Bradford Books

This book only actually addresses the rape of fertile young women. Men rape because men are always wanting sex, women aren't, so men have various strategies to overcome the female's refusal - which sometimes means the use of physical force.

So what this book is saying, and it does appear to be at least partly true, is that male sexuality can be totally selfish and women must recognize that to be alone with any man, from stranger to husband, is a dangerous place for a female to be unless she wants sex herself.

Chapter 7 deals with the law and punishment and rightly states that this too represents the male's selfish perspective. The authors also note that human female mate choice has not really existed as fathers and brothers have made the choice of mate for their daughters or sisters - and again, in their own self-interest. They do not note that this is uniquely human and how the fact that human females are only now starting to gain ownership of their own bodies is significant to this debate.

It is a fact that sperm is the most abundant resource on the planet while, in traditional societies, there would be a maximum of about 150days in a female's lifetime when she has an egg that could be fertilized. Males are bigger, stronger, risk-takers, more aggressive, more impulsive, more domineering, more selfish AND desperately trying to be the ones who make it to these rare eggs. It is hard to imagine that they will all just sit back and wait to be chosen.

The authors do not properly discuss concealed ovulation and the fact than human males are under the illusion that females of reproductive age are actually fertile everyday. Also, considering how rare actual female fertility is, it is important to recognize the cyclic nature of female sexual interest and to uncover more why human - and other primate females - do choose to have sex for reasons other than 'sex' ie to placate males or avoid future infanticide. Males might 'do sex' for sex but for females sex can often not be sexually motivated.

This book is not all bad but it would be advisable to read more widely about evolution, adaptation and the evolution of sex differences. Sometimes it is the female primate pestering an uninterested male for sex, for example.

It is probably safer and more realistic to recognize sexual behaviour as more selfish than we like to pretend and that male sexuality can be largely parasitic and can pose a great nuisance to females and often a great danger. Perhaps education about sex differences will help females to avoid being alone with males and help males to control this most horrendous of selfish impulses. And when we acknowledge how selfish males as sex seekers, lawmakers and judges are we should also expect to see a steep rise in convictions of rapists.

I have been a student of Dr. Palmer's at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, and while I admire his ecoanthropology teachings, this book is beyond his scope as an anthropologist. Dr. Palmer's most knowledgeable topics are those of the fishers of Maine and New Foundland. Some of Dr. Palmer's best works are those he did with his former professor and mentor, Lyle Steadman at ASU regarding folklore, mythology and ancestor teachings. If I could have previewed this work before it was published, I would have said, "Craig, stick with what you know!" His documentaion is weak at best, and some of it is truly questionable. While I understand his logic behind this topic, I think his facts are weak. I suppose, if one were inclined, one could turn any set of numbers, statistics or facts to fit the hypothesis they have developed. I think that's what Craig and Randy Thornhill have done. Craig has written some absolutely wonderful works, however, this is not one of them.

My suggestion would be that readers find this in the library and not spend money on it, read it, then come to your own conclusions on whether or not you agree with the evolutionary basis of rape.

Rape is ALL about sex; it's NOT about violence and control (at least not as a means to an end; yes, it's undoubtedly violent, but that's not why men rape). Ask any rapist in prison. He'll tell you that he wanted to get his rocks off. That's the plain ugly truth -- and denying it won't change the basic truth of this postulate. I, for one, am glad that many other scientists -- both men and women -- are coming around to the ideas presented in this book and will hopefully use this information to UNDERSTAND rape and then apply REAL solutions to its eventual eradication from our society. Running around calling these great men (and women) of science "rape apologists" and "lunatics" does nothing but reveal the puerile close-mindedness of the criticizer.

