Mr. & Mrs. Smith [Mass Market Paperback]

Cathy East Dubowski (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 24, 2005

After winning free sessions with a marriage counsellor as a grab-bag gift at a suburban holiday party a young couple discovers that they're in a dead-end marriage. But that's not all they discover- unbeknownst to the other, each spouse is a covert assassin working at a rival agency and their next assignment is to kill each other! This book tells their wild story as each confides it to their therapist.

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About the Author

Cathy has written more than 100 books for adults and children, including original books, movie novelizations, series, and TV tie-ins.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment (May 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060785594
• ISBN-13: 978-0060785598
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,497,863 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining but no great literary feat, May 31, 2005

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N. Moreno - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Mass Market Paperback)

I chose this in an airport bookstore to entertain me while I waited because it seemed short and entertaining. The book did not fail in its intended purpose. It was entertaining the entire time and I finished it just after my plane touched the ground. It reads like a movie; short, action packed, and full of convenient plot twists to aid the protagonists. The writing is plain but because of the action it does not become tedious. The author does a good job of simplifying fight scenes that were written for the movies so that the reader can easily picture what is going on.

The characters are cliches and lack depth even though the author tries to make you indentify with them through a first person narrative. It feels like the author simply took a screen play and knocked out a book over the weekend.

It was an entertaining book and made me want to see the movie, but it definitely didn't deserve the $15 price tag I paid at the airport.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great action-packed novel!, November 7, 2005

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Aaron Davis - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoyed reading this book more than other books I have read. It was very similar to the movie, which in a way was a good thing. I like how they added lots of comedy twists with the story. The only thing that stopped me from giving this 5 stars is how it was written. I don't like how they broke the chapters up into who was telling the story. It would have been a lot easier to read if the story was told in just one point of view. I would recommend anyone to read this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bang! Bang! Mr. & Mrs. Smith Hits the Target!, August 24, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Mass Market Paperback)

This was a great action packed book. It moved quickly and was very exciting. I enjoyed it very much. I saw the movie afterwards and it was a huuuuuuuuge disapointment. My advice: read the book, don't see the movie!!