Sunday, May 18, 2014

Predictions in 'The Choice'


Ok so I am still not very far into 'The Choice' by Nicholas Sparks.  However I still have some exciting predictions and thoughts.  Ok so in this chapter, it went from Travis's point of view, and randomly I switched to Gabby's point of view; I didn't really like how the pov changed without warning because it confused me. Anyways, gabby and Travis were in an argument because gabby is accusing Travis's dog of getting her dog pregnant.  However, by the way the argument was described and how she was ranting for so long and ended up crying, I don't think that was the only thing bothering her.  I mean she mentioned getting into a fight with her boyfriend and having a stressful week at work...

Ok so I know this sounds so cliché and predictable, but I think gabby and Travis will end up together.  Travis hasn't found anyone yet, and Gabby is in a fight with her boyfriend.  Gabby poured out her emotions to Travis, and Travis listened.  If he wasn't interested in her than he wouldn't have sat there and listened to her.  Yes yes yes that is such a normal Nicholas sparks type story line; boy and girl fall in love after going through some type of struggle. But I don't know.  There may be some type of plot twist.  I guess I will find out. Hmmmmmm.........

Friday, May 16, 2014

The Choice- characterization

 I have just began reading 'The Choice' by Nicholas Sparks.  Although i am still in the first chapter, (the chapters are long) i have been introduced to a few characters and have seen some of their personalities.  For instance, Matt has done nothing but complain;  i mean i would be complaining also if i had to spend a hot humid day lifting a gazillion pound hot tub.  Anyways, Travis is the other character who is helping Matt carry the hot tub but has a totally different approach on his attutude towards it.  He is acting humorous and is trying to get Matt to lighten up.  The following quote is a small conversation between Matt and Travis.

"This is ridiculous,"  Matt said, ......................
.... "You've already said that."
 "And this isn't fun,"  Matt grunted.
 "You said that, too."
 "And this isn't going to be easy to install."
 "Sure it is,"  Travis said.

This conversation displays both of their personalities very well.  Travis definetly has a more positive approach towards the situation while Matt seems to be a bit of a 'Negative Nancy.'  I imagine this as a humorous scene, with Matt complaining constantly and Travis attempting to cheer him up. 
I am not sure what is to come in this story; actually i have no clue considering that the only part that i have read has been about a hot tub... its a little difficult to make any predictions.. I hope i enjoy this story like i have enjoed other Nicholas Sparks books.

Monday, May 12, 2014

Final Blogging Assessment English 1B

I am a little over halfway done with The Lucky One. At this point, there are a lot of questions being asked by me and other readers. For instance, there is the forever long classic question of 'WILL THIBAULT TELL BETH ABOUT THE PHOTO?' The reason i put that in all caps is because that question or thought has basically dragged on through the entire story. Does Thibault suspect Clayton for bothering Beth's personal life, and does Beth believe it? This is the main question at the moment. (sorry im not sure if this is a spoiler or not so i apologize if this ruins anything for you...)

"You should have told me earlier." she said, frowning.
"I didnt get concerned until he broke into my house."
"And you really think he's capable of setting you up?"
"You know him better than I do."
She realized she wasn't hungry anymore.
"I thought I did."
-Beth's POV

This short conversation between Thibault and Beth really surprised me. I was kind of like 'whoa there.' in my mind... I never liked Keith Clayton from the very first chapter, and now i hate him even more. Like why cant he just move on with his life and stop bothering Beth's life??!? Yes, i know that his family basically runs the town and he would find a way to discover where they all went, but honestly it isnt fair that keith has any position to control what they do. He is a bad person. Sure, this is my opinion and some might think differently, but i am really unsure about how anyone could think differently. I mean have you not been reading the book so far? The dude literally admitted to scaring off Beth's relationships! Im not sure what will end up happening, but hopefully Beth Thibault and Ben can get away from Keith before he does any more damage to their lives.

(This picture is from the movie, when Logan Thibalt talks to Keith Clayton; and they don't like each other.)

Monday, May 5, 2014

TLO review

Ok so at last I have finished The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks.  I'm not going to say what happens at the end because major spoiler... but I will say that it is intense. I actually noticed my heart beating quicker as it got scarier.  At the very end, there is a major twist that has the reader realizing that they were thinking wrong.  (read the book if you want to know what I am talking about.
Overall if I had to rate this book I would give it a 4 out of 5 stars.  Parts of it were really slow; I honestly didn't get into it until the middle-last sections.  It was worth reading for me however; I wanted to read it before I saw the movie, and now I am able to watch it!  I hope it isn't too different... anyways... TLO had a good plot and story line and was pretty easy to keep up with.  At first I thought I would be confused by the point of view changing between Thibault, Beth and Keith in each chapter, but as the story went on it made it useful to hear all of their POVs.  like I somewhat already mentioned, the beginning was a little slow and I have to say I was kind of confused.  But just like most stories, as the book progressed, the story got better.

I highly recommend The Lucky One to anyone who likes other Nicholas Sparks novels.