The Choice
by Nicholas Sparks
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Book Reviews of The Choice
Book Review: What a choice!
Summary: 4 Stars
Several people had warned me. "Oh, you're reading a Nicholas Sparks book," they had asked. "You're going to cry." It seemed the unanimous assumption to his books.
Obviously, like many people, I had enjoyed the movie of "The Notebook" and heard numerous life-altering stories about the novel. Never feeling compelled to read the source of that adaptation, I picked up another of Nicholas Sparks' novels ("The Choice" being currently up on the NY Times Bestseller list). It also helped that most of the people I'd spoken with about this novel had yet to read it. The back of the paperback indicated a fresh new story, full of romance and intrigue. A neighbor's encounter leads to the possibility of love.
How blind I truly was by it all. This book is startlingly funny and gets you right in the places of your heart that need it most. I could barely put it down and found myself bonding with the characters despite the minute exposition and short storyline. I felt I knew Travis and his sister Stephanie and could completely empathize with how neurotic and crazy Gabby was. I loved these characters so much, I didn't understand why time had to jump 10 years later for the second part of the book.
I won't spoil it all, but will say that "The Choice" is an expansive and gripping novel of love at all costs. It teaches you to conquer your fears and let go of what "may happen" for the honest experience of what is happening.
This was my first Nicholas Sparks book and I will eventually read them all. I now just have to wipe the tears from my eyes to get to the bookstore! This was such an amazing read!
Book Review: Very touching story
Summary: 5 Stars
The Choice is about two neighbors, a man named Travis and a woman named Gabby. Gabby finds out her purebread dog is pregnant and is furious. She has never spoke with her neighbor before, but she assumes his dog is the one who got hers pregnant. She storms over to his house and screams at him about it. Although this is their first encounter, Travis is infatuated by Gabby and decides to try as hard as he can to get to know her. They come to find out they are a perfect match for each other. The only problem is Gabby is already dating a man named Kevin, who until she met Travis was planning to marry.
I loved this book! I laughed out loud a couple of times and I cried a couple of times. I have read a few others by Nicholas Sparks and they all had basically the same theme. Man marrys woman. Woman dies. Man meets new woman, but cant get over 1st woman. This one is totally different. Travis is a single man, who has never really had any serious relationships. Everything about this book has something to do with making a choice. This book is a quick read...I read most of it while I was flying to and from my destination. Then once I got home, the first thing I did was sit down and finish the last 30 pages. I highly recommend it.
Book Review: Very disappointed
Summary: 2 Stars
I have read many of Nicholas Sparks' book, and feel disappointed about this one. The first part of the book is fairly interesting, and the central character, Travis, is developed well. Gabby, his love interest, does not get the same treatment by the author. She answers mostly with brief questions. After a very few hours of their first meeting, Travis thinks to himself that she makes him laugh more than any of the women he has dated before. Absolutely nothing that the author has written for Gabby to say has been at all funny. With her quick answers to everything she says to him, and his friends she meets when she goes on a picnic and boat trip with them, leads me to believe she has any sense of humor at all (none!).
Many pages are devoted to the first few days of Travis and Gabby's first meeting. Then there is a small second section of the book about their lives together, over ten years later. Quite a lot has happened, including something to Gabby, who was so poorly developed in the first section, I find it difficult to feel much of anything about her.
I think this is my least favorite book from Nicholas Sparks.
Book Review: One of the toughest choices anyone can face
Summary: 4 Stars
Another great Sparks novel. The relationship between the bachelor, Travis, and the girl next door (yes, his neighbor), Gabby, moves along rather quickly. They spend time together and immediately click. The chemistry is evident from the start and both are just people waiting to meet the right person. The choice to be together was the one with least hurdles. The only hurdle was Gabby's existing boyfriend.
The Choice is about a life changing decision Travis faces. Travis is faced with a choice - he battles between what he knows Gabby wants and what he feels is a selfish choice. The struggles he faces are evident and Sparks does an excellent job of developing this portion of the story. The second portion of the book draws the reader in to experience the situation Travis is going thru to understand his conflict in reaching his decision.
I can't say anything more without revealing the story but this is another great Sparks novel. I would have liked to see a little more from Gabby's character (the reason for the 4 stars), but the way I see it, the story is about Travis.
Book Review: Wonderful! Sparks does it again!
Summary: 4 Stars
I read this whole book yesterday! I couldn't put it down, it was that good!
Travis and Gabby are fated with a life-altering decision, but only he has the power to make the ultimate choice between a life with or without love.
This book was so wonderful, and my stomach was in knots over the choice that Travis had to make. It was so sad and so sweet and so hard to figure out what he would do, and I felt so much of the emotion that Travis was feeling. Nicholas Sparks did such a superb job of making the story come alive with love, and I really felt like I connected with the characters.
The ending was not as tidy as I would have liked. I think it could have been stronger, but it was still a wonderful ending. I guess it was realistic the way Sparks wrote it. It was still so good! I hope they make this book into a movie, too!!