the story, I may have been more invested and emotionally involved in it, thus enjoying it more in the end. The writing is decent and the story is a good one, it just wasn't in the wheelhouse for my current rea
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This story is all about love that two people can share even in the end. The movie was great too and is a true love through and through. I would highly recommend this to anyone.
I can't remember when exactly I read this, but it didn't do a great deal for me. I don't get the hype - and I haven't seen the movie either.
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Viji
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