Dear John by Nicholas Sparks pgs.1- 250

January 20, 2010 mikellesreadingblog

This week I read Dear John by Nicholas Sparks and so far I’m in love with it. I feel like I’m in the story with John and can feel exactly what he is feeling. The way Sparks writes out the relationship of John and Savannah is magical. I feel like the title of the book is a really good one. It’s simple and sweet yet at the same time I think it’s really deep. Each time Savannah writes a letter to John while he is in Germany, begins with the words Dear John. I think it’s a symbol for how she feels about him. Each letter is filled with the emotions of love, compassion and loneliness and I think that’s what Dear John represents.

While reading Dear John, I truly realized the effect that going to war puts on relationships with friends and family. John was once so close with his father put from going to war, he now feels like a stranger in his own house. But the most important relationship that’s tested is the one with Savannah. They are sure that their relationship can beat the hardships of the war but no they are not so sure. Savannah’s letters seem less different than they were before and John can tell. I really hope that their relationship can make it through John’s time in Germany.