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Summary: Irresistable Forces do not have to be
Review: I purposely curtail my Danielle Steel reading because I do not always like the directions that the stories take. However, she is such a great writer that I'm hooked from the beginning. This story is no different. You are so involved with the husband and wife and what they go through to be together and how supportive they are of each other that when the relationship starts to come apart after so long, it does not make any sense. The scenario did not seem to fit the relationship they had going for so long. So I was extremely dissapointed with the ending and dissappointed in their infadelity. The book stayed with me for weeks.
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Summary: In the land of stereotypes, Danielle Steel is queen!
Review: I was at the library, looking for a book-on-tape for my long commute, and the selection was meager, so i decided to make this a first. Never before had i read anything by Danielle Steel. Now i can see why serious readers don't waste their time with this author. The word "stereotype" is an understatement. Here we have two glamorous, absolutely gorgeous, brilliant people, who even after 14 years of marriage are still passionate for each other like they were on day 1. They both drone on and on and on about how much they love each other, but judging for the amount of hours they spent at work, their love sounds fake and phony. But wait!, they also complain about the long hours they have to work. I felt like slapping them on the head. Work and shut up, or reduce your hours and spend time with the person you are so crazy about. Danielle Steel spends precious time trying to justify their hectic schedules, and after a while her justifications sound empty. On top of all this, the husband is dying to have children. Ha! They barely see each other once every ten days, and he is thinking it is a good idea to bring children into this world. And he went to medical school! At this point i started to question his intelligence. The wife is scary. In one scene, she is at home, bored out of her brains, after not having been there for weeks! Didn't she have any bills to pay, laundry to fold, friends to phone, books to read, plants to water? She decides to take an early flight to her next business destination because she has nothing to do at home. What a one-dimensional character! People like this (they do exist) i avoid like the plague. In literature, they bring nothing to the book. The wife, an investment banker, encounters some opposition from the CFO of a company she is taking public. There is a scene where the CFO calls her a bimbo, in front of his boss. Mind you, there was no alcohol involved. Realistically, how many times does this happen in life? And on the excuse of the wife being into finance, the words "red herring" and "green shoe" are peppered at will throughout the book, just to show that Danielle Steel did her homework. After tape 2, i had enough. I'm not going to finish it, but i bet this is what happens: 1) The wife has been spending so much time with the guy whose company she is taking public that she drops her defenses and starts questioning her marriage and all about it. 2) The husband is tired of waiting for his wife to come home, so he goes to Paris and surprises her there. 3) The husband gets unbelievably jealous and furious, and after a dramatic scene takes the next flight back to NY. 4) The wife realizes she truly loves her husband, and she can't jeopardize her marriage. She flies back to NY, and runs to the hospital to find him. Hugs and kisses and passionate lovemaking, and more trite dialog, bla, bla, bla... 5) After this reconciliation, the wife decides she REALLY wants to have children after all, so she foregoes her career and gets pregnant. There are not two happier people on the face of this earth. The End. In summary: do not waste your time reading this book. The only good thing about it is that i had a lot of fun writing this review.
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Summary: Not the best romance
Review: I can't say that I particularly cared for this novel. I found it drown out to say the least slow. This novel was about a married couple, Steve and Meredith, who were always on a different path in life, but they made their relationship work for them. Meredith gets a job offer in San Francisco she couldn't refuse but its a long distance from her cozy job on Wall Street. Her husband is understanding and sees the opportunities for her and tells her to go for it, and that he would meet her out there as soon as he could. But that much distance is hard on a relationship and the two start to learn that fact out real fast. I liked Steve alot, yet Steel never really gave you a chance to get to know him, or any of the characters. I was bothered by the fact that Meredith had no plans in her future for children, while Steve would have loved to have children, yet shortly after she gets to know her new boss the prospect of having children with him and not her husband doesn't seem like such a bad idea any more. I also felt that Steel makes it too easy to just give up on a relationship, which was hard to want to believe. This isn't my first Danielle Steel novel and I am sure it wont be my last, but its definitely not her best work.
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Summary: WHERE'S THE AIR FRESHENER? THIS ONE'S A STINKER!
