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Summary: Certainly Far Fetched But Somewhat Enjoyable
Review: Not necesarilly the most serious piece of fiction on the market. But since when is fiction supposed to be serious?The emotions of loneliness are deeply explored in Danielle Steele's novel Special Delivery. And they are done quite well. But who would figure that a party would kindle a romance between the newly widowed Amanda and a long time bachelor, Jack? And oh what different personalities between Amanda and Jack. The main thing they have in common is the family connection from each of their former spouses to their children and children in law. Some soap opera like trials and tribulations occur between Jack and Amanda and their children that rival the stuff you might witness on One Life To Live and All My Children. You cannot take the novel so seriously. But somehow there are enough twists and turns to keep most audiences at least remotely intrigued. Its short length of 229 pages makes it an amusing light read instead of a long drawn out bore.
Rating:
Summary: Certainly Far Fetched But Somewhat Enjoyable
Review: Not necesarilly the most serious piece of fiction on the market. But since when is fiction supposed to be serious? The emotions of loneliness are deeply explored in Danielle Steele's novel Special Delivery. And they are done quite well. But who would figure that a party would kindle a romance between the newly widowed Amanda and a long time bachelor, Jack? And oh what different personalities between Amanda and Jack. The main thing they have in common is the family connection from each of their former spouses to their children and children in law. Some soap opera like trials and tribulations occur between Jack and Amanda and their children that rival the stuff you might witness on One Life To Live and All My Children. You cannot take the novel so seriously. But somehow there are enough twists and turns to keep most audiences at least remotely intrigued. Its short length of 229 pages makes it an amusing light read instead of a long drawn out bore.
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Summary: So bad it's good!
Review: Okay, so let's give Danielle a break, if we had to churn out books like she does, some of them would be bound to be pretty thin, too. But this one consists almost exclusively of exposition. "They had a fabulous weekend." "Their sex was phenomenal." "His children were the light of his life." Etc. It's more like a synopsis than a novel. I see Danielle dictating this outline for a novel and then cutting and pasting a few (very few) lines of dialogue into it and then sending it off and voila--it sells a million copies. I wonder if any of her fans even noticed the difference?
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Summary: Special Delivery
Review: People have been telling me that Danielle Steel is one of their most favorite authors. I decided to go to the school library and find a Danielle Steel novel. I chose "Special Delivery." It looked interesting. Their are 3 main characters. Their names are Amanda,Jack, and Matthew. In the beginning of the story Matthew died of a heartattack. Amanda was Matthew's wife. Then as the story goes on Amanda meets Jack while at a party. Later on they start dating. They start making love, and they end up have a child, and by that time they Amanda was 51, and Jack was 60. Jack and Amanda then get married and live happily ever after.
After I was done reading this book I was glad I got it because it interested me. Thank-you very much.
Sincerely Jessica Marquardt
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Summary: Special Delivery
Review: People have been telling me that Danielle Steel is one of their most favorite authors. I decided to go to the school library and find a Danielle Steel novel. I chose "Special Delivery." It looked interesting. Their are 3 main characters. Their names are Amanda,Jack, and Matthew. In the beginning of the story Matthew died of a heartattack. Amanda was Matthew's wife. Then as the story goes on Amanda meets Jack while at a party. Later on they start dating. They start making love, and they end up have a child, and by that time they Amanda was 51, and Jack was 60. Jack and Amanda then get married and live happily ever after.
After I was done reading this book I was glad I got it because it interested me. Thank-you very much.
Sincerely Jessica Marquardt
Rating:
Summary: Special Delivery
Review: People have been telling me that Danielle Steel is one of their most favorite authors. I decided to go to the school library and find a Danielle Steel novel. I chose "Special Delivery." It looked interesting. Their are 3 main characters. Their names are Amanda,Jack, and Matthew. In the beginning of the story Matthew died of a heartattack. Amanda was Matthew's wife. Then as the story goes on Amanda meets Jack while at a party. Later on they start dating. They start making love, and they end up have a child, and by that time they Amanda was 51, and Jack was 60. Jack and Amanda then get married and live happily ever after.
After I was done reading this book I was glad I got it because it interested me. Thank-you very much.
Sincerely Jessica Marquardt
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Summary: If you like love stories, then this is the book to get.
Review: Special Delivery by Danielle Steel is about a man named Jack Watson. He owns a boutique in Beverly Hills and named it after his lovely daughter Julie. He has two adult children who he loves dearly and can have any of Hollywood's most beautiful women. After a failed marriage, and a brief, tragic affair years after, Jack has become a perfect bachelor. Amanda Robbins knew Jack only because her daughter married his son. She never went in his store. After her husband died she locked herself in her house for nearly a year until Jan, her youngest daughter, talked her into going to Jack Watson's store to a Christmas party. Jan had no idea anything would happen between Jack and Amanda because she knew Amanda didn't like him at all. This book was interesting, funny, sometimes depressing. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes love stories.
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Summary: Not up to Steel's eariler standard of excellence
Review: Special Delivery is a mundane account of an older couple's love affair and the reaction of their children. Gone are the wonderful, riveting descriptions of events and characters of her earlier books such as Message From Nam, The Ring and No Greater Love. This book was a real disappointment.
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Summary: I've never laughed so hard!! It was WONDERFUL!!!
Review: The book is great!! I found myself laughing at one point and then crying the next. Just what I needed for a good pick me up!! Keep up the good work! I have never found a book of yours that I didn't like.
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Summary: Read this only if you have NOTHING else to do
Review: The premise of this book is entertaining, widow falls for dashing, aging playboy and winds up pregnant. Grown children disapprove. The characters however are not fleshed out enough to give you true empathy for them. The book reminds me of a happily ever after version of Bridges of Madison County. If you want a light read, I guess it will suffice but I'd rather have something I can sink my teeth into. This is not a page turner.
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