Lip Service

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Summary: Disgusting
Review: If you like reading about explicit sex without having to worry about a story line, this is the book for you. Personally, my mind doesn't work that way. I found it revolting.

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Summary: Had to finish before going to sleep. More please!!
Review: This author has answered questions I didn't know I had and for that I am very grateful. I would like a "prequel" with more detail about Julia's high school and college years for more insight into that "nervous breakdown" in college. She has great reserves of courage to subvert that hyper-controlling, fear-driven husband. Although most readers and reviewers seem to be women, I'd suggest that we men should buy this to "read and learn." Much better for us than the Mars and Venus modeling.

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Summary: If you read one book this Summer- this is it!
Review: An amazingly intellegent erotic thriller from M.J. Rose. Ofthe 12 books I stared this summer, this is the only one I could notput dowm. A "MUST READ".

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Summary: An entertainig human drama
Review: LIP SERVICE is an entertaining human drama that centers on suddenly seeking Julia for herself. The story line is intriguing, but readers need to realize that there are profanity and detailed descriptions of sex within the book (Duh! That should surprise no one as the book uses phone sex as a device.) However, that is not the theme of the tale. Instead the novel is all about Julia trying to find an identity that will allow her to fully flourish. M.J. Rose succeeds in doing this difficult accomplishment even as readers will want to offer cheese to the whining Julia, who provides no reason to support her assertion that her life is kind of a drag.

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Summary: M.L. Rose may, in fact be Lady Chatterley's Girlfriend!
Review: This could be the modern tale of Lady Chatterley's Girlfriend. M. L. Rose is certainly a friend of Anais Nin. This theme is driven from the images of poets from Amy Lowell to Chase Twitchell with a little Amy Hempel thrown in. This is a writer deserving our support!

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Summary: A suspenseful and sexy read!
Review: I couldn't put Lip Service down--well written, extremely eroticand a real page-turner. Recommended reading for all adventurous women!

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Summary: A modern tale of a woman who has it all, yet has nothing.
Review: Julia Sterling has everything,seemingly a picture perfect life on the outside. Yet she's emotionally starved and seeks gratification through "therapy" on a phone sex job. Julia's job gives the story an erotic tone, yet believable. Her story has twists and turns to surprise every reader, and a hopeful ending that satisfies. A great read!

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Summary: A disappointment
Review: This book is way over-hyped here. Basic romance- writing, cliched sex-scenes, stereotypical characters, unbelievable plot. Not worth the time or money.

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Summary: A woman frees herself from inhibitions through phone sex
Review: Even though the topic is sexual in nature, this book has the quality of a work of feminist literature. I compare it to the writings of Erica Jong and Germaine Greer, though M.J. Rose is definately more readable. I'm sure Lip Service will soar to the bestseller list and be the topic of many discussions. Essentially the book is about a woman who has been repressed all her life, first by her father, and then her husband. She is in a loveless marriage but has everything else a woman could want. She gains maturity and independence while working on a book for a sex clinic. In order to understand the work of the phone sex therapists, she becomes one and finds it a literating experience. This is a work of quality fiction by a first time author who knows how to create a story and characters which grips the reader. I could hardly put this book down.

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Summary: an amazing combination of thriller and sexual odyssey.
Review: This one reaches out and grabs you almost from page one. Ms. Rose has somehow been able to combine a woman's introspective search into her sexual psyche with a taut thriller concerning, among other things, a sex institute, the psychotherapy business, and an old college friend. I loved the characters, and loved to hate a couple of them, most particularly the psychiatrist husband, truly a world-class creep. I'd discuss some of the others, but to do so almost gives away too much, and would cheat you out of a wonderfully exciting read. Take a look. You'll come away more than satisfied. Ms. Rose is a voice to watch.