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Summary: Not your typical...
Review: ...love story ingredients.
I find it funny that people either loved or hated the style of this book. I've been on a Danielle Steele kick this summer and this is one of my latest reads.
I loved that fact that it was a story you couldn't get enough of and were just dying to find out if Kate & Joe would end up together in true love or not. I have to agree that there were many many MANY break-ups & make-ups but - you know... that made it more realistic.
Perhaps we DON'T want as much 'real'ness to our love stories... Perhaps we just want a fairy tale ending that we ourselves don't have or don't feel we'll ever find (me?~ yes, me *sigh*).
I do think it was a beautiful story. I couldn't put it down - even in a country auction I went to with my grandparents. (The auctioneer must have thought I was nutty! haha) It brought tears to my eyes twice. Now THAT doesn't happen very often.
It's easy to get into and very worth the read. Read it.. you'll know what we mean. =0)
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Summary: A true disappointment
Review: A friend of mine recommended Danielle Steel when we were at the library, and I have to say that after reading this book I was thoroughly disappointed. I expected an author of Steel's popularity to be able to write with far more sophistication than I found in this book. I was actually somewhat annoyed with this book, considering that practically every fact is repeated several times. Steel could have written the same predictable story in 100 pages and still have retained the entire plot. I'd recommend looking elsewhere for a good romance novel.
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Summary: Lone Eagle
Review: Another great story by Danielle Steel... This time she writes a passionate love story between a pilot and a young girl. Joe is a handsome and successful pilot and businessman. He meets Kate when she is 17 years old and still in college. Even though her mother disapproves, she begins to date Joe and falls in love. They begin to live together, but eventually Kate finds out that he does not want to get married or have children. She decides to end the relationship and marry her good friend Andy, who is a stable and loving husband.
Kate soon discovers that she cannot forget Joe. Even though she is married with a child now, she realizes that she is still in love with him and will always be. Fate brings them together again one day in New York City and their lives are changed forever.
A powerful love story filled with all the sole searching and passion that makes live meaningful!
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Summary: Poor writing - poor content
Review: Definitely agree with the reviews regarding the repetition (it drives me crazy!) and the sentences beginning with "but" or "and". I know it's not grammatically correct, but I have no problem with it once in a while. However, Danielle Steele writes this book as if she never went to school.
As for the characters - she writes everyone to extremes. Kate's mother's genuine concern for her daughter gets turned into interference even though she's done her best to let her daughter make her own decisions. Andy's love and concern for his wife gets turned into manipulation. Worst of all, Kate's love for Joe is described as obsession even though she gave him all the freedom he could possibly want. Unfortunately she had the "nerve" to be upset when he spent most of 6 months away from her. "Poor" Joe couldn't take her neediness! What a joke.
This is not a romance - a romance has to have somewhere in it two people who truly love each other. This is a story of a young girl who can't give up her first love and a man who manipulates her. There are no redeemable qualities about Joe.
I've read nearly all of Danielle Steele's books and I keep buying them even when the writing gets tiresome. I keep looking for another of her good books and eventually one does turn up. This is not one of them. I'll keep looking.
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Summary: Give me the good old books!
Review: I agree with everyone who rated this three stars or lower. What has happened to this woman's writing abilities? She must be truly in it for the money. I was taught in English class that it was not a good thing to start a sentence with "and" or "but." She does it A LOT!! Also, as so many people say, she repeats and repeats! I, too, have read most of her novels but I'm not going to bother any more. After reading reviews on "The Kiss" and "Leap of Faith", I'm sure of it. It's really too bad because I loved the early ones like "Palomino" and "Daddy."I hope Danielle reads all the reviews and takes heed!
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Summary: unpredictable
Review: I am an avid reader of Danielle Steele. In this book i was uncertain of the outcome till the very last page, it was amazing. She kept you in suspence if the long lost lovers would ever be together, if they would find true love once and for all. I won't go in to deatils of the story but if you enjoy her writings ,you will absolutly love this book it is now on the top of my list of favorites. I hope you give this book chance you will not regret it if you belive in true love!!!!
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Summary: Not a traditional love story
Review: I enjoyed this book, as I enjoy almost all of Steel's novels. What I liked about this book the most was that it was not predictable. It was more of a sad love story than one with a happy ending. And it's good to read those once in a while, probably more realistic.
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Summary: WAY too much"break-up, make-up"
Review: I hadn't read a Danielle Steele novel in a few years but decided to give this one a try since I am always interested in the 1940's time period - as well as romances set around WWII. I won't be reading another of hers anytime soon. It seemed like the plot was stuck in one place and didnt EVER go anywhere. Throughout the entire book, it was "Kate loves Joe, Joe is no good for Kate but he loves her too... fate keeps bringing them together, they break up.... back together - even though he is still bad for her...." on and on. Frankly I was disappointed. Guess I'll stick with some other authors who can actually write a story that has more than one theme.
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Summary: unusual but lovely romantic novel
Review: I recommend everyone to read this book. It will have you gasping for air when you close the book because you want to know whats next. I love it and you will to.
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Summary: What a disappointment!!!
Review: I wanted to read this book because 1)it's a period book (WW2) 2)Danielle Steele wrote it. I agree with most of the previous reviews regarding the repetition of Kate going back to Joe even though he breaks her heart. I kept thinking "surely she will wake up and move on" and that kept me reading, wondering how she would get over Joe for good. I was disappointed in the end to see she never really did get over him. I have loved Danielle Steele's books in the past, easy reading yet can't put down. This one I wish I had put down for good about half way through!
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