Customer Reviews

Everything to Gain

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I thought this book was so badly written that
a)I couldn't read anymore than the first half
b)I kept laughing outloud
What a load of tosh. I have only ever read one other Barbara Taylor Bradford and the was about 20 years ago, the well known 'Woman Of Substance' and I remember absolutely loving it. I can't say I even liked this one.
The characters are so one dimensional and frankly BORING. The description and the dialogue are saccharine sweet. The way Mal talks about her husband and her marriage and her life in general is so idealistic it made me want to puke.Anyone who thinks this is a good read must have a brain the size of a gnat and haved the mental age of 12.I've written more interesting shopping lists.

I found this book so far from believable that I actually found myself shouting the words "Oh, come on!" at least ten times.

It didn't start out all that bad - you more or less expected the life-is-so-perfect stuff as a build up to the tragedy. And, I guess it was a bit over-done, but Malory's grief was acceptable. But, after that - there was no point left to the story. There was not one single obstacle put in this woman's way - everything she tried to do turned into a roaring success! She hints at money problems immediately after the husbands death - yet there is no indication ever that money is a concern. Matter of fact, she just buys whatever she wants, keeps a staff of housekeepers on the payroll while she trots off to England for six months. Who was footing the bills?

Anyone who struggled after the death of a spouse, or anyone who ever struggled to build a business best NOT pick up this book. You'll end up throw it across the room.

Except that the main character's name is Mal (short for Mallory) and NOT Meg! Did you even read this lousy book?? I was bored to tears, only stuck with it because I promised someone I'd read it. Now I have, and what drivel it was. The first half of the book dragggggged on and on. The second half wasn't even remotely realistic. My advice is to stay as far away from this book as possible--it stinks!

Having read the majority of Bradford's books, this was very disappointing. Some parts of the storyline just didn't work like the founding partner's son-in-law's poor performance was never explained. I actually felt that because of his bad business practices would have led to the murders of Andrew and the children and not by the thugs in Harlem. It was all too much or not enough. The ending was the worst. Some man down the street and around corner befriends Mal and her Sarah. They dine, drink coffee, he travels, purposes, Mal considers her answer and they shack up. End of story!? Honestly, this was a waste of time.

Well i watched the movie for the book and that attracted me to read the book.. I found it a great plot and story line with awesome climax!!! It was a spcial on CBS!!!

There are people that think the best never happens. Perhaps that is me at this moment (why I gave the book 9/10). This is the first book (to date, March 1997) that I've read by Barbara Taylor Bradford and boy was it a heart shaking novel. Well done to Barbera! As another reviewer has already said, I felt like I was with the character. The book has taught me several things about life. I won't list them here

The Hamish Macbeth books on tape weren't available yet at the library, so I took out this book on tape, since I loved Woman of Substance (movie and book) and found Sudden Change of Heart good enough on tape to entertain me during physical exercise and menial labor. I made it almost all the way to the end of cassette 1 out of 11.

Oh my dog, this book is so bad. The adverbs are reminiscent of an old bodice ripper, where you will find such overused and misused gems as irretrievably and irrevocably. This book's first section uses my personal trash-novel favorite: imperceptibly. If the story is told in the first person by Mal, how would she know that the man on the other end of the phone sighed imperceptibly?

This was my first Barbara Taylor Bradford Book and it will be my my last.

What an absolutely boring book! My grandmother could tell a better story than this. What was Harper Collins thinking about when they published this book? This book was made into a Movie? Good Grief!

Everything to Gain is a great title, because this book has everything. Great characters, great drama, and great escapism. It dosn't matter if some things are "unbelievable"; the books content is so well written you can't help but to cheer Meg on and you just want to tell her there is hope and to keep trying. Thanks for making me feel like I was there!

I just thought this book was so ridiculous! It even insulted my intelligence! I couldn't even read this without nodding off, i had to listen to it on audio tape where it was almost unbearable to listen to the overdramatic and idiotic conversations of alien people.