Dear John - Nicolas Sparks

To my surprise Dear John is not as predictable as The Last Song. Still, you may guess a few details but it won’t distract you from enjoying the story. Again this is a page tuner, I’ve finished this book within a week, again. I just can’t stop myself from picking the book, reading it till I couldn’t bear the fatigue of my body.

John Tyree an infantry stationed in Germany went home for one of his leaves, and met the girl in his life – Savannah Lynn Curtis a special education student working for Habitat for Humanity. Soon after their first encounter they became a passionate couple. Due to the distance and the lack of acquaintance, their separation seemed inevitable.

Finding a job is always a worry for the graduates, some might have planned long for these days to come but like John, one of those rebellious boy, detests everything, contents living day by day, but one day he suddenly released he should find something to hung on and wanted his father to be proud of him so he enlisted in the army. I like how Sparks portraits the struggles John were suffering, It seems like everyone might have been through this kind of experience, though I did not really have been through these kind of stuff, I feel implacably related to John.

There is something special about Sparks, his writing is so easy to understand, he didn’t sugar coat any of his words, everything is very straight forward you don’t have to speculate any of his meanings. The simplicity of this writing touched me so hard that there are times I’m at the edge of cracking. You might say his stories are a bit old-fashioned, but still you can’t stop yourself. Reading his book make you believe there is love out there waiting for you.

The way Sparks writes about the relationship between love and family is always intense and true, no matter how does your father act, they will always cares about you in their own way, they may not put those concerns into actions, however, in their heart they always loves you.

And for those who always believe long distance relationship does not work. You should read this book, the way John has been aching to see Savannah, and staring at her photo for so long, it makes you think, does this type of people still exist? No matter how their story turns out, it doesn’t matter, the only thing that matters is their process, and how they enjoy the presence of each other.