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Friends Forever
by Danielle Steel
This book was not what I expected it to be. It was so much worse. It had a right beginning, a good theme, a meaningful, makes-you-want-to-dig-in-right-away kind of powerful title, but it just doesn't do justice to all of the plus points. I've been thinking of reading Danielle Steele books just to see what all the hype was about. Now I'm not sure I would want to read any of her books ever again.
Don't get me wrong, the book wasn't thaaat bad, but it was just not good. It was in no way realistic, or original. The story lacked the relatability we so badly look for when we read non-fantasy-type stories. Yeah, it's fiction, but I don't think anything as dumb as what happens in the book would happen even in the fictional world.
For starters, five kids Izzie, Gabby, Billy, Sean and Andy meet on the first day of kindergarten, and they grow up together up until they graduate - together? Really, don't kids grow up to have different tastes and personalities? And even weirder, these kids go on to become what they dream of becoming in childhood. Yea, it does happen, but all of them? Everything just happens to this group of friends. Seriously, I have never heard of dumber coincidences. And then, the friendship starts hindering when each of them are killed, one-by-one in different ways - accident, drug dealing, suicide. And what happens to the two who are left together? They make out. Hah! What happened to the years of friendship then?
In the beginning, Izzie was my favorite character, but at the end, the author screwed her up so badly, I wasn't even sure why I liked her in the first place. She sleeps with two of her best friends, Andy and Sean, just because. Thank heavens, the third boy Billy, was committed, or else I guarantee he would also have been laid out.
And they say, Izzie is the most reasonable of the five. Really.? I'd think Gabby was better. She at least had the right mind to stick with one person throughout. That sounds more reasonable that going for a one-night stand with two best friends.
The book did have plus points, it shows accurately how death of someone affects the people close to them. But it's also exaggerated, and unrealistic, predictable halfway through, and does no justice to the title.
I'm so not going to read this ever again. Thank you very much! Ms. Steele, I know you have made enough money, so please start writing realistic books even if it doesn't sell well. We'd appreciate it.
Don't get me wrong, the book wasn't thaaat bad, but it was just not good. It was in no way realistic, or original. The story lacked the relatability we so badly look for when we read non-fantasy-type stories. Yeah, it's fiction, but I don't think anything as dumb as what happens in the book would happen even in the fictional world.
For starters, five kids Izzie, Gabby, Billy, Sean and Andy meet on the first day of kindergarten, and they grow up together up until they graduate - together? Really, don't kids grow up to have different tastes and personalities? And even weirder, these kids go on to become what they dream of becoming in childhood. Yea, it does happen, but all of them? Everything just happens to this group of friends. Seriously, I have never heard of dumber coincidences. And then, the friendship starts hindering when each of them are killed, one-by-one in different ways - accident, drug dealing, suicide. And what happens to the two who are left together? They make out. Hah! What happened to the years of friendship then?
In the beginning, Izzie was my favorite character, but at the end, the author screwed her up so badly, I wasn't even sure why I liked her in the first place. She sleeps with two of her best friends, Andy and Sean, just because. Thank heavens, the third boy Billy, was committed, or else I guarantee he would also have been laid out.
And they say, Izzie is the most reasonable of the five. Really.? I'd think Gabby was better. She at least had the right mind to stick with one person throughout. That sounds more reasonable that going for a one-night stand with two best friends.
The book did have plus points, it shows accurately how death of someone affects the people close to them. But it's also exaggerated, and unrealistic, predictable halfway through, and does no justice to the title.
I'm so not going to read this ever again. Thank you very much! Ms. Steele, I know you have made enough money, so please start writing realistic books even if it doesn't sell well. We'd appreciate it.