Dear John

Dear John

Published: January 16, 2026

Duration: 12:41

Focuses on the narrative voice of John Tyree, an Army sergeant, as he recounts his tumultuous love story with Savannah Lynn Curtis during his leave from Germany. The passages detail the characters' initial meeting, the development of their deep connection, his complicated relationship with his father, and the ultimate heartbreak caused by their separation and Savannah's marriage to another man, Tim, who is grappling with cancer. Furthermore, the excerpts explore John's feelings about his military service and the difficult discovery and acceptance of his father’s possible Asperger’s diagnosis.

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