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3.06 AVERAGE
3.06 AVERAGE
debreads's review against another edition
4.0
Another relaxing Danielle Steel book. I felt like I was in Paris with the characters.
prisoner24601's review against another edition
2.0
Good lord this book was boring. It's been ages since I've read a Danielle Steel book and I honestly don't think she wrote like this... or this she? How in the world did she become a best seller?
debrasbookcafe's review against another edition
4.0
I am so glad that I decided to re-discover Danielle Steel. Her books are so perfect for those days when you are looking for a non-complicated fun read with a twist of romance dropped in. When you have had one of those long days that you wish to forget and all you want to do is have a long hot bath and settle with a book that is not going to test the brain too much, you must pick up a Danielle Steel. Its not a perfect novel but I just let myself just get wound up in the emotion of the story and I loved the ride.
In this book we follow Timmie, who is a very successful woman in the fashion industry. I would guess that she is the equivalent of the person at the head of Vogue. This book follows her as she deals with her day to day work struggles but also her day to day struggles in her personal life through past relationships, issues that she has had to deal with in the past to meeting new people and trying to fit that into her life.
Yes, there is a lot of this story that I felt was over the top and not presented in a realistic fashion but, to be honest, I let that slide and went along with the emotion of the story and that won this over for me. Definitely worth picking up if that's what you like in a story.
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Debs :-)
In this book we follow Timmie, who is a very successful woman in the fashion industry. I would guess that she is the equivalent of the person at the head of Vogue. This book follows her as she deals with her day to day work struggles but also her day to day struggles in her personal life through past relationships, issues that she has had to deal with in the past to meeting new people and trying to fit that into her life.
Yes, there is a lot of this story that I felt was over the top and not presented in a realistic fashion but, to be honest, I let that slide and went along with the emotion of the story and that won this over for me. Definitely worth picking up if that's what you like in a story.
For more reviews, please check out the link below:
Debra's Book Cafe
Debs :-)
theangrylawngnome's review against another edition
I am going to add "the success of Danielle Steel as an author of fiction" to the list of things I do not comprehend and doubtless never shall. I abandoned this book about 8% of the way into it and it would have required substantial financial incentives to have induced me to read anything beyond that.
I cannot say whether it was the characters or the prose that pained me the most, but it was, well, quite the horse race. Here's a couple of passages that I think are fair examples of pain from both:
At 2% in:
Also at 2% in:
The note I added here to myself was "Mary Poppins?," though perhaps the Boy Scout Law would have been more appropriate. In any event, isn't an author supposed to SHOW their main character as being these things rather than informing them of it?
In any event, I couldn't take it and quit.
I will note that there several reviews by fans of Steel's work who consider this work sub-standard to her general oeuvre. My rotten luck for having picked this one randomly possibly, but I can't truly muster up much enthusiasm for trying anything else. This was flat-out bad.
I leave no rating for this book, as is my usual practice for books I do not finish.
edit: I took this out of the library having just finished her work of non-fiction about her son, [b:His Bright Light: The Story of My Son, Nick Traina|82816|His Bright Light The Story of My Son, Nick Traina|Danielle Steel|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320452785s/82816.jpg|834719]. That work was quite sad but also quite compelling, and though it also had its share of what I would consider weaknesses was at points extremely touching and well-written.
I cannot say whether it was the characters or the prose that pained me the most, but it was, well, quite the horse race. Here's a couple of passages that I think are fair examples of pain from both:
At 2% in:
Everything about Timmie was inspirational, from the genius of her work, to the thoughtful, compassionate way she treated people.
Also at 2% in:
Timmie was trustworthy, incredibly hard working to the point of being driven, brilliant, creative, funny, compassionate, somewhat obsessive, a perfectionist in all things, and above all kind. The standard she set for competence, efficiency, creativity, and integrity was high.
The note I added here to myself was "Mary Poppins?," though perhaps the Boy Scout Law would have been more appropriate. In any event, isn't an author supposed to SHOW their main character as being these things rather than informing them of it?
In any event, I couldn't take it and quit.
I will note that there several reviews by fans of Steel's work who consider this work sub-standard to her general oeuvre. My rotten luck for having picked this one randomly possibly, but I can't truly muster up much enthusiasm for trying anything else. This was flat-out bad.
I leave no rating for this book, as is my usual practice for books I do not finish.
edit: I took this out of the library having just finished her work of non-fiction about her son, [b:His Bright Light: The Story of My Son, Nick Traina|82816|His Bright Light The Story of My Son, Nick Traina|Danielle Steel|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320452785s/82816.jpg|834719]. That work was quite sad but also quite compelling, and though it also had its share of what I would consider weaknesses was at points extremely touching and well-written.