August

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Summary: what a journey this book is!
Review: I agree with the last reader. I didn't finish this book, it was SO boring. NOTHING happened. And the characters were annoying. I read a lot of books that aren't action-oriented and like them. But this one was awful.

Rating:
Summary: what a journey this book is!
Review: I read this book while on holiday in Goa, India and I must say that it kept me spellbound from start to finish. What a page-turner this novel is! If you're at all interested in the workings of the human mind and if you want to see what complex psychotherapy is all about, then read this. I feel sorry for the reader who gave this book only one star, complaining that nothing happens. The story told is a masterpiece of psychotherapy-writing and should be included as a required text in psychotherapy institutes'training programs.

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Summary: Yawn...Groan...Boring...Bland...
Review: If you need a book to cure your insomnia...pick up August. It cured mine straightaway. No plot, ridiculous character, no humour, no suspense, no insights..nothing. It feels as if the author has recorded/eavesdropped some psycho babble at some psych clinic and transcribed it all down. Dawn the 'patient' has got to be the most aggravatingly uninteresting character...you as the reader cant care about her dreams, her lithographs, her childhood, her aunt, her boyfriends...in fact I even started resenting her appearance on the pages ... and skipped whole chapters devoted to to damnably boring Dawn.
The only redemming feature of the book is the superb characterisation of Dr. Lulu Shinefield...especially when she is shown to be vulnerable in love...the insecurities of an ageing woman...but thats IT. Boring, its the paper version of a sleeping pill

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Summary: August Excellent Story
Review: Like all of Rossner's books, August was very entertaining. I love her sense of humor and the characers she develops are very interesting. I rediscovered Rossner recently when I was in a used book store and purchased Perfidia. I read Looking for Mr. Goodbar years ago and remembered that is was well-written. Perfidia was delightful and the best story I had found to read in years. After reading Perfidia, I went directly to the library to check out any book Rossner has written. They have all been excellent. In fact, they are so good, that I am planning to purchase all of them and reread them every year or so.

Rating:
Summary: August Excellent Story
Review: Like all of Rossner's books, August was very entertaining. I love her sense of humor and the characers she develops are very interesting. I rediscovered Rossner recently when I was in a used book store and purchased Perfidia. I read Looking for Mr. Goodbar years ago and remembered that is was well-written. Perfidia was delightful and the best story I had found to read in years. After reading Perfidia, I went directly to the library to check out any book Rossner has written. They have all been excellent. In fact, they are so good, that I am planning to purchase all of them and reread them every year or so.

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Summary: My Favorite Judith Rossner Novel
Review: This is my favorite book by Judith Rossner. If you're psychologically-minded, this is a must-read.

Rating:
Summary: My Favorite Judith Rossner Novel
Review: This is my favorite book by Judith Rossner. If you're psychologically-minded, this is a must-read.