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Summary: Actually not too bad
Review: I was surprised that this book was not as annoying as I figured it would be. It was a quick, easy read, albeit somewhat sappy & predictable. I didn't find a whole lot of repetitive descriptions, really. Cooper Winslow was quite nauseating and I wished Alex would have dumped him first, especially where he had to keep convincing her it was the best thing, gag! Towards the end, when Cooper & Valerie went to Boston (where I live) the airport is referred to as the 'Boston airpot' but in reality it is called Logan and nobody drives "up the Cape", least of all slowly.
all in all, an alright story
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Summary: Steel Has Done it Again! - Wonderful!
Review: I've been waiting for a good one that I can't put down.
Boy did Steel deliver!
I loved the book, I recommend it for all Steel readers and what a great book to start out on for newbies!
I would love to see this one made into a movie!
I loved it! - It took me away as reading always does...
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Summary: Reading the back of a cereal box may be more fun.
Review: If reading the back of a cereal box isn't more fun, at least it's more filling... If your lips move when you read and you lick your finger before turning pages, this is the book for you.
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Summary: Written by Danielle Steel?
Review: It is hard to believe that this book, as well as most of Ms. Steel's most recent works were written by the same author as her earlier bestsellers, such as Wanderlust and Zoya. The Cottage lacks any depth of character development, and the author has fallen into a pattern in her more recent works of stating the same character trait many times throughout the book, simply in different ways. As one who has always purchased the newest Danielle Steel novel as soon as it came out, I believe that I have just purchased my last. There are other newer, less popular authors writing books just as good as Danielle Steel's earlier ones who deserve receiving my book budget quite a bit more.
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Summary: Very good, but not her best
Review: It was a very good book. Predictable and not her best, but I liked it.
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Summary: Somewhat redeeming given her last few novels.
Review: Not bad. I actually liked it. Though predictable and very typical of Danielle Steel, it was a pleasant read...light and fluffy. Good for an easy weekend read or a relaxing interlude.
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Summary: a mess
Review: Put this book down after only three pages. Once again, it is a string of words followed by a comma and then and. As I, and many of her other (probably now ex) readers have said-where is the editor? How this woman continues to sell books is beyond me. Does not rate even one star.
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Summary: Disappointment
Review: Steele always has easy reading type books that I have usually enjoyed. However, I do tire of all the "perfect" people who are in them. I too, was shocked that the neonatal doctor thought nothing of abortion, and the potential father not even being in the picture. I also found it ludicrous that this older man (70) was still in such great shape, with unbelievable sexual stamina, and was so "hot" looking-legs that went on forever.
It was just too much this time. I may never read another Steel book again.
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Summary: Could Have Definitely Been Better
Review: The Cottage is about several peoples lives with the main focus of the book being Coop Winslow, as 70 year old "has been" movie star and his Cottage. When Coop is not able to make ends meat his accountant and personal assistant talk him into renting out a guest wing in his house and his gatehouse. Enter the supporting characters Mark and Jimmy. Coop meets Alex at a dinner party at a friends house. Um, did I mention she's 29 and they just hit it off wonderfully? Well, they do. This book then preceeds to roll their lives together like a bad tasting burrito. There are a lot of inconsistencies in this book. First a doctor whose job is to save babies supports an abortion of her lovers child. She passes it off as if it's a stain on a shirt. Coop is so broke he needs to rent out parts of his Cottage, yet he takes his lovers to fancy restaurants and lavishes them with expensive clothes and trinkets. Is this possible? Coop seems to be nothing short of a jerk in denial. How can one possibly feel sorry for him. Mark and Jimmy were spots of sunshine in this book. There stories were worth reading. They seemed to have come from the earlier Danielle Steel novels when one could really grow to like a character and be interested in their lives. Paloma added some color to the pages as the eccentric housekeeper. This book became very predictable during the last one hundred pages. I had figured out the ending and all of the twists and turns in the relationship well before the last page. This book seemed to have somewhat of a good plot but just didn't have the ingredient to hold it all together. It was a very light read that was hard to get into at times. Could have definitely been better.
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Summary: An enjoyable and quick read.
Review: The Cottage is not Ms. Steel's best work, but it was an enjoyable and quick read. I thought it was unfortunate that Ms. Steel chose to make her main character, Cooper Winslow (an ageing Hollywood legend), so unlikable. I simply could not warm up to him. Coop, was so shallow, immature and self-involved. And worse still, at 70, he preferred dating (and sleeping with) women in there early 20's. Yikes!...
Having said that, it was nice to read a romance novel that revolved primarily around men. I thoroughly enjoyed the side stories that involved Mark Friedman (freshly dumped by his cheatin' wife) and Jimmy O'Connor (recently widowed). All-in-all, it was a good read.
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