Dear John

Dear John Review


by Nicholas Sparks



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mrssnell
Tionesta, PA
The End at the Beginning
3 star rating

reading non-fiction, an avid reader, living in the country, a busy person
Pros

    easy to read

Cons
    Predictable, Title ruins it for you

OCT
26
2008

Dear John  — 

I was just given a great big bag full of novels in our local book swap. Among them were several Jodi Picoult and Nicholas Sparks books. Not ordinarily a romance reader, I picked and chose my way through this bag according to jacket blurbs.

This is the first book of Spark's I have read, and really I did think it was okay and he seems to be a solid writer who can make characters come alive for the reader. I just have to wonder about the purpose of starting at the end of the story. For me it made the outcome a little too predictable.

Still I was sniffling all the way through it, which would explain, I suppose, why I am not a regular romance reader. ;)

 



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mrssnell wrote on Oct 28, 2008 at 9:09PM

It was interesting, Patty, if you can get through the book already knowing how the story turns out. It's sort of an ill-fated lovers scenario, and I'm not really one for that. Like I said in the review, though, the author really puts you 'in touch' with each of the characters. You might really like it if you enjoy romance novels.

PattyTherre wrote on Oct 26, 2008 at 9:48PM

I don't know if I would like a book that starts at the end but it could be interesting.

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