Dear John

Books | Fiction / Romance / Contemporary

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Nicholas Sparks

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Notebook, a soldier must face an impossible choice when a national tragedy threatens his relationship with the girl of his dreams. Now a motion picture starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried. Rebellious John drops out of school and enlists in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life–until he meets 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. While he’s away, Savannah falls in love with someone else. 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.

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Author

Nicholas Sparks

Pages

288

Publisher

Grand Central Publishing

Published Date

2006-10-30

ISBN

0759568995 9780759568990

Ratings

Google: 4

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"Beautifully sad love story. "

Wilma Williams

"Incredibly heartbreaking! One of my favorite of Sparks' works."

Riley Siegenthaler

"If you love romance books! "

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MeKayla Sprouse

"The movie ending was far better, and I read the book first. It's probably my least favorite of Sparks books."

Shanyce Long

"it was absolutely heart shattering. but such a good read "

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Addi Allen

"I liked this book! It was cute. Movie was also good :)"

Ella Eckerley

"Excellent!!!!!! "

Skye

"Yes...I've seen the movie....and Yes....the book was better than the movie....and Yes....they both made me cry....BUT probably not for the reason you might be thinking.<br/><br/>John's father is autistic and such a sweet soul in his gentle way. At the end of John's first leave....when he has just left Savannah after saying a heartbreaking goodbye...John is sitting in the kitchen with his dad and his so very sad and hurting and his dad comes over and does something that I have done so many times in my life when my children have been hurting...His dad put a gentle hand on his back and just stood there saying nothing but feeling everything....just wanting to take all the pain away thru his touch.....to save his child from such heartbreak. I cried and cried and cried.......such a beautiful and tender moment. Nicholas Sparks can write something so simple and make it touch you in a HUGE way.<br/><br/>This was a good book......and it does pull at the ole heartstrings a few times and causes you to reflect on your own life and the times when you were dealing with a broken heart and loving someone you can't have. Listening to this book was great for the narrator did a fabulous job of making the characters all come to life with their own personalities and voices."