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Summary: Another Wonderful Read from Marian!!
Review: I enjoyed Angels hugely - not just because it's so entertaining, but because Marian has, for this book, returned to the first person narrative - a form at which she excels. I liked Maggie - the 'white sheep' of the family who turns out to be in fact more cream-coloured with flecks of grey! I thought her back-story with the true reason for her marriage problems (which was only gradually revealed) was particularly well done and utterly believable. I loved the descriptions of LA which weren't corny in the least - a hard feat to pull off as we all know LA so well, if only through TV and film. Marian didn't try too hard to satirise it but instead portrayed its madness with a nice, light touch. I really like the part when the Walsh family kept phoning her up 'in confidence' to tell her what Garv was up to in Dublin - it was very funny. I also loved the bit when they all descended on her in LA - embarassing her - then saving the day. I very much look forward to Marian's next book.
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Summary: It's good to recycle BUT ....
Review: "Angels" focuses on Maggie, the well-behaved good daighter of the raucous Walsh family, which includes Clare of "Watermelon" and Rachel of "Rachel's Holiday". Maggie has decided to leave Garv, her husband of 9 years --- and boyfriend of several years before -- after evidence that he is cheating on her. When offered a chance to escape Ireland and spend a month in Los Angeles with her childhood friend Emily, now a screenwriter, Maggie packs her bags and leaves.It is a well-spun story, told in flashbacks of Maggie's secret life of NOT being as prim and proper as her family has pigeonholed her, her problems in her marriage, her love of Garv but the doubts she had marrying at a young age, and the present-day, when she decides to make up for lost time by partying, and sleeping around -- including a lesbian encounter. However, when the final secret was revealed, I was disappointed that it was a plot from one of Keyes' previous books, and then in retrospect, so was the entire book. I still give it a high rating because it is entertaining and I always wanted to know more about this Walsh sister. I'm glad she got her own book!
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Summary: The Walsh Family In La-La Land Makes for Entertaining Read
Review: Contemporary fiction's funniest family, the Walshes, is as dysfunctional and entertaining as ever when sister Maggie tells her story. Maggie Walsh Garvin is the only sane member of the family, or so we have been told in previous books (Rachel's Holiday, Watermelon) about this whacky clan. But now we see Maggie suffer two miscarriages, discover her husband is being unfaithful, and lose her job. It's too much to bear so she hibernates in her family's Dublin home and nurses her wounds. An invitation from her best-friend Emily, a struggling screenwriter wannabe in Los Angeles, sounds like just what the doctor ordered, so Maggie flys to California determined to shed her "just plain yogurt" reputation and prove she can be as wild as anyone. Maggie throws herself into the California lifestyle of free sex, boozing till dawn, and a few other activities unusual for the family's "white sheep." In the midst of all the frivolity, Mammy and Daddy Walsh with sisters Helen and Anna in tow, come to visit. Life gets a whole lot funnier with this group, especially Helen, on the scene. To Maggie's complete surprise, estranged husband Garv arrives just as Maggie is reconnecting with the high school lover she never forgot. This is a story of love and redemption told in first person by Maggie as she lives in the present but gives readers poignant flashbacks of what brought her to this point in her life. Some hard problems---fear of pregnancy, infertility, abortion, and alternative lifestyles---are examined with a passion and realism that moves this beyond the fluffy chick lit you may have been expecting.
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Summary: Another great novel from Marrian Keyes
Review: An funny story that demonstrates Keyes's observant style of writing. It happily 'toodles' along and has realistic full characters that come to life creating an empathy with the reader. I am always sad getting to the end of one of Keyes's books. Not my favorite (that was Rachel's Holiday), but still the best read I have had all year. Maggy is a little less crazy than her sisters, however this book is about her trying to change this while in LA. It is written with Marian's usual sharp wit, and it's the usual un-put-down-able gobble-it-up-in-one stuff. Personally think this book would be most enjoyed by (but certainly not limited to) 20-40 year old woman who would possibly get the most enjoyment out of the characters.
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Summary: Entertaining and quick read
Review: Maggie Walsh Garvin's world is falling apart. She's had two miscarriages, her husband is cheating on her and she's lost her job. She leaves Garv and goes home to her funny and disfunctional family. When her friend Emily, a screenwriter, invites her to visit in Hollywood she goes. Emily is having a crisis of her own, her agent is not returning her calls, she can't sell a script, her lovelife is a shambles, and she is running out of money. This book follows both of them as they find themselves in the most unrealistic place in the world. Maggie is not too believable as a good girl gone crazy, but you want to believe. It has a happy ending and passes the time, but I don't think I would buy another in this series.
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Summary: a bit disapointing and somewhat forced .not her usual stuf
Review: I was quite excited to get my hands on this book having devoured all her previous works .. rachel's holiday was by far my favorite and last chance saloon was also good .. this book started out slow and seemed forced, the main character as well as incidentals weren't drawn very well and you never felt that attachment .. still a good read, but not of the caliber you've grown to expect from her
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Summary: Agree with Brooke- Keyes has done MUCH better
Review: I don't know why Amazon.com didn't take my first review, but my point is summarized by a few other low rating reviews. It was a bore. The plot was slow. Keyes tried to make Maggie (the main character) seem boring, and, instead, made the whole book boring. All of her other books were great, and I expect when she gets to the last two sisters, we are in for some great reads. Just skip this one. Read Anne Maxted and wait for the next Keyes book.
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Summary: The White Sheep of the Walsh Family Makes Good
Review: I absolutely adore Marian Keyes, and her new book Angels was no exception. The story of Maggie Walsh, the so-called good girl or "white sheep" of Keyes' hilarious Walsh family is funny and engaging. But what I like best about Marian Keyes is that although her books make excellent beach reading, they are not mere fluff. Maggie has had some tough times in the past few years, and Keyes writes about it beautifully. Highly recommend.
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Summary: It takes some time to get into this ...
Review: but I think it's worth it. Angels is the first book I've ever read by Marian Keyes and, after reading the other reviews people have written, I'm looking forward to reading Watermelon and Rachel's Holiday. The book started off interesting enough -- Maggie's marriage goes bad and she's forced to return home to mend her broken heart -- but then it seems to drag for about 100 pages. During that time, readers meet (or are reintroduced to) the crazy Walsh family and learn more about Maggie's marriage to Garv. Then, when she heads to L.A. to stay with her best friend, Emily, the book plummets for a bit as she gets used to California life. Then Maggie realizes she can have a life in L.A. And it doesn't have to be the life she's always had as the "plain yogurt" sister. L.A. sizzles with crazy people, weird pastimes, and a couple of interesting love scenes. The flashbacks were well done, most of the characters are likable, the friendliness among L.A. neighbors was pretty hard to believe (it's right up there with unlocked doors in New York), but overall this is a good summer read. It took some time fore me to finish Angels and I was pleasantly surprised when I'd finished. If you've read Watermelon and Rachel's Holiday, it sounds like you may be disappointed, but if Angels is the first book you read by this author, you'll probably like it.
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Summary: Kicks A**
Review: What can I say... in my world Marian Keyes (along w. Lisa Jewell) can do no wrong. Perfect as always!!
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