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Summary: too long!
Review: I was really loving this book for about the first 150 pages, but quickly tired of all the LONG descriptions of every thought each character had. I skipped to the end and think the author could have also!
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Summary: Can't put it down
Review: I found Ms. Goldsmith able to depict accurately the emotional strings that tie you and sometimes bind you to another in a relationship. While not devaluing women's desire to seek relationships with other, she does give you a strong whiff of coffee and the need to be aware.This book was a great read. I would highly recommend it. I'm sure some men will feel offended and describe this novel as another male-bashing attempt by a female author. However, if the shoe doesn't fit, there's no need to even try to pick it up.
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Summary: My Favorite Olivia Goldsmith Yet
Review: I know that not all men are pigs, but there are enough of them out there to make this book ring true. If you know any guys like this you'll be very satisfied with the outcome.
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Summary: Nasty and mean-spirited
Review: Every other book Ms. Goldsmith has written has had an element of lovingkindness, rueful acceptance that life ain't perfect, and a sense of mature, adult hope. This book just struck me as a journal-fantasy by a very unhappy person who pulls a lot of weight in the publishing industry; and it's not very well copy-edited at that. Sorry, won't be buying more Goldsmith.
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Summary: I loved it!
Review: The First Wives Club will always be one of my favorites. But now you've done it again! Young Wives was many things to me while reading it. It was sad, it was thoughtful, it gave all sisterfriends a real feeling of friendship. But the crazy glue was the best! What's next?
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Summary: very enjoyable
Review: Its the kind of story to be expected by Goldsmith, its fast and juicy and extremely interesting. Thats the reason I read her books. I laughed and cried in this book. Isn't that what women find interesting?
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Summary: Are scorned women all she knows?
Review: I like this author, but I wish she'd find some other story to write...women scorned and women triumphant is wearing a bit thin with me. I liked these women, but felt I had heard/seen it all before. Yes, they're younger than the ladies in 'The First Wives' Club,' but I felt their stories were very much the same. I think this writer has a lot of insight into women and ALL their relationships, but I wish she'd dig a little deeper and find something other than revenge to satisfy her plot demands. Enjoy!
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Summary: Mixed Review
Review: Since I am a huge fan of Olivia Goldsmith, I was waiting in great anticipation to read this novel. Although the book is typical in formula/style to her other books, I was disappointed by the tidy ending. The book has a slow start but as anyone who knows the author's style, she is busy building stong character backgrounds. The story peaks but has a quick "tidy" ending. I know it is fiction and the situations these ladies find themselves in are realistic, the ending is not. *sigh*
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Summary: Come on - this is fiction for women!
Review: OK, first I have to comment on Mr. Mallory's review. Yawn? I'd expect a man to yawn through this book. I, for one, can't keep my eyes opened when the plot of a book is based around the workings of a submarine. The purpose of this book is not to capture the male reader - as a matter of fact, if anything, it is meant to tick them off. And, for what it is - AND IT IS A "GIRL" BOOK - "Young Wives" is very good. It manages to successfully follow the lives of three different women without getting too bogged down in senseless details. The writing is very good, the plot is thought out and executed in a very consistent manner. It's easy reading fiction that walks an almost comical line of outrage that only a woman could understand. So, if you have a problem with this book, it is probably because you basically do not like this type of literary entertainment. If you're looking for a court drama, read John Grisham. If you're looking for good psycho-drama, read Dean Koontz. If you're looking for god-awful, horrible fiction, read Jackie Collins, Danielle Steel or Barbara Taylor-Bradford. But, if you want half-way decent fiction for women (and I stress the words fiction and women!), read Olivia Goldsmith. She's one of the best of her genre. And - if you're a guy, go read Tom Clancy. Or, Zane Grey. You'll be much happier because you'll be reading a book that many a woman will put down after a few chapters rather than yawn through it.
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Summary: Y A W N
Review: YAWN YAWN YAWN YAWN YAWN!
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