Sundays at Tiffany's
by Gabrielle Charbonnet, James Patterson
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Book Reviews of Sundays at Tiffany's
Book Review: Absurdly wonderful
Summary: 5 Stars
Is the premise plausible? Of course not! "What if your imaginary friend from childhood was your one true love?" It's printed right on the front of the book. I read it and I was intrigued, and at the same time skeptical. The truth is, once you get past the crazy-sounding premise that imaginary friends actually exist, it is totally believable and so romantic. Patterson has crafted the perfect man as only could be done with an imaginary man. What other man could be so perfect? He's handsome, sexy, compassionate, intelligent, gentle, wise, strong, and a wonderful listener. He does an excellent job of making you believe his fairy tale -- you find yourself immersed in the story and forgetting about the obvious fact that imaginary friends don't actually exist. By the end, you are on the edge of your seat and hoping that everything works out for the unlikely couple. There are a couple of twists and turns, which you kind of have to expect when the prologue of the book is a small snippet of the ending and it doesn't paint a nice picture. To say more would give away too much. This book was an easy read and I found it engrossing. Chick-lit? Absolutely!
This book would make a great movie in my opinion. As I read the book, the scenes played out in my head just like a movie -- a testament to the writing for sure. I couldn't picture anyone but Holland Taylor playing Vivienne Margaux. And for some reason, Carter Oosterhouse came to mind for Michael. Would love to see this book hit the big screen!
Book Review: Good book but not one of my favorite so far...
Summary: 3 Stars
I think that this book was a beautiful story. The characters are, in some way, very real.Still I think that the author has not built a connection between the story and the reader. The relationship between Michael and Jane had this big question mark because you don't understand what is happening with Michael. Is he real or not? Then at the end you get an idea of what was really happening.
While I was reading it , I could not feel what was happening in the book, as I wrote earlier.It is something strange because one of the first things you look and want from books like this is to feel what the characters are feeling so it can be more real.
Another thing I noticed is that, Michael and Jane's realtionship was develop too fast. I mean, the author doesn't get into details about how Michael's feelings for Jane change. I know that since Jane was a little girl he always felt something special, a kind of connection but, I think it would have been much more fun and interesting to see the change in Michael's feelings.
And last but not least I think that chapter sixty six was unnecesary. That is my opinion. I think that graphical sexual scenes in books are not necessary to carry out or develop a good love story. I mean , it is ok to add a little tension to the story but you don't have to describe the whole scene. A good example of this is Stephanie Meyer in Eclipse ( she is very careful with this type of scenes.
But after all is a good story and I recommend it.
Book Review: Not too deep or complex - a typical chick-flick novel for a lazy Sunday!
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is not deep, heavy or complex - more like a chick-flick novel where you can just read it in a lazy Sunday.
As mentioned the book is about a girl, Jane, who was always lonely in her child life. Her mother, the powerful head of a Broadway theater company, has no time for her. She does have one friend-a handsome, comforting, funny man named Michael-but only she can see him. Years later, Jane is in her thirties and just as alone as ever. Then she meets Michael again-as handsome, smart and perfect as she remembers him to be. But not even Michael knows the reason they've really been reunited.
I didn't go into the book expecting a lot as this is my first book from James Patterson, so I didn't get much disappointed either. Despite its "lightness," it's worth a read - I do think that this book was a beautiful story. The characters are, in some way, very real and in some way very unrealistic, guess depending on the personality. However the author has not built a connection between the story and the reader. The relationship between Michael and Jane had this big question mark. It seemed the author developed the relationship too fast, not going into much detail about how Michael's feelings for Jane change - where as he goes much more details in Jane's character. As a reader doesn't understand what is happening with Michael. Is he real or not? Then at the end you get an idea of what was really happening.
Book Review: City of Angels meets Drop Dead Fred
Summary: 3 Stars
The good about the book:
1.) Interesting premise regarding imaginary friends.
2.) Quick read. 300 pages that probably should have been 150 in normal cirumstances.
3.)A lot of "aww" moments within the love story.
The BAD:
1.) Older imaginary friend has lover. Michael, knew Jane as a child for 5 years (from 4-9). Yet he falls head over heels in love with her after knowing her as an adult for 2 days? Isn't it once you know someone as a kid, they're always a kid to you? Everytime it's mentioned about him noticing her acting childlike "she had a child's curiosity.", it made me cringe.
2.) Stereotypical characters. Jane's Mom is overbearing and super critical. Michael is the perfect man, stereotypically, think of what the perfect man is to a woman (good listener, sensitive, loves kids, handsome, good in bed, loves your flaws). Perfect is boring, Michael is boring. He has no weight as a character whatsoever. Jane, is miserable without a good man in her life to show her how to live and run her life. Ugh.
3.) Never explained imaginary friend position. Michael is an imaginary friend but he lives and interacts as any other person, BUT he can be invisible when he wants to, snaps to get money. Huh? When Jane asks him he says "I don't know." I don't know either.
All in all, it's ok.
Book Review: LOVELY AND 3 Stars
Jane is a lovely 32-year-old woman with an overbearing, highly critical mother and a gorgeous, insincere boyfriend. The best times of her life were indisputedly spent with her beloved Michael...her imaginary childhood friend, who saved her from years of loneliness when her mother viewed her as simply an inconvenience. And although Michael has been gone from her life for the better part of 23 years, he has never been absent from her heart...a decidedly unusual thing, since children are supposed to forget their imaginary friends immediately when they have to move on to another child that needs them....On the heels of her hugely successful Broadway play Thank Heaven, Jane is basking in the afterglow. It is, after all about a little girl and her imaginary friend...somewhat autobiographical, certainly. When Jane spots the love of her life in one of their favorite haunts--the St. Regis--she is in disbelief. Can it really be Michael? Is he real--or is she losing her mind? And more importantly....what is he doing here now?
A nice story, but falling far short of that fabulous tear-jerker, Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas. Although JP has tried, in my opinion he has never quite recaptured that magic in this genre. In this delightful tale, however, he comes closer that he has in quite some time.
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