We'll Meet Again

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Summary: An Examination of We'll Meet Again
Review: Mary Higgins Clark is the author of seventeen novels and three short story collections. All of these have been national best sellers in her books and novels. She has many award- winning books for young adults. These are some of her books that she wrote, and are her best sellers, All Around Town, The Stranger Is Watching, While My Pretty One Sleeps, Where Are The Children? She lives in Saddle River, New Jersey. The story took place in California, where a housekeeper is accused of murdering Gary, a doctor and the homeowner. They found Gary on his front desk dead at home and they found Molly upstairs in the bed all-full of blood. Now they are trying to see if Gary killed himself or to see if Molly had murdered him. They are getting the maid to testify to see if Molly is really the killer. Mary Higgins Clark's writing is very mysterious to the ... adult. Her writings in the books get you very suspicious and wondering what is about to happen next in the novels, and in it's short stories. She uses many figurative devices such as allusion, foreshadowing, and simile. All of these add to the confusion the reader experiences when trying to discover who the real killer is. My opinion for her book is that she is a great writer and it is very interesting. I enjoyed every bit of her book. Mary Higgins Clark is a good writer of seventeen novels and three short stories. Her readers keep coming back for more because of the suspense and terror.

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Summary: Disappointed
Review: This is the first Mary Higgins Clark book that aI have read. I got it inexpensively (thank goodness) at the train station and passed the time during an 8 hour ride. The book lacked believability. The plot had few twists most of which were predictable. The characters were black and white and lacked depth. They were constantly tied together with coincedence. The underlying plot held no believability and in fact made no sense at all. Unless I missed the point of this story entirely, I cannot reccommend it.

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Summary: A Book Everyone Must Read
Review: This book is a great book, that everyone should read. It is very suspenseful, which keeps you reading until the end. It goes by quick and when it is over you want to read it again. I guarantee that it will be difficult to put down once you start reading it. Mary Higgens Clark is a very good author and you will become addicted to her style of writing. Read this book to find out weather Molly Lasch is guilty as charged, or truly innocent. With all the twists and turns it will keep you guessing at the clues the whole time. Read and enjoy this book!

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Summary: We'll Meet Again: Not Quite Worthy of Reading Again
Review: Molly Carpenter Lasch was a woman that had it all- money, a beautiful house, a great husband- until her husband was murdered and she is accused of killing him. She has no memory of that fatal night, but is sure she didn't kill her husband. After she is let out of jail, she begins to remeber that night and unwrap a nightmare of lies and betrayal. Although I enjoyed this book, it is not one I would consider reading again. The plot is slow-moving with little action. On the contrary, there were a few red-herrings that threw me off a bit. I think the title was misleading and wasn't really related to the book's content. Some of the mysteries unraveled were very obvious, but the the person that killed Doctor Lasch was very surprising. After the climax, the book went back to being slow-moving. Though I don't believe this was one of Mary Higgins Clark's best, it is still worth reading. "We'll Meet Again" is worthy of meeting, but not again.

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Summary: Fair
Review: The premise of this story is good--murdered husband, wife accused but can't remember the night he was killed. Once Molly (the wife) is released from prison she goes about proving her innocence. The only problem is that everyone believes she did it even her own lawyer. Only a highschool friend, Fran, is on her side.

Somewhere in the middle of this book I just lost interest. It really started to drag. It took me over two weeks to finish it because I kept putting it down. Once I got to the ending I was glad that I actuallly finished because it was quite surprising.

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Summary: Dreck, dreck, dreck, dreck, dreck,
Review: Firstly, the title has nothing to do with the book. The question as to which characters constitute the "we" in the title is never really answered. For instance, "We'll meet again" should have been a foreshadowing line uttered by an anonymous caller, either as a personal aside or directly to the main character as she's going to jail...Then the title would make sense.

Secondly, the writing is sophomoric and formulaic. I swear I was ready to scream when I read, for the more than fourth time, "she decided to wear slacks and a sweater." You can tell a book is poor when the author must describe what characters are WEARING instead of what they're DOING.

Thirdly, the ending didn't follow from the storyline. The motive for the murder, and the murderer, weren't indicated anywhere prior (unlike, say, in Agatha Christie novels, where the motive is at least hinted at somewhere in the dialogues or actions).

