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Summary: unexpected!
Review: First of all, I liked that this book is long. I am tiring of 200-page books feeling like they ended too soon. At 610 pages, this one seemed just right.
You get to know the characters, feel for them. I was surprised at the turns and twists of what the lead character went through. This is definitely not your fluffy-feel-good chick lit. This one reaches deeper, explores issues that are painful and hard to deal with.
I will be reading her other books as well. If they are anything like this gem, I won't be disappointed!!
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Summary: It wasn't exactly what I expected...
Review: But I liked it alot. It was not your usual "fluff" chick-lit. It went a little deeper.
You can see far more clearly than Lucy can what the problems in her life are and denial is the main problem. She has been afflicted by depression her whole life and she hasn't quite grown up enough yet to "see" what's going on around her. She doesn't even understand herself. She is not a whiny character, but she is quite naive. It's ironic that she thinks her flatmate, Charlotte, is naive (which she is) but doesn't realize it in herself. What I liked about this book is that Lucy comes to a self-realization, she emerges from her cocoon of denial and she grows as a person. She finally understands her childhood, her failures in choosing men, her parents realationship, her insecurity. As reality hits and her world is flipped on its end, she sets about to change the habits of a lifetime, she grows up, and she gets her man. Of course you have to wade through all of the "veil over her eyes" parts to get to this - and it is quite long - but the journey was worth it in the end. This was an entertaining book, I would definitely recommend.
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Summary: Jane Austen meets the TV show "Friends"!
Review: Having read Rachel's Holiday, Marian Keyes's latest book, I thought I should definitely read one of her earlier novels. I had been looking for a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy to read and Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married did not disappoint. What great novel! This book shouldn't be compared to Bridget Jones -- it shines its own light. Lucy Sullivan has received the news of a lifetime: a psychic has predicted that she will be married within a year. The problem is that she has no idea to whom. Who is the lucky man? No one knows. Of course, the search for Mr. Sullivan will take some interesting and rough turns, for Lucy isn't exactly a girl with very high dating standards. This is a great novel. The story is very reminiscent to a Jane Austen novel -- it has that heroine-looking-for-love-in-all-the-wrong-places-but-wouldn't-notice-the-true-love-of-her-life-if-it-hit-her-in-the-head love theme. I loved it. Also, it's like a more intelligent version of the TV sitcom Friends. I loved the neurotic characters. Lucy's roommates -- Karen, the bossy and high maintenance one and Charlotte, the ditsy and naive one -- are hilarious! As are Daniel (he seemed adorable), Megan and Meredia. I laughed so much with this one. In fact, I was given some puzzled looks on the train on my way to work. My only complaint is Keyes's obvious need to stereotype races. Oh, and having read Rachel's Holiday, I have detected a pattern in Keyes's writing -- a pattern that I cannot discuss for it might spoil the plot. Funny, charming, and as resistible as it is addicting, Lucy Sullivan should be on every woman's reading list. That is if you're in the mood for good British humor.
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Summary: Lucy Sullivan Wore Blinders
Review: I enjoyed the book in the beginning, but I honestly could not stand the way Lucy blamed her poor mother for everything! Nor did I like the way she talked to her mother, and seemed to think that was okay. Lucy seemed retarded to me, and I mean that in the true sense of the word. I read most of the other reviews, and I have to ask, why does everyone seem to feel its okay for Lucy to constantly denigrate her mother? Yes, I am a mother, and yes, I wanted to bash her (Lucy's) head in when I read about all her mom had to put up with from her father, and then from Lucy, too. Is anyone really that clueless? I suppose her boyfriend could have beaten her, and maybe that would have opened her eyes, since nothing else could.
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Summary: Very Unique Read...
Review: I have to say that I didn't like this book at first. Mostly because I couldn't stand Lucy Sullivan (or most of the other characters for that matter). Lucy was immature and pathetic. But somehow this author created these very realistic people and made it work.
I got over the fact that I don't always have to like the title character, and it went a lot smoother. Lucy seemed to grow up a little bit by the end of the book. It was almost like I kept yelling at her to stop being an idiot...and she did.
