Double Standards

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Summary: This Book is Absolutely Amazing!
Review: i bought this book by chance. i saw it in the book store and bought it along with a few other books. Double Standards was that last one i read out of the books i bought that day. once i started it i couldnt put it down. i remember reading it until six o'clock the next morning. the story was so beautiful. i love the way Nick is so powerful and strong, yet love breaks him down and eats away at him. its so touching the way he cant leave her alone, he wants to be near her even when he wants to hate her. the story was so beautiful, their love so strong. Everything about the book was perfect. i have read it about 14 times from front to back and i'll probably read it over and over again. i definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to read an up to date modern love story.

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Summary: Good story
Review: Double Standards represents my introduction to Judith McNaught. She's a good writer. This is a good story. And hey, the male protagonist was a jerk--big deal! The female protagonist was a big girl, and did a great job of taking care of herself in the story. The story is lively in its detail. Based on this work, I will read more of McNaught's efforts.

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Summary: Double Your Pleasure!
Review: Judith McNaught shows the reader how to double their reading pleasure by giving them double the hours of reading entertainment with this her newest novel, "Double Standards."

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Summary: double standards
Review: This was the first Mcnaught book I read, and I loved it, couldn't put it down. But if you compare it to her other books, it's not as great, but still a very good read. Nick's a bit ruthless in his treatment of Lauren, but I guess it's understandable considering his background and the time this piece was written. He was close to being violent however, and that was a big turnoff. He very nearly makes up for it in the end though, although I find Lauren to be too forgiving. It was the best fight-and-make-up sequences I've read though (even though it wasn't very realistic). It just didnt' seem as if Nick ever really came to trust Lauren though, like she had to earn her innocence back, which was the only reason Nick came back, not because he trusted her or loved her. It never seemed like Nick changed at all, even at the end. And none of the characters were really developed, even Nick and Lauren, but I understand that this was one of Mcnaught's first novels. And I enjoyed reading it very much.

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Summary: No Standards
Review: Lauren Danner was a 23 year old secretary with a huge amount of piano talent. She was forced into asking a distant relative for a job when her father had a heartache. The job came with an extra requirement, she had to spy on his estranged stepson, Nick Sinclair.

Nick Sinclair is a poor boy who grew up to be a millionaire playboy. His family hates him and he uses women as toys with no thought whatsoever to their feelings. He meets Lauren Danner, and when she will not sleep with him he degrades her at every possible moment.

Nick is one of those characters who you will never ever root for. He makes one rude and unforgivable comment after another. I have no idea how Lauren puts up with him the whole book, I was ready to give up after the first few chapters. Lauren who is described as extremely smart shows incredibly stupidity in her choice of men.

Like some of the other reviewers I thought this book was well written. Also like other reviewers, I thought the "hero" (If you can even call him that) was a vile and degrading jerk. On occasion he showed promise, but ultimately he never managed to over come his actions. Which is a shame, as it could have been a poignant and touching book.

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Summary: A very nice romance
Review: I love this book. i thought Nick was a geat guy with a hard childhood and Lauren was a great leading woman. This was one of the first romance books i read and i think it is wonderful! This book made me laugh, cry, and then laugh again. when I was done the book I felt so happy and good. Double Standards is truly an awsome book. After I read this I went on to reading a Kingdom of Dreams and Something Wonderful which are great, too. Judith McNaught is a great author and i give two thumbs up to her.

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Summary: Breathtaking!
Review: This book was wonderful. The story about how Nick's mother abandoned him when he was a little boy was so sad and made me cry. I believe that a lot of people could relate to this story. I also believe that the twists and turns in this story were incredible. This is my second book from Judith Mcnaught and I have become a fan. I plan on reading all her books. As for this book I could not put it down I read the entire book in three days! I recommend this book to everyone.

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Summary: Excellent
Review: I've lost count how many times I have read this book. The first time I read it, I stayed up till three in the morning - I just couldn't put it down. Nick was wonderful, as was Lauren. It was the first Judith McNaught book that I had ever read and is in my opinion, her best. It's one of my all time favourites and is definitely a keeper.

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Summary: Double Your Pleasure!
Review: Judith McNaught shows the reader how to double their reading pleasure by giving them double the hours of reading entertainment with this her newest novel, "Double Standards."

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Summary: Hero is an #$#@
Review: This book was well written, but I couldn't really enjoy it because the hero was such a jerk the whole book. He treats the heroine like crap. Seduces her and tries to force her to continue their affair when she starts working for him even though he makes it clear he will NEVER marry her and that is all they have. Then, at the end of the book, he accuses her of something she doesn't do. Completely degrades and humiliates her as does everyone else who knows her and should know she wouldn't do what she is accused of. Then, when he finds out she's innocent, he goes to her and she instantly forgives him. This book makes me sick. I feel it is an insult to women that the heroine allows the hero to treat her that way and then just instantly forgives him. I would have had much more respect for her if she had made him suffer for the way he treated her but she doesn't. She just lets him treat her like crap and comes back begging for more.