Nicholas Sparks books happen to be most often converted into movies, and supprisngly, most of them convert well. His major books that have been taken and made into movies are A Walk to Remember, Message in a Bottle, The Notebook, Nights in Rodanthe, Dear John, and most recently, The Last Song. One movie that I saw before reading the book is The Notebook. When I first saw the movie, I was in love with the story line. It was romantic and sad all rapped in one unbelievably heart wrenching story! This is how i felt as a movie-goer experiencing this plot for the first time. I'm sure the people who read the book first may have been disappointed with changes, but I personally loved the movie. I believe that your like or dislike of a movie or book will come from which you see or read first and ultimately, it just comes down to which you prefer.