The characters were horribly entertaining and the plot was fun once it got going. This was the second Marian Keyes' book I read (I read Sushi for Beginners first) and was pleased that the story was not a carbon copy. The characters were very different, the story was very different, even the mood was different. I always appreciate it when the author gives up at the end and tells you everything that happened while you were watching somewhere else (if you've read it, you know what I mean).
Anyway, I think this is a book that's worth the wait to the end.
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Summary: What a fun ride!
Review: I really liked this book, it was a little bit too long but a light comedy about a girl falling for all the bad guys and never realizing that Mr.Right has been in front of her all these years. Recommend for a light read!
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Summary: I love this book!
Review: I. Love. This. Book. This story really touches a nerve in my somewhere. Marian Keyes does it again, and this time she outdoes herself. Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married is a light, funny, romantic book that will just make you want to go "aww".
The story follows Lucy and her escapades in dating after a psychic predicts she'll be married in about a year. Throw in a few alcoholics and a crazy scary scottish woman and you've got yourself a great story, full of laugh out loud jokes and moments that just makes you feel happy. There are times you'll wish you were Lucy, and there are times you're definitely glad you aren't her. The book is hysterical, and there is no way I could properly convey in words how much I love this book! I have had many of my friends read it, and I'd reccommend it to anyone!
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Summary: Witty, sexy and just plain fun!
Review: If you loved Bridget Jones, you'll adore Lucy Sullivan.
Hilarious! I think I've read this book at least three times. And as soon as I get it back from my sister, I'll read it again.
If you just don't get British humor...well, enter at your own risk.
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Summary: Marian Keyes- comedic genius!!
Review: Marian Keyes shines beautifully beneath her own spotlight, and any comparisons to other authors would be a total diservice to the comedic genius of this author!!
Lucy Sullivan is constantly falling for the bad boy loser types, that have no job, no money and no direction in their lives..unless it is directions to the nearest pub!! When a fortune teller reveals to Lucy her impending marriage, Lucy tries to force it to come true. She falls for yet another typical "Lucy" catch and the consequences are more disappointing than ever. As she continues to search for her true love, she is forced to face a family situation that will challenge everything she believes to be the truth. What will the effects be on her personal life??? What is holding her back from reaching her full potential for a full and wonderful life??
Marian Keyes is a talented and creative author who intertwines humor and pathos, love and hate and happy endings and reality with a touch of brilliance and a stylre all her own.
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Summary: "Lucy" is not a "Bridget" wannabe!
Review: Perhaps because I have 2 children ages 2 and under, but I truly appreciate my reading leisure time more than I ever did before. That's why I was relieved to discover how much I enjoyed "Lucy Sullivan" (the last book I read was "The Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing", and it stunk on ice). I also loved "Briget Jones' Diary", and apart from the fact that both characters are British, I fail to see how "Lucy" is trying to be Bridget! Lucy and her 3 co-workers go to a fortuneteller to have their tarot cards read, and Lucy's "prediction" is that she'll get married within one year. Although her realistic sense tells her these readings are "for entertainment purposes only", she can't help but think about them seriously when her co-workers predictions start to come true. From there on, she looks at every man in her life as if he could be "the one", from a bad blind date with an American in the personals ads to her video store clerk. Marian Keyes is hilarious. I love her sense of humor and style of writing. I appreciated the way she allowed Lucy to slowly, and only through learning the hard way, realize her father is an alcoholic, even though everyone, includuing the reader, knows this from the first time he's introduced. At first I was so frustrated with Lucy for putting up with Gus. But, in all fairness, she did warns us at the beginning of the book that she avoids nice safe men. And, she comes to that revelation on her own, but I won't give away the entire plot. My sister-in-law is from England, and she gives me some of the best Brit authors to read. She, of course, handed me "Lucy Sullivan", and I am grateful to find a new favorite author. I can't wait to read "Watermelon" now! If you want a fun, realistic read, pick up a copy.
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