Guilty Pleasures

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Summary: A story that goes nowhere.
Review: I have read all of the Lawrence Sanders books and I found Guilty Pleasures exceptionally disappointing. The back cover of the paperback really tries to make the story sound like something you would enjoy reading. However, as I read it, I can't recall the emotional roller coaster ride promised. The story was flat, no excitement, no crime, stupid sex, no mystery, no nothing. This book should be recalled. The price of the book is a complete waste of money. This so unlike Lawrence Sanders that I wonder if it was He who wrote it.

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Summary: Pointless drivel, a complete waste of my time
Review: I haven't read Sanders in many years, and now I know why. This is one of the worst books I have read in ages. The characters are shallow and uninteresting, the plot was pointless and the dialogue inane. No wonder it was on the shelf in the library.

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I think this is an awful book. I am more than half finished, and I've been amazed that nothing consequential has happened yet. The book is classified as a "mystery," but half-way through there is still absolutely no sign of any mystery (or even a plot, for that matter). I decided to read these reviews hoping to find encouragement that the book gets better as it goes. Unfortunately, it doesn't look that way. All I've seen is very shallow character development for a bunch of characters I don't really care about. I'll probably finish (because I always do), but I'm afraid I'll view it as a waste of time when all is said and done. Thank goodness I borrowed this book, and it didn't cost me anything.

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Summary: The Worst Lawrence Sanders novel ever!
Review: I was shocked and dismayed at the subplots of this novel, as well as the characters. Not one of them was remotely likeable and the author did not persue any of them in depth for a chance for us to understand them a little more. They were all flawed,which generally can make for fascinating reading, but these characters were nothing short of disgusting. There were too many of them without any main character or reason to read the book. Please don't waste any time or money on this one. Lawrence Sanders has been one of my favorite authors for a long time and I was truly sad about the quality of this book.

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Summary: The First Book I Ever Threw Away.....
Review: I wish I would have read the other reader reviews before I bought this awful book. I could not believe it was written by the same Lawrence Sanders who gave us the McNally books. This book was so disgusting, I only finished it on a plane because there was NOTHING ELSE LEFT TO READ!!! I have never thrown a book away in my life- preferring to pass them on to friends or libraries. I would have been embarrassed to give this one to anyone. That's it- even writing this review makes me angry that I'm wasting more of my time than this book deserves.

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Summary: horrible, triffling and shallow and dreadful!
Review: I would request my money back if I could. After becoming an L. Sanders fan through the McNally series I was excited about venturing into his latest...I was profoundly disappointed and threw it into the trash upon completion. I honestly believe if I ever recommend this book to anyone and they actually tried to read it they would never speak to me again.

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Summary: Decadence glorified -- almost
Review: In most Lawrence Sanders novels -- and I've read most -- the reader can connect in one way or another with the main characters. I was unable to feel anything for these characters. There was no connection and it's likely no readers would connect unless they themselves are involved in such decadent behavior. By the end I was left thinking "Who cares?" This was not Lawrence Sanders as we know him. It was almost as if he had a publisher's deadline to meet so he threw something together with little thought about direction. I will look forward to his next offering. It has to be better.

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Summary: Boyd Gaines almost makes it worthwhile
Review: Mr. Gaines is an exceptional audiocassette performer, and he can make just about anything entertaining. Notice that I said "just about anything." This book, while original and daring in some ways, ultimately goes nowhere. The characters are carefully drawn, and then they do nothing. Hopefully Mr. Gaines' next reading will be more worthy of his talents.

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Summary: Very disapointing
Review: Not much of a story line. Just a group of people that were involved in 'controversial activities' such as incest, inter-racial coupling, convienence marriages, etc. Did not enjoy.


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Summary: A limp handshake!
Review: The book never developed into - anything. It's like a Seinfeld episode...only without the humor.