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Summary: Predictable and boring
Review: This book was awful!!! Does this man even know how to write? I can't believe the positive reviews that this book is generating. First of all it's so predictable: when Robert first finishes his novel his wife pleads with him not to leave her when he becomes successful; his publisher tells him that he and his wife have a special relationship and that she doesn't want to see anything get in the way of that....and guess what? Anyone not see this coming? He leaves his wife!!! Gee I never would have guessed it!! The author is clearly drawing on his own life. He makes the writer in this book sound like he's a rock star!!! An author's life isn't THAT exciting people!!! And the "twist" if you can even call it that was so dumb!!! Please I beg you DO NOT waste your time reading this drivel. Spend your time reading someone who actually knows how to write.
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Summary: One of the worst books I've read this year
Review: This book was borderline horrible...it was a constant effort of a Hallmark Moment. Full of cheesy unrealistic dialogue, predictable events, cliche'd happenings. Towards the end I just started skimming because I knew what it was all leading up to.
It strives to be some groundbreaking story of depth, but it's just a repeat of what's been done 1000's of times before. The book gets so cheesy sometimes I was laughing at the moments intended to hit a person in the heart.
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Summary: Another great book by this author
Review: This book was excellent. In this book, Robert gets laid off from his job unexpectantly and is encouraged by his wife to pursue his dream of writing. Robert writes a book about his wife, Allyson's, last perfect day with her father. The book is successful, but then, Robert gets too caught up in this success. He almost loses his wife and daughter, but then, a mysterious stranger appears in his life and shows him what is really important. The book is relatively fast paced. But despite the book's fast pace, Richard Paul Evans really delves into the characters and does a good job at explaining why they are as they are. He especially goes into depth about Robert's background with his father and that strained relationship. This books was wonderful in making the reader understand what is important in life, and how Robert did what he could to make amends with the people that he loves, before he thought it might be too late. And we all can learn to enjoy each day and those we love, as we never know if today will be our last day. Congrats to this author for another great book!
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Summary: Dissapointing
Review: This book was one of the best books that I have ever read, until the last 10 pages. Really upseting!
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Summary: Terrible
Review: This entire novel is a non-sequitur. Don't let the prologue suck you in, the rest doesn't make sense. A happy novel? Hardly. For the middle 3/4 it was predictably full of despair and the underlying anger was cliche. And the overall premise--that a perfect marriage can change so quickly--is ridiculous. Neither Rob nor Allison behaved close to what one might consider realistic. Evans sets them up as the ideal loving couple, but then shows them both to be selfish and egotistical. Ugly. There is no depth, just attempted manipulation of the reader's emotions. The irony is that it is not emotional because, knowing the formula, most of the novel was spent waiting for the obvious. I found myself skipping passages but didn't miss a beat.
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Summary: Heartwarming Christmas Tale
Review: This is the first book from Evans that I've read and it definitely won't be the last. His characters are lovable and lifelike. It's about a happy family whose lives are turned upside down when the husband loses his job and decides to finally follow his dreams and write a novel. Encouraged by his wife and daughter he finishes his book, a story about his wife's last moments with her father. His book becomes a bestseller and all their lives change. He is no longer home for his wife and daughter (he's touring and promoting his book)and his priorities and morals shift. He finds a friend in an angel who helps him realize what is really important to him. This story of family, love, values and success brought a few tears to my eyes. It also brought a glow to my heart. It is a definite must read ,especially around the holidays. It reminded me how very special my own family is to me and that their love shouldn't be taken for granted.
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Summary: Incredible Story
Review: This is the first book I've read by this author and I can't wait to read more. He weaves an incredible story and develops his characters wonderfully. It wasn't a predictible story like so many I've read lately. This book will make you take a good look at your own life and priorities.
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Summary: Excellent Read....
Review: This is the first novel that I have read by Richard Paul Evans. I adored this book. It is a simply written story with a heart. It is an examination of how far we are willing to go to realize our dreams. And the reality of what we lose in the process. It is a beautiful story of one man who went after his dream and had to discover if the price had been to high to pay. Pick up this book and share it with your friends. You won't regret it.
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Summary: Very Good!
Review: Very good book! Reminds you of what's important in life. Richard Paul Evans writes modern fiction of the best quality.
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Summary: RICHARD! what happend?
Review: Well after reading the Christmas Box nothing else really compares..... A perfect day started out very well. I enjoyed his writing and thought to myself.. "this is the same quality of the Christmas box, The Locket, The promise etc....but this ending of the book A Perfect Day was hoakie. I was stunned at how he ended the book. It remided me of a bad sit-com and how when the writers don't know how to make it credible they decide to use "it was a dream". kind of like who killed JR? (anyone old enough to recall that? All in all... it was a ok book. But if you REALLY want to read it, buy a used copy. Or better yet check it out at the library.
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