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Summary: Fluff has its place...
Review: Sometimes, it's just nice to relax with a quick read and Goldsmith's target audience tends to agree. However, the most overtly annoying aspects of Goldsmith's style I find is that she takes herself too seriously and is too self-indulgent in her style. Perhaps it is the blatant didacticism which is distracting, the predictable "moral" at the end where everyone learns a lesson and everything goes on. At other times, the reader can practically hear Goldsmith gloat over sentences and passages she particularly likes. But, what author doesn't? Overall, it is charmingly quick and predictable. Jane Austen, she is NOT, she lacks the subtleties and character developments which make Austen classic literature and Goldsmith, well, best seller beach book material.
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Summary: Very Good Read
Review: Sylvie Crandell Schiffer thinks she has everything, the perfect house, great husband, and great children. There is only one thing she wants, she wants to find romance again with her husband Bob. There is one problem, Bob has been acting distant lately and has had no time for her. It gets even worse when Bob gets Sylvie a car she does not want or need for her fortieth birthday.The next day Sylvie dunks the car into the pool and Bob acts unconcerned. This gets Sylvie thinking and she realizes why Bob has been acting the way he does. He is having an affair. Sylvie goes to confront Bob's mistress and finds something strange. The girl (Marla) could be a dead ringer for Sylvie. This gets Sylvie thinking and she comes up with a plan to get even with Bob and maybe-just maybe get Bob back-Switch Places with Marla. The fun begins when Sylvie and Marla actually do switch and all of the adventures and misadventures they have being each other until the very last scene after Thanksgiving dinner.
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Summary: Very Good Read
Review: Sylvie Crandell Schiffer thinks she has everything, the perfect house, great husband, and great children. There is only one thing she wants, she wants to find romance again with her husband Bob. There is one problem, Bob has been acting distant lately and has had no time for her. It gets even worse when Bob gets Sylvie a car she does not want or need for her fortieth birthday. The next day Sylvie dunks the car into the pool and Bob acts unconcerned. This gets Sylvie thinking and she realizes why Bob has been acting the way he does. He is having an affair. Sylvie goes to confront Bob's mistress and finds something strange. The girl (Marla) could be a dead ringer for Sylvie. This gets Sylvie thinking and she comes up with a plan to get even with Bob and maybe-just maybe get Bob back-Switch Places with Marla. The fun begins when Sylvie and Marla actually do switch and all of the adventures and misadventures they have being each other until the very last scene after Thanksgiving dinner.
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Summary: It's supposed to be funny, but actually it's a sad story
Review: The funnier the author tries to be on this one, the stupider and more pathetic the book becomes. All of the characters are totally unlikeable, shallow, arrogant, and stupid. I don't think that these particular personality traits are funny, and I don't see how Ms. Goldsmith ever got this implausible, sorry book published. First Wife's Club it isn't!
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Summary: Totally preposterous plot, but who cares?!?!
Review: The plot line is impossible to believe, but real-life stories are NOT what I'm looking for when I read an Olivia Goldsmith book. This story really moves right along, and has some of the funniest dialogue of any of her books. Still, I personally much preferred "Best Seller" and "Flavor of the Month." Has Olivia Goldsmith become so popular since the movie "The First Wives Club" came out, that she is now writing more with future movie options in mind? Reading this book it definitely seems that way.
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Summary: Quirky yet thoroughly entertaining
Review: This book has an implausible premise but I read for escapism...Parts of this book had me laughing out loud. Don't we all know a Marla? The other thing that struck me is we all have a case of envy with others lives. The grass isn't always greener but sometimes if you get the right gardener you can fake it. :) Read this book and loan it to others...Then go back to reading your Grishams and heavier plotlines.
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Summary: A hilarious story!!
Review: This book hooked me on the first page. It combines humor and realism in order to give a great perspective on what can happen when a couple begins to take each other for granted in a marriage after many years of being together. In a way it was a man bashing story-one of the main characters-Bob has an extra marital affair and this story is of how his wife and his mistress get together and plan revenge. But it also gets deep into the emotional "mechanics" of how this affair came about and the effects it rendered on everyone. I would recommend it for men and women, married or single. Its an eye opener on what not to do and has a lot of insight on feelings that result when one parter strays.
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Summary: Full of fun
Review: This book is hilarious! There are parts that make you feel for Marla and Sylvie but the majority is full of laughs. The concept is very outrageous but it's just a book....not real life. For a relaxed read, this is the book! You won't be sorry!
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Summary: Far-Fetched but Wonderful!!!!!!
Review: This book was fab!!! I could hardly wait to go home at night to read it!! It is a little unreal for sure, but sometimes that's what makes a book fun. I would have done the same thing if I was in Sylvie's shoes. Make him pay!!!! This was another hit for Olivia and I give it a thumb's up!!!!!
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Summary: My thoughts on Switcheroo
Review: This book was FUN! The ending was predictable but then it wasn't. You kind of know what's going to happen with one person but not the other. So it's not disappointing! It was farfetched (but hey what'd ya expect it's fiction!) I liked this book. It was worth the time and money. It's easy-reading. Like I said before "FUN!" No thinking hard or being confused just sit back and relax and be entertained with this book. You'll love it!
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