Thursday, September 16, 2004

what is this, a book review?!

Tuesday night.

The kind of night when you just couldn't think of anything worthwhile to do, and knowing you'll be bored to the bone in no time.

So there i was, on the look-out for a (hopefully entertaining)book to read.
Since i didn't have much of a choice(there were about seven of them, half of which i would never read if they were the last ones existing, a couple other i've already read. what collection huh? but hey, they're meh aunt's), i picked up the one left -- The Notebook.
Yep. The one with the recent movie version.
I was though a bit curious. Just the other day, a friend who read it right after seeing the movie commented it was good. Well, i just hoped it would be as good as A Bend in the Road.

Im not much of the romantic type, really. And the few romance novels i've read were all Sparks creations. A Bend in the Road - which i liked because of the embedded mystery(plus a convincing twist) - and A Walk to Remember - this one becos i liked the movie. I did start to read Message in a Bottle and The Notebook before but stopped. They got boring.
Or maybe I got bored.

neway.. i just finished the book kanina, and let me just say it doesn't "exceed expectations". i did have a fave scene though: dawn... and Noah was watchin the sky's slow shifting colors while kayaking... It was just magificently put.
I'm also amazed at how Sparks could detail a love scene without turning it the least bit obscene(harhar).

But(of course there's a but coming!)the best part really is how this novel depicts reality despite of the shortness & simplicity of it all. yes, most pages are mushy but they also didn't contain the cheesiness we see in telenovelas where the coincidences are just way out of control and popping in every space possible. im talkin bout: "No daddy dont kill him he's your long lost twin or watever!". Dont know bout you but i wouldn't consider that reality.

nuff said!

1 comment:

nielz said...

threre's this funny part where it says "allie's nipples were hard as little rocks.."