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First published January 1, 2005
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Danielle Steel
950听books16k听followersDanielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world's bestselling authors, with almost a billion copies of her novels sold. Her many international bestsellers include All That Glitters, Royal, Daddy's Girls, The Wedding Dress, The Numbers Game, Moral Compass, Spy, and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina's life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; Expect a Miracle, a book of her favorite quotations for inspiration and comfort; Pure Joy, about the dogs she and her family have loved; and the children's books Pretty Minnie in Paris and Pretty Minnie in Hollywood.
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April 27, 2024
I don鈥檛 have the words for this one.
We have 3 single men, above their 30鈥檚 who鈥檚 personality is all about 鈥淥mg鈥� I could never date a woman鈥�, 鈥溾€滱ll women are the same鈥�, 鈥淚 hate marriage鈥�. They each have their own reasons of why they鈥檙e not particularly into dating and remain single forever (that is a deal they made).
You see where I鈥檓 going with this?
Well, guess what! 3 women appear that are exactly the opposite of what they deal with.
One of them deals with desperate and broken women that need therapy? Have a lady that is actually sane
One of them only dates young ladies and basically one-night stands them and is not looking to marry anyone because all girls want is his money or to have boob surgeries, that HE willingly gives them? Have a lady that is looking for anything but that and genuinely loves him
One of them is afraid of being alone and abandoned if they find out who they truly are? Here, have one of them who鈥檚 secret is what you鈥檙e most afraid of.
It鈥檚 not any spoiler, don鈥檛 worry, that鈥檚 just genuinely what the entire book is about. The couples basically developing and having their own relationship issues and blablabla.
It was alright. A bit too long for my taste but alright.
We have 3 single men, above their 30鈥檚 who鈥檚 personality is all about 鈥淥mg鈥� I could never date a woman鈥�, 鈥溾€滱ll women are the same鈥�, 鈥淚 hate marriage鈥�. They each have their own reasons of why they鈥檙e not particularly into dating and remain single forever (that is a deal they made).
You see where I鈥檓 going with this?
Well, guess what! 3 women appear that are exactly the opposite of what they deal with.
One of them deals with desperate and broken women that need therapy? Have a lady that is actually sane
One of them only dates young ladies and basically one-night stands them and is not looking to marry anyone because all girls want is his money or to have boob surgeries, that HE willingly gives them? Have a lady that is looking for anything but that and genuinely loves him
One of them is afraid of being alone and abandoned if they find out who they truly are? Here, have one of them who鈥檚 secret is what you鈥檙e most afraid of.
It鈥檚 not any spoiler, don鈥檛 worry, that鈥檚 just genuinely what the entire book is about. The couples basically developing and having their own relationship issues and blablabla.
It was alright. A bit too long for my taste but alright.
September 4, 2012
I read up until Chapter 3 and then couldn't read anymore. I just found it so boring!
Since I hate leaving books unfinished though, I did thumb through the rest. Charlie falls for a woman who lies about her background since she is even richer than he is and wants to make sure he is interested in her and not just her money. He resents her a bit and then gets over it. They get married and she gets pregnant.
The lawyer (I forget his name) gets a girl who is only a few years older than his daugher pregnant the first night even though he claims he doesn't want more kids. Well, here's a thought-use protection! Steel makes the character admit that he likes his women younger than 25 even though he is in his late 40's early 50's. That always makes my skin crawl. Anyway, despite his numerous claims that he doesn't want to get married again and no more kids, at the end of the book he is married and wifey is pregnant again.
Gray was an alright character but I just couldn't relate. He liked damaged women and then wondered why they would leave him after he fixed them. He finally meets a woman who isn't damaged and it seems to take awhile for him to feel any attraction to her. Despite this, surprise surpirse, they end up getting married by the end of the book.
I am sure there was more to it than that but like I stated earlier, I just couldn't get interested in this book.
Since I hate leaving books unfinished though, I did thumb through the rest. Charlie falls for a woman who lies about her background since she is even richer than he is and wants to make sure he is interested in her and not just her money. He resents her a bit and then gets over it. They get married and she gets pregnant.
The lawyer (I forget his name) gets a girl who is only a few years older than his daugher pregnant the first night even though he claims he doesn't want more kids. Well, here's a thought-use protection! Steel makes the character admit that he likes his women younger than 25 even though he is in his late 40's early 50's. That always makes my skin crawl. Anyway, despite his numerous claims that he doesn't want to get married again and no more kids, at the end of the book he is married and wifey is pregnant again.
Gray was an alright character but I just couldn't relate. He liked damaged women and then wondered why they would leave him after he fixed them. He finally meets a woman who isn't damaged and it seems to take awhile for him to feel any attraction to her. Despite this, surprise surpirse, they end up getting married by the end of the book.
I am sure there was more to it than that but like I stated earlier, I just couldn't get interested in this book.
July 28, 2010
As always with Danielle Steel, I was not disappointed. She has an amazing way of drawing you into the lives of her characters. One of the things I took away from this book is that you can not live your life in fear of what may happen. With each of her characters, you see how the only thing keeping them from happiness is their own selves. I also liked how there was more than 1 love story to follow in this book.