Review: I WISH I COULD RATE THIS ZERO STARS! IT IS REALLY BAD! I am sorry, but this is one very disappointing book. It is stupid, trite and a complete waste of time. I have read economic reports that weren't even a fraction as boring as this tiresome cliche. Let me save you some time and I hope you won't read this pitiful effort. Learn from my mistake and skip this one. The protagonists are post 1980s yuppies who are in a marriage of convenience. Meredith is a cold fish and a ruthless barracuda at that. You just can't like her. She is hateful and selfish. She is hard and unloving as well as unlovable. Her husband Steve, on the other hand, is a sympathetic doctor. He's the only likable character. Meredith lives on the fast corporate track. It comes as no surpise that she meets Cal (Cal from California -- if he was from Florida, would he be "Flo" from Florida)? and as we can well predict, they ultimately have an affair. One is almost relieved when Steve and Meredith ("Merrie") get divorced. Meredith was for the birds and I truly disliked her. I agree with the other reviewers who expressed extreme disgust for this book. It is truly a waste of time. It is a complete bust. Adultery is NOT romatic and this book appears to condone the act. That is a bad message. Meredith is a cliche whiny yuppie barracuda who has not a single thing to recommend her. Steve is her opposite number. He is a humane doctor to her ruthless corporate career. Why he puts up with her is anybody's guess. I didn't have to wait until I hit page 241 (as noted by another reviewer) that this book was a complete bore. That came through loud and clear from the beginning. Don't waste your time. This book is a pathetic effort and I'm sorry I borrowed it from the library. I can take comfort in knowing that I didn't waste any money on this hunk of junk (just my time) and that other readers seem to feel the same way I do. Read Danielle Steel's "The House on Hope Street" or "His Bright Light: The Nick Traina Story" instead. This book belongs in the toilet.
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Summary: Steele Is Slipping
Review: Ok, now I know my own limitations and I cannot even write one book, let alone as many as Ms. Steele has. However, in "Irresistible Forces", we get standard Steele fare. One wife, Meredith, an investment banker, married to an up and coming physician, Steven. The plot revolves around Meredith being offered the dream job by Cal Dow--a sneaky, successful character. A bi-coastal marriage turns into maudlin melodrama. As I have mentioned in other reviews, I like Danielle Steel. I prefer her earlier works which have more research and history propelling the story. Such as "The Ghost". other reading suggestions: "The Long Road Home" by Danielle Steel and "Grand Passions" by Jayne Krentz Thanks for your interest & comment votes--CDS
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Summary: One star b/c I can not give it ZERO!
Review: At first, I was impressed that Merri was remaining faithful. She was a bit naive, but faithful. I liked Steve up until the end. He really tried to save his marriage with a yuppy spoiled snob! I'm glad he left Merri. DID NOT like Merri or Cal together! Yuck! Boring, predictable, repetitive, yes. But most of all, no matter how you look at it, she is saying that adultery is O.K. if you desire someone else, wrong! Guess that explains why she has had so many marriages and I'm still going strong with my one and only hubby!!! Don't bother reading, they end up divorced!
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Summary: Irresistible Forces
Review: Danielle Steel's book Irresistible Forces was the slowest moving, most boring book I have ever read. I have been a fan of Danielle Steel for many years and have read approximately thirty-five of her books. Usually they move along and keep me enthused. This book did not do that. I felt like it was a chore for me to have to finish it. Danielle Steel continuously repeated the same information over and over again. She could have saved much time, space and paper by simply getting to the point. The book was far too predictable and for the two main characters, boy did they crash and burn! I would recommend The Long Road Home or perhaps Family Album if you want to read some of her better works.
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Summary: What a dissappointment!
Review: It was fairly obvious as I started this book that the main female and male characters weren't getting along well. It was all being set up so neatly. I skipped to the end and was certainly not surprised!
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Summary: Irresistible Forces
Review: As with all of Steele's books there seems to be no content or copy editors involved-what a mess this book is.
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Summary: Very entertaining read
Review: This is one of the better Danielle Steel books I have read in some time. I have read just about every book she has written with the exception of the two books before this one. I had almost given up on her books based on the previous two books (couldn't get into them). This book was entertaining and extremely easy to read. I also loved the fact that this book was not a tear jerker.
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