I am a common man with common thoughts and I have lived a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough. -The Notebook
The Notebook, 中文译成《手札情緣》,the movie was from the book indeed.
I am not sure how well the movie was made. However, from my past experience, nothing is better than the book itself. Regardless the artistic talent of the screen play, the director and the actors, it will always lack the imagination space that you reserve for yourself when you read the book.
The good news is, the book is short-I finished it on one Friday night and a Saturday, among doing many chores...