Dear John by Nicolas Sparks

Goodreads Summary:
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 thoughts:
Wow what a terrible ending. I have never really been a fan of Nicolas Sparks but for some reason I picked up two of his books from the library recently. What sappy crap! I know that a lot of people love him. For me his writing was overly predictable and boring. I knew he was going for the most obvious emotional sucker-punches he could find whenever he could find them. I had a hard time relating to the evolution or lack there of, of his main characters. Mostly I would say that this book was crap. I hated it. I thought about not finishing it multiple times. I saw the movie prior to reading the book and thought it too was terrible. I was told by several people the book was better. I now know I shouldn't trust a few opinions as much as I previously have.

I would not recommend this book to anyone really. I am not sure why this author is so popular.

While writing this review I was listening to my dog follow my Father around his kitchen.