February 17, 2011
I personally did not like the book I got a few chapters in and I could not stay interested in it. I was particularly annoyed with how it gave the same descriptions over and over in the first few chapters.
May 28, 2013
The first few pages will give you an insight to Charlie, Gray and Adam's lives together and it's pretty...gay. Not gay gay just too clingy to each other. It's pretty repetitive. Not just the words throughout the book (like deal-breaker, eggs being cooked, etc) but also how they love each other and there always having the time together on that dang big yacht.
Anyway, it's your typical wishy washy, lovey dovey, happy ending book. I gave it four stars just because I am still in love with the idea of that perfect someone. But Steel could've done more for her characters. The way they spoke to each other was too...the same. There's not really much personality except when she repeatedly describes what is basically on the blurb of the book. I guess it was really hard to put together 3 stories for these six people in one book. And fitting them inside it was like "Whoa, so they ALL just suddenly fell in love after the yacht trip?!" It's just too fast. For me, at least. Because really, no one has it figured out in less than 5 months.
I liked Carole (tho her name bugs me, I don't know why. Caroline fits her more I guess) and her work. I loved Gabby and Zorro. I suddenly wanted to be filthy rich and give out money for those kinds of causes. But I'll have to settle for Charlie who's rich as a king. Sucks not to have a family, though.
Gray and Sylvia's story was not that interesting. I mean, she's the opposite of what Gray likes and then he falls in love with her. Ta-da!
Anyway, it's your typical wishy washy, lovey dovey, happy ending book. I gave it four stars just because I am still in love with the idea of that perfect someone. But Steel could've done more for her characters. The way they spoke to each other was too...the same. There's not really much personality except when she repeatedly describes what is basically on the blurb of the book. I guess it was really hard to put together 3 stories for these six people in one book. And fitting them inside it was like "Whoa, so they ALL just suddenly fell in love after the yacht trip?!" It's just too fast. For me, at least. Because really, no one has it figured out in less than 5 months.
I liked Carole (tho her name bugs me, I don't know why. Caroline fits her more I guess) and her work. I loved Gabby and Zorro. I suddenly wanted to be filthy rich and give out money for those kinds of causes. But I'll have to settle for Charlie who's rich as a king. Sucks not to have a family, though.
Gray and Sylvia's story was not that interesting. I mean, she's the opposite of what Gray likes and then he falls in love with her. Ta-da!
February 11, 2008
If I could have given this book a zero star rating I really would have. It was probably the worst book I've ever read. I was forced to read it when stuck in a train station outside of Chicago at 2:00 a.m. waiting for the cab I'd called to show up and take me back to my hotel. I had to wait for more than an hour, and saw this book on the shelf and picked it up thinking it would be good for a laugh. It was not. It straddled that delicated line between mediocre and ridiculous that can only be called one thing: total crap.
November 18, 2016
Loaned to me by a friend. I'm not a Danielle Steel fan, so we'll see how it goes. (Don't want to disappoint my friend by pooh-poohing it without giving it a chance.)
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This was an okay book if you like RO-mances (which I don't), with some conflict (poor rich folks had some short-lived issues) but everyone living happily ever after (too unrealistic). Danielle Steel does write well, I just don't much appreciate her story lines.
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This was an okay book if you like RO-mances (which I don't), with some conflict (poor rich folks had some short-lived issues) but everyone living happily ever after (too unrealistic). Danielle Steel does write well, I just don't much appreciate her story lines.
February 11, 2017
fue de las primeras novelas que me enganch贸 a esta autora. Esta novela relata la historia de tres hombres de entre 41 y 51 a帽os que se van de viaje a pasar las vacaciones juntos en un yate de uno de ellos, Charlie. Cada uno con profesiones distintas pero con algo en com煤n: los tres estaban solteros. Y lo que era m谩s curioso, ninguno quer铆a involucrarse en una relaci贸n sentimental a ra铆z de las amargas experiencias que vivieron con sus antiguas parejas. Sin embargo, la vida les voltea todo de rev茅s cuando conocen a tres mujeres opuestas a lo que antes hab铆an conocido. Me ha gustado porque Danielle detalla a profundidad la historia de ellos, refleja sus miedos, sus temores e incluso c贸mo los van superando; asimismo, nos hace ver la fuerza de la amistad y nos pone en contexto, y c贸mo al lado de sus nuevas parejas tratan de vencer esas dificultades. la recomiendo.
December 14, 2022
3 /5 猸�
鈥淨u茅 precio hab铆an pagado por la libertad a la que tan desesperadamente se aferraban? Quiz谩 un precio demasiado elevado. Al final, tras toda una vida defendiendo su independencia, iban a acabar todos solos.鈥�
Hay que leer 茅sta novela para no elegir hombres as铆 como 茅stos que retrata Danielle Steel que son muy reales: La autora no hace otra cosa que mostrar c贸mo se comportan los hombres cuando les interesa una mujer o cuando se enamoran. Desgraciadamente existen, pero hay que contextualizar el libro: Fue escrito en el 2005; Por suerte las 煤ltimas novelas que le铆 de la autora se enfocan m谩s en la mujer. Pero ojo que si bien Charlie, Adam y Gray son insoportables al principio, en sus vidas aparecer谩n tres mujeres que le dar谩n verdaderas lecciones, le dicen lo que yo como lectora le dir铆a. Aclaro: El t茅rmino 鈥渢贸xico no refiere a hombres obsesivos o maltratadores, sino a la fobia, miedo que sienten 茅stos se帽ores al compromiso.
