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Summary: Good Plot, Okay Writing
Review: As usual the plot was simple, but you can't help yourself from falling in love with the characters. Although, I didn't really like reading about a middle aged woman, other than that, this book was wonderful.
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Summary: A most unlikeable character!!!
Review: Bittersweet is probably one of the worst of Danielle Steel's Books yet! Her portrayal of India presented a very annoying character. By the book's conclusion, I couldn't stand her - how can she be written as such a wonderful mother, yet she was ready to end her life via the car accident when Paul broke off their relationship. Danielle Steel needs to concentrate more on the quality of her books instead of the quantity.
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Summary: Bittersweet should have been a short story!
Review: To my great disappointment, this one just didn't cut it for me. Steel stretched this premise way too far without enough action to keep it interesting. She kept going over and over the same "un-fulfilled, mis-understood, unloved" theme until I almost went nuts. When was India going to snap out of it,see her husband for the louse he was and get on with her life? Not for at least 150 pages! Her long-suffering type of martyr personality (even with her new love)left me unsympathetic. It took real effort to finish the story, and when I did it was disappointing. A quickie, manufactured wrap up to a story too long in the telling and not nearly enough emotion to draw me in the way Steel usually does!
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Summary: Wait for the paperback---not her best!!!
Review: Two of us in the office rushed to buy this new book.....and came to the same conclusion....we think she wrote this one in her sleep! One of her worst efforts, cardboard characters, really slow, utterly predictable throughout, and she tends to repeat herself quite a bit, especially regarding how the characters feel...enough already, we get it! I usually really enjoy her books, she is a great storyteller.....this is just not a good example of her work.
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Summary: Better than "The Klone and I" but not top-notch!
Review: "Bittersweet" was a decent Steel read, however, she still lacks her old spirit. Don't get me wrong, I've read all of her books, but this one was not as interesting as some. I can hardly wait for "Granny Dan."
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Summary: Insulting to the independence and strength of women
Review: I was disappointed by the character's lack of strength when it came to the men in her life. First of all, she has put up with her unsupportive 2-dimensional character of a husband who makes the final decision about their marriage, and lets the second man in her life, Paul Ward, decide if and when their relationship will evolve. It didn't seem like she wanted to have a say in that at all. India Taylor was not a strong character. She was weak and relenting and by the end I couldn't stand reading about her life....
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Summary: Not up to Steel's standards
Review: I have been with Danielle Steel through ALL of her books. This one was just not up there, did not hold my interest. Storm at the end was cute but you know it was coming. Mirror Image still the best for a while. I'll hang in there
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Summary: Clever Witty Plot; I want MORE
Review: This IS a classic Steel. No more of her begging for sympathy, no more of her experimentation with new and quirky books. She's back with her wild fantasies.
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Summary: Another Trashy Read by The Queen of Romance
Review: Some people find her books recycled and boring, I on the other hand look for more than that. As usual she has created a cozy warm romance with mystery and suspense, fabulous job. Try it!
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Summary: Good Old Steel
Review: I love reading her books while travelling. This book is just back to herself - the way we all like Steel. So what if we know the ending from the first chapter - this is why we like reading it. Only the last 20 pages were to fast. If I could only find a lover like that;-)
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