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Title: Private Pleasures (Signet Eclipse)
ISBN: 0451216075
Author:
Bertrice Small
Publicate Date: 2005-07-05
Publish: 2005-07-05
List Price: $7.99
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Gift for Mom
I bought about 9 various Beatrice Small books for my mom to read. She is an avid reader and fan of Beatrice's books. I can't speak about the book itself, but I am pleased with my ability to order all the books that she needed to complete out the series. She was elated to receiver her shipment of new books. No complaints!
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2: The circa 1950's dialogue brought it down
Nora Buckley didn't see the end of her marriage until Jeff asked for a divorce. She also didn't count on him draining their accounts, having the kids sign over their college funds, and sell the family out from under her so he could buy a co-op for his new squeeze. As Nora wallows in self-pity, her friends let her in on a little secret - "The Channel" - where for $3.95 charge to your cable bill, you can experience a fantasy night in a twist of virtual reality. She indulges and soon decides that her fantasy life is more rewarding then her everyday existence, especially once she grows a backbone and starts to stand up to her bossy soon-to-be-ex-husband.
The plot is interesting, but the execution is kind of lukewarm. Small has been quoted as being the granddame of romance, and her dialogue shows it. With the exception of Jeff, who is so unlikable and a complete clich?? of the overbearing husband, the dialogue just rings like it is straight out of a circa-1950's romance, with wisps of graphic street language tossed in. Despite that, she has created a story with a very atypical plot (and loaded with sensuality), making it stand out in a sea of formulaic romance novels (though I detested the end - Nora should have risen above the muck).
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3: Private Pleasures
Awesome! If we had the "Channel", how would each of us use it? Very different from any other Bertrice Small book I read. Mordern day, and very, very, very sexy.
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4: Couldn't put it down
I was glued to this book from beginning to end! Wow! Just what I needed to spice up my own sex life. I have since read more of her books and look forward to the newest. If you like fun and fantasy get ready for action!
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5: I want that Cable channel
I loved this book. The cable channel portion was exciting, but I also looked forward to what was happening in her real life. The end was quite a twister. I am more the romance novel type reader, but this book came highly recommended to me and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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