Dear John by Nicholas Sparks

Synopsis:
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 has 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.

My Rating: 6/10

My Thoughts:
This is another book that I read a while ago, so my review is going to be a little short. I saw the movie before I read the book, and I hate that, because it always seems like when I do that the things I like best about the movie are never in the book.

I love, love, love the first half of this book. It's the perfect love story and everything is happy and fun to read. Then John decides to re-enlist and everything is depressing after that. Because I'd seen the movie, I knew it was coming, but I think the book is even more depressing.

The book has a different ending, and I actually think I liked the movie ending better. Perhaps this is a bit romantic of me, but I can't help it. I'm a sucker for the romance in books like this. It's why I read them. When I want something thought provoking and unique I look elsewhere.

Overall it was okay. The first half would get a higher rating than the second half, but unless you are a fan of Nicholas Sparks, I would maybe just see the movie.