Dear John
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 | Product Details: Paperback 288 pages Release Date: 07 December 2009 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN: 0446567329 Rating:   Sales Rank: 4386 | | Look for similar books by subject:
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| | Customer Reviews: Could not get into this................. (10 March 2010)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 (10 March 2010)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 (09 March 2010)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 (08 March 2010)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. A Good Read (08 March 2010)Let me start by saying I am a big fan of Sparks. His books are about love, romance despair and heartache. I finished this book in two afternoons after working all day. This story is about John Tyree who falls in love with a beautiful girl named Savannah while he is on leave from the military. They share a passionate romance before John must leave and return to the military. He promises to come back at his enlistments end and share his life with Savannah. As fate would have it things just don't work out as we plan. There are many twists and turns and the ending is not the one I hoped for. I have read everything Sparks has written and must say that I have never had any regrets, because I know his book will hold my interest. | |
