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The Choice |  | Author: Nicholas Sparks
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 10941
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0446698334
EAN: 9780446698337
ASIN: 0446698334
Publication Date: August 19, 2008
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 Ho-hum, ho-hum... August 26, 2008
The Mad Hatter (Prince Edward Island, Canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What ever was Nicholas Sparks thinking when he wrote this novel? I have read and cherished many of Spark's previous novels, including Message in a Bottle, The Guardian, The Notebook, Nights in Rodanthe, The Wedding and Dear John; however, this one falls flat.
The main characters, Travis and Gabby, are predictable while the plot is melodramatic, sappy and reads like an overdramatic soap opera. The plot is basically one that can be found in many other novels - man meets woman, they fall in love, she has an accident, goes into a coma, comes out of a coma and the two live happily ever after - nothing unique about that.
Gabby's dog gets pregnant, Travis's dog Moby seems to be the father, and it all seems to be Travis's fault. If Gabby didn't want her precious collie, Molly, to get pregnant, why didn't she do what any responsible pet owner would do - spay or keep the dog in her own yard? At times, it was difficult to tell if the primary focus of this book was a romance between Travis and Gabby or the unplanned mating of two dogs.
The dialogue also came across as amateurish and juvenile. Sorry, Mr. Sparks, some of your other novels rate high on my list of favourites but this one simply fizzled out for me before the end of the first chapter.
 Facile Weekend Romance Followed by a Marital Challenge October 30, 2007
Professor Donald Mitchell (Thanks for Providing My Reviews over 97,000 Helpful Votes Globally)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Travis Parker is a good-hearted man with lots of friends, but he's never found the right woman. His complaint? They all depend on him too much for choices.
Life quickly changes for Travis when irate Gabby Holland, his next-door neighbor, barges into his life to complain about his dog. One thing leads to another, and the two spend an increasingly compatible weekend together that leads to mutual appreciation.
Many years later, something unexpected happens that forces Travis to make one of those decisions that none of us ever want to make. I can't tell you more without spoiling the story.
It's a very bizarre book in terms of structure . . . less than bare bones. You spend most of the book on having two people become acquainted in a few days and then fast forward into one point in the future. It's like reading two acts of a five act play (the first and last). I would have enjoyed the book a lot more if it had covered more ground in the book, rather than in my head.
I also didn't like the ending all that much. I won't say more.
If you are a big Nicholas Sparks fan, you'll probably enjoy the book . . . but don't expect anything special except in terms of the ways he describes Travis as a model for men to emulate . . . and women to appreciate.
Be patient, kind, and considerate . . . always.
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