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Summary: Open this novel & let your emotions flow!
Review: So many people on Amazon gave this book a bad rating, so when I picked this book up I was almost afraid to read it. But I am so glad I did. This book starts out only one year after the Titanic tragically sinks. We meet Olivia and Victoria Henderson, two strikenly beautiful mirror image twins. One could not tell one from the other. Olivia is the calm and surreen one where as Victoria is the wild feminist. After a visit to New York, Victoria disgraces her good name. Her father becomes so horribly enraged and forces her to marry a man she didn't love. A man meant for her sister Olivia. His wife had died on the Titanis and he was left taking care of his little boy. This book will take you to New York all the way to war ravaged France. You will laugh and cry and look at life in a whole new beautiful day. This novel will make you love yourself and love the simple blessings you are granted. Don't let yourself pass this book up. Embrace it and love it like a beautiful child. Let the words speak to your heart and soul. And along the way LEARN! You will love this book.
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Summary: A reflection of the soul
Review: I have written several comments for Amazon.Com. regarding novels by Ms.Steel which I have read. Each time I have admitted that her books are enjoyable to me as they offer a nice diversion from the many serious, well-written novels by other novelists. I think of Danielle Steel as a novelist I like to read in-between tackling more challenging ones - like when one wants to watch a TV movie. In "Mirror Image" I have to admit I was pleased with the ending for it wasn't wrapped up in a nicely neat fairy-tale ending. I hope Ms. Steel continues to write more realistic conclusions. However, much of "Mirror Image" was disappointing. The story of Olivia and Victoria, two identical, mirror image twins, with two very different personalities takes a long time to progress. Victoria scandalizes the family by having an affair with a married man and her father, in order to rectify the family name, forces her to marry a man she does not love, but whom her twin sister loves. Much of what follows is predictable and it is not until Victoria goes to Europe to help with the war that "Mirror Image" becomes interesting. Ms. Steel is not a great writer; therefore, it is her story-telling capabilities which sets her apart from other romance writers and which always keeps this reader enthralled. Unfortunately, "Mirror Image" did not move - it just coasts along. Not one of Ms. Steel's best efforts but, as I said before, I hope she continues writing endings like this one.
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Summary: How many volumes did it speak?
Review: Note to self: The magazine aisle in the supermarket is NOT a good place to buy books. Because that's where I got this one. To be honest, the first half (pre-bad twin flits off to war) wasn't bad (for a DS book). Sure, it was corny as hell and if you hadn't caught on to the fact that the main characters (identical twins - one of whom is the Standard DS character, the other of whom is selfish and spoiled) were wildly beautiful and MIRROR IMAGES of each other, you'd have to be a moron - but it was the typical, brainless fare.Then it got insulting. Danielle wrote the personalities of the twins to be so far-flunggedly removed from each other to seem ridiculous - and then devoted paragraphs telling the reader which twin was which. Just beat me over the head with a 2x4 a little more, Danielle. And when you're done, for the sweet love of Jeebus, get yourself a new catchprase! I don't know HOW many times the phrase "...spoke volumes..." was in this book - I guess I lost count. Their beauty spoke volumes, their individuality spoke volumes, their toenail clippings spoke volumes. As I think about it, perhaps this is a subtle little trademark of Danielle's that she uses in all her books...
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Summary: A weak read
Review: Story of Olivia and Victoria Henderson, mirror image twins growing up during World War I. Olivia and Victoria are completely identical, so much so that no one can tell them apart, not even Victoria's husband, Charles. When Victoria decides she wants to head off to Europe to serve as a volunteer for the war effort, Olivia takes her place as Charles' wife. I haven't read Danielle Steel since Star, mostly because she seems to have lost her ability to capture her readers. The first 20 pages of Mirror Image is a hodge-podge of explanations and repetitive paragraphs. How many pages does it take to know that these glorious, beautiful twins are identical? In addition, I felt nothing for the characters. Victoria was too selfish, Olivia was too passive and Charles, what little we had to go on other than he lost his wife on the Titanic, was too dull. Danielle needs to take another look to alleviate the glaring inconsistencies this book dishes out, not to mention incorrect grammer usage. Please, no Sunday night movie of this one.
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Summary: The worst Danielle Steel book!
Review: I have read most of Danielle steel's early 90's late 80's work, and they,in my opinion,are her best and most prolific novels.
Not even comparing Mirror Image with those beautifully written novels, I would still give this book a 1 star-rating.
