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Title: Head over Heels
ISBN: 0440225558
Author:
Stephanie Mittman
Publicate Date: 1999-12-01
Publish: 1999-12-01
List Price: $6.50
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: Saccharin Heroine
Although I am impressed with the overall story and the way it is written, one of the things I found a bit annoying was how the heroine, Nan Springfield, was almost too-good-to-be-true. Sure she was the daughter of a minister but I don't think that in this day and age, anyone would be such a martyr as she was. I also thought her portrayal as a mother is a bit unrealistic, like she doesn't really scold the kids and she's constantly baking something, with gobs of frosting at that. When she decided to stay in her childhood home despite the threat of flood, I thought that her sentimentality went way overboard. The hero, Harry Woolery was a more believable character. His motivations were sound and most of what he did made sense. Another thing that I think shouldn't have been is the cover of this book. It's showing female legs with a miniskirt when in the story, Nan is nowhere near that mode of dress. It seems misleading. Graphic artists should read the story and it's odd that that rendering was approved.
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2: Misled and disappointed - this was not an enjoyable read
From the synopsis and the style of cover art (very foolish of me I know), I had expected a romantic comedy. This was *definitely* not the book I received. Almost all the characters (as pointed out by an earlier reviewer) were not in the least endearing and any appeal that the lead female character had was a mystery to me: self sacrificing to the point of stupidity (I smell a burning martyr); absolutely no common sense although she was portrayed as being a wonderful mother; lost in her own little world with no grasp of reality ... The male lead was marginally better but he is portrayed as falling in love with her while she lurches uselessly from one problem to another. You cannot help but ask yourself, why? how? The writing was good, but the endless suffering of the characters made reading this book a chore rather than a pleasure.
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3: A Good Read
I enjoyed this book. My only complaint was the onair dialog between the two radio DJs. It was dumb, stupid, nonsensical. But this is a very small part of the book. Overall, I highly recommend it.
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4: Touching and Emotional
I enjoyed this book very much, I laughed and cried and I think that makes for a good read. It means the author did a great job of really making feel what the characters in the book are feeling. If you have never read Stephanie Mittman books before, you are really missing out on some great books. She really does write like LaVyrle Spencer.
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5: Food for the Heart
In an era of entertainment over-saturated with excessive violence and meaningless sexual encounters, Stephanie Mittman's work stands out as a touchstone for those of us who remain dedicated to the more old-fashioned ideals of love, honesty and trust. And yet, through the development of complex characters, she manages to avoid simple platitudes or trite themes. She presents her readers with a modern work reminiscent of a gentle literary past, as refreshing as it is entertaining.
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