| This Charming Man | 
 enlarge | Author: Marian Keyes
Publisher: Penguin Audiobooks
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  79 reviews
Sales Rank: 198919
Format: Audiobook, Cd
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Items: 6
Pages: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 4.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0141808500
EAN: 9780141808505
ASIN: 0141808500
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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 Really depressing October 9, 2008
I am a huge Marian Keyes fan but I am finding this book so depressing (am about half-way through) that I haven't been able to pick it up for about 2 weeks.
It is fair enough to deal with "gritty" subjects, but if I want to read a book like that I'll go and buy one. With Marian, you can normally rely on the storyline and topics, and you know what you're getting. With this one, you don't.
I actually like the Lola parts - they are the only funny bits I've found so far - it's the other parts I don't enjoy. It is also very long drawn-out and although I'm half-way through I am still not sure what the "secret" and the point of it is - either it is terrifically obvious and I have already guessed it, or it is something very unexpected and I have to wait till the last chapter, which I just find annoying.
I've found myself skipping entire pages and leafing through to the end to see if it's worth reading on.
It's a shame because it is a big fat book, and if I was enjoying it, I'd be delighted to have so much MK in one go!
 One of the worst books ever! September 30, 2008
I have read many books and all of Marian Keyes and is one of the worst books i have ever read! It took me 4 and a half weeks to read and couldn't wait to finish it so I could a better book! It was far to long but u never get to know any of the characters properly, starts off funny and then gets a bit depressing. Very dissapointed!
 Enjoyable September 29, 2008
I thought this book was a wonderful read. I generally did not want to put it down.
This was the first Marian Keyes book that i have read and since doing so, I have bought 2 more of her books.
I believe the voice of 'lola' could at times be too much and her stories/observations were long winded, however overall i thouroughly enjoyed this story.
I thought it was just me! September 29, 2008
I've just been reading the other reviews about This Charming Man & feel comforted as I've been battling on with the book out of sheer loyalty to Marian Keyes and was beginning to feel like my attention span or imagination must be deteriorating as I get older! Well at least I know I'm not the only one who is very disappointed by the book - the story & the characters are not even a stratch on her previous books and I'm praying that the next one will be a hell of a lot better!
This Charming Man September 25, 2008
Like many other reviewers I usually read Marian Keye's books within a couple of days they are so gripping.
However, with This Charming Man it took me about 4 weeks to get 3/4 of the way through and then I just kind of gave up. It was such a disappointment.
I really didn't like the way the book was split into 4 stories as it made it far too messy and it didn't give enough time to get to know, let alone become attached, to any of the characters.
Keyes' books are usually heavily reliant on her fabulous charatcer depiction and the empathy you feel for her heroines. Usually you almost feel inside their heads and fall totally for the men involved. But in this case there just wasn't the opportunity to get to know them well enough and what you did hear of them wasn't particularly enchanting, particularly with Lola's awful pidgin english.
I particularly didn't like the story about Marnie. Though it was true to life, the picture painted of her charcater wasn't a very likable one, which contrasts greatly with the one of Rachel in Rachel's Holiday.
I guess we'll just have to wait another 2 years for a better offering...what a shame.
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