Sundays at Tiffany's

I listened to this on audio book, and the story was saved from being a little too Nicholas-Sparksish by the superb reading of the narrator. She captured the various voice and all the characters without a bit of problem. I was interested in this story because of the whole imaginary friend thing. Until I was about 4, I had an imaginary friend named Rudi, who only came to visit me (so I am told) when I was in the bathtub. I also told people he was my husband. But I was two, so I wasn't a bigamist or anything. I still remember going flying one night with him and with Inky, the standard poodle who lived with the old lady next door. As if I could imagine that. Hmph.

This beautiful story had me from page one. I loved every page. The story was sweet and sad and wonderful. James Patterson delivers a charming story once again. I was delighted, what a lovely read. My copy will make the rounds to all my friends, as all my favorite books do. Well done.

This book is not deep, heavy or complex - more like a chick-flick novel where you can just read it in a lazy Sunday.

As mentioned the book is about a girl, Jane, who was always lonely in her child life. Her mother, the powerful head of a Broadway theater company, has no time for her. She does have one friend-a handsome, comforting, funny man named Michael-but only she can see him. Years later, Jane is in her thirties and just as alone as ever. Then she meets Michael again-as handsome, smart and perfect as she remembers him to be. But not even Michael knows the reason they've really been reunited.

I didn't go into the book expecting a lot as this is my first book from James Patterson, so I didn't get much disappointed either. Despite its "lightness," it's worth a read - I do think that this book was a beautiful story. The characters are, in some way, very real and in some way very unrealistic, guess depending on the personality. However the author has not built a connection between the story and the reader. The relationship between Michael and Jane had this big question mark. It seemed the author developed the relationship too fast, not going into much detail about how Michael's feelings for Jane change - where as he goes much more details in Jane's character. As a reader doesn't understand what is happening with Michael. Is he real or not? Then at the end you get an idea of what was really happening.

James Patterson does it to me AGAIN!!! A truly remarkable love story that so many can relate to, whether you have experienced an "imaginary friend" or not. For those who have not experienced having one....it makes you envious of those who have. I could not put it down!

Thank you Mr. Patterson for touching the heart of the young and old!

This is the first of Patterson's books I have read and I found it very good. I read it over the course of three days and I could hardly put it down. It's a beautiful love story that is not traditional and has a magical touch to it that I really liked. This book reminded me a lot of the movie "City of Angels", where a non human being falls in love with a human being and this love changes him. Although in the book it is not clear what kind of being Michael actually is, it is interesting because it is not something that is given too much importance and the reader is left to come to his/her own conclusions in that sense. I think this book is for people who don't need things to be logical or probable; it is for those who can read about things that seem impossible and still believe in the love story. I don't give it five stars because I feel some important issues are left unresolved or are given a superficial resolution, but I am definitely recommending it to my friends and I'm eager to read other Patterson books.