If you want to read a book that has no excitement and no depth or meaning then you should read The Notebook. Kudos to Sparks for writing a book with a plot that has been used many times before and actually receiving praise for it. I was extremely disappointed with the ending. The writing style was easy to read, but how it was set up in some parts made it confusing about who the author was referring to. I have not seen the movie but I heard good things about it. After reading the book I want to see the movie just to see what all the hype was about.