Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married

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Summary: Marian Keyes- comedic genius!!
Review: Marian Keyes shines beautifully beneath her own spotlight, and any comparisons to other authors would be a total diservice to the comedic genius of this author!!
Lucy Sullivan is constantly falling for the bad boy loser types, that have no job, no money and no direction in their lives..unless it is directions to the nearest pub!! When a fortune teller reveals to Lucy her impending marriage, Lucy tries to force it to come true. She falls for yet another typical "Lucy" catch and the consequences are more disappointing than ever. As she continues to search for her true love, she is forced to face a family situation that will challenge everything she believes to be the truth. What will the effects be on her personal life??? What is holding her back from reaching her full potential for a full and wonderful life??
Marian Keyes is a talented and creative author who intertwines humor and pathos, love and hate and happy endings and reality with a touch of brilliance and a stylre all her own.

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Summary: "Life was a party to which I hadn't been invited."
Review: When young Londoner Lucy Sullivan is told by a fortune-teller that she will soon meet the man that she is to marry, she laughs it off...until her friends fortunes begin to come true. Although she assures her friends that she won't be marrying anytime soon, she still begins to look at every man she meets as a potential husband. Then she meets Gus, the gorgeous and completely selfish and irresponsible Irishman, and thinks she has found "the One." Yet the reader can see from the beginning that Gus definitely is not. The novel follows Lucy through wild weekend parties with her roomates Karen and Charlotte and through her miserable work weeks. And all the time, Lucy is keeping an eye out for her potential husband.

The plot doesn't seem all that interesting in itself but, not to worry, the focus is more on Lucy's emotional development and it is because of this that Keyes' novel is elevated above the normally fluffy "Chick Lit" genre.

Lucy Sullivan is the model for how to be a doormat. She lets everyone she comes in contact with walk all over her. We learn early on that Lucy suffers from clinical depression, something she has struggled with since she was a teen. Although she has many friends and goes to parties every weeked without fail, she often feels like an outcast. She lets her nasty, jealous roomate Karen belittle her and keeps her mouth shut. She lets Gus get drunk each night, all on her dime, and she doesn't mind because she's just happy that someone so gorgeous and fun would pay attention to her. Even when he leaves her for three weeks without a word she still welcomes him back with open arms. I could go on and on, but you get the picture. Lucy's real problem lies with her relationship with her mother and father and it is only when she begins to face these that she really can grow emotionally. When Lucy finally starts to stand up for herself the reader feels her elation and cheers her on. And we only hope that, while she is at it, she will realize that the man she really wants is the one she has known for years.

"Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married" is a long book (at 600+ pages) but the pages fly by. Although it is a bit longer than is probably necessary, it never gets boring. Lucy can be frustrating at times because of the way she allows people to treat her but when she begins to stand up for herself, she really goes all out (I'm thinking of the dinner with Chuck here). Keyes writing is smart and funny and will have you laughing out loud at times. Even if you aren't a fan of "Chick Lit" this is a great book about a young woman's journey towards self-discovery.

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Summary: It wasn't exactly what I expected...
Review: But I liked it alot. It was not your usual "fluff" chick-lit. It went a little deeper.
You can see far more clearly than Lucy can what the problems in her life are and denial is the main problem. She has been afflicted by depression her whole life and she hasn't quite grown up enough yet to "see" what's going on around her. She doesn't even understand herself. She is not a whiny character, but she is quite naive. It's ironic that she thinks her flatmate, Charlotte, is naive (which she is) but doesn't realize it in herself. What I liked about this book is that Lucy comes to a self-realization, she emerges from her cocoon of denial and she grows as a person. She finally understands her childhood, her failures in choosing men, her parents realationship, her insecurity. As reality hits and her world is flipped on its end, she sets about to change the habits of a lifetime, she grows up, and she gets her man. Of course you have to wade through all of the "veil over her eyes" parts to get to this - and it is quite long - but the journey was worth it in the end. This was an entertaining book, I would definitely recommend.

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Summary: What a fun ride!
Review: I really liked this book, it was a little bit too long but a light comedy about a girl falling for all the bad guys and never realizing that Mr.Right has been in front of her all these years. Recommend for a light read!

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Summary: Witty, sexy and just plain fun!
Review: If you loved Bridget Jones, you'll adore Lucy Sullivan.
Hilarious! I think I've read this book at least three times. And as soon as I get it back from my sister, I'll read it again.

If you just don't get British humor...well, enter at your own risk.

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Summary: unexpected!
Review: First of all, I liked that this book is long. I am tiring of 200-page books feeling like they ended too soon. At 610 pages, this one seemed just right.
You get to know the characters, feel for them. I was surprised at the turns and twists of what the lead character went through. This is definitely not your fluffy-feel-good chick lit. This one reaches deeper, explores issues that are painful and hard to deal with.
I will be reading her other books as well. If they are anything like this gem, I won't be disappointed!!

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Summary: Whitty therapy
Review: This one hit a note. Marian Keyes describes alcohol addiction, co-dependency and depression without being nasty about the victim. Very good non-patronising reading!

From an ex co-dependent.

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Summary: Very Unique Read...
Review: I have to say that I didn't like this book at first. Mostly because I couldn't stand Lucy Sullivan (or most of the other characters for that matter). Lucy was immature and pathetic. But somehow this author created these very realistic people and made it work.

I got over the fact that I don't always have to like the title character, and it went a lot smoother. Lucy seemed to grow up a little bit by the end of the book. It was almost like I kept yelling at her to stop being an idiot...and she did.

The characters were horribly entertaining and the plot was fun once it got going. This was the second Marian Keyes' book I read (I read Sushi for Beginners first) and was pleased that the story was not a carbon copy. The characters were very different, the story was very different, even the mood was different. I always appreciate it when the author gives up at the end and tells you everything that happened while you were watching somewhere else (if you've read it, you know what I mean).

Anyway, I think this is a book that's worth the wait to the end.

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Summary: I love this book!
Review: I. Love. This. Book. This story really touches a nerve in my somewhere. Marian Keyes does it again, and this time she outdoes herself. Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married is a light, funny, romantic book that will just make you want to go "aww".

The story follows Lucy and her escapades in dating after a psychic predicts she'll be married in about a year. Throw in a few alcoholics and a crazy scary scottish woman and you've got yourself a great story, full of laugh out loud jokes and moments that just makes you feel happy. There are times you'll wish you were Lucy, and there are times you're definitely glad you aren't her. The book is hysterical, and there is no way I could properly convey in words how much I love this book! I have had many of my friends read it, and I'd reccommend it to anyone!

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Summary: Marriage-in a year?
Review: That is the question for Lucy Sullivan, after a fortune teller reveals that she will meet and marry her dream-guy within a year. The fortune-telling opens the story, and then it continues telling Lucy's tale of ups and downs, her dreams, her search for Mr. Right. It has all been written before. The feisty room mate, the naive room mate, the gay-friend, the confused but cute heroine and the search for love. Not necessarily a bad thing to write a book about, but Lucy and the other characters never seem to come alive in a believable way. There are too many pages, and the story does not have enough 'meat' to be so long. It was, all in all, a disappointing read from an author I have enjoyed a lot before.