This book has some interesting hypotheses but I don't believe it makes the case for the "Rape is the Last-Resort Reproductive Strategy" hypothesis as well as the Ghiglieri book does. It is known that rape is widespread throughout the animal kingdom, or something resembling mating by forceful coercion at any rate. I expected to see more of that kind of discussion than just a bunch of old statistics regarding us boring old homo sapiens. Keep in mind, though, that among humans the majority of rapists are men in their sexually peak years, and the majority of victims are those women in their peak reproductive stages as well. Sure, there are super-psychos that rape old women, kids or men, for example, but the mere existance of those datapoints do nothing to blunt the force of the evidence in favor of the theory that rape is the last-resort reproductive strategy. In fact, it is well-known that the majority of rapes that occur: a) are date rapes! and b) an overwhelming number of the victims tend to be college aged women! Also, let me say that explaining why something happens is NOT the same as justifying it. Given that Thornhill's wife is actually a rape counselor (!) it would be quite odd if he wrote a book justifying it, to say the least. What Thornhill and Palmer seek to do is take something that is a norm (yes, a norm!) of human culture, and try and figure out why the hell it's been going on for as long as anybody knows, and why it still is!
I do not believe that there is much scientists or anthropologists can say about a human nature: but they can say that men enjoy forming groups of men to go and kill 'outsiders' (however they may be so designated) (aka "war"); that many youngish men don't mind raping women, and in fact studies have shown that many men are turned on by depictions of rape in movies, magazines, etc; that most men are turned on by lesbian sex, and most women are NOT generally turned on by homosexual sex (i.e., men-on-men); and, finally that people like to congregate in coastal areas to consume cheap alchololic beverages when they have spare time (aka "vacation"). That's about all that can be said about a 'human nature.'
Let me end by noting that even if rape is a reproductive strategy for the lowest of the low- who have no other chance to mate- well, it is a very very UNSUCCESSFUL strategy when compared to normal one of picking up some tramp in a bar; or say, meeting a women around town and having an actual relationship with her, or meeting a girl in HS or college perhaps. Whatever the case may be, rape is seldom successful in impregnating women, that's why most men don't do it! In one behavioral ecology study, if I recall correctly, a study on scorpion flies, it was observed that out of 74 scorpion fly 'rapes', or matings that appeared to be forced, only 2 resulted in female scorpion flies being successfully impregnated! Dung flies also engage some brutal tactics, every bit as brutal as some scumbag beating a women or drugging her drink at a bar or something.
I by no means intend this review to be comprehensive, but only to convey the fact that there is some substance to Thornhill and Palmer's claims, but they do a poor poor job for making their case. All in all, I wouldn't recommend buying this book, buy Ghiglieri's instead and read Alcock's The Triumph of Sociobiology to get an overall better feel for Thornhill and Palmer's argument. Finally, however, I believe that one thing that helps us humans out is that we can actually critically evaluate our thoughts and actions: if somebody says, "I couldn't help raping so-and-so, (or maybe just 'random woman')," then I would simply reply: "Take some bloody responsibilty for your actions, of course you could help yourself!" A dung fly may not be able to decide, based on complex cognitive functions, to not rape a female dung fly, but a man can certainly decide not to rape a woman.

The license to take what men want regardless of circumstances is the heredity of Darwin and the recognition that social bonding of males will support that privilege. Hence, social license borne of the interpretation of male superiority results in rape and other social infractions that society is willing to condone, or conveniently, fails to enforce, to the beneficial interest of all males, and to the disadvantage of women. Men rape because they can, therefore, and they can "get away with it."

The failure of men to exert social control upon themselves may be due either to desire to dominate, or to obtain that which they would be not entitled to otherwise, and aggressively decide to obtain forcefully. Whether by rape or by fraud or extortion, the premise that men are so indulged by society means they are not fearful of social retribution for the acts, and ignore attempts for society to control their actions - often seen by other men as evidence of masculinity or independence desirable for all men, but to the detriment of women. Patriarchy was invented to indulge male supremacy to accomplish these means and more, and is the primary reason that women cannot obtain equal rights because these unequal rights, now, as embedded, means unhampered male privilege for the benefit of society that empowers male preference, male leadership, and male productivity.

This book has been in my stash for a long time and finally I ran out of my usual suspense/mystery type so turned to this. I have to say I mostly skimmed this book and didn't read the section of Emma during the war years, I just skipped to the last third to have it all tied together.
Jonathan seems to have scurried off easily with his tail between his legs. I understand there is one that follows this book, but I won't be reading it. Far too weighty for me. Everyone is just too too handsome, beautiful, expensively well dressed and living the high life. I found the family tree in the beginning hard to follow. It could have been made much simpler and easy to follow drawn out on a history line showing decendants, etc like I've seen in other books.

I guess you can tell I am one of the ones that didn't care for this story at all.

