Dear John

 

My name is Vicky. I love reading books so I want to share the books I’ve read with you. The first book that I would suggest you read is Dear John by Nicholas Sparks. Buy the book here.

It is a romantic drama about an army sergeant that falls in love with a woman in two weeks. I enjoy this book because it is during the same time of 9/11. It shows a little of what it was like when 9/11 was happening. I was only about 7 when 9/11 happened and I was in school so I didn’t even know what really occured and it didn’t matter much to me until I was about 13. I now know why it was such a big deal to the United States and why it still matters to us now. This is a great book for people who like romantic stories.

Dear John starts off with a high school dropout named John Tyree that enlists in the army. One summer day he meets Savannah Curtis, the love of his life. He then narrates the story of how they fell in love. He starts at the beginning when they first met in North Carolina with his father during the summer. Savannah’s purse gets knocked into the ocean by her friend and he dives into the water to retrieve it for her. They immediately become friends that night and for the last two weeks of summer they are inseparable. At the end of the two weeks they realize that they have fallen in love and that they have one year apart while he is serving in the war. Unpredictably, 9/11 happens. John decides to re-enlist to serve his country which means another two years away from Savannah.  They still write letters to each other but one letter changes everything. The last letter she writes ends their relationship forever because she falls in love with someone else and is already engaged before he gets back home.  Instead of going back home, he stays in the army and gets shot in the shoulder so he takes some time away from the war. Later, he finds out that his dad is very sick so he is sent home again. After his dad passes away he visits Savannah. Although she is now married, he is still in love with her and they stay friends after her husband passes away. Visit the official site. This is where I found a lot of my information.