I’ve read several Nicholas Sparks novels before and I find him to be a quick and easy romantic read. Often cheesy but sometimes you need light, cheesy reading. And after going through Committed (several non-fiction books in a row, in fact.) I needed something light and easy.
Since I kept seeing the commercials and thought I might like to see the movie I decided to read Dear John.
Light it was.
Easy, it wasn’t.
In typical Sparks fashion, it was a lot of storytelling but I just didn’t get into the story this time. It felt disconnected from the beginning and it lacked his sweeping romanticism so it didn’t even leave me with a wonderfully happy feeling. I know that makes it less Hollywood and more real but still, if I wanted real, I wouldn’t have read him.
Quick read but not sure if it’s worth it. I’m curious if the movie is good or not.
ETA: I wrote this before I saw the movie and of course they changed the movie just enough to make it much less sad and I actually enjoyed the movie a lot.
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