Sundays at Tiffany's

I am no light weight when it comes to intellectual activities and enjoyments. But I learned long ago that, just as you must stretch muscles you want to work well - once in a while you must completely open yourself to see the world as a child.

This takes some courage. We find a lot of security in our adult logic and structures. But delight and joy are not measured in the ways of adulthood. They are experiences not of the cognitive self but of the core self. This book speaks to a need our world has to relearn the values of compassion, the importance of a lack of pretension, and the essential need to learn to let go of the requirement to have all the answers (or find someone who does).

Loving another person does not always make sense. And that is OK. Stories do not always have all the loose ends tied up. And that is OK.
Letting go of perfection and reality now and then are good for you. Many people can only let go with the use of alcohol or drugs. But this book is a far better way to do it. If you let the story carry you along, you will end up as I did - filled with joy.

I bought this book because I love James Patterson. I was so disappointed in this book, it was terrible. I couldn't get past the fourth chapter and Patterson's chapters are not big. It was stupid and I would not recommend it to anyone. If you want to read it, get it from the library, don't waste your money buying it.

I love this book! I think this is probably James Patterson's best book to date. I love the way he draws you in to the characters and makes you feel like a part of his book. Also the way he takes an abstract subject and makes you believe. What a fantastic author!

I must say, I was very disappointed with this book. This is the second James Patterson book that I have read (the first one being 1st to Die). I LOVED the first book of his Woman's Murder Club series and I also bought this book along with Sam's Letters to Jennifer (which I will read next) because I have heard that his love stories are like Nicholas Sparks (which is one of my FAVORITE authors) - well, this book was no where near what Nicholas Sparks can write. This book never really caught my attention, and believe me I was REALLY hoping I would get lost in this book. I am a person that loves to get lost in the fantasy world of "happily ever after" and let my heart go places in these books that I can't even imagine. Well, that didn't happen at all with this book. Actually, I almost didn't finish it but forced myself to continue just to see if it got better, and it did a little. WARNING SPOILERS WILL FOLLOW. The only reason I finished it was because I wanted to see if Jane lived and if they would be together. After I found out her mother was the one to die, and not her, it made the book better, and I must say the near death experience of Michael at the end was a nice touch as well. I just think the book was way too short to really grasp the reader and pull them in to the story. I love the idea of someone fromt he past coming back and it being true love, but it was almost creepy to me. Was Michael in love with her when she was 8? That's just sick. Otherwise, maybe he always felt a connection with her but didn't love her until he saw her again when she was an adult. Either way, it wasn't explained and even though I love to suspend reality in my books, this one was too far gone for even me.

I borrowed this from my cousin when looking for something to read, so I can't say much about the "overpriced hardcover" aspect. But it does seem like something that would be a short paperback if it didn't have James Patterson's name on it.

For a quick read, it was pretty good. As a lover of supernatural plots, I liked the the imaginary friend theme and thought it was an interesting concept. I mean, if you're looking for a strict thriller or romance you'll be extremely disappointed, but as light romantic fluff it worked.

Character and plot wise...Michael was every girl's typical dream come true, but Jane got on my nerves as an adult. Yes, I understand that it was hard for her to stand up to her mother, but repeatedly reading how critical and overbearing mother was became annoying after a while (which didn't make much sense after reading that the mother ignored Jane growing up, but I guess times change).

This does take on a children's book quality, with very little "R-rated" stuff save for a couple of scenes that are PG-13 at most. But that was fine with me and I enjoyed the plot of Michael becoming human, and Jane gaining confidence.

So, while it was a cute read, I suggest waiting for paperback, or borrowing it from a friend.