Nu credeam că această carte mă va unge pe suflet. Nu sunt fana cărților romance, dar simplitatea și totodată profunzimea ăsteia m-au cucerit.

Până unde merge un tânăr îndrăgostit, obligat să aleagă la un moment dat între iubirea vieții sale și privilegiul de a-și servi patria? Ce îi rămâne de făcut atunci când, peste ani, femeia pe care o iubea s-a căsătorit cu altcineva?

Dincolo de dragostea dintre el și ea, vedem o frumoasă, dar tristă legătură între un tată și fiul său. O relație rece, distantă în aparență, dar care ajunge la un alt nivel tocmai atunci când este pe cale să se sfârșească.

Pare prea desprinsă din viață povestea asta. Chiar și în ciuda finalului pe care cu siguranță mulți dintre noi l-am fi scris altfel.

What can I say, I had NOTHING to read. I am not the biggest fan of Nicholas Sparks and this made me even less of one. Don't waste your time unless you are up for a sad book with poor writing.

"Y cuando sus labios sellaron los míos, supe que podría vivir hasta cumplir los cien años y visitar todos los países del mundo, pero que nada se podría comparar con ese preciso instante, cuando, por primera vez, besé a la chica de mis sueños y supe que mi amor por ella nunca tendría fin"

Siento un vacío y una paz inexplicable, al terminarlo.

Querido John, es un libro sobre el amor verdadero en todos sus conceptos.
El amor desinteresado.
El amor puro.
El amor nada egoísta.
El amor.
He aprendido mucho gracias a este libro a lo que amar se refiere y me deja con la verdad máxima de los libros de amor.
Simplemente, están para recordarme que clase de amor debería recibir y dar.
Sav y John, me han encantado. La vida ha sido muy injusta para ellos, pero creo que les regaló a ambos.
John y su padre, me dolieron bastante, me siguen doliendo, pero estoy agradecida con haberlos leído.
Tim y Sav, ay, es que los he amado también. El amor que él sentía por ella era desinteresado y puro.
Tim y John, han sido toda una travesía. El cariño y respeto de ambos es algo increíble y lo quiero conservar.
Pero siempre John.
Creo que estoy feliz de saber que él ha aprendido sobre el amor.
Ya para terminar, siempre es necesario recalcar la manera en la que Nicholas Sparks, siempre hace que sus protagonistas masculinos narren las historias y eso me encanta.
4/5 cerrado.
Leánlo.

The glow of silence. John, is a US Soladat stationed in Europe. While on leave at home, he meets and falls in love with Savannah. But his time as a Soladat demands a lot and so they have a long-distance relationship, which unfortunately doesn't last very long. But love never fades. I was a little disappointed with the book. I know the film and was very excited about the book, but the book never grabbed me. I'm not used to that from Nicholas Spark at all. His books usually grab me very quickly and a lot, but this book just didn't do it. There is no climax, it just goes on and on and that disappointed me.

This was a great book! I'm a huge Nicolas Sparks fan & have read all of his books now:) This is one of my favorites! Great story, easy to read, & it really sucks you in!
Ok, I loved it!!! When is Nicolas coming out with a new book!?!?!?

I love the movie and didn’t know the original story. There were a bunch of differences and this is even more sad

Amei este livro!
Fiquei um bocado triste com o fim, mas enfim... nem tudo pode ser escrito á nossa maneira.

Opening Line: "My name is John Tyree. I was born in 1977, and I grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina..."

You can always tell you're reading a great book when you find yourself skipping ahead into the final chapters to see how things will be resolved, even though you've vowed you wouldn't. Love doesn't always have a happy ending (especially when it comes to a Nicholas Sparks novel) and this is a wonderful, albeit quick tear-jerking romance.

