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Summary: Candidate for Movie-of-the-Week
Review: A quick, easy book that reads like a made-for-TV movie. Corny dialogue, but a fun story.
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Summary: Never a dull moment...
Review: As usual, Ms. Goldsmith produces a work of humor mixed with surprise. I never could have guessed the ending, although it was entirely believable.
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Summary: Average from Goldsmith
Review: I certainly didn't enjoy this as much as I did Bestseller or Young Wives Club, but it was still an ok read. This is a story about 3 siblings who are not very impressed that their widowed mum is leaving Florida and coming to live with them in NY. She is loud, brash, aggressive, strong-minded and always sticks her nose into places where they don't belong. The three decide to set up Operation Geezer Quest, a plan to get their mum to marry and old, rich man so she can be looked after..well away from them. Basically, the story goes on about how this mission is accomplished but at the same time bringing the family closer together. It is quite a funny book and it is short so you can finish it in one sitting. It is entertaining and cleverly written but it is nowhere near as good as other Goldsmith's books - still a good book to read if you have a few hours to kill.
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Summary: Very funny book
Review: I enjoyed this fun little book. A serious reader could be finished with it in a sitting or two. The characters and dialogue are truly entertaining. Another similar book from a few years back is Murdering Mr. Monty, I think its by Judith Viorst. Same silly premise. I told my mom about Operation Geezer Quest and she couldn't wait to read the book. Imagine your daughter named Susan who changes it to Sigourney, another daughter married to the slob of the century and your gay son in the dirty greeting card business, all with financial troubles. Unfortunately, all the stories turn out way too perfect at the end. There needed to be someone miserable and unhappy, maybe with hope, but miserable just the same, so that we could all identify even more. Thanks for the fun.
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Summary: Too predictable and unreal
Review: I just finished reading this book a day ago and i read it on one sitting. However, after reading it, I finally realized how corny and unreal the plot was! You knew from the beginning that the children would find a husband for their mother and that they, too, would live happily ever after. But who marries after knowing someone only like two weeks and they hardly know the person! What is up with that!!!??? I mean, let's face reality!!!!! The whole situation was too unreal for me!!!
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Summary: Funny and light
Review: I liked the tone of the book it was sarcastic and funny - the story was easy to figure out, but i enjoyed the book. Not my favorite Olivia Goldsmith book, but it was enjoyable and fun to read.
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Summary: Good start - lame finish
Review: I started this book thinking I was really going to like it. The first half was entertaining with some genuinely funny lines. But the last half was so absurd that I was greatly disappointed. Without revealing too much, let's just say that the boundless good fortune of every single character (both major and minor) left me wondering why the author couldn't have thrown in a dash of reality for a better mix
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Summary: I was skimming it towards the end...
Review: I was really looking forward to reading another Olivia Goldsmith book, but this one just didn't do it for me. I love the author's other books, but this one seemed too rushed, too quick, without much thought given to the plot or the characters -- like she was just in a hurry to get another book out. This book was too unvelievable and predictable.
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Summary: Way too corny and unbelievable
Review: I was really looking forward to reading another Olivia Goldsmith book, but this one just didn't do it for me. I love the author's other books, but this one seemed too rushed, too quick, without much thought given to the plot or the characters -- like she was just in a hurry to get another book out. This book was too unvelievable and predictable.
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Summary: Light but brilliant
Review: Less substantial than most of Goldsmith's comedy, Marrying Mom is P.G. Wodehouse transplanted to 1990s Manhattan. The ironic juxtaposition of the frothy, superoptimistic plot (ably described by other reviewers) with characters who are, well, amply endowed with frailties is a rich reward for the investment of a few hours. I only hope that Ms. Goldsmith's energy holds out long enough for half as many volumes as Mr. Wodehouse's.
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