Sisters

Back in high school, I used to read Danielle Steel's books one after another. Have moved on since then though. 'Sisters' has interesting characters and a good storyline but DS tends to repeat herself to prove her point. I love the beginning of the story when the characters were introduced, and the aftermath of the accident which was so heartbreaking. But I find that there were some story lines not fully developed as the story progresses. Maybe that's because DS concentrated the beginning part too much. The ending is a bit of a fairytale. Their father remarried and a baby is on the way, and all four sisters finally end up with their "ideal" men. Do I smell a sequel?

I really liked this book. Even though, being a male person, I was attached to this book as I have seen the joys of large families in my childhood. The proximity of the sister's makes reading a very nice book even though it has many tragic occurrences. Four sisters, each successful in their career options on their own path in life, return to their birthplace to enjoy the Fourth of July just as they do each year. Tragedy strikes and turns their lives upside down. Never again will this loving family be the same.
A book that was really a joy to read with some sad occurrences.

~Patrick Mahony

I hadn't read Danielle Steele in a while when I picked this up. Either the quality of her writing has gotten a lot worse or I'm a lot more demanding as a reader than I used to be. I seriously wanted to pick up a red pen and edit this book for her. The story was ok, althoughI found it a little unbelievable that Annie's boyfriend would be such a jerk.

I bought this book while on vacation (the gift shop didn't have too many options). I've read several Steel books before - Jewels, Zoya, etc. - and loved them. With Sisters, I feel like Steel is losing her touch. The book was too predictable, characters too perfect and hard to associate with, the writing not compelling, etc. I couldn't even force myself to get to the end, and I rarely ever stop in the middle.

One detail that annoyed me from the very beginning was Steel's description of the family. How realistic is it from a dad with blond hair and mom with red hair to have 4 daughters, and each of those daughters to have a different hair color? One blond, one red, one brown and one jet black? Perhaps it's a minor detail, but things like show more this turn me off from the book. show less

One Fourth of July weekend four sisters, Candy, Tammy, Annie and Sabrina, come home to Connecticut for their family's annual gathering. But before the holiday is over, tragedy strikes and their world is utterly changed. Suddenly, four sisters who have been fervently pursuing success and their own lives, come together to share one New York brownstone, to support each other, and to pick up the pieces while one sister struggles to heal her shattered body and soul. But as the four women settle in, each is forced to confront the direction of their respective lives.

I love to read Danielle Steel's novels. They are always about something you can connect to. It's wonderful to see how 4 sister's have such a strong bond to one another that they show more would do this for one of them. Unfortunately, my own family is very disfunctional, but I hope we would come together like this family did. I highly recommend this book. show less

Sisters by Danielle Steel
When tragedy strikes the family and the mother is killed and one daughter is left blind the rest of the family rallies around one another.
The father is at a loss in his life and meets up with a woman his daughters ages and they are against it.
Blind woman must attend classes to learn how to live again and she meets many new friends.
The other sisters move in together to watch out for the blind one, giving up some of their lives til she's on her feet.
Loved hearing of the careers the girls have and what sacrifices they make.

Danielle Steel does a thorough job developing the characters in the beginning, but the story seems to drag in the middle, but ends well. Lots of details were repeated. There could have been so much more to the story. I like the theme of a family helping each other and learning to take chances.