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Summary: What is Vivid Coloring?
Review: I have read Ms. McNaught's regency novels and they are outstanding and have kept a good pace. This book, however, is simply a good read.McNaught starts off in her usual way, giving us a striking heroine (Diana) and a rogue-ish hero (Cole). Her descriptions of their features are vague and malnourished, for example, Diana is constantly referred to as having 'vivid coloring'. She is noticeably redundant in her adjective usage. Throughout the book, I never really 'saw' Diana or Cole. Set mostly in metropolitan Houston, we get a look at the city's affluent society. Again, she undoes herself by repeatedly badmouthing the wealthy characters in the book and their lifestyles. This is never done in her regency novels (I wonder why that is?). Anyway, Diana and Cole meet while she is a teenager and he a college student working for one of her friends' father. Diana and her 'vivid coloring' strike Cole, but she is too young. They meet again later in life and strike a deal to marry. So they marry in name only, which lasts all of five pages. They profess undying love 30 or so pages later without much ado. Oh, and there is a minute of possible trouble, tackled predictably and amiably. A couple of situations and comments are left hanging and are not fully dealt with. This book seems to be written for readers who do not read regency so McNaught can spread her fan base out a bit. Having said that, this book still contains the McNaught humor and cast of supporting characters that keep you going. Buy it, borrow it...doesn't matter...McNaught books are always good on a blustery day.
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Summary: Not as good as her usual work
Review: Once I find an author or musician I really love, I have a tendency to read or listen to that particular person's every single work that I can get my hands on. Well, I read this book for that reason and I must say that it's a little disappointing. While it's so much better than other tons of romance novels out there, it just simply leaves me with the feeling of... being cheated a little bit. I have read lots of books by McNaught and have come to have a certain expectation from her work. This book starts out very well - builing up characters' personalities, background, etc. It has the usual love-hate relationship, emotional battles and everything. But the thing that disappointed me the most is McNaught didn't really explain how Cole really came to love Diana. There wasn't much of a battle inside of him. One minute, he just wants her for purely selfish reasons, then next, he's telling her that he loves her. It felt as if they cut about a 100 pages out of the book. If you are like me who absolutely HAS TO read everything that McNaught has written, then go for it, you might be a little disapointed. If you have nothing better to do, read it, why not. But if you want to spend your precious time to actually feel, understand and get to know the characters as well as the story it's telling, then I suggest you to get "Paradise", "Whitney, my love," or "Something wonderful." You won't be disapointed.
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Summary: I was surprised
Review: IMO, this book is surprisingly brilliant. Okay, it isn't ALMOST HEAVEN or PARADISE. Cole was wonderful and Diana was great too. Yes, all the corporate talks were tiring, but it was still an excellent read. Try it.
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Summary: A little too much corporate talk for my taste...
Review: When you compare Remember When to Judith McNaught's other books, there is no doubt that it comes out lacking. The characters were too dull and the story progressed way too slowly. In my opinion, she went a little overboard with the corporate lingo. It's not that I mind reading about what goes on in the business world... I'm actually a business major in college, and enjoyed how McNaught blended romance and business in her excellent novel, Paradise. However, in Remember When, almost half of the book is devoted to Cole and Diana's corporate problems. At some points during the novel (such as her frequent mentions of the Securities and Exchange Commision), I felt as if I had been magically transported to my accounting class. No, that is definately not a good thing to have happen when your reading a "romance" novel. Another thing that puzzled me was how Diana and Cole could love eachother after two weeks of marriage(of which they were seperated most of the time to deal with their business issues *sigh*). Overall, I can't really reccommend this book. I was generous and gave it three stars only because I love all her other books so much. If you want to read wonderful novels where the main focus is romance, try Once and Always, Almost Heaven, and Paradise, my all time favorite novels by JM. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: A surprise to say the least
Review: I loved this book.. As I said im my review of A Kingdom Of Dreams, Judith McNaught is the one author I love to hate. I pick up a book of hers and am nervous to read it.. I know the story and writing will be excellent, but I dont like the idea of all the tension coming form the hero and heroine. As I was reading this book, I kept trying to figure out what would happen to make the characters hate each other, the further I got into the book the more I was like " Oh, great.. theyre going to hate each other in the last 100, 75, 50 pages of the book" I was so excited when the conflict came from an outside source that this book was immediately endeared into my heart. I love it because they love each other, and trust each other even when common sense says they shouldnt. That, to me, is the true test of love. They passed with flying colors!
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Summary: A treasure of a read
Review: Magazine publisher Diana Foster is publicly jilted by her fiancee, and an old crush from high school steps in to ease the impact of the negative publicity on her family business. I enjoyed reading this not-too-complex modern romance that still had some old-fashioned charm. The romance moved a bit quickly from nonchalance to undying love, but McNaught nailed the characterization of the old-money families from Houston. Having lived in Houston myself for many years, I appreciated the accuracy of her portrayal of the city and its elite.
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Summary: Whoa! What happened to Judith McNaught?
Review: Let me start out by saying that _Remember When_ is truly a great book... but it is not the spectacular romance I was expecting. Maybe my hopes were too high, after all I had just read _Paradise_ befor this book. For those of you who havn't read _Paradise_, stop whatever you're doing and go read that fabulous book. I could not get myself out of the world Ms. McNaught painted in that book, I laughed, cried, and screamed in the right spots and was left with an empty feeling when I finished it. I have read it so many times that my boyfriend is starting to get jealous of the book. But, back to _Remember When_... Diana and Cole's relationship never really meant anything to me. It seemed like all of a sudden they were married and automatically were in love. It was like Ms. McNaught was saying marriage = love which, if you've read any of her other books, is not usually the case. Although in most of Ms. McNaught's books she spends a lot of time with the characters memories of the past, I felt she spent too much time with Diana and Cole's childhood. I wanted a romance and I was left with very little. But, if you consider this book to be regular fiction then I guess it would be pretty good, hence the three stars I gave it. If romance is what you're looking for, though, this book is not for you. I found more passion in an autobiography of Herbert Hoover. Ms. McNaught, where did you go? Please, let's have more books like _Almost Heaven_, _Paradise_, _Until You_, and _Whitney, My Love_. Come back Mr. President, all is forgiven!
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Summary: Astounding Book, Read it again and again!
Review: Remember When is a great romance novel, and the only one that can come close to it is Something Wonderful. I love the way Cole and Diana's relationship was able to develop without sex being mentioned on every other page. This was a gentle romance that blossomed, and the readers were able to feel the strong emotions between Cole and Diana. I especially loved the scene when Cole gave Diana a stuffed kitten for her Sweet Sixteen. It was nice to see that Diana wasn't so snobby that she would scoff at such a gift. It was humorous when Diana compared Cole's lovemaking to Rosemary's Baby, and when Cole complained his ego was hurt. Wonderful romance, the best contemporary I have ever read. This one is a keeper.
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Summary: revival of long forgotten chivalry in modern times
Review: This is one of the best books of Ms. McNaught I've ever read. This is about a person's honor and how we in these modern times forget our values and morals for entertaintment or because of money. To have a love like they do even if its in a book is very rare and hard to find. Ms. McNaught keeps the hope alive for us, or at least me, a younger and more cynical generation, where promiscuity is a must and without it finding a mate is alomost impossible.The rags to riches story of Cole is the best and the torment he goes through because he thinks he is not deserving of Diane. This is because of a society who wants breeding and class like the ones their dogs and horses have. To love a person for who they truely are is simply magnificient.
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Summary: 5 Stars Plus!
Review: A really tender romance - with the emphasis on romance! Great dialogue, wish it were longer!
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