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2.0 out of 5 stars
A disappointment, June 2, 2004
This review is from: The Woman Most Likely To... (Mass Market Paperback)
Susan Sinclair became pregnant at 16. Her boyfriend, Jon Laker, wanted to marry her, but she refused. She had the baby, went to college, and got a great job with a very nice salary. All the while, Jon remained a part of their daughter's life. Now, at 38, Susan's taken a month off work to spend time at the family home with her recently widowed mother, Lydia, and her daughter, Becca. Lydia, after a long marriage to a harsh man she never loved, is learning what it's like to enjoy some freedom. Becca, who has recently learned that she's pregnant, is trying to escape a bad relationship with a loser boyfriend. Susan and Jon join forces to help their daughter through this difficult time in her life and in the process rediscover their passion for each other. The author is a good writer and I enjoyed the sub-plots with Lydia and Becca. However, even though I normally love `second chance' stories, I had some major complaints about the book. (1) From the first page to the last page the pace is incredibly slow. Because it was so slow, I often found my mind wandering and had to force myself to focus on the book. (2) I never really figured out exactly what was keeping Susan and Jon apart. I understood her reasons for not marrying him at 16, but they're in their late 30's now and nothing is standing in their way. The reader, or this reader at least, never believes the reasons given--which basically boils down to `he never loved her for who she was'--because Jon never did or said anything to indicate that it might be true. Because of this, I found all her internal anguish silly. In my opinion, her thoughts often seemed like those of a teen-ager rather than a grown woman. (which surprised me a great deal because she was such a strong character in every other aspect) As a result, I didn't truly care if she ended up with a `happily ever after' or not. I did, on the other hand, want Jon to find his `happily ever after' but frankly by the end of the book I was kind of hoping that he'd find it without Susan.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pure Delight, October 3, 2002
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This review is from: The Woman Most Likely To... (Mass Market Paperback)
The Woman Most Likely To... is pure delight--and pure Jennifer Greene. It was everything I've come to expect from this author--and more. It's a story of love and healing, a story of second chances (and maybe third and fourth and fifth chances) and of finally getting it right. It shows three generations of women, all on the edge of change, and how they see the possibilities for the future based on learning from the mistakes of their combined pasts. I loved all these women, I ached with them and rejoiced with them. I loved seeing a grandmother who broke out of her structured, rigid life to find the free spirit inside of her. I loved Susan, the book's heroine, working so hard to do the right thing for both her mother and daughter. And I loved Jon, Susan's hero even if she couldn't quite trust all the evidence. He was everything I've come to expect from a Jennifer Greene hero--strong and vulnerable at the same time. It warmed me to see these two come together for the sake of their daughter...and for themselves. Don't hesitate on this book. It'll make you laugh and cry and just plain feel good. It's a keeper!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Likely to end up in my charity pile, January 7, 2008
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Workaholic Susan Sinclair is summoned to her hometown when her daughter calls in a panic because Grandma has gone through a metamorphis. She dreads going up there as she knows that the father of her child, Jon Laker, is a man she still cannot resist. A teenage love affair that resulted in pregnancy, his family did everything to ruin the relationship. Now 22 years later, they both still carry a torch for each other, though neither is willing to admit it. Daughter Becca has come home to deal with an unplanned pregnancy, following in Mom and Grandma's footsteps. When the three generations of Sinclair women start sharing close quarters, they realize that though they have all chosen separate paths, they still have a whole lot in common.
I wanted to love this book - I loved the premise of the parents never having a chance when they are young getting the chance to have a do over. Instead, I merely liked it and found the writing to be pretty average, primarily due to the atrocious dialogue. Susan is 38 and she talks like an 80 year old - with all the "tarnations," "Hell's bells," "Sam's hills," and "damnations," I was sort of taken aback when author Greene used more graphic language to describe the love scenes. I was not impressed with this one - liked her novel "Where is He Now" much more.
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