Estos tres amigos son como los tres mosqueteros, uno para todos y todos para uno.
Charlie Summer Harrington es un soltero de 46 a帽os que ha quedado hu茅rfano junto a su hermana siendo peque帽o, pero la vida se le vuelve m谩s agria cuando queda completamente solo, sin familiares cercanos. Es rubio, de ojos azules, alto, delgado, y desde los 21 a帽os ha heredado una gran fortuna de modo que se dedica a gestionar sus inversiones, mantener la fundaci贸n de su familia y es due帽o de un yate, el 鈥淏lue Moon鈥�. 脡l, junto a sus amigos Adams Weiss (ahogado muy exitoso que vive en el mundo de las celebridades, de 41 a帽os, separado y con dos hijos) quien disfruta de la libertad y lo 煤ltimo que quiere es volver a casarse. Debo decir que 茅ste personaje es el que menos me gust贸 porque se relaciona con muchachas j贸venes, veinte a帽os menos que 茅l; Y Gray Hawk (pintor, 50 a帽os, soltero, no quiere saber nada de hijos porque tuvo una infancia de abandono y herido por las mujeres de su pasado, fue adoptado pero dichos padres no lo educaron muy bien. Lo 煤nico que le interesa es su trabajo y sus amigos. La cuesti贸n es que todos los a帽os Charlie, Adams y Gray tienen en com煤n que todos los a帽os realizan un viaje por el caribe en el barco de Charlie (el cual es el m谩s rico de los tres) y est谩n con una mujer hoy, con otra mujer ma帽ana. No quieren compromiso serio pese a ser se帽ores grandes. Son hombres con una aversi贸n y un miedo a casarse terrible. Y Danielle Steel lo narra muy bien pese a que sea en tercera persona, vamos conociendo c贸mo sienten y piensan cada uno de estos se帽ores, los cuales son muy diferentes. Pero hay una raz贸n detr谩s de por qu茅 no quieren casarse sino solo beber y acostarse con la chica que est茅 de moda o con cualquiera. Sobre todo Adams que las elije desde los 18 a帽os. De verdad que 茅ste personaje me dio asco pero por suerte Charlie y Gray le dicen la verdad.
Gray es como la Cruz Roja a la hora de salir con alguien; Adam es el trapichero, que establece l铆mites claros e impone compensaciones y Charlie es el pr铆ncipe azul, atento y rom谩ntico.
鈥渆chaba en falta dormir con alguien, acurrucarse junto a alguien por la noche.
Las relaciones eran demasiado complicadas, y la soledad demasiado dura. Se encontraba en una encrucijada de su vida, no era ni joven ni vieja, pero s铆 demasiado mayor para conformarse con el hombre que no le conven铆a y demasiado joven para resignarse a estar sola el resto de su vida, pero hab铆a comprendido que esto 煤ltimo pod铆a ocurrir.鈥�
Pero por suerte conocen a unas mujeres extraordinarias que le abrir谩n la mente: Sylvia ser谩 la primera en entrar en escena, luego Carole y por 煤ltimo Maggie que los ayudar谩n a ser mejores personas, que cambien su forma de ser, de que se arriesguen y tengan confianza en s铆 mismos.
Decid铆 leer 茅ste libro porque all谩 por el 2001 me inici茅 con 茅sta autora, gracias a la biblioteca de mi ciudad y siempre es bueno retornar a ella (aunque me saca de las casillas c贸mo escribe) y desde el 2019 que no le铆a nada de D. Stell. Lo que m谩s rescato de 茅ste libro son citas que son para reflexionar seas hombre o mujer: 鈥淧or primera vez, en aquel apartamento vac铆o, Charlie se plante贸 qu茅 iba mal consigo mismo y con sus amigos. 驴Era aquello lo que quer铆an? 驴Era aquello a lo que aspiraba Adam, con sus constantes esfuerzos por no atarse a nadie y salir con jovencitas tontas? 驴En qu茅 demonios estaban pensando? Dif铆cil respuesta a esa pregunta. No se hab铆a sentido tan solo como aquella noche en toda su vida.鈥�
Otra que me parece BRUTAL: 鈥淒urante los 煤ltimos veinticinco a帽os hab铆a pasado a las mujeres por el tamiz como si fueran harina, en busca de una imperfecci贸n min煤scula, como una mona que despioja a su hijo. E indefectiblemente la encontraba y ten铆a una excusa para desecharlas. Y all铆 estaba, un lunes por la noche, en un apartamento vac铆o, contemplando Central Park y a las parejas que paseaban por all铆 cogidas de la mano o mirando los 谩rboles tumbados en la hierba. Sin duda, ninguno de ellos era perfecto. 驴Por qu茅 se conformaban y 茅l no? 驴Por qu茅 todo ten铆a que ser perfecto en su vida, y por qu茅 no encontraba a una mujer lo suficientemente buena para 茅l? Hab铆an pasado veinticinco a帽os desde la muerte de su hermana, y treinta desde la de sus padres, en Italia. Y durante todos esos a帽os hab铆a montado guardia sobre su vida vac铆a, observando con ojo avizor la llegada de los b谩rbaros a sus puertas. Muy a su pesar, empezaba a preguntarse si no ser铆a hora de dejar entrar a uno de los b谩rbaros. Por mucho miedo que le hubiera inspirado hasta aquel momento, quiz谩 al final supondr铆a un alivio.鈥�
En fin, para quienes leemos a esta prol铆fica autora se lo recomiendo. Me quedo con la ense帽anza de que no se puede vivir la vida con miedo a lo que pueda pasar. Cuesta pero es algo que tengo que aprender.
