Almost Paradise
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4.0 • 40 Ratings
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From
bestselling author Susan Isaacs comes a rich family saga about marriage,
wealth, and celebrity in the midst of personal tragedy—and
about the ties that bind us together and the missed opportunities that tear us
apart.
Nick
is stunningly handsome, the blue-eyed scion of a blue-blood New York family.
Rich, talented, confident he will become the world's most famous movie star.
Jane is delightfully funny, a dark-skinned, dark-haired, half-Jewish,
half-German daughter of the Midwest. Smart, gifted, loving, she will become
famous in her own right as well.
From
the time they first meet in their Social and Intellectual History of the U.S.
course at Brown University, it's love at first sight. Coming together from two
very different worlds, they will cast off adversity and disapproval to forge a
life filled with work, love, and children.
But fame and success come at a high price—their marriage. Just when it
seems the promise of their love might be renewed, an accident leaves Jane
hovering between life and death. Now, it's not only their union that might not
survive, but Jane, too...
Almost Paradise is
vintage Susan Isaacs, a witty, poignant, and engrossing tale of a man, a woman,
and a passion wondrous, heartbreaking, and unforgettable.
Customer Reviews
Didn't want it to end, but reflecting back...
In the end I can honestly say I loved this book and didn't want it to end. But that wasn't always the case. In fact, in the beginning I almost put it down for good. While building a storyline around her 2 main characters, the author takes you through a couple hundred pages of family history full of unlikeable characters. And *just* when you become slightly interested in a character ("can't turn away from a train wreck" type of interested), the author abruptly goes backwards in time to tell you about THAT character's parents. On and on it goes like this so many times that, frankly, I forgot who was who and ceased to care.
I nearly stopped reading this one, but I'm thankful for my resilience. Eventually, I was rewarded with a good story that seemed pretty honest, albeit odd at times. The main character {SPOILER ALERT} develops a phobia that she is cured of rather suddenly and without fanfare, and then she becomes a new character entirely and one that you may not enjoy. The story ended abruptly and long before I wanted it to, but it's honesty earned my respect. The book is titled Almost Paradise for a reason.
Not worth the money
Poor character development, wordy, boring
Almost Paradise-disappointing
I was very disappointed in this book. I have read 2 of her other books and really liked her lighthearted whit. This book was very hard to get through and I almost quit reading it several times but kept on thinking it would get better. There was a lot of unnecessary and very graphic sex scenes that did nothing for the story but cheapen it. I would not recommend this book due to that. It was also way too long and could have been a better story if she had cut out all the unnecessary stuff.
Disappointing