Book Review for "The Choice"

The Choice by Nicholas Sparks was a great, light read. At first I wasn’t too fond of it but as I got into it I grew to like it more and more, and by the end I loved it. Gabby moves to Beaufort to be closer to her boyfriend, so their love can progress, with the wish that every girl has – to get married. Gabby’s discovers her next door neighbor is easy on the eyes; he seems to have a great carefree personality, and loves to have a great time. A nice portion of the book was about them slowly growing closer to each other. Gabby would try to ignore the feelings toward Travis because she already had a boyfriend. Travis was true, loving, caring, fun, romantic – he didn’t hide his feelings towards her. Later in the book Gabby makes her decision, she makes a choice. Then we see their lives progress, and one day life flashed before their eyes. Travis and Gabby were in a car accident, leaving Gabby in a coma. Travis honored his word of marriage during this time, I grew a new respect for him. He visited her every day, bringing her flowers, pictures, books. He’d often read to her, tell her about his day. Tell her how the kids were doing. He’d help the nurses with her physical therapy so her body wouldn’t experience atrophy. He never left her – he tried everything he could. He never lost hope. The story really turned when Travis is forced to make a big decision. After 12 weeks of Gabby lying in the hospital, Travis now has to make the decision to let her go or move her to a nursing home for permanent care. What makes it so hard on Travis was not only did he love her, but was what Gabby had wanted. He had to decide whether or not to follow Gabby’s living will and remove her from her feeding tube or to keep love alive. The last chapter of the novel posed a great question, ““How far should you go in the name of love? ” The ending was very powerful, it really made me think “what would I do?” I really enjoyed reading this book. You can really relate this book to your life, which allows you to think about a deeper meaning. I recommend this book to anyone!