Steel portrays the twins as a hackneyed personality split of GOODvsEVIL,in a one-dimensional characterization. The "evil" one is a selfish, spoiled brat with an empathetic scale of a psychopath, while the "good" one is vicariously living through her sister's escapdes and cleaning up her messes because she is too boring and dull to create an interesting life for herself. Meanwhile, a prudish lawyer walks into their lives and falls in love with the boring one while desiring the selfish one and confuses his feelings for the two so often he marries the wrong one who loaths him in bed and out-ridiculous! Predictabley the good sister says and does nothing,like the martyr that she supposedly is and yet she has no problem switching places with her sister(when the evil sister runs away and forces the good one to take her place) and sleeping with her sister's husband-too incestuous for my taste!
In short, skip this novel it was truely ridiculous. I would reccomend Zoya, The Ring, Rememberance, Polomino, To Love again, and many others of her early work.
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Summary: Not her best...
Review: The plot itself made me want to read this book. I found it intriguing how it revolved around a pair of beautiful twins who are identical only in appearance. The fact that Victoria had an affair with a married player causes her father to engage her to Charles. However, Olivia is obviously the one suited to him. She's the one who finds him respectful and whom adores his child. The new engagement is convenience only on both parts of the party. There is no love. Victoria marries to cover the scandal of the affair and Charles needs a mother for his child. Victoria eventually convinces Olivia to switch. She wants to go to the battlefields. Victoria sinks in a ship but later is discovered that she is actually alive. From that point on, both the twins find love. And voila, you got the plot. And yet, it was just so poorly written at times!(the first half anyway). There were many times where Danielle Steel kept talking about 1)how identical they looked 2)how beautiful they were 3)how Charles felt Victoria was more wild and fiesty. 4)how ppl kept staring at their remarkable beauty. It just started getting corny after a while and I found myself rolling my eyes at times. I get the point after the first 5 times... I love Danielle Steel's books but this one isn't as good as some of her others. For another book with almost identical plot, I suggest reading 'Deceptions' by Judith Michael.
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Summary: A sisters love
Review: Great book! Is intence and takes you to times that u can't imagine. In this book a sisters love is seen and felt. I don't have a twin but for certain if I have to change my life for the life of my sister so she can follow her dreams I would in a sec. This book is inspirational and I recomended if you have a great heart.
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Summary: Mirror Image
Review: Mirror Image is the story of "mirror" twin sisters Olivia and Victoria. The two have been raised since birth by their father who cannot tell them apart. When they were children they would "switch identities" to do things the other twin didn't want to or couldn't do. They try to pull this off in adulthood after Victoria has an affair with a married man and then is forced to marry her father's lawyer. To add some spice to the story Victoria's sister Olivia is very much attracted to Charles, the lawyer, and his young son Geoff. Geoff was on the Titanic with his mother when it sunk. She died and so now Charles is raising Geoff on his own. This is why he agrees to marry Victoria. The "switch" occurs after Victoria decides she cannot be married anymore and wants to go to Europe to help with the War. This story seems to be about a good twin and a bad twin. As sweet as Olivia is Victoria is just as bad. The story was OK but it seemed to take forever to set up everything. The switch doesn't take place until halfway through the book. After that things seem to move more quickly and the story becomes more entertaining. The characters are typical of those found in Danielle Steel novels. The whole "switching" storyline did seem to be a little far-fetched to me. How could a husband not know that someone else was pretending to be his wife?? In fact, no one seemed to notice that Olivia was standing in as Victoria. I just don't see how this could happen in real life. This was an OK read to pass the time. I have read much better Danielle Steel books. I would recommend Malice, No Greater Love, The Ring, or Lightning instead of this book.
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Summary: Mirror Image was boring to me
Review: Honestly, I don't remember much of this book except that the twins were mirror twins or something and the only detail that stuck in my mind was that one of the character's wife died on the Titanic, I only remember that because the historical detail caught my attention. Other then that the 600 or so pages could have been blank for all I remember or care. Don't get me wrong, she's written books I've loved. This just was most definetly not one of them. Some books of her's I like are Malice, Loving and Jewels and I've seen the movie adaption of The Ring which was really good.
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Summary: A Great Story
Review: What an interesting story by Danielle Steel! The two identical twin sisters, Victoria and Olivia, switched places often as children to fool people. Now, as adults during the backdrop of WWI, they switch places again...only this is not a game. Victoria becomes involved with volunteering to help wounded soldiers in France. Olivia takes over her life back in the States. The plot then goes through ups and downs. But, through it all, the sisters keep their unbreakable bond. The ending is somewhat of a suprise, as I did not expect it from a Steel novel. The story progresses slowly at first, but it is well worth the wait. By the time you get to the backdrop of the war, you won't be able to put it down.
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