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The Self-Preservation Society (2007)

by Kate Harrison(Favorite Author)

3.43 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0752882643 (ISBN13: 9780752882642)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Orion

review 1: I enjoyed this book. The characters were likeable, although the plot was a little unbelievable, it was nevertheless entertaining and an easy read. I 'read' this audiobook format and it kept my interest even though you could guess the way it was going. I also felt that the ending seemed a little rushed or as though the author had become bored with the story or simply had 'run out of ideas' to finish it. However, a good entertaining easy read.
review 2: A romantic comedy which also takes a light hearted look at OCD through the eyes of Jo, while she was a 12 year old girl in 1982 ("They were scary times. Midge Ure dancing with tears in his eyes. That German girl with the hairy armpits singing about 99 red balloons. And it's all part of puberty. The obsession... mores, that is, not the armpits."), and also during her adult years. Despite the humour, there's a constant underlying message about taking a leap of faith, and acknowledging that "the point of a partner is that they should make you better than the person you were alone. Not worse." less

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