Message from Nam

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Summary: message from nam
Review: This the the first book I've read by Danielle Steel, and I have to say by far it is the best book I've ever read...I can't remember ever reading a book in which I cried so much. You can tell that Steel put a lot of research into writing this book and everything and everyone in the book was described in such a way that you could picture everything that was going on...at times you felt as if you were there the book was so good. The book was so good I couldn't put it down I finished it within just a couple of days...I would recommend this book to anyone of any age who likes romance and historical fiction...like I said before this is by far the best book I've ever read and it's definitly worth reading...maybe even one you'll come to love and read again and again...

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Summary: Danielle Steel's best...
Review: This was the first book I ever read by Danielle Steel and became instantly hooked. By far, her best novel to date. I've read it over and over, and each time find myself crying for Paxton. It's emotional, but so realistic, you feel as if you're there with her, witnessing everything. It not only tells the story of a remarkable woman, but also about the horrible events of Vietnam. By the end of the novel, you can't stop thinking about Paxton, and everything that she had endured in her life. You wonder how anyone can be so strong. Only Danielle Steel can create such an honorable character that you remember forever.

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Summary: Nam-by pamby
Review: Well, I'm not a veteran and don't much enjoy reading romances, so this offering had little of interest, but some: it was interesting to re-live those decades of the sixties and seventies, through this book. And there is something to learn here about the war in Viet Nam, as some others on this website have indicated. The protagonists, Paxton and her first lover, Peter, who dies from "friendly fire" 5 days after being sent over to "Nam," seem somewhat extraordinary, but who's to say a romance has to be realistic? Even one having to do with a war? I enjoyed the book most when Paxton finally got to Viet Nam as a reporter. Those episodes did help me to understand the war better. The love scenes are not that elucidating, nor did they touch my emotions. Diximus.