鈥淨u茅 precio hab铆an pagado por la libertad a la que tan desesperadamente se aferraban? Quiz谩 un precio demasiado elevado. Al final, tras toda una vida defendiendo su independencia, iban a acabar todos solos.鈥�
Hay que leer 茅sta novela para no elegir hombres as铆 como 茅stos que retrata Danielle Steel que son muy reales: La autora no hace otra cosa que mostrar c贸mo se comportan los hombres cuando les interesa una mujer o cuando se enamoran. Desgraciadamente existen, pero hay que contextualizar el libro: Fue escrito en el 2005; Por suerte las 煤ltimas novelas que le铆 de la autora se enfocan m谩s en la mujer. Pero ojo que si bien Charlie, Adam y Gray son insoportables al principio, en sus vidas aparecer谩n tres mujeres que le dar谩n verdaderas lecciones, le dicen lo que yo como lectora le dir铆a. Aclaro: El t茅rmino 鈥渢贸xico no refiere a hombres obsesivos o maltratadores, sino a la fobia, miedo que sienten 茅stos se帽ores al compromiso.
Estos tres amigos son como los tres mosqueteros, uno para todos y todos para uno.
Charlie Summer Harrington es un soltero de 46 a帽os que ha quedado hu茅rfano junto a su hermana siendo peque帽o, pero la vida se le vuelve m谩s agria cuando queda completamente solo, sin familiares cercanos. Es rubio, de ojos azules, alto, delgado, y desde los 21 a帽os ha heredado una gran fortuna de modo que se dedica a gestionar sus inversiones, mantener la fundaci贸n de su familia y es due帽o de un yate, el 鈥淏lue Moon鈥�. 脡l, junto a sus amigos Adams Weiss (ahogado muy exitoso que vive en el mundo de las celebridades, de 41 a帽os, separado y con dos hijos) quien disfruta de la libertad y lo 煤ltimo que quiere es volver a casarse. Debo decir que 茅ste personaje es el que menos me gust贸 porque se relaciona con muchachas j贸venes, veinte a帽os menos que 茅l; Y Gray Hawk (pintor, 50 a帽os, soltero, no quiere saber nada de hijos porque tuvo una infancia de abandono y herido por las mujeres de su pasado, fue adoptado pero dichos padres no lo educaron muy bien. Lo 煤nico que le interesa es su trabajo y sus amigos. La cuesti贸n es que todos los a帽os Charlie, Adams y Gray tienen en com煤n que todos los a帽os realizan un viaje por el caribe en el barco de Charlie (el cual es el m谩s rico de los tres) y est谩n con una mujer hoy, con otra mujer ma帽ana. No quieren compromiso serio pese a ser se帽ores grandes. Son hombres con una aversi贸n y un miedo a casarse terrible. Y Danielle Steel lo narra muy bien pese a que sea en tercera persona, vamos conociendo c贸mo sienten y piensan cada uno de estos se帽ores, los cuales son muy diferentes. Pero hay una raz贸n detr谩s de por qu茅 no quieren casarse sino solo beber y acostarse con la chica que est茅 de moda o con cualquiera. Sobre todo Adams que las elije desde los 18 a帽os. De verdad que 茅ste personaje me dio asco pero por suerte Charlie y Gray le dicen la verdad.
Gray es como la Cruz Roja a la hora de salir con alguien; Adam es el trapichero, que establece l铆mites claros e impone compensaciones y Charlie es el pr铆ncipe azul, atento y rom谩ntico.
鈥渆chaba en falta dormir con alguien, acurrucarse junto a alguien por la noche.
Las relaciones eran demasiado complicadas, y la soledad demasiado dura. Se encontraba en una encrucijada de su vida, no era ni joven ni vieja, pero s铆 demasiado mayor para conformarse con el hombre que no le conven铆a y demasiado joven para resignarse a estar sola el resto de su vida, pero hab铆a comprendido que esto 煤ltimo pod铆a ocurrir.鈥�
Pero por suerte conocen a unas mujeres extraordinarias que le abrir谩n la mente: Sylvia ser谩 la primera en entrar en escena, luego Carole y por 煤ltimo Maggie que los ayudar谩n a ser mejores personas, que cambien su forma de ser, de que se arriesguen y tengan confianza en s铆 mismos.
