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Loading... Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Marriedby Marian Keyes
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Very predictable - you know what the outcome will be within a few pages, but a fun read nonetheless. I liked Daniel a lot, but Lucy was a far less likeable character who didn't seem to develop. In particular, I'd have like to have seen more closure in her relationship with her mother, and some more awareness of the effect alcohol had had on her family life and how it was affecting her life in adulthood, but Lucy remained similarly self-centred from beginning to end.  drutt | Oct 25, 2009 |  This is pretty good chick lit. Yes, it is kind of predictable but you enjoy the ride. Chocolate for the brain. Lucy is a single girl, living in London with her flatmates and visits a psychic who tells her she's getting married. When her friends' predictions come true, well, Lucy must be getting married. Enter Gus, who must be one of the most annoying characters in English fiction in my opinion. Lucy Lavan sounds so good, so she must be marrying Gus, yes? Of course not, we're only halfway through the book and there's still alcoholism and the dreamy male best friend in the corner. It's a good holiday or 'my brain's not working' read. A higher standard of chick lit. (  ) birdsam0307 | Sep 5, 2009 | Ah, the James Joyce of chick lit. She writes the hugest pop fiction books I know, full of pages upon pages of (fortunately realistic-sounding) dialogue. There are always very deep, depressing issues being dealt with in an almost off-hand manner. it's like a car crash. You can't help but watch the story unfold. I don't know whay I keep reading her books, cause they're slow reads and not enjoyable in the happy-glow sense. But I still do come back to them. Maybe misery is its own satisfaction. I do love the realism with which she works through people's problems. Not everything gets fixed, and certainly not easily, but people come to terms with themselves, their issues, and life. They're not happy books, but they give you hope. ( ) kikilon | Mar 31, 2009 | Once again, long, and sometimes a little draggy, and sometimes even unnecessary. But at least this story has a moral behind it: Don't follow the mistakes of your parents, look around you and know that you are blessed. Rather predictable towards the halfway point, I knew how the story would end but I read on to find out how it unfolded. All the same, it's a lighthearted chick-lit in which girls would wish could happen to her. starless_ | Aug 2, 2008 | Marian Keyes usually writes funny and engaging books. Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married failed to be either. The dialogue was stiff and did not flow, and the situations the main character found herself in were boring and predictable. I was less than impressed with this one. (  ) twilightlost_2 | May 30, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0060090375, Paperback)What happens when a psychic tells Lucy that she'll be getting married within the year? Her roommates panic! What is going to happen to their blissful existence of eating take-out, drinking too much wine, bringing men home, and never vacuuming? Lucy reassures her friends that she's far too busy arguing with her mother and taking care of her irresponsible father to get married. And then there's the small matter of not even having a boyfriend. But then Lucy meets gorgeous, unreliable Gus. Could he be the future Mr. Lucy Sullivan? Or could it be handsome Chuck? Or Daniel, the world's biggest flirt? Or even cute Jed, the new guy at work? Maybe her friends have something to worry about after all.... (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:18 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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