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Summary: Wonderful Intro to Keyes' Work
Review: I came upon this book through a coworker and before I even completed the book I knew I'd want to read more of Keyes! I'm currently in the middle of "Lucy Sullivan" with further plans to keep going. Great read.
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Summary: Great read!
Review: I had previously read Last Chance Saloon and expected some of the same plot lines. I was genuinely surprised at Keyes ability to combine a serious issue with good old comedy. I found myself inside the Cloisters, sitting with Rachel in her sessions, in NYC fighting the urges of drug addiction. Several stories in one, and it was wonderfully woven into an excellent book. A must read!
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Summary: Very entertaining, as usual
Review: All of her books are good. What more can I say?
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Summary: Great from first page to the last page!
Review: I have given this book to several people since I have read it. I can't remember the last time I liked a book so much that I wanted everyone I know to read it!This was the first book by Marian Keyes that I had read (I have since read several more.) The fact that she took a very serious subject (alcohol and drug addiction) and made it hilarious is really great. And don't think she's making fun of the subject, she is just showing all sides if this problem and the treatmet in the character of Rachel and her counterparts. If you know anything about these subjects and how treatment programs work, this book is for you. Rachel is the epitome of denial when it comes to her problems, as are most addicts. I absolutely love the character of Rachel! I want to know more about how her life went on, so I am hoping she will appear in some more of Ms. Keye's books. I will reread this book (something I don't normally do either)and probably reread it again.
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Summary: So Happy You'll Cry!
Review: This book is absolutely divine. The plot is strong, it has a wonderful twist of good and bad, the right amount of love and sex, laugh-out-loud humor and a simply remarkable ending! This is Marian Keyes' best book (Rachel's Holiday is a close second) and one of my all-time favorites! You'll love it, I promise!!!
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Summary: Impressed and Entertained
Review: My first Keyes book was Watermelon, which I thoroughly enjoyed, but which left me with a sense of something missing. It kind of deserved the title "chick lit" or "beach reading." It dealt with some serious situations, but it was basically fantasy. That's OK, I like escape reading. Rachel's Holiday, however, had what Watermelon was missing: the bite of real life. The plot is summarized many times here, so I won't bother to repeat it. What I liked was Ms Keyes' ability to write a book about something serious, addiction, without losing her sense of humor, romance or fun. "Lost Weekend" treatments of addiction are a dime a dozen. The ability to write about serious material without sacrificing what makes pleasure reading fun is far more rare. I'll never forget the story of mild-mannered Neil, for example, who just likes "a few with the guys on Saturday night." But then Keyes is so often hilarious that I laughed out loud every other page. Helen, Rachel's nemesis of a sister, is always good for a funny scene. And then of course there is the romance with Luke, plus the sexy guy Rachel stumbles across in rehab....I even dreamed I was in the Cloisters, making friends with the brown sweaters and arguing with Sister Josephine. I hope Rachel will play a role in the other sisters' stories. I liked her character and I'd love to see her story continue to unfold. This was definitely a stay up all night read, so be sure to wait for a long weekend or holiday before starting this one. Also, beware of eating while you read!
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Summary: Another winner from Marian Keyes
Review: Although this is not a work of non-fiction, Marian Keyes gives wonderful insights into the life of an addict and what the course of recovery may be like. Throughout the course of the novel, Ms. Keyes keeps our interest and sparks our imagination to anticipate all that has happened to Rachel and where she may end up. I read this relatively long book in a matter of hours based on my desire to see where the story would go. Quite a wonderful read and you may learn something to boot.
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Summary: This is a stay-up-all-night book!!
Review: I enjoyed this book so much I've read it three times! I found it to be a very true-to-life story of an addict coming to understand herself and break free of her addiction. Rachel is a very likeable, very human character, and her journey to a better life is at times hilarious and at times heart-wrenching. In my opinion, this is the best of Marian Keyes' books.
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Summary: Marian Keyes' Best
Review: I had read most of Marian Keyes' other books, and this one is far and away the best of the bunch. It's funny, absorbing, heartbreaking, and totally believable. The reader gets to accompany Rachel on her journey towards realizing that she has a drug problem, learning the most damning information about he problem as she does, in small glimpses told by her friends or in flashbacks. Ms. Keyes does a wonderful job with her characters and the relationships between them - the scenes between Rachel and her mom, in particular, were wrenchingly real. My only gripe was the too-neat fairy tale ending. But that tiny flaw is a small price to pay for what, for me, was an unexpectedly great read.
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Summary: Marian Keyes at her very best
Review: This was my favorite (but only just), of all the Marian Keyes books. I had much sympathy for Rachel during her adventure in this book yet also found her very amusing. Rachel is a very believable 3D character, and though the story is amusing it also has a tasteful insight into addiction and recovery, I found it surprisingly educational. Keyes's observant and hilarious writing style is evident throughout, maintaining the readers interest until the end. The best thing I liked about this book was the constant surprises in it.
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