Decid铆 leer 茅ste libro porque all谩 por el 2001 me inici茅 con 茅sta autora, gracias a la biblioteca de mi ciudad y siempre es bueno retornar a ella (aunque me saca de las casillas c贸mo escribe) y desde el 2019 que no le铆a nada de D. Stell. Lo que m谩s rescato de 茅ste libro son citas que son para reflexionar seas hombre o mujer: 鈥淧or primera vez, en aquel apartamento vac铆o, Charlie se plante贸 qu茅 iba mal consigo mismo y con sus amigos. 驴Era aquello lo que quer铆an? 驴Era aquello a lo que aspiraba Adam, con sus constantes esfuerzos por no atarse a nadie y salir con jovencitas tontas? 驴En qu茅 demonios estaban pensando? Dif铆cil respuesta a esa pregunta. No se hab铆a sentido tan solo como aquella noche en toda su vida.鈥�
Otra que me parece BRUTAL: 鈥淒urante los 煤ltimos veinticinco a帽os hab铆a pasado a las mujeres por el tamiz como si fueran harina, en busca de una imperfecci贸n min煤scula, como una mona que despioja a su hijo. E indefectiblemente la encontraba y ten铆a una excusa para desecharlas. Y all铆 estaba, un lunes por la noche, en un apartamento vac铆o, contemplando Central Park y a las parejas que paseaban por all铆 cogidas de la mano o mirando los 谩rboles tumbados en la hierba. Sin duda, ninguno de ellos era perfecto. 驴Por qu茅 se conformaban y 茅l no? 驴Por qu茅 todo ten铆a que ser perfecto en su vida, y por qu茅 no encontraba a una mujer lo suficientemente buena para 茅l? Hab铆an pasado veinticinco a帽os desde la muerte de su hermana, y treinta desde la de sus padres, en Italia. Y durante todos esos a帽os hab铆a montado guardia sobre su vida vac铆a, observando con ojo avizor la llegada de los b谩rbaros a sus puertas. Muy a su pesar, empezaba a preguntarse si no ser铆a hora de dejar entrar a uno de los b谩rbaros. Por mucho miedo que le hubiera inspirado hasta aquel momento, quiz谩 al final supondr铆a un alivio.鈥�
En fin, para quienes leemos a esta prol铆fica autora se lo recomiendo. Me quedo con la ense帽anza de que no se puede vivir la vida con miedo a lo que pueda pasar. Cuesta pero es algo que tengo que aprender.
November 6, 2010
I used to love Danielle Steel, she was my escape from heavy books that left me feeling deflated. The last couple books of her's just left me feeling like they were enjoyable but not something I would recommend. Maybe it is because I am listening to them on audio and she is one of those authors that just reads much better. In any event this one was good, I felt invested in the characters and the story line was ok. At some points it was just boring, predictable or (I hate to say it) stupid.
July 8, 2011
AMAAAZING!!! I was very pleasantly surprised by this book. I was unenthusiastic about reading it at first. The only reason I started it in the first place was lack of another book. It turned out to be one of my favorite books of all time!!! I loooooooooooooooved the ending, particuly adam's ending. I breezed through this book so quickly and couldn't put it down. Great summer read!! Ily, danielle steel!
June 10, 2015
Nope.
This is a book about a bunch of guys who are jerks who meet a bunch of women who are only validated by "rescuing" them. Probably the last thing anyone in the world needs to read.
But hey, if it's your thing... one guy pretty much needs a mom, one guy needs to buy a clue and one guy... I don't know, needs to date women older than his daughter. It's all pretty gross from all angles.
This is a book about a bunch of guys who are jerks who meet a bunch of women who are only validated by "rescuing" them. Probably the last thing anyone in the world needs to read.
But hey, if it's your thing... one guy pretty much needs a mom, one guy needs to buy a clue and one guy... I don't know, needs to date women older than his daughter. It's all pretty gross from all angles.
April 19, 2021
賮賷 丕賱賳爻禺丞 丕賱鬲賷 賯賻乇兀鬲購賴丕 亘賱睾鬲 毓丿丿 丕賱氐賮丨丕鬲 丕乇亘毓購賲卅丞 氐賮丨丞 貙 乇賵丕賷丞 丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 .
兀毓噩亘鬲賳賷 丕賱氐丿丕賯丞 丕賱賲賲賷夭丞 丕賱鬲賷 噩賲毓鬲 亘賷賳 孬賱丕孬購 兀氐丿賯丕亍貙 鬲卮丕乇賱賷 貙 丌丿賲 賵睾乇丕賷 貙 乇睾賲 丕賱兀禺鬲賱丕賮 亘賷賳賴賲 賮賷 丕賱毓賲乇貙 丕賱胤亘賯丕鬲 丕賱廿噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 貙 丕賱毓賲賱 賵賲卮丕賰賱 丕賱丨賷丕丞.
