“I fell in love with her when we were together, then fell deeper in love with her in the years we were apart.”
Dear John is a romantic novel written by Nicholas Sparks and published in 2007. Parks drew inspiration for this novel from his cousin Todd Vance, who served in the United States Armed Forces. In 2007, it was on the New York Times Best Seller list.
Introduction
Books Name: Dear John
Authors Name: Nicholas Spark
Genre - Romance
Adapted in – Dear John (movie)
Language - English
Synopsis – Spoiler Alert!
The plot revolves around a couple who fall in love throughout a single summer. During the man's military service, they are separated. The primary character, John Tyree, has an Asperger's syndrome parent.
Part of the story takes place in Wilmington, North Carolina, where John's father is a single father who struggles to have meaningful conversations with his son and has a coin collecting hobby. John is aware that there is something unusual about him, but he has never discovered what it is. John enlisted in the United States Armed Forces because he lacked direction and had no significant fatherly influence in his life.
When John receives word of his father's death while on leave from the army, he comes home. He seeks out Savannah after his return and is startled to learn of her life events following her marriage to another guy.
Savannah's love for John was clear to John, Savannah's new spouse, and even Savannah's new boyfriend. But he chose to let Savannah go because she was more important to him than he was. Despite being exhausted from fighting and the loss of Savannah, he finds that he is able to express his love in an unexpected way because of his heritage from his father.
About the Author
Source: Wikipedia
Nicholas Charles Sparks is an American novelist, screenwriter, and philanthropist. He has published twenty-two novels and two non-fiction books, all of which have been New York Times bestsellers, with over 115 million copies sold worldwide in more than 50 languages.
Eleven of his novels have been adapted to film, including The Choice, The Longest Ride, The Best of Me, Safe Haven (on all of which he served as a producer), The Lucky One, Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, Nights in the Rodanthe, Dear John, The Last Song, and The Notebook.
Sparks lives in North Carolina, where he contributes to a variety of local and national charities. In 2011, he launched the Nicholas Sparks Foundation, a nonprofit committed to improving cultural and international understanding through global education experiences for students of all ages.
About the Book
The plot of Dear John is based on the three plays Marius, Fanny, and César, written by French author Marcel Pagnol in the 1930s and adapted to modern-day American culture. Despite the fact that Dear John is a work of fiction, Sparks was inspired to write it by a tale recounted to him by his cousin, Todd Vance. Todd served in the US Army and told Sparks about his personal experience.
Self Analysis
Nicholas Sparks' Dear John is one of those books with which I have a love/hate relationship. I adore the first half of the novel, and I fell in love with the protagonist, John Tyree, right away. But when he received his Dear John letter, everything went worse from there, and I was left in a state of stress. Although the conclusion is very gloomy, I must give it to Sparks since he creates a genuine image.
Despite how painful this narrative is, I found it more enjoyable because it is believable. After all, things don't always go as we plan, or even as we think. We're all stumbling around in this world, and if we catch a glimpse of the joy that this kind of love offers, we should consider ourselves fortunate, since it's generally fleeting.
Famous Quotes
“I love you, not just for now, but for always, and I dream of the day that you’ll take me in your arms again.”
“I finally understood what true love meant...love meant that you care for another person's happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be.”
“Passion and satisfaction go hand in hand, and without them, any happiness is only temporary, because there’s nothing to make it last.”
“Love should bring joy, it should grant a person peace, but here and not, it was bringing only pain.”
The Bottom Line
Great narrative with a heartbreaking climax that is both realistic and off-the-charts. Someone needs to tell the man, though, that he's writing fiction and that it's good to have a happily ever after now and again. It would be greatly appreciated by his readers. So I would suggest for you read it at least once. You are gonna fall in love with Sparks' works.
My ratings for the book - 4 on 5
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