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Dear John

By Nicholas Sparks

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| Paperback | 9780446698320

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Book Description

An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted
in the Army, not knowing what else to do with
his life--until 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
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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 life--until 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 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 read...and 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 love--and 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

8 Reviews

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  • 1 person find this helpful

    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

  • 1 person find this helpful

    "Beautifully moving...Has tremendous emotional depth, revealing the true
    meaning of unconditional love."
    ---Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine

    The title of the novel reminds me of the song "Dear John",
    a breakup letter to end a romantic relationship. Similarly,
    in the novel, John Tyr ... (continue)

    "Beautifully moving...Has tremendous emotional depth, revealing the true
    meaning of unconditional love."
    ---Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine

    The title of the novel reminds me of the song "Dear John",
    a breakup letter to end a romantic relationship. Similarly,
    in the novel, John Tyree, met a girl of his dreams, Savannah Lynn Curtis on his leave from the army. They both realized they had found their true love; however, during their long separation, Savannah fell in love with someone else and wrote John a Dear John letter.
    The novel is a heartbreaker in some ways.
    What I've learned from this novel?
    1. A major event or an important decision can change the
    course of life forever.
    2. A parent's love for their child/children is forgiving,
    unconditional, and unlimited.
    3. We have to find passion in life.
    I can't agree more with what is said in the novel:
    ...the saddest people I've ever met in life are the ones who
    don't care deeply about anything at all. Passion and
    satisfaction go hand in hand, and without them, any
    happiness is only temporary, because there's nothing
    to make it last... (p.71)
    4. What true love really means:
    Love means that you care for another person's happiness
    more than your own, no matter how painful the choices
    you face might be. At the end of the novel, John made
    the hardest decision in his life in the name of love.

    Dear John is a novel that will touch your heart.

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    Anniechan66 said on Feb 27, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • Selfless Devotion

    The book is not especially thrilling but still quite attractive because there is always the existence of tension. I kept wondering what would become of John and Savannah and couldn't but sigh because of circumstances that one can do very little to change, such as September 11.
    Selfless devotion see ... (continue)

    The book is not especially thrilling but still quite attractive because there is always the existence of tension. I kept wondering what would become of John and Savannah and couldn't but sigh because of circumstances that one can do very little to change, such as September 11.
    Selfless devotion seems to be an important theme in Sparks's books. I read his "The Notebook" and this one, and the heroes in both books are just "saints"! I just wonder if this would ever happen in real life! But the author seems to be really religious in a way, although I am not sure if he is a devoted Christian or not. The sacrifice and devotion depicted in his book is always so beautiful and idealistic that I think not only I but other readers may read it "with a grain of salt." Oh, well, I may be too cynical, but it's just normal to have such doubts.
    In addition, the pace is really slow because the author focuses more on the inner feelings of the narrator, John Tyree. I became really impatient for the first 100 pages or so. The plot "thickened" after that but somehow it's still thin and weak, if I may say so. Yet the part about his father really moved me deeply, and I think this is the best part in this book.

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    Ruth Ye said on Jun 26, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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