丕賱丕廿賳賴賲 噩賲賷毓賸丕 賰丕賳 毓購夭丕亘 賵賱賰賳 丕賱廿賲賵乇 鬲鬲睾賷乇 賲毓 丕賱賵賯鬲
兀毓噩亘鬲賳賷 丕賱氐丿丕賯丞 丕賱賲賲賷夭丞 丕賱鬲賷 噩賲毓鬲 亘賷賳 孬賱丕孬購 兀氐丿賯丕亍貙 鬲卮丕乇賱賷 貙 丌丿賲 賵睾乇丕賷 貙 乇睾賲 丕賱兀禺鬲賱丕賮 亘賷賳賴賲 賮賷 丕賱毓賲乇貙 丕賱胤亘賯丕鬲 丕賱廿噩鬲賲丕毓賷丞 貙 丕賱毓賲賱 賵賲卮丕賰賱 丕賱丨賷丕丞.
丕賱丕廿賳賴賲 噩賲賷毓賸丕 賰丕賳 毓購夭丕亘 賵賱賰賳 丕賱廿賲賵乇 鬲鬲睾賷乇 賲毓 丕賱賵賯鬲
October 21, 2009
hideously bad. but i couldn't put it down...i guess i was desperate.
September 2, 2018
驴Qu茅 tendr谩 esta autora que todos sus libros los devoraba?
August 7, 2020
Another from the TBR pile...Why did I ever think she was a good author?? Every book is the same - rich handsome man or beautiful woman has troubles (either love or life), suffers through it all with their money and come out the end still rich, still beautiful and of course, now fabulously happy. Yikes - so real life but I guess that's why she is so very popular. But unfortunately, not for me. I wonder how many more I have in my boxes of books???
May 15, 2012
Three eligible bachelors are the best of friends who all have commitment issues. Charles Harrington, who lost his loving parents when he was 16 and his sister dropped out of school to look after Charlie. Unfortunately, his sister died of a brain tumour 5 years after losing his parents. Although his inheritance was more than ample, his relationships always seemed to end before they even started. Engaged several times, Charlie felt that perhaps he couldn't make it all the way to the altar because he feared abandonment issues due to the tragic loss of his family.
Adam Weiss who is a successful lawyer working working with starlets was once married and has two children. Unfortunately the marriage ended with his wife taking his children away from him. Adam is the youngest child in his family who came along 9 years after his older sibling. An inconvenience for his sister as well as his parent which they never would let him forget. Adam is now very bitter after his divorce and would rather spend his love life engaged in one night stands. He prefers not to get close to anyone of the opposite sex again.
Gray Hawk was brought up basicaly by his drug induced hippie parents who moved from place to place to place. He believed his parents liked him and his siblings okay, but he never felt the kind of parental love he should have. There was always a vacant feeling inside him. He vowed he would never have children to recreate the same misery he felt through the years growing up. So he was constantly dating women who had 'issues'and needed dire help. Usually they were in desperate need for psychiatric help or even to be institutionalized.
How could these three broken men with their painful baggage ever find true and everlasting love.
Adam Weiss who is a successful lawyer working working with starlets was once married and has two children. Unfortunately the marriage ended with his wife taking his children away from him. Adam is the youngest child in his family who came along 9 years after his older sibling. An inconvenience for his sister as well as his parent which they never would let him forget. Adam is now very bitter after his divorce and would rather spend his love life engaged in one night stands. He prefers not to get close to anyone of the opposite sex again.
Gray Hawk was brought up basicaly by his drug induced hippie parents who moved from place to place to place. He believed his parents liked him and his siblings okay, but he never felt the kind of parental love he should have. There was always a vacant feeling inside him. He vowed he would never have children to recreate the same misery he felt through the years growing up. So he was constantly dating women who had 'issues'and needed dire help. Usually they were in desperate need for psychiatric help or even to be institutionalized.
How could these three broken men with their painful baggage ever find true and everlasting love.
October 22, 2016
Primer encuentro con un libro de esta escritora. Y puedo decir que fue increible!
Todo en este libro estuvo en su punto, los personajes fueron muy bien desarrollados, la historia muy bien construida, los problemas que se trataron fueron muy bien llevados (aunque no se si la actitud de los personajes fue la correcta, por que eran hombre de 50 a帽os XD).
La 煤nica raz贸n por la que no le di 5 estrellas es por que hubieron ciertas frases que me parecieron muy repetitivas, a pesar de que no me incomod贸 en la lectura, no me pareci贸 bonito al finalizar todo el libro.
Ahora bien, a pesar de que es una novela rom谩ntica me entretuvo bastante, por que no es esto lo que usualmente leo, pero me atrap贸, m谩s por el hecho de que es una de las pocas novelas rom谩nticas que he visto que los protagonistas son hombres.
