The Choice by Nicholas Sparks

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“How far should a person go in the name of love” (Sparks 255)? This one question was the base for Nicholas Spark’s book, The Choice, published by Grand Central Publishing in 2007. This fictional novel was written for young adults. It is part of the countless books Nicholas Sparks has written such as The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and Safe Haven. The Choice is a structured novel, keeping the reader on their toes with its intricate descriptions of the characters and setting.
A small-town, adventure seeking man in Beaufort, North Carolina would describe Travis Parker precisely. Travis never had much of a desire to settle down and forget about the lifestyle he had at age thirty-two because he had exactly what he wanted. However, all of this would change when a new neighbor, Gabby Holland, moved in.
Gabby Holland, a goal setter that would put forth hard work to achieve anything, grew up with her mother’s intentions of being a lady; however, Gabby had always followed in her father’s footsteps of freedom. She had always wanted adventure, but never had the chance to experience it. With luck she had convinced her parents to let her attend PA school to assist in surgeries. There she had met her boyfriend, Kevin. Gabby’s plans had changed due to a doctor’s bribery, so Gabby ended up working in a pediatric office as a physician assistant.
These neighbors meet rather through fault than choice. Gabby abominated her neighbor for a while for his loud music; what really made her confront her neighbor though was she had surmised her purebred collie, Molly, was pregnant. One night, she marched over to Travis’ house entering through some hedges.
Focused as she was on her mission, she didn’t notice the tennis ball come flying toward her just a...

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...ry. Her mouth had a tight, pinched look he’d seen on any number of girlfriends” (Sparks 25). This tells of how Gabby was feeling, how she looked, and a little of Travis’s background. Gabby and Travis had a visionary picnic, as said by the author, on “…a large grassy lot near the end of the block. The empty lot bordered a weathered Georgian that was at least a hundred years on one side and an equally aged Victorian on the other…” (Sparks 156). From these examples, it is obvious to see the author’s meticulous descriptions.
This novel has structured content exposing effective sentence patterns and vocabulary. From this, and other events occurring in the book, the reader is enticed to finish. In conclusion, the author provided marvelous details of the characters and setting.

Works Cited

Sparks, Nicholas. The Choice. Boston: Grand Central Publishing, 2007. Print.

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