The Choice by Nicholas Sparks Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Choice
Book Review: Again!
Summary: 4 Stars
I got hooked on Sparks' books over the summer vacation last year and asked for The Choice for Christmas. It was new then. It was a great read. Another one that was hard to put down and the kind you don't want to end. Sparks has a way of writing so that as a reader you feel so much emotion. This one doesn't disappoint.Book Review: Amazing Again
Summary: 5 Stars
He has done it again! Nicholas has written another fantastic book!
Enjoy it and read all of his others if you have not already!
Book Review: Amazing Writer!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Choice
I am so amazed that a male writer can write with this much compassion & emotion. I can't imagine reading his books and not have overwhelming feelings. He continually amazes me each time I read his books & I have read them all!
Book Review: An Average Choice
Summary: 3 Stars
Reviewed by Christina Wantz Fixemer
on 09/22/2007
In a small coastal town, Travis Parker has almost everything he could wish. He loves his job, he gets to hang with long-time friends, and he enjoys water sports, motorcycling, and travel. All in all, it's a good life.
Everything he knows is thrown off-kilter when he meets his new neighbor, Gabby Holland, who happens to be in a relationship with another man. For her part, Gabby is excited, scared, and confused by the things she feels around Travis. She's been dedicated to her golf-crazy boyfriend for a long while, but Travis makes her feel new things. At some point, she'll have to make a decision.
Famous for his take on the sensitive hero and tender love, Nicholas Sparks latest offering is THE CHOICE, in which unexpected feelings lead to unexpected things. As the fun-loving guy with a big heart, Travis is easy to like from the beginning. Gabby, on the other hand, is a very mixed bag.
On the surface, Gabby seems to be kind hearted, but she comes across as someone who is easily upset, has doormat tendencies, and can't quite control her emotions. Travis sees her as sweet and having a great sense of humor. Readers are likely to see her as lacking a sense of humor until later, and even then it's sketchy. Characters are supposed to grow throughout a story, and Gabby does, but her introduction makes it difficult to sympathize with her from the beginning, especially in regards to her relationship with family and, well, her steady boyfriend.
A tragedy in the last hundred pages of the novel almost redeems all that went before. It's hinted at in the prologue, but Sparks elects to play a trick on the read, leading them to expect something quite different from what actually happens. It'd difficult to explain without giving it away, other than to say that it straddles the fence of cheap versus clever.
THE CHOICE is an average read for an average day. Sparks fans are likely to feel a bit let down, but there are far worse things a person could read.
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Book Review: An excellent novel!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is absolutely one of the best reads I have had in a long time. I will definitely say this is in his top 5 best books. I laughed, I cried, I sat on edge of my seat. An excellent, outstanding read, and the best ending because it was totally unexpected. Gabby is REAL, and Travis is her balance. The way Gabby is presented is true to life in my humble opinion.