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Summary: Interesting topic ... TERRIBLE delivery
Review: I was interested in this book due to the topic of a person returning to earth as an angel. I haven't read many of Danielle Steel's books, and after reading this one, I will NOT read another one. How many times can a writer repeat themselves? If you're Danielle Steel, WAY too much. She repeated conversations verbatim, she told and re-told situations and plot devices ad nauseeum (for example, father drinking, Bobby's accident, father ignoring Charlie's sports because she's a girl, Johnny's reactions to all of these events, etc). This was an extremely sketchy book. For example, Johnny would perform miracles, but he didn't know how and we weren't told, either. They just happened. Fine, you might say that miracles do 'just happen', however, if Johnny is the instigator of all these miracles, more thought and description should have been given as to how he accomplished them. DS could add a lot more depth and detail to her story telling. The ending was SO predictable. Someone earlier said the ending was an unpredictable "plot twist". I figured it out less than half way through the book. It's hard to believe that she is a best selling author. I read this book in less than 2 hours. Check it out from the library (as I did) if you really do want to read it.
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Summary: Almost as bad as "The Klone and I"..
Review: Two words..."just terrible"...
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Summary: It did make me cry...
Review: Ok, first, I agree that Steel's writing has severely gone down hill the past 5 or so years. I don't know what has happened to those great long books she used to write, such as Jewels, Thurston House or Daddy...books that carried you through almost the persons whole life and when you put it down, you felt accomplished, like you'd read a complete story. Her newer books aren't that. Moving on...I did enjoy this book a little more than some of her other newer books. It was a very quick read at 180 pages, which might have helped keep my interest. It could have been more like 160 if she had cut out all of the repetition. She kept repeating herself over and over and over...I don't understand why. It wasn't a long book, so it's not like we'd forget. She even had the same conversations with questions and answers repeated two or three times! Looking past that, the story itself was compelling. It was sad, but you wanted to keep reading to see what would happen. The ending was so predictable, I figured it out probably 50 pages in, but still was a good ending. It did bring out some emotion in me and kept my interest, so I would recommend this book, the story is good, just need to look past the writing at times.
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Summary: Good Beach Book
Review: I agree with another reviewer that Ms. Steel's work is not what is once was. There are notable errors and quite a bit of repetition. However, she still knows how to spin a good tale, and Johnny Angel makes an entertaining light read. I would recomend a book by Debbie Macomber instead.
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Summary: "Moving"
Review: After shining star Johnny Petersen is killed in a car crash on prom night, he returns to help his grieving family with a message of hope and forgiveness. I thought JOHNNY ANGEL by super-star Danielle Steel was a moving novel that most readers will enjoy. (Highly Recommended Novel!)
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Summary: Awesome
Review: This book was great. It had my eyes tearing with only a few pages. But don't worry, it's not a terribly sad book.
A family goes through changes as it copes with the death of Johnny, a loving son and brother.
Johnny comes back as an Angel and helps his friends and family move on and live better lives.
It's a great read. You won't be able to put the book down. Danielle Steel is a wonderful author and I can't wait to read other books by her.
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Summary: "Love This Writer"
Review: I love Danielle Steel! I am probably one of her biggest fans. And I have enjoyed all of her books this one especially. It personally held a lot of meaning to me on a personal basis. I think you will enjoy it.
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Summary: Very Disappointing
Review: I cannot believe that this book was allowed to go to print. As I read it, I was tempted to pull out my red pencil and edit as I went along. The repetition was more than I could bear and the writing was so elementary as to be insulting to the average reader. I can't believe that a writer with the kind of experience that Danielle Steel has doesn't even use quotation marks correctly. Unbelievable. The sad thing is, this could have been a powerful story. Ms. Steel lost her own son and certainly knows a mother's pain. That is where the problem lies. Her character Alice is strong and well developed. But no one else is. If she had spent more time on this book it might have been different. But, as usual, she power-wrote yet another and it didn't click.
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Summary: Where's the old Danielle?
Review: With ever new Danielle Steel book i read i seem to get more and more disappointed..Is it possible to have so many great books early on in her career then nothing? If you readers want great romance and heart wrenching books, try Kirk Martin...these are a must for ever reader..he's a great new author with amazing stories to tell...www.KIRKMARTIN.COM trust me you will be so happy you listened to me...you won't be able to put these books down..they are a cross between Nicolas Sparks and Bridges Of Madison County....a must read...
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Summary: Not one of Danielle Steel's best
Review: The story was touching, yet highly unrealistic. There was also too much redundancy. I thought this was an easy, yet disappointing read. I wonder if Steel has to meet a quota each year, and this was the by-product? Not her best book.
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