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Summary: I Love It
Review: I really enjoyed this one! This one was very different from the others I have read(Scruples I&II, Princess Daisy,Til We Meet Again) I think this one was a lot more toned down then the others, it wasn't nearly as racy. haha. Anyways if you have enjoyed Judith's other books as much as I have, I would highly recommend this book for your next read!
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Summary: I Love It
Review: I really enjoyed this one! This one was very different from the others I have read(Scruples I&II, Princess Daisy,Til We Meet Again) I think this one was a lot more toned down then the others, it wasn't nearly as racy. haha. Anyways if you have enjoyed Judith's other books as much as I have, I would highly recommend this book for your next read!
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Summary: Extraordinary plot, extra-extra ordinary book!
Review: I've read everything by Judith Krantz and she NEVER lets me down. From beginning to end I am engrossed in this book. Tessa's life was one of surprise and grief but that did not keep her from being the star she was born to be. Again Judith Krantz has turned an ordinary situation into an extraordinary work of art. Thanks Judith and keep'em coming. I can't wait until the next book comes out.
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Summary: UGH UGH UGH!
Review: Is it me, or are Judith Krantz novels becoming more tedious with the passage of time? Is my one guilty literary pleasure petering out? First, there was the unparalleled Cinderella-ism Scruples, a sample of rich excessiveness, indeed the book that gave hedonism a new name, for which thousands of readers rejoiced. Princess Daisy continued the pattern of Krantzism... outrageously beautiful heroines, both wicked and noble men, unyielding evil and brutishness by way of conflict, and the eventual emergence of the woman victorious... easily identifiable and tantalizingly reliable.So what's happening? The Jewels of Tessa Kent didn't hit one resonant note. The Jewels of Tessa Kent, in fact, seemed to be a bit of fluff more along the lines of that old chestnut Danielle Steele (who I believe fully writes her books by tape recorder off of the top of her bouffant head) instead of a finely honed Krantz-terpiece. I remember feeling that way about Spring Collection and that other Krantz novel, the one with the photographers that was so insipid I can't even remember the title. Frankly, the only good thing to come lately off of the pen of Judith Krantz is her autobiography, Confessions of a Nice Jewish Girl. Want to read some Krantz? Read THAT. Skip THIS.
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Summary: UGH UGH UGH!
Review: Is it me, or are Judith Krantz novels becoming more tedious with the passage of time? Is my one guilty literary pleasure petering out? First, there was the unparalleled Cinderella-ism Scruples, a sample of rich excessiveness, indeed the book that gave hedonism a new name, for which thousands of readers rejoiced. Princess Daisy continued the pattern of Krantzism... outrageously beautiful heroines, both wicked and noble men, unyielding evil and brutishness by way of conflict, and the eventual emergence of the woman victorious... easily identifiable and tantalizingly reliable. So what's happening? The Jewels of Tessa Kent didn't hit one resonant note. The Jewels of Tessa Kent, in fact, seemed to be a bit of fluff more along the lines of that old chestnut Danielle Steele (who I believe fully writes her books by tape recorder off of the top of her bouffant head) instead of a finely honed Krantz-terpiece. I remember feeling that way about Spring Collection and that other Krantz novel, the one with the photographers that was so insipid I can't even remember the title. Frankly, the only good thing to come lately off of the pen of Judith Krantz is her autobiography, Confessions of a Nice Jewish Girl. Want to read some Krantz? Read THAT. Skip THIS.
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Summary: Definitely not a Page-Turner
Review: It was typical "Krantz-Glitz." I probably should have waited for it at the Library rather than spring for it at the book store. I like to share books with out-of-state friends, but hate to spend the postage on a book that is half-ok and half-snore material. Definitely not her best work.
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Summary: Detailed subworlds, but one fatal flaw
Review: Judith Krantz is an extremely skilled writer with that genuinely, authorly flair for creating subworlds on her own terms - a talent possessed by any writer worth reading, from Dickens to Agatha Christie, whatever the genre or actual literary merit of his or her output. I read The Jewels of Tessa Kent with as much enjoyment as all her other works, very little more or less, since she is if nothing else consistent and the predictability of her formula - if you like this sort of thing, as I do - is part of the attraction. She is very good at drawing a detailed and superficially convincing picture of a specialised environment or social situation - in this case, the worlds of film-making, auction houses and applied Catholicism - and, despite the superabundance of positives and superlatives in her novels (nobody is ever just slightly beautiful, or a little bit rich, or reasonably good at what they do) she always includes a couple of entertaining vignettes of nasty, obsessed characters. Unfortunately, however, her great weakness seems to be an inability to portray a convincing romantic relationship. Her heroines generally fall madly in reciprocated love at first sight and marry within a week, in a way that never seems remotely plausible.
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Summary: An Absolute Masterpiece
Review: Reading reviews of some other novels by Judith Krantz, I read that she uses the same general theme in all the books she writes. For me however, this is the first novel by Ms Krantz and I thought it was wonderful. There were some time lapses early on in the book that were somewhat confusing, but in general, it was very well written and thoroughly engrossing.
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Summary: A True Krantz book!!!!
Review: The Jewels Of Tessa Kent was a typical Krantz book. It was easy enough to read and enjoyable enough to finish. I felt bad for poor Maggie, being raised by her mother's parents, and then being shuffled off to total strangers to be raised after her parents die. I still feel as though she should have lived with her birth mother, the whole thing was very cruel. This book was not as thrilling to me as Scruples 2 or Lovers, but Krantz definitely gets a thumbs up for this one.
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Summary: This book was great, I was unable to put it down.
Review: The life of Teresa (Tessa) was written so well that you could feel her emotion. I read the whole thing in 2 days on occasion had to hold back tears. If I could only have Ms Krantz to sign this book for me. Scruples was before my time, however I believe after reading this I must find it and read it also. Ms Krantz is an accomplished author. Wonderful Book
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