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Summary: Typical and predictable Steel novel.
Review: This is the sixth Danielle Steel novel I have read. I can only handle one or two a year since they all seem to be very much the same, even though they are enjoyable and are page-turners. However, No Greater Love is by far the weakest and slowest one I have read. Except for the first one hundred pages and the last fifty it really isn't all that interesting and actually the "San Fransisco years" which is the bulk of the novel are just plain boring. Edwina makes an okay heroine, but Alexis is a pain from the start to the finish and I couldn't stand her character. Overall, it's a decent Steel novel--not her best, but I'm sure not her worst either.
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Summary: Should have gone down with the Titanic!!!!
Review: This is without a doubt D.S. most boring novel of all!!! Very hard to follow, it tells way too much about the Titanic. If I wanted to know about the Titanic, I'll get the real book!
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Summary: A one-dimensional version of the Titanic story
Review: This thin, yet overblown narrative palls once the action leaves the Titanic
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Summary: An addictive story!
Review: This was my first Danielle Steel novel I read, however, having read some of the negative reviews it recieved, I would have to disagree. I decided to read this book not because I was curious about Ms. Steel, but because I am a Titanic freak, and when I heard that she had written a book about the famous ship disaster, I immediately ran out and bought it. At first I was disappointed, because the actual ship disaster happened before I was through 1/4 of the book, and other Titanic books I have read in the past have depicted the entire tragety from cover to cover, but I really admired Edwina for selflessly giving up her personal happiness to raise her five brothers and sisters. I think Danielle Steel tried to depict Edwina's mother as a heroine for romanticly going down on the ship with her husband, but I found her to be quite selfish for that! She left behind 6 children, the youngest being only two years old! Although I don't have children of my own, I am one of those people who believe that one's children should be their top priority, and when given the chance to live, you should jump at it! Overall, this book had everything: you will laugh out loud, cry out loud, and most of all, you won't be able to put it down!
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Summary: Ms. Steels' very best !!!
Review: This was my first Danielle Steel novel, and I think it is the best !!! I have an interest in the Titanic, so I was drawn to it immediately.When Edwinas' parents and fiance go down with the Titanic, I had tears in my eyes!! It hit me hard because it dealt with a subject that really happened.
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Summary: get out the tissue for this one
Review: this was my first danielle steele book and i have been hooked
every since. it starts out with a loving husband and wife and
their six kids ranging from 20 to 2 years of age. they decide
to book a passage on the titanic. as the ship is going down, the
children all make it to life boats but they are not allowing the
men anywhere near them. the wife decides that her oldest daughter
can take care of the children but she refuses to have a life without her husband so they both go down with the ship. needless
to say the oldest daughter forgoes marriage and love to raise her
five sibling in a heartrending story that only danielle steele
can bring so much reality to. this is a must read if you never
read any of her other ones. this is a true standout of all the book i have read in my many years of being a bookworm.
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Summary: It took her this long to cash in too?
Review: Well, it now looks like everybody has gotten a piece of the leonardo pie. My only questions are: is she sending the TITANIC movie crew royalties? Will there be a collector's edition with a celine dion single included (for those who miss when it was on the radio 24/7) and finally why did it take her so long to cash in on this marketing frenzy that has been titanic? Or perhaps this book and the marketing frenzy were a coincidence???!!!!???
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Summary: One of my favorites
Review: While not my all time favorite Steel book, it does rank up there.I'm more partial to her historical books, which is one reason I liked this one so much. Set in the early days of California (1912 - ), the book takes you from England, onto the Titanic, to New York, to California and back to England. Though the book is "family" based, the main character is Edwina, who has to come to terms with the death, raising a family, and finding love. Beautifully written. I'd recommend it to anyone who loves romance, especially historical romance.
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