Lucky Man, Lucky Woman: A Novel

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Summary: I may be biased, but I love this book
Review: Deeply felt and deeply imagined -- a thoughtful, beautifully written story of good people dealing with tragedy, love, heartbreak: life.

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Summary: Do yourself a favor and read this book!
Review: I bought this book a year ago. I thought this was a good idea for a book from the back cover write up. But once I started reading this stuff, it got tiresome quick.Do not be confused, it is a tough read. Too much bouncing around when the main character talks. Too much explaining. I am thinking, why don't the author move this along. For a total of 264 page HC, I thought I would finish this in a hurry, but instead I put it down. I would say to all who thinks about buying this, you take your own risk ! My copy of this book goes to the book traders for something more interesting to my taste. Your money is better spent on the paperback or something good.

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Summary: Over-hyped
Review: I chose this book for our book club selection of the month because of the overwhelmingly positive reviews received from the offical reviewers and the customer reviews on this site. All of our book members were extremely disappointed with the novel. Although there are isolated sections of excellent writing and some beautiful imagery, the characters are one-dimensional and unlikeable, the plot irritating, and the tone drab and uninteresting. I am an avid reader and can enjoy most books, but I truly pushed through this one. I must admit, I usually find it helpful and enlightening to pay close attention to reviews, but this time I felt they were extremely misleading.

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Summary: Do yourself a favor and read this book!
Review: If there was any justice in the book publishing world, "Lucky Man, Lucky Woman" would be Oprah's next Book Club pick. This is a dead-on funny and honest portrait of marriage--its joy, tedium, and occasional madness. Perry Lafond is a great character. He's smart and reflective and kind, but also stubborn, confused, and mistaken--the way most human beings really are. This book is pure pleasure from the first sentence to the last.

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Summary: amazing novel
Review: What an excellent portrayal of the trials of marriage. The main character is incredibly life-like and compelling, and the writing is absolutely breathtaking. I read it all through in one night.