This is the kind of book, that you feel you know these people like they are part of your family.
Can not wait to read the next one to see what happens to my favorite characters.

This was my first Barbara Taylor Bradford book to read. I've heard great things about her books, but this one is very disappointing. I'm over half way through the book, but I don't think I will be able to finish it. There are so many characters that I can't keep up with who's who! Also her writing seems more like "filler" than actual fiction. I'm afraid I can't recommend this book to anyone.

After I found out there were more books to the series, I went back and re-read the first three. The first is by far the best. However, it seems that some things in this fourth book are different....the characters of Alexander and Francesca have been eliminated from the story. Sure, the reasons why they are not prominent are in To Be The Best, but to dismiss them? In one story regarding Jonathan and his history with Paula, they changed the characters in the initial confrontation to him. Originally, it was Sandy, Emily and Paula. All of a sudden in this book it is Paula and her father? I wish that BTB would have gone back and read her own book before she wrote this one. There is a great family tree in the beginning of the book, but Alexander, Francesca and Patrick are not listed. At least they explain what happened to Patrick. So strange. But, I love the story of these people and will read the entire series.

I read the Woman of Substance and all of the other books following it until this one, which I have finally read. I thought it was done well, contrary to other opinions on here, and stayed engrossed.

It begins with Evan Hughes, the grandchild of Glynnis, who is dying at the beginning of the story. She tells Evan to go seek Emma Harte, and that she is the key to the future for her. So curious as to what her grandmother means, she looks up Harte's department stores and seeks a job there. Finding that Emma has been dead for many years, she gets hired by Paula, and makes a wonderful employee. But Paula is curious who she really is since she shows a strong family resemblance to them. The secret may lie in the diaries she found buried in a storeroom of Emma's. But it takes some time before she puts the puzzle together.

Linnet, one of Paula's daughter's is the one who does a wonderful job in the store, and the one, whom much to her older sister Tessa's dismay, the whole dynasty will be left to. Tessa has her share of abusive marital problems and tries to hide it well. So you have to feel sorry for her in this story, hoping she and her young daughter escape from Mark London.

Also in the background here is Jonathan Ainsley, the family troublemaker and he is not through with his revenge for Paula. He is back in London, and out for trouble, monitoring Paula's every move, waiting to strike her down. It's only a matter of time.

The book also flips back to Emma Harte and her story in an abbreviated version. So it goes back to the time of 1940 when Emma was young and raising her family. It speaks of her past husbands, mainly Paul of whom she grieved terribly over losing when he had killed himself. She always carried Paul with her.

Then there is Edwina, the child that was Emma's "accident," and has always felt as though she never belonged. She rarely comes up in this story at all.

There is many characters in the book, but in the beginning there is a tree so it is easier to follow. I am anxious to see what happens in the two sequels ahead.

"Power of a Woman" was an awful novel, but since Bradford is so popular, I figured that one must have been an exception. It wasn't. "A Sudden Change of Heart" isn't much better. There's hardly any plot to be found (the story that's described on the back of the book takes place only in the last half of the novel). Instead it's filled with endless superficial dialog and descriptions of paintings and furniture. Like with "Power of a Woman", with this book Bradford shows neither talent or inspiration. It's a boring novel full of clichés. My advice is, find something else to read and don't give your money to Barbara Taylor Bradford.

My sister warned me not to read it, but i did anyway. It was like reading a badly written soap opera. It was not at all what i expected from the book.

As a Barbara Taylor Bradford fan, I have long awaited the arrival of her newest book, and when it did come, I realized it was worth the wait! Despite what the some of the other reviews have said, I would encourage anyone to buy it. It is truly a work of art. She show her all-roundeness and creative skills in this book, as the main characters go through almost everything possible! And it is seen that she has gone through a lot of work as seen with her writing on the Holocaust and the Nazi victims. Well done Barabra!

I keep borrowing BTB books from the library (won't pay for this) hoping she'll get better - and she only gets worse! This story has holes you could drive a truck through. The characters are flat, the action non-existent. It's bad! BAD! BAD!
Spoiler warning - two quick examples. The entire story is based on two children ages 5 and 10, being best friends. Ain't goona happen. And, in one crucial scene, two dying women are found shot on the floor, and their rescuer(?) calls an ambulance, then makes a pot of tea and sits there for 30 minutes. Does anyone in her world know first aid?!
Do not buy this book. Do not read it.

