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Summary: My least favorite of her books so far
Review: I wish I could give this a higher grade, but I just can't. This book is mediocre at best. I did finish it, but wasn't even happy that I did. I thought the characters were flat and uninteresting (with the exception of Bixby Mason), and couldn't help but smirk at some of their stupid names (i.e. Wim. I doubt I will ever meet a "Wim" in real life!). My favorite Danielle Steel novels are "The Gift" and "Safe Harbour". I empathized with those characters more and was moved by those stories. If you like books with more depth and substance, give those a try!
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Summary: You Just Gotta Be There
Review: If you have never been in the position of the leading character -divorced (or even having lost your mate) and, except for your children, alone - you may not realize that everyone will try to "fix you up" with a new partner. And that's the premise of this Danielle Steel book which I enjoyed immensely.The daughter, especially, is bent on helping her mother find happiness with someone. But she has no inkling of what it's like to deal with all of the idiosyncracies people in today's world seem to have developed. And some of the characters she comes up with are real "doozies", let me tell you. All in all, this book is a most delightful romp through the "Dating Game" secne and I believe that anyone who likes a humorous approach to life will thoroughly enjoy this Danielle Steel novel.
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Summary: Great source of entertainment for anyone on the rebound
Review: If you've just dumped someone, been dumped, or are for some other reason back on the market, I highly recommend this book, which will help you get your mind off your own worries and see the whole "dating game" for the entertaining circus it really is. I also highly recommend a new little book I just read called "Meeting, Mating and Cheating," a real-life account of people all over the world who have played the online dating game! It's hilarious!
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Summary: Ho Hum...........
Review: If you've never read a Danielle Steel book before you probably would think this is quite a juvenile book.
I wonder when Ms. Steel will go back to writing mature love stories like she did many years ago?
So much repetition of phrases, everyone is either handsome or pretty in the books she writes and they usually have money. The story lines are interchangeble; just change the character names.
The book is quick reading, but ultra-light in content.
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Summary: No more Steel
Review: It has been ages since I read a Danielle Steel book and thought I would give Dating Game a try since I bought it at a library sale and I am now sorry that I did. The story is the same old thing, woman gets dumped by husband when he leaves her for a younger woman, and then she is left to pick up the pieces. The characters were boring and I felt sorry for Paris at the start but then lost sympathy for her as the story moved on because of the choices she made. Talk about predictable.
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Summary: A pleasure to read, even for younger eyes
Review: Newcomers to Danielle Steel will find her writing a cut above the ordinary romance novel writer: she excels in strong characterization, her plots are steeped with ordinary people seeking meaning and courage, and this latest is no exception to her art. Paris is happy with her husband, her family life, and her world - so when her husband of 24 years asks for a divorce, her life is shattered. A journey to San Francisco introduces her to the uncertain and disappointing world of dating, and she determines that romance is not in her future, until a close circle of friends changes her mind. The large print makes Dating Game a pleasure to read, even for younger eyes.
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Summary: Three and a half stars please
Review: Paris Armstrong is the perfect wife and mother of two grown children. She lives in a beautiful house in Greenwich, Connecticut. Her perfect world is shattered when her husband of twenty-four years, Peter, announces after a dinner party that he is leaving her for another woman. One who is barely older than their daughter. Paris is distraught to say the least and tries to pick up the pieces and move on with her life. Part of this process includes her moving to the West Coast and finding a job. There she meets Bixby Mason, party planner extraordinaire! She becomes friends with Bixby and through his encouragement decides to get back into the "dating game". This book was an OK read. I felt sorry for Paris at first when Peter dumped her and thought he was a jerk. It was good to know that Danielle Steel could still write about people and pull the proper emotion out of me. I quickly became bored though when she moved to California and started dating. Her dates were funny but they all seemed the same. The storyline seemed to me to get stuck halfway through the book. It was like Danielle Steel got Paris to California and then didn't know what to do with her. The direction of the book appeared to be going nowhere fast. I am getting a little tired of reading about women who are treated badly by their husbands and that is what the last few Steel novels have been. It also seems to me as if she's bringing in the same quirky characters but with different names, example: Bixby Mason. I loved this character, he definitely added entertainment to the story, but wasn't he in a previous novel but with a different name? Ms. Steel's characters all seem to be the same anymore. I am beginning to wonder if Ms. Steel hasn't run out of ideas. After 50+ books maybe she is. I see she is due to have another book released this year. Hopefully it will be better. Although Dating Game was a somewhat enjoyable read I still prefer her earlier works. They are much more entertaining and worthy of the title "bestseller".
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Summary: Dating Game
Review: Paris Armstrong's husband of 24 yrs decided one day that he had enough of the marriage and wanted a divorce. Paris was devastated. She did not see it coming. After struggling over the loss, she decided to move to San Francisco to be near her children. After she settled into her new life, she started dating. She ended up going out with a string of losers one right after the other. Eventually she stopped looking and by coincidence she ran into someone who was suitable. A happy and romantic ending!
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Summary: The plot isn't bad, for a DS novel. . . . .
Review: The good thing about "fluff" books is that you can read them as fast as you can munch on a bag of Doritos (mmm, Doritos . . .). On my commute this week I've been listening to the latest Danielle Steel book, The Dating Game. I find that I can't stand to read her books anymore, but when it's being read to me while I drive, it's more palatable. My biggest complaint with her books is that she doesn't seem to have a very large vocabulary -- she uses the same words or phrases over and over and over. Maybe there is a computer somewhere cranking these out? At least in this book she hasn't overused the phrase: "and he/she knew it" which just about drove me insane the last time I listened to one of her books. In this book she has overused the adverb, as in, "She said, blithely/confidently/distractedly/mischievously". The reader for this audio book has a nice voice, although the way he pronounces some words is a little irritating. The plot isn't bad, for a DS novel -- it doesn't always take you where you assume it will and there is a lot of variation in the main character's life. I was a little surprised by the swear words uttered by the characters in a few places and by sex scenes which seemed a little more explicit than in other of DS's books.
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Summary: Have I read this book before?
Review: This book is too much like other books by Ms. Steel and other writers. It didn't have much excitement or unexpected turn of events. I was glad to see that her books do still touch my emotions (the totally unexpected break up of a 24 year marriage is traumatic and brought tears to my eyes) but the urge to keep reading and reading until I finished the book just didn't happen this time like it always happened with her very early books. But, since I have been a DS fan for many, many years - I am not ready to give up on her works!
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