Our hero John grew up with a silent, meticulously organized father that he didn't understand. In his teens he began to rebel, hanging out, playing pool and drinking. This continues for a number of years with John working menial jobs, getting several tattoos and going nowhere fast. Eventually John decides its time to grow up and he joins the army. In fact it's during 2 weeks leave that he first meets Savannah, diving into the ocean to rescue her sinking purse. Savannah is your stereotypical good-girl; raised in a stable family she's kind, pretty and hopes to save the world. It's also love at first sight for our couple despite the warnings from her tattoo phobic college friends. Together the pair plans a future together, counting down the days until John's discharge as Savannah helps him understand his father and he in turn feels contentment for the first time in his life.

On Sept 11 everything changes as John in a moment of patriotic loyalty chooses to re-up in the army, putting a hold on their marriage plans while he enters the war in Iraq. The two try to maintain a long distance relationship but the war changes John and the years apart put a strain on their deep love. When John's father grows ill he returns home but will he be too late to save both his relationship with his father and the love of his life?

I fell in love with John's character and surprisingly his father too. Each is well written and they felt like real people. I also enjoyed reading about John's military career and the reasons that take men into a war. Savannah as the heroine was a little too perfect for me but their heartbreaking love story and the regret that they both share will keep you up into the wee hours, and leave you wondering about John long after you've finished reading its bittersweet ending.

Another great read from Nicholas Sparks that I would definitely recommend. Oh, and John if you're out there, I'm single...

“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.”
― Nicholas Sparks, Dear John


It was so sad! I loved the sweet story about John and Savannah. I also cried my eyes out. What is it about Sparks that does that? I do not read much romance, not anywhere as near as much as I used to but Sparks is the gold standard of romance novels and I will continue to happily read his work.

Although my favorite of his still remains "The Notebook", this book charmed me and its sweetness just wraps itself around you. Without revealing any spoilers, I'd say if you choose to read this have some kleenex on hand although if you've read Sparks before you likely know this.


A great book..a must read for romance novels fans.

I really enjoyed reading this. Even if I saw the movie before I read the book I was still moved.I fell easily into the story and lived every exchange of words.It was much more complex than the movie and I really liked the way Nicholas described all the action and the characters. Even though I couldn't give the book 5 stars because the ending made me so disappointed :( . But i still recommend this for anyone who is looking for an easy but good book that will make you cry like a baby .

It’s been awhile since I’ve read a book by Nicholas Sparks so I’m working my way though my long TBR list that my library has in their kindle books. He definitely knows how to write a contemporary romance. This is one of his older books and all of his books are based in NC (which is where I live). He ropes you in from the very first page. John meets Savannah and a love story begins! I enjoyed it. A very fast read and I read it in a day.

First of all i have to mention this is the first maybe the last novel which i read from endless number of romances of Sparks. It's more than a romance!

I don't usually surf in the romance section in the bookstore. One day i accidently saw Dear John on the shelf of deserted counter. There were many novels of him including "The Notebook", "A walk to remember", "Message in a bottle" so on..

After reading the question on back of the book i bought it without hesitation. The question was : ".. can they survive the distance?"

This is life story of John Tyree, american special forces soldier and his distance relationship. John was a trouble maker in his youth. After dropped out from his high school John enlisted into army. He had problems with his attitude. In the army John has been changed.

He's a tall, calm, well-built average soldier who has no friends apart from army. He lives on side of the beach with his dad. His dad has some serious mental disorders. One time on the leave John met Savannah.

Two weeks. That's all it took to fall in love with her. After two weeks Savannah had to leave to the college. They made a promise that they will write to each other.

They kept a promise till 9/11. The day shook the world John decided to enlist back to serve his country some more years. Unfortunately Savannah couldn't bear the time&distance again. She fell in love with someone another. Fate brought them together but distance kept them apart.

In the end they couldn't survive the distance. Novel ended up John seeing Savannah from a distance. However the movie ends by their meeting after a long time. I am not sure which one to prefer. But i strongly believe what's meant to be always finds its way.

Sometimes i want John's life. No friends, special duty for his country, a beach house, surfing on the sea all day. So much lonely but real.

This novel made me realize about distance relationships as well was military duty seriously.

I'm going to take motherland's call of duty very soon. To serve my country and be a better person, be a real man.