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Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married

Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Fun and lighthearted.
Review: I am a huge fan of Helen Fielding's two Bridget Jones novels, and I read in a review that this book may be similar in flavor, which is what I was looking for.

To my delight, it was along similar lines and I enjoyed every page of it. This book was a fixture in my purse the entire time I was reading it so that I could have access to it whenever I had a free moment to catch up on Lucy's trials and tribulations.

I like how Keyes develops the characters because it gave me a visual image of how they would look in my head.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: An especially good read
Review: Lucy Sullivan is young, single, neurotic and getting married. At least that's what a fortune teller predicts when she and 3 office mates visit her. Suddenly everyone is congratulating Lucy on her upcoming marriage which is a little strange to her as there is no boyfriend in sight.

When she meets Gus, he seems a definite possibility. He is good looking and funny but also unreliable. There's also Jed, the new guy at work. Or maybe Chuck?

There are so many wonderful characters in this book. Lucy's office mates, Meredia, Megan and Hetty, each of whom has problems of their own. Lucy's roommates, Karen and Charlotte, who also have very definite personalities and are very much involved in the "dating business". Lucy's interactions with her roommates, co-workers and dates are funny, heartwarming and unique. The pace never lets up and you just don't want the book to end.

We know that eventually Lucy will find her mate but the process of her getting there is great fun for us (not necessarily for Lucy).

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Ah, to be young and single in London
Review: LUCY SULLIVAN IS GETTING MARRIED (at least according to the fortune teller Lucy is badgered into visiting by her co-workers)is a fun and easy story. WATERMELON, a later novel by the same author, seems funnier and quicker paced, but both books prove that Marian Keyes is a writer of genuine talent. After finishing LUCY, the reader will know what life is like for young, single women in contemporary London.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great read!
Review: I loved this book! Couldn't put it down. I am not normally into the romance books, but this one was very well written. A lot I could relate to with the dating scene. A must read!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Read Watermelon Instead
Review: Having thoroughly enjoyed Marian Keyes' first novel, Watermelon, I read this one expecting the same level enjoyment. Unfortunately, I didn't find Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married nearly as entertaining as Watermelon. The protagonist wasn't as sympathetic; I didn't feel chummy with Lucy like I did I had with Claire. Perhaps it's because I don't have much in common with Lucy -- she went to secretarial school and works as a temp at an office where everyone moans and complains but never does any work -- turning on the computer before noon is considered an accomplishment. Lucy and her roommates spend the majority of their time drunk with all sort of unsuitable men in their beds with them. Yuck. Lucy makes fun of her roommate Charlotte for being "slow," but truth be told, I didn't think Lucy was the sharpest tool in the shed herself. The novel was funny and lighthearted, and somewhat entertaining, but in the whole "Bridget Jones/young British gals living life" genre, I've read much better.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: boring, repetitive, and NOT a romantic comedy
Review: Okay, first of all, how can a book be called a romantic comedy when its not really that funny and there's DEFINITEY NO ROMANCE?? There was not a single romantic scene in the book. Also, the main character, Lucy, has no spine. She is rude and callous to the nice people in her life (her mother, Daniel) and is pathetically meek and mild and lets others walk all over her (Karen, Gus.) And how many times can one person's name be repeated over and over??? "Hi, Lucy Sullivan. Let's go to dinner, Lucy Sullivan. Hey, Lucy Sullivan, how are you?" If you think thats annoying, try reading the book, where every other line of dialogue is like this. REAL PEOPLE DO NOT SPEAK THIS WAY. I wish I spent my seven bucks on something else. NOw, if you're looking for a real romantic comedy, try out Come Together by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees. That was romantic, funny, and touching. This book was pure drivel. Awful.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Glad I don't have friends like Lucy
Review: While the writing of this novel isn't bad (in fact, the characters were well-drawn), the people populating it are not even remotely nice. I so didn't want Lucy to get anything she wanted--she whined and judged her way right into my trash can. I couldn't even finish this book, I despised the characters so. I hope Lucy's marriage was a big failure, since that just what she'd wish on anyone else. I don't want to meet Lucy and friends anywhere.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Does she get married? Who cares?
Review: This book, I have to say, was a fantastic read. I know, I know, it is very comparable to Bridget Jones, which I also have a copy of, but I tend to like Lucy Sullivan's story better than Bridget's. (Can you tell I read Lucy Sullivan first? ^_^)

Anyway, Lucy's book is a longer read (which I like), it was involving, as in it never lost its pace, and it didn't slack off in the middle like some authors tend to do. It was a highly readable book, seeing as though I'm a teenager and my idea of a good read is the latest issue of Cracked.

I'm not going to go over the entire story here, because you've read the intro (duh, even I do that! ^_^), or read some of the more detailed accounts of the book, but the basic story line is as such: Lucy's friends drag her along to a fortune teller (which, of course, is right after blowing her salary on aromatherapy which she susses is supposed to relax you enough to where you don't care if your wallet will be empty for the next three months), and they all have their fortunes told. Lucy's is that she will get married in the next year, I think. Then she goes through all the little dating rituals and ends up with, yes, who we all thought it'd be (but at least the journey to her actually figuring it out was worth it, right?).

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Summer or travel read only
Review: Predictable but I was compelled to finish the book. I would recommend this book as a summer or travel read only. At times it reminded me of a harlequin romance novel that I read in my teens. I nearly put the book down after 50 pages or so because of the lack of element of surprise but it continued to give me a glimmer of hope that it would get better. I had to give it a 3 because I did indeed finish the book, but if I were on a plane on a long trip I would be happy to have it and then trade it away.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: does lucy sullivan get married in this book?
Review: The answer to the above question (whether Lucy Sullivan actually does get married during the course of this book) should be obvious to any reader, after about page 50: or at least, the person she'll eventially end up with, should be obvious. The fact that Lucy Sullivan has to go through 400 pages, being stubborn & not at all clear-headed, in order to realise what we, the readers, can easily see from the beginning...well, it's a little bit annoying. But then, this book by Marian Keyes is so entertaining that I had to forgive its small flaws. These Bridget Jones type books have a bad thing & a good thing going for them: the bad thing is that they can get addictive (& they ARE: check out your local bookstore, wherever in the world you are, & you'll see that it's filled up with this type of magazine-book). They're addictive & get you used to reading this type of stuff, writing that is funny, in an everyday language, & has no real message other than the fact that it could be talking about everyone. But there's also the good thing about this type of book: if you happen to stumble upon a good one (& "Lucy Sullivan", as are all of Marian Keyes' books, is a very good example of the genre) they can be so much fun...so relaxing: like a long, hot bath, or an easy gossipy conversation with an old friend, or a cup of hot cocoa. So, since I generally believe that every book (& movie) should be judged by what's it's aspiring to be, "Lucy Sullivan" is a great book.


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