Editing Techniques: Sparks wanted a certain warm, true to the original story feel to ‘The Notebook’ so he edited the book himself.

Grammar/Writing Techniques: Throughout the novel Sparks uses a sophisticated yet easy to read style. He has a very whimsical taste where he perfectly illustrates everything in the scene from the look of the sun to the goose-numbs on Allie’s arms. Sparks also asks a lot of questions throughout the novel, in fact the first line of the novel is a question…

“WHO AM I? And how, I wonder, will this story end?”

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