Hubieron ciertas menciones a ciertos personajes que en un principio pens茅 que iban a ser innecesarios, que estaban de relleno, pero al llegar a la 煤ltima p谩gina del libro, entend铆 el por que del existir de cada uno de ellos!! Puedo decir que en muchas ocasiones me saltaron un par de lagrimillas por los sinceros que parec铆an los sentimientos que la escritora plante贸 en cada palabra, a pesar de que no es un drama para sufrir, si me transmiti贸 much铆sima emoci贸n y much铆sima ansiedad, felicidad, no se, lo que fuera que los personajes estuvieran sintiendo yo lo sent铆a.
Gray, Adam y Charles han formado un mundo muy bueno, real, y sobre todo exquisito. La escrito pone ciertas frases en el libro que dejan con la boca totalmente abierta.
Me gust贸 much铆simo.
Repito, no hay 5 estrellas por que hubieron un par de l铆neas que sent铆 que se repitieron innecesariamente. Pero por lo dem谩s, una maravilla!! Totalmente disfrutado y redomendad铆simo!
Todo en este libro estuvo en su punto, los personajes fueron muy bien desarrollados, la historia muy bien construida, los problemas que se trataron fueron muy bien llevados (aunque no se si la actitud de los personajes fue la correcta, por que eran hombre de 50 a帽os XD).
La 煤nica raz贸n por la que no le di 5 estrellas es por que hubieron ciertas frases que me parecieron muy repetitivas, a pesar de que no me incomod贸 en la lectura, no me pareci贸 bonito al finalizar todo el libro.
Ahora bien, a pesar de que es una novela rom谩ntica me entretuvo bastante, por que no es esto lo que usualmente leo, pero me atrap贸, m谩s por el hecho de que es una de las pocas novelas rom谩nticas que he visto que los protagonistas son hombres.
Hubieron ciertas menciones a ciertos personajes que en un principio pens茅 que iban a ser innecesarios, que estaban de relleno, pero al llegar a la 煤ltima p谩gina del libro, entend铆 el por que del existir de cada uno de ellos!! Puedo decir que en muchas ocasiones me saltaron un par de lagrimillas por los sinceros que parec铆an los sentimientos que la escritora plante贸 en cada palabra, a pesar de que no es un drama para sufrir, si me transmiti贸 much铆sima emoci贸n y much铆sima ansiedad, felicidad, no se, lo que fuera que los personajes estuvieran sintiendo yo lo sent铆a.
Gray, Adam y Charles han formado un mundo muy bueno, real, y sobre todo exquisito. La escrito pone ciertas frases en el libro que dejan con la boca totalmente abierta.
Me gust贸 much铆simo.
Repito, no hay 5 estrellas por que hubieron un par de l铆neas que sent铆 que se repitieron innecesariamente. Pero por lo dem谩s, una maravilla!! Totalmente disfrutado y redomendad铆simo!
July 9, 2018
The way Danielle takes you through the lives of people is different. In this book, I could see the compromises which a person has to make while transitioning from being single to getting committed has been splendidly explained through the lives of all the three men!! Well I don't have to say , it was a page turner ,all her books are !!
August 11, 2014
In Toxic Bachelors, Danielle Steel told us another tale from a different POV for her main character--men's. For Charlie, Gray and Adam, they were three commitment-phobic confirmed bachelors and best friends for life. Charlie, a handsome philanthropist, wanted a special someone with high expectations for Mrs. Right; Adam, a 40-year-old celebrity lawyer, preferred his women young and for short-term, while Gray, a gifted artist, couldn't imagine having a family with the woman he with. When one summer they were on Charlie's cruise during their summer holiday vacation. When summer ended for them, the fall season would bring them a hard dose of reality, when they fall hard in love. We watched how their love lives unraveled during the fall and how they couldn't complain about who they fell for. When another holiday season came along, it was up to them to face their fears first and tackle the most intriguing adventure of them all--love.
August 8, 2011
Three close male friends, each allergic to marriage for his own reasons, meet woman who challenge their concepts of that institution. There were heart-warming scenes, but the dialog was rather weak and the characters fairly stereotypic. This is the first of Steel's books I've read and afterward a friend told me he had read many of her books and found them all very similar. From her list of past novels, it looks like she pumps them out at the rate of two or three a year, but I reluctantly added the rest to my reading list. I learned of this book from its presence on the New York Times best seller list in the latter part of 2005.
April 25, 2012
This is a story about 3 bachelors, one who was left very wealthy by the loss of his parents at an early age and his only sister at 21, the second who was also very wealthy, an entertainment lawyer who grew up in a very dysfunctional family and the third a starving artist who also came from a very dysfunctional family. The 3 are the best of friends who all have very distraught views of relationships and marriage. This is a story of friendship, growth and finding true love. Is an easy read and delightfully entertaining.
September 28, 2017
\廿賳 丕賱兀賲乇 賱賷爻 亘丕賱亘爻丕胤丞 丕賱鬲賶 賷亘丿賵丕 毓賱賷賴丕 .
