
Jamie B. (
mrsb) wrote on 6/24/2008...
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It never ceases to amaze me how Patterson can go from writing about homocidal psychopaths and then write a beautiful love story ... he really is a wonderfully talented writer. This story is definitely a totally new plot ... one I'm not sure has ever been written about before, and quite ingenius and yet if you stop and think about it ... a wee bit disturbing as well. But you won't be sorry that you read it (I read it in one day) ... Jane and Michael's story will win your heart. It is like all of his other books ... A+!
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Get back the time I wasted reading this book? The premise had me very excited. The end result, not so much. I felt EXACTLY like I was reading a Harlequin Romance. And I love romance novels so I'm not knocking Harlequin. The book was just short on substance.
I'm not a fan of women "suddenly" discovering they rock when a man comes into their lives, so that's another problem I had with the book. One of the GREAT things about this site is that I'm only kicking myself for wasting time reading this book and NOT for having wasted the book store price on buying it.
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Age Range: If this were a movie, I'd say Rated-R
Thoughts:
OH MY GOODNESS!!!! This book is amazing!!! I highly, highly recommend it. It's so darn awesome. It's one of THE best love stories I have ever read, and that's saying something, because I have read a lot of those. Awww <---I'm going to be thinking this every time I think about this book. I already miss Jane and Michael awwwww!!!! ehem..Anywho..this book is like none I have ever read before (yeah, yeah I saw that often, but it's soo true!) It's so darn original you have no idea, unless you've read it of course haha I absolutely love the idea of imaginary friends, which is one of the reasons I love Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends hehe. This book is about Jane and her imaginary friend Michael(!!!) who of course no one but her can see. When Jane's ninth(I know for sure it's her ninth birthday, on bn it says eight..hmm weird) birthday comes around, it's time for Michael to go. What always happens is that imaginary friends (yes there are more!) leave their kids then those kids forget about them, forever. But this time, for some crazy reason, it's different. Michael leaves, but Jane never forgot Michael like she was supposed to. :( The universe or The Man, has something in store for these two because..something very interesting is about to happen in the crazy world of Jane. :)
The writing is AMAZING! I loved the story and how it was put together. The chapters alternate from Jane's point of view to Michael's, so the reader finds out what each is thinking, it's nice. :) At times it could be so very funny and at others so very sad :( At some point I wanted to cry because I thought something horrible was about to happen, this book is just so gripping! It is a completly lovely page turner that I had to finish once I got started. Like I said before, I highly recommend it.
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I loved this book. I actually bought it at a yard sale, only because the preious owner kept saying how wonderful the boo was. At first I thought it sounded silly. She said it was a bout a little girl who had an imaginary friend. As I read it I fell in love with the little girl, and cheered at her successes. I was kept enthralled throughout the entire book. I never got bored and it was a little surprising closer to the end. It was an overall 9 of 10.
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This is a must read. James Patterson never ceases to amaze me on how men CAN be romantic and that there are men out there that know what a woman wants! His Wife must be so lucky! lol
This book is a page turner and keeps you reading from start to finish. Just when you think you have it figured out....your wrong!
Simple, romantic, all around love!
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i loved this book part of the end made me cry because it was soo good. haha it is a very easy read and i read it in two days. i actually got this book from my great grandmother last week and thought it sounded interesting. once i read about the author i realized i had read some of his other books. he is a very good writer and this is a very interesting story plot. i do agree with one of the people below that it was short. i wish it could have been a little longer. i hate it when a good book ends.
i also used to live in buffalo, ny and during a trip to nyc i went to a lot of the places he writes about.. tiffanys, per se, the park, cathedral, statue of liberty, and 5th ave. it was fun reading about landmarks i have been to and being about to picture them and the characters together.
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This was a wonderful surprise of a book. A quick read, great for an afternoon at the pool or the beach. It takes the reader through a lot of emotions and makes you want to live each day as if it were your last. Any woman can relate to the insecurity issues that are touched on by the main character.