Granny Dan

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Summary: a novel about the need to really know each other.
Review: Granny Dan remind us that we are not born old. All of us have a past with the dreams, passions, secrets and hopes as the younger of our relatives. Getting the time to know each other is now.

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Summary: It was good but not exceptional.
Review: I have been reading Danielle Steel for many years. I amusually one of the first to purchase her books the day they arrive atthe book stores. It appears that the books are not the same quality as they were years before. Maybe she is running out of materials or writting too quickly. Danielle if you could get this message, please slow down, take your time and let the writting juices flow - you are a great author. P.S. If you ever need someone to proof your books, type them or whatever, I would be more than happy to be of assistance. Have a Blessed Day.

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Summary: A really good book!
Review: I have read some of the customer reviews and I totally disagree with most of them. This is my first Danielle Steele book, and I think it is excellent! I thought it was sad about Nikolai and Danina, but I think that DS did a good job in portraying the emotions of the characters. I felt what the characters felt. Unfortunately I finished the book at school so I couldn't cry over it, but I would recommend this book to anyone who wants an insightful, quick read.

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Summary: Very touching and heart warming story
Review: This book was slow to begin with, but as you got into it it was a very warm and caring book about two people who really loved each other. To bad there was so much tragedy to Danina. She was a very warm a loving person. I feel that Nikolai should have gone with her to Vermont instead of Siberia with the Czar and Czarina. It seems his priorities were a little confused. I think she is writing too many books a year and she is running out of ideas on what to write. Alot of her books are beginning to sound a like in a lot of ways.

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Summary: A SIMPLE LOVE STORY
Review: I HAVE BEEN READING DANIELLE STEELE FOR YEARS AND THIS WAS A GOOD BOOK. IT'S NOT HER BEST BUT BETTER BY FAR THAN SOME (KLONE AND I). I ENJOYED IT BECAUSE IT WAS A SHORT, SIMPLE LOVE STORY AND EASY TO READ ON A WEEKEND GETAWAY!

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Summary: sad, tragic ending
Review: Not quite as bad as "The Klone and I," which I couldn't even read the whole way through, "Granny Dan" is nonetheless weak and rambling. The story meanders around slowly, and the same phrases are repeated over and over and OVER again to the point of annoying redundancy. I kept wanting to scream "Okay, all right already! You've said it a million times!" Also I have trouble relating to someone who is in love with a man old enough to be her father, although I might feel differently if the author could have made it believable. It's a good thing he's a doctor, though, because Danina is constantly ill. If it's not one thing, it's another. In the two years they are together, she takes four months to recover from the flu (I've known cancer victims undergoing chemotherapy who were not in such bad shape); is rushed to the hospital bleeding profusely from a botched abortion; and is once again rushed to the hospital with a broken ankle. Danina is not a sympathetic character but just a pathetic one, as is her doctor-lover.

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Summary: Should have gone to the library for this one
Review: I have been a fan of DS for a long time yet she is quickly losing me on her new work. 'Granny Dan' in my eyes was ZOYA meets The Ghost. Another ballarina...another box full of memories and lost treasures from a different life..haven't we heard this before? Granted, it was a nice quick sunday afternoon read...but nothing more.

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Summary: quite sad and romantic
Review: There was definitely no thinking required on this one. Everyone is saying Steele has lost her skills , i wouldn't know what they're talking about since i have never read her books. It was very simple and easy to understand, nothing complicated. it was a bit annoying that Danina kept getting ill and then...no wait first she gets influenza, then she gets sick 'coz she's pregnant, i didn't know you could get so sick from being pregnant even if you're a ballerina whose teacher is a slave driver. remind me not to get pregnant ever. Then she brakes her ankle. the weird thing is how did the storyteller get to know all the stuff, i mean i know the box and all that but the intricate details...weird. the only reason i bought this book was because i thought there would be a lot about ballet, which i like. i wish Steele had put in more of that. But i can't believe that Danina got married to Nikolai's cousin so soon after he died. it was soon! it was sad at the end though. i also really liked the cover of the book, the whole presentation, is elegant.

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Summary: not worth reading
Review: DS is losing her touch. I have been and avid reader of DS books but since THE KLONE I have not been motivated to go out and get her books. She needs to find another career.

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Summary: Dissapointed
Review: Again, after reading all of Danielle Steels books and 2 in the last month, the Klone and Granny Dan,( I did not like either of them) I also beleive she is loosing her writing skills. I am sorry I jumped the gun and bought Granny Dan in hardcover. I have kept most of her books but these 2 may make it to the garage sale.