The only positive things I can say about the book are:

(1) It helped to pass the time while I was waiting for the veterinarian to call back with X-ray result for my pet (I was so intent on finishing the thing to see if it was worthwhile to pass on to my sister)

(2)I got it cheap.

I suppose it would make a good TV movie, but that's not saying much.

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Summary: Thoughts of a former fan....
Review: I must admit, at the age of 13, I devoured everything by Mary Higgins Clark. I was thankful that I had perfected faking sick, because I would read her books all through the night. I would check out as many as I could carry from the library, and be beside myself choosing which gem would be first.

And here I am, seven years later. I picked this up on a whim, thinking I could once again revel in her words. Alas, you cannot go home.

Based on a weak and obvious plot, "We'll meet again" hobbles along with characters that are dry and two-dimensional. The heroine (?) is shallow, weak, and defenseless, the plot extreme and unrealistic. The clues don't fit together in the seamless way that MHC used to carefully craft. I would suggest reading some of her earlier works (not "Where are the Children?").

To her credit, MHC adds a touch of class with her careful mention of brand names.

Recommendation: Read something earlier of hers.

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Summary: Just Okay.
Review: Mary Higgins Clark now falls into the category of Danielle Steele where her first books were much better written than her later ones. This is a somewhat disappointing effort. You never quite like Molly; she is always the victim never showing any strength of character nor conviction - just weak, abused and shallow. This will be my last Mary Higgins Clark.

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Summary: Guilty..... or Innocent?
Review: Molly Carpenter Lasch had a wonderful life, until miscarrages and a brutal murder turned it upside-down. Molly's cheating husband was found at his desk one day, his skull mercilessly crushed by a bronze sculpture, one of his prize possesions. Gary Lasch was a prominent doctor and successful HMO leader, and news of his murder came as a shock to all who knew him. The greater shock came when the least likely person was blamed for his death- his young, beautiful wife- Molly. With the accusing testimony of her housekeeper, Edna Barry, Molly is found guilty of her husband's murder. Five years later, released on parole, Molly returns to her house, and tries to continue on with her life. No one believes her when she says that she has no memory of the murder, not even her best friend Jenna, wife of Gary's business partner, Calvin Whitehall. Soon Molly teams up with an old high school friend, Fran Simmons, who is doing a program on the Lasch murder case for a television series. Together, they find out shocking secrets about Gary's professional life as a doctor and tragic things happening for no apparent reasons at Lasch Hospital and with Remington Health Management. It seems that they know to much for their own good, and are oblivious that they are a murderer's next target.

This is one of MHC's best books and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The suspense keeps you at the edge of your seat and the unexpected climax is hard to beat. If you've read any other of MHC's books, and liked them, be prepared to love this one. And as they say in the book, "We'll meet again!"

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Summary: Clark Sells Her Mysteries
Review: As a first read of both Mary Higgins Clark's writings and mystery novels, We'll Meet Again was a phenomenal and entertaining thriller. Clark intertwines murder and mystery into a classic without a predictable ending. Her soap-opera style allows numerous characters to revolve around the well-known beauty, Molly Carpenter Lasch, in a flawless effort to tie in the gruesome situation to the complex plot in Greenwich, Connecticut. Molly, forgetful of what has occurred the previous night, has been sent to prison for the death of her husband, Dr. Lasch. Five years later, Molly is out declaring to prove her innocence. Among other media fans, Fran Simmons, a strong-willed former classmate, assists Molly's quest for a reinvestigation of the incident, in both personal and work-related motivation. Whether or not the investigation confirms Molly's statement, Fran's proficiency and determination allows her to ascertain information that creates a domino effect of critical records to be exposed, later causing calamity in Molly's plea of innocence. Though slow at first, Clark interlaces a surprisingly intriguing series of events that follow, creating both a suspenseful and questioning atmosphere, leaving you breezing through the pages. We'll Meet Again is an enjoyable and laid-back novel with minimal needed effort to keep the handful of characters straight. Surely, it will be an interesting read for anyone who takes pleasure in murder mystery novels or Mary Higgins Clark's magnificent pieces.