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Dear John

By Nicholas Sparks

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| Hardcover | 9780446528054

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An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his lifeuntil he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wantinContinue

An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his lifeuntil he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who has captured his heart. But 9/11 changes everything. John feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone else. Dear John, the letter readand with those two words, a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever. Returning home, John must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still his true loveand face the hardest decision of his life.

Critics

  • Dear John

    Nicholas Sparks’s latest novel, DEAR JOHN, currently is atop the New York Times bestseller list, and for good reason. Sparks writes human emotion with empathy and deals with life-changing subjects that corral the reader's interest. Love between unlik ... (read full critics)

    bookreporter published on Thu, 27 Oct 2011

  • Dear John By Nicholas Sparks

    Nicholas Sparks has been the undisputed master of the modern-day love story since the 1996 publication of his debut, The Notebook. His 11th novel, Dear John, follows two star-crossed lovers wholesome Savannah Lynn Curtis and soldier John Tyree who fa ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

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    Very Predictable

    This was a good book, meaning I could not put it down and just had to finish it. It was the first Nicholas Sparks book I've ever read too. For me the ending was just too predictable it was as if any author could have thought of it and wrote it. I did not bother to see the movie. But its a good weeke ... (continue)

    This was a good book, meaning I could not put it down and just had to finish it. It was the first Nicholas Sparks book I've ever read too. For me the ending was just too predictable it was as if any author could have thought of it and wrote it. I did not bother to see the movie. But its a good weekend read.

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    Mhughes4097 said on Mar 25, 2010 about the Others edition | Add your feedback


  • 不喜歡…

    記得當初電影打的很大，可是我其實從頭到尾都感覺不出來什麼真愛

    只看到一個出生美滿家庭心靈健全的女孩子把一個出生不幸家庭孩子的男生迷得團團轉而已，

    女主角很多時候的表現看起來根本不像比較懂愛情，而是她知道男主角喜歡她、先想到保護自己，然後仗著對方愛她而要男主角遷就她而已

    有人說在愛情中扯到親情這個部分令人感到感動，的確，一個人的成長環境與父母會對一個人影響很多，但這其中的愛情讓出生家庭不和睦的男主角始終處於劣勢，只讓我覺得出生不好的人永遠難以翻身

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    Izuki said on Feb 7, 2012 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

  • *** This comment contains spoilers! ***

    Fino all'ultimo sono stata abbastanza certa di votare questo libro con 3 stelle, ma devo dire che il finale mi ha sorpreso e per questo ho deciso per 4. Avevo dato per scontato che la storia avesse un lieto fine e che proprio nelle ultime due-tre pagine John e Savannah avrebbero ritrovato la loro fe ... (continue)

    Fino all'ultimo sono stata abbastanza certa di votare questo libro con 3 stelle, ma devo dire che il finale mi ha sorpreso e per questo ho deciso per 4. Avevo dato per scontato che la storia avesse un lieto fine e che proprio nelle ultime due-tre pagine John e Savannah avrebbero ritrovato la loro felicità insieme. E invece no. Anche se l'ultimissima parte, in cui lei esce fuori per guardare la luna piena, lascia qualche spiraglio aperto...
    Devo dire che l'unica relazione veramente interessante è quella tra John e suo padre. In alcuni punti veramente toccante, piena di una tenerezza e un'intimità speciali ma anche di sofferenza. Mi ha quasi commossa. La tranquillità e la docilità del padre sono disarmanti e dolorose, soprattutto quando accetta silenziosamente di andare via dalla sua casa. 
    Il personaggio di John non è male, a parte il suo continuo e incessante pensare a Savannah, a quanto sia bella e perfetta, a quanto la ami e vorrebbe essere insieme a lei, a quanto sia pura e imparagonabile a qualsiasi altra donna, ecc ecc ecc. Un po' troppo sentimentale il nostro John eh?
    Quanto al personaggio di Savannah, neanche a parlarne: assolutamente detestabile :) Mi è piaciuta decisamente di più nella versione cinematografica. Forse nel libro si dice un po' troppo di lei e dopo un po' ho trovato tutta questa sua perfezione un po' "stucchevole". L'ho apprezzata verso la fine della storia, quando si ritrova "incastrata" nella situazione di Tim e Alan, e per la prima volta mi è sembrata reale, "umana". Triste nella consapevolezza di ciò che ha perso e ciò che poteva essere con John, ma inevitabilmente legata, ormai, a un'altra vita, coinvolta nel vortice degli avvenimenti.

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    Rents, party crasher said on Jan 18, 2012 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

  • I cried and wept and laughed a little bit. I want a John!!!

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    Vale said on Jun 4, 2011 | Add your feedback

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