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賲賳 丕氐丿丕乇丕鬲 丕賱丿丕乇 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 賱賱毓賱賵賲 賳丕卮乇賵賳
乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱毓夭丕亘 丕賱賮丕爻丿賵賳
丿丕賳賷丕賱 爻鬲賷賱
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乇賵丕賷丞 賲賳 賵丕賯毓 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱丕賲乇賷賰賶 孬賱丕孬丞 丕氐丿賯丕亍 賷賯丿爻賵賳 丨賷丕丞 丕賱毓夭賵亘賷丞 丨賶 賷賯毓賵丕 賮賶 卮亘丕賰 丕賱丨亘 賵鬲賳鬲賴賶 丨賷丕鬲賴賲 亘丕賱賲兀爻丕丞 丕賱丕賰亘乇 丕賱夭賵丕噩
乇賵丕賷丞 賲爻賱賷丞 賮賶 丕胤丕乇 丿乇丕賲賶 乇賵賲丕賳爻賶 禺賷丕賱賶 .
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賵賮賶 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 兀賳賯賱 :
"賱丕 卮賶亍 賮賶 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賲賵孬賵賯 亘賴 賵孬丕亘鬲 ".
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賲賳 丕氐丿丕乇丕鬲 丕賱丿丕乇 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 賱賱毓賱賵賲 賳丕卮乇賵賳
乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱毓夭丕亘 丕賱賮丕爻丿賵賳
丿丕賳賷丕賱 爻鬲賷賱
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乇賵丕賷丞 賲賳 賵丕賯毓 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱丕賲乇賷賰賶 孬賱丕孬丞 丕氐丿賯丕亍 賷賯丿爻賵賳 丨賷丕丞 丕賱毓夭賵亘賷丞 丨賶 賷賯毓賵丕 賮賶 卮亘丕賰 丕賱丨亘 賵鬲賳鬲賴賶 丨賷丕鬲賴賲 亘丕賱賲兀爻丕丞 丕賱丕賰亘乇 丕賱夭賵丕噩
乇賵丕賷丞 賲爻賱賷丞 賮賶 丕胤丕乇 丿乇丕賲賶 乇賵賲丕賳爻賶 禺賷丕賱賶 .
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賵賮賶 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 兀賳賯賱 :
"賱丕 卮賶亍 賮賶 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賲賵孬賵賯 亘賴 賵孬丕亘鬲 ".
October 8, 2014
I didn't think I would like this book. As the story starts three very shallow men are on their boat, the Blue Moon, sailing near Italy. Charles used women, never committing. Adam with many girlfriends giving them all the material things they wanted, and getting tired of them. Gray always wanted to heal the wounded. In the year after they vacation, they all found the loves of their lives. THIS BOOK TURNED OUT TO BE VERY GOOD.
January 4, 2012
6 people, each with some type of hang up about relationships. Each person has a wonderful heart and I fell in love with each person as they worked out their problems slowly but surely. An awesome book that reminded me that people can work through their problems if they want to and if they have the right incentive to do so. As always, Danielle Steel hit a home run in my book!
August 4, 2016
We as readers are taken along the journey of three different men and there paths toward love. This story shows that love can come when we least expect it and in the most unlikely places and our preconceived notions of our type are usually all wrong and the person that right for us is just the opposite of that.
November 28, 2016
Solteros toxicos
Excelente.muy buena tres solteros y amigos del alma que no creen en el compromiso .distintos motivos tiene cada uno para cerrar sus vidas y corazones al amor.pero a cada uno le llegar谩 la oportunidad de enmendar sus vidas y currar sus heridas y tener la oportunidad de amar.la recomiendo disfrute mucho de la historia.
Excelente.muy buena tres solteros y amigos del alma que no creen en el compromiso .distintos motivos tiene cada uno para cerrar sus vidas y corazones al amor.pero a cada uno le llegar谩 la oportunidad de enmendar sus vidas y currar sus heridas y tener la oportunidad de amar.la recomiendo disfrute mucho de la historia.
September 5, 2011
Older book sitting on my bookshelf, decided why not do a trashy romance novel for summer? Quite predictable yet I read the whole thing...an easy, mindless read but wouldn't recommend you rush to the store and pick up a copy :)
July 5, 2017
This is no literary masterpiece and you shouldn't expect that out of Danielle Steel. Toxic Bachelor is one of those books where you know the ending by the time you complete chapter 2. Entirely predictable but sometimes, you need a 'feel good' read. Purpose served.
September 19, 2022
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲鬲鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 孬賱丕孬 丕氐丿賯丕亍 賰賱 賵丕丨丿 賮賷賴賲 賷毓丕賳賷 賲賳 乇賴丕亘 賮賷 丕賱毓賱丕賯丕鬲 丕賱毓丕胤賮賷丞 丨賷孬 賱丕 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賱丕賱鬲夭丕賲 賲毓 卮乇賷賰丞 賵 賷亘丨孬 毓賳 爻亘亘 賱丕賳賮氐丕賱賴 毓賳賴.
兀禺鬲賷丕乇 賲賳丕爻亘 賮賷 賴丕賷 丕賱賮鬲乇丞 丕賱賲夭丨賵賲賴. 乇賵丕賷丞 禺賮賷賮賷丞 賱胤賷賮丞 鬲亘賷賳 丕賴賲賷丞 丕賱氐丿丕賯丞.
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