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1、TheNotebookByNicholasSparksIn1932,twoNorthCarolinateenagersfromoppositesidesofthetracksfallinlove.SpendingoneidyllicsummertogetherinthesmalltownofNewBern,NoahCalhounandAllieNelsondonotmeetagainfor14years.NoahhasreturnedfromWWIItorestorethehouseofhisdreams,havinginheritedalargesumofmoney.Allie,progra
2、mmedbyfamilyandthe"castesystemoftheSouth"tomarryanambitious,prosperousman,hasbecomeengagedtopowerfulattorneyLonHammond.WhenshereadsanewspaperstoryaboutNoah'srestorationproject,sheshowsuponhisporchstep,re-enteringhislifefortwodays.WillAllieleaveLonforNoah?Thebook'sslimdimensionsandcliche-riddenprosew
3、illmakecomparisonstoTheBridgesofMadisonCountyinevitable.WhatrendersSparks's(Wokini:ALakotaJourneyofHappinessandSelf-Understanding)sentimentalstorysomewhatdistinctivearetwochapters,whichtakeplaceinanursinghomeinthe'90s,thatframethecentralstory.Thefirstsetsthestageforthereadingoftheeponymousnotebook,w
4、hilethelateronetakesthecharactersintothelandbeyondhappilyeverafter,afuturerarelyexaminedinbooksofthisnature.Earlyon,Noahclaimsthattheirsmaybeeitheratragedyoralovestory,dependingontheperspective.Ultimately,thejudgmentisuptoreaders?betheycynicsorromantics.Forthelatter,thiswillbeaweeper.CHAPTERONE–MIRA
5、CLESWHOAMI?Andhow,Iwonder,willthisstoryend?ThesunhascomeupandIamsittingbyawindowthatisfoggywiththebreathofalifegoneby.I’masightthismorning:twoshirts,heavypants,ascarfwrappedtwicearoundmyneckandtuckedintoathicksweaterknittedbymydaughterthirtybirthdaysago.Thethermostatinmyroomissetashighasitwillgo,and
6、asmallerspaceheatersitsdirectlybehindme.Itclicksandgroansandspewshotairlikeafairy-taledragon,andstillmybodyshiverswithacoldthatwillnevergoaway,acoldthathasbeeneightyyearsinthemaking.Eightyyears.Iwonderifthisishowitisforeveryonemyage.Mylife?Itisn’teasytoexplain.Ithasnotbeentherip-roaringspectacularIf
7、ancieditwouldbe,butneitherhaveIburrowedaroundwiththegophers.Isupposeithasmostresembledablue-chipstock:fairlystable,moreupsthandowns,andgraduallytrendingupwardsovertime.I’velearnedthatnoteveryonecansay
