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Dear John |  | Author: Nicholas Sparks
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  444 reviews
Sales Rank: 101
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: Mti
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.1 x 1
ISBN: 0446567337
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446567336
ASIN: 0446567337
Publication Date: December 1, 2009
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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. Go Behind the Scenes of the Motion Picture Dear John (Sony Pictures, 2010)
Starring Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum
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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.
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 Heartbreaking...Its true... March 11, 2010
Mina (la ca USA)
I watched the movie first and i didn't understand why Savannah did such a choice. In the movie she said that She didn't have a choice. But i didn't make any sense to me. So i left the theatre with a big question WHY? and i was mad...So i decided to read the book to find the answer.
But the book was different. I enjoyed every detail of it, and also the differences between the book and the movie. I was happy that John didn't injured while he was in war.
i didn't know that this book would make me that sad in the end, but when i read the last 2 pages of the book, i cried so hard because my heart was just breaking. I could't even breath normally. John's sacrifice was way too much for me. It reminded me of Jesus. Only Jesus would do such a sacrifice as this. I awfully feel bad for him, but at the same time i adored him.
I understood again, what true love means.
I truely thankful to the author Nicolas Sparks.
He is a gifted man from God...Thank you...
 Could not get into this................. March 10, 2010
1bookreader
I think so many of his books are getting to be the same. Nothing grabbed me about this one. Did not have that WOW factor of some of his earlier books.
 Dear John, even your title is not original March 10, 2010
T. Chambers (NY)
If you like thinly developed characters in a dull, unsurprising story that will put you to sleep, this is the book for you. At least four other authors wrote books with this same title in the past five years. Very contrite.
I am not a NS fan but thought I would give him a shot. Who knows, as the author of about eight books, maybe he learned something at this point. Not a chance. Get this one from the library. Save your money.
boring, trite, inconsistent drivel March 9, 2010
toots13 (NY)
I bought this on my Kindle while on vacation thinking it would be a romantic, sad, light reading perfect for the beach. After reading part 1, the book was so dull, uninspiring, and insipid that I put the book away for weeks and only finished it because my daughter wanted to read it and I wanted to make sure the rest was appropriate for her. I can't believe I paid money for this crap. The characters are 1 dimensional stereotypes. I find Savannah pretty unlikeable and her behavior an utter mystery to me. Why would such a perfect, caring, loving, good, Christian woman behave as she did? I also did not like the way he treats Autism in the book - it's as if he realized it's a "hot topic" these days so threw it in after reading a magazine article about Autism - very shallow and disrespectful. I found it boring and annoying, and not in a good way. I don't mind a book that makes me feel something, even if it's hate, as long as I'm emotionally involved. This book didn't engage me at all. I knew exactly what was going to happen and I didn't care about any characters other than John and his dad. That said, the middle school girls in our town LOVE this book and that made me realize that this is exactly the immature, uncomplicated, romantic drivel that a young girl would enjoy. However, because of the casual treatment of sex and love (which was surprising given the part 1 treatment of such), I won't let my daughter read it yet.
A New Sparks Fan March 8, 2010
R. Wood (Southern Oregon)
I had never read anything Nicholas Sparks has written until yesterday. I started this book and finished it in less than 24 hours. It was an easy read with likeable characters who I felt an immediate connection with. I would love to read a sequel to this one, if Sparks were ever so inclined to write one! This is the first book I've read since finishing the Twilight Saga at the beginning of February that I really couldn't put down...and I've read about 5 books in between. I laughed & cried, and if a book can draw that kind of emotion, it must be a good one. I highly recommend.
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