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Summary: James Patterson Tries to be Nichols Sparks
Review: Predictable, self absorbed characters. I'm all for a good love story but this was awful. I hope I never meet people like Suzanne and Katie. Patterson should stay with what he knows and what he does so well.
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Summary: a little too fluffy
Review: This book was a very quick read. It certainly tried to pull on all of the emotions, but I just found the whole thing to be your typical romance fluff. The ending was so predictable. If you normally read Patterson's novel and think you would like to read this as a change of pace, I suggest you skip it, unless you like weepy, emotional romances. I don't, and I certainly wish I would have spent my money on something else.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I promised myself I'd never pick up another James Patterson novel after reading the ridiculous ending in "Roses are Red." However, I decided to give him one more chance with "Diary." This book is a cross between "Bridges of Madison County" (which is actually referenced in the book) and "Love Story." Sappy, improbable, and at times, it seems that the author has not paid attention to what he has written. For example, Suzanne frets about telling her lover that she recently had a heart attack. Evidently it doesn't occur to her that, during their lovemaking, he has probably noticed the scars from her recent heart bypass surgery. After years of reading Patterson novels, I hate to say it, but this book was a huge disappointment.
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Summary: The Once in a Lifetime Love...Twice
Review: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas was a great novel to immerse oneself in on the weekend. The writing is clear and the plot is both engaging and captivating.Meet Katie, she has fallen in love with the perfect man. However, she knows that there is a past that he has not reconciled. When the relationship begins to grow, Matt decides to end the relationship. Without a word, Matt leaves Katie a diary ~ the key to his past. The reader is with Katie every step of the way as she makes her way through the diary and gets a picture of all that Matt is and all that holds him back. Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas is a feel-good story about finding true love. Congrats to Patterson for taking a risk and jumping out of his normal realm - job well done.
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Summary: Loved It
Review: I loved this book. I am of course a huge fan of JP but this book was different. He can write about anything and he proves it with this book. There are so many phrases in this book that really apply to daily life. I will not give them away but I have used some of them on people and they think I am smarter when I tell them about the 5 balls (Read and find out) The main character Katie is really just an outlet for him to tell his real story and at the same time you feel this women's pain and her understanding. I give him 5 stars. If you liked this my other favorite of his is "When the Wind Blows" It has that similiar touch to it although it is an entirely different book. I am amazed at how JP can really write about more than one thing. All his books are great but this one I think was his best yet.
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Summary: absolute trash
Review: i will say this as briefly as possible. i am an avid reader. i consider myself intelligent. i'm a sucker for a well-thought-out, sappy, feel-good romance, be it a book, movie, whatever. that said, james patterson should be embarrassed to have his 'fans' waste their time reading this one-dimensional, fourth-grade simple - and downright boring - piece of junk. seriously, the sap was dripping off the page in buckets - overdone to the point it was non-believable, and just plain nauseating throughout. this was my first james patterson book. i hear he writes a pretty snappy suspense novel. i'll never get to one. he's already wasted enough of my time with "suzanne's diary" that i won't read another word of anything he's written. does anyone have a garbage can?
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Summary: James is that you?
Review: WOW! Didn't know such a soft sensitive side of James existed. I was waiting for someone to come up dead or some kind of plot twist. All kidding aside it was a very sweet book. A little on the Nicholas Sparks stlye of writing but overall I liked it. I thought it was a sweet story and it made you feel sad for all the characters. I guess James Patterson needed a break from all that murder mystery writing to write a sweet, touching, love story. I confess I needed quite a bit of Kleenex by the time the last pages were turned. I recomend this book especially if you need emotional purging, this book is on point.
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Summary: Not your standard James Patterson
Review: I got this book thinking I could use a little romance these days. I found it in this book. It IS romantic. Katie's lover, Matt, breaks up with her unexpectedly, sends her Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas and Katie begins to read. The story that unfolds draws you in...but it's easy to see how it is going to end from the first few entries in this diary. All the classic signs are there. But the story makes your heart soar at times. Even though I personally feel that it was a little over the top (no man on earth is like this guy), it was a book that really took me away from reality for a while...and that's not so bad these days. Buy it, set it aside, and read it in the bathtub, or one night when you are feeling a little blue. Just finish it when you are in a better mood!
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Summary: Easy & Cheesy.
Review: What a surprise! I have expected more from a well-known novelist. This book reads like a Harlequin Romance. It is overly simple, completely unrealistic, as if the author wore pink shades while forming his characters. Everybody in the book is too perfect, all the relationships are so melodramatically wonderful. The book is an easy cheesy read that's for sure but has no literary value!
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Summary: Awesome, moving, etc
Review: The words awesome and moving just do not describe this book. I don't think there are words in the English language to describe how much I liked this book. It was a fast read and I really enjoyed it.
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