Saturday, March 20, 2010

So here's how this one ends: happily, I should warn you.

Sunday's at Tiffany's - James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet
Jane Margaux is a lonely girl. Her mother, a powerful Broadway producer, makes time for her only once a week, for their Sunday trip to admire jewelry at Tiffany's. Jane has only one friend: a handsome, comforting, funny man named Michael. He's perfect. But only she can see him. Michael can't stay forever, though. On Jane's ninth birthday he leaves, promising her that she'll forget him soon. Years later, in her thirties, Jane is just as alone as she was as a child. And despite her own success as a playright, she is even more trapped by her overbearing mother. Then she meets a man, a handsome, comforting, funny man. He's perfect—

I don't know what I was expecting with this book, but after reading several negative reviews, I honestly wasn't expecting much (although I've read more than a few wonderful reviews as well!). I was actually, pleasantly surprised. It didn't blow me away or anything, but I enjoyed it. I loved the premise--what if your imaginary friend from childhood was real? The romance between Jane and her imaginary hero Michael, was very, very sweet! It faintly reminded me of Drop Dead Fred, one of my favorite childhood movies and which initially sparked my interest in this book.

This is my first time reading James Patterson and it definitely won't be the last. I really enjoyed his writing style (although, it did tend to get juvenile at times) and I'm looking forward to reading more of his books in the future, particularly, Along Came a Spider, which has been on my wish list for a while now! Sunday's at Tiffany's is just a very cute, adorable story and a fun, light-hearted read!

"Just because life is hard, and always ends in a bad way, doesn't mean that all stories have to, even if that's what they tell us in school and in the New York Times Book Review. In fact, it's a good thing that stories are different as we are, one from another." p. 300

1 comment:

Carrie at In the Hammock Blog said...

Great review! I read this one awhile back and felt pretty much the same way you did :) It was a very sweet book!