REVIEW BY MAGGIE ON SHOW 9TH JUNE
I WAS RECOMMENDED THIS BOOK SOME TIME AGO BUT WAS NOT IMPRESSED BUT AFTER ANOTHER READ I ENJOYED IT.
EMMA AND DEXTER ARE BOTH AT UNIVERSITY WHEN THEY MEET. SHE IS IDEALISTIC AND FULL OF 'CHANGING WORLD', HE MORE HEDONISTIC AND HAVING A GOOD TIME CHANGING GIRLFRIENDS AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE AND LOOKING AHEAD TO A CAREER WHERE HE WAS RICH AND SUCCESSFUL.
THESE TWO DIFFERENT CHARACTERS HOWEVER, HAVE A LINK WHICH CARRIES ON THROUGH THEIR UNIVERSITY DAYS AND AT DIFFERENT PERIODS IN THEIR LIVES.
I SUPPOSE IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT CONTINUED ASSOCIATION BUT I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT IN GENERAL YOUR ON GOING LIFE WOULD CHANGE YOU SO THAT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO TAKE UP THE OLD FRIENDSHIP??
HOWEVER, IN THIS CASE THEY FALL IN AND OUT OF LOVE WITH OTHERS, HIS CAREER GOES INTO FREE FALL UNTIL FINALLY THEY MAKE A LIFE TOGETHER, UNTIL SHE WANTS TO START A FAMILY,THEN..
THE ENDING IS BOTH TRAGIC AND INEVITABLE. DEXTER AND HIS FALL FROM GRACE AS AN OUTSTANDING TV PRESENTER IS A LOOK AT LIFE IN THE FAST LANE, AND PROBABLY QUITE AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF HOW SHOWBIZ BUILD YOU UP AND SPITS YOU OUT WHEN YOU HIT THE SKIDS. HORRIBLE AND SCAREY!!
EMMA FEELS INTIMIDATED BY HIS LIFESTYLE BUT IS PROBABLY THE ONLY PERSON WHO TELLS HIM LIKE IT IS!!
I WASN’T AS AMUSED BY THIS AS HIS OTHER BOOKS BUT QUITE ABSORBED NONETHELESS. RECOMMENDED!!
REVIEW BY MAGS
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