I've read most of BTB's books. When I'm done with them, I donate them or sell them. But to me "A Sudden Change of Heart" was one of her best and I'm keeping it.

Even though I agree with some of the other readers, that the "language" the characters spoke was a bit antiquated and formal, I really enjoyed the book.

I was at a doctor's appointment today, and I started to tear while I was reading what happened to Claire. I had to stop for awhile.

The friendship between Laura and Claire is very much alike to my best friend and me. We've known each other since we're 5 & 6 - and we'll be celebrating our 30th anniversary next year - so this kind of friendship does exist.

Don't be afraid to buy this book. Try it, you may like it!

I want to thank all of the previous reviewers for saving me a lot of time! I gave up on BTB long ago, but picked this up on a whim in my used book store. I am now on page 51 and already disgruntled with this book. For one thing, I did not realize this was the 2nd book in a trilogy or I never would have bought it. I figured it out when they were talking about events and people that came before, and it was assumed that the reader knew what they were talking about. I really hate that. I really don't think BTB has written a decent book since a Woman of Substance, which was one of my favorites. Certainly the sequels were not good. So, this book goes on the shelf designated for trading back in. Thanks again to everyone!

I just love all Barbara Taylor Bradford books, I have most of hers in my collection. This one is just wonderful.

After I understood Bab's play on the modern day Plantagenet and Tudor historical dynasty, which happened in the middle of the first book (even though she gave a hint - slow on the uptake), I loved the second book, the Heir, when Henry VIII (Harry) comes into the storyline. Can't wait to read Being Elizabeth, the sequel.

Let me start by saying I normally love this author, however, omg what a waste of time. First off there are so many unsolved murders in this book that it should run red! 2nd before you even start to care about a character they are dead, no follow up, no attempt to solve the mystery, no one mourns for more than a few sentences. The first part of the book was o.k., the 2nd half forget. It jumped from decade to decade, you never got a chance to get into the plot line because there is not one. People come into the picture, get killed, someone new comes in, your in a new decade and are left thinking, why did you even start to read this.

I think that Barbara Taylor Bradford forgot to plan out this story before sat down to write. I normally love her books but this was a big dissapointment. Characters keep dying, some murdered, but there is no resolution and it seems like the remaining characters don't really care to find out what happened. I kept expecting the bad guy to appear and get his just rewards, but it never happened. The story skips huge chunks of time. The characters could be interesting but are never really utilized in any manner. Reread one of the Emma Harte books and save yourself the misery of this one!

i felt as if this book was way below my reading level

This was my first experience with this author and I can't say I was highly delighted or disappointed with the experience...it was just another book. The romance was there and sweet at times, but the plot was a bit bland and the ending a disappointment. It's a quick read...it got me through two hours of biking at the gym....so that should tell you that it doesn't require a lot of deep thinking to comprehend!

I rated this book as 1 star because that's the least that's allowed by amazon. I picked up this book because it is supposed to be a Newyork times bestseller. Now I have realized that picking books that are so called bestsellers is no guarantee of a good read.
The book is amateurish, silly, syrupy, incomplete, devoid of a plot, and has a sudden, miserable ending.
Three things left me puzzled and incredulous:
1. How could a respectable author submit this book as a completed work,
2. How could any publishing house worth it's name publish this pathetic piece of ineptitude,
3. How this apology of a book became a Newyork times bestseller.

This was a book I couldn't stop reading. True, it's a romance story, but I think it's more than that. It's very poignant, and it has a bittersweet ending...all the good things that make for a great romance book.

This is my first encounter with Barbara Taylor Bradford and will be my LAST! She spent more time "Name Dropping" with all of the tourist places and restaurants in N.Y. and Venice assuming we know what she's talking about. Her love scenes were a JOKE. The dialog between Bill and Vanessa were awkward and stillted, not steamy or passionate. The story jumped around too much to keep track of where Bill and Vanessa were and how they were supposed to meet? And it doesn't make sense for Vanessa to divorce one husband because he is never home and seriously think about settling down with Bill WHO'S NEVER HOME. Then once Vanessa has divorced her husband, Bill is killed by terrorists which only leaves Vanessa alone with no one but Bill's old mom and young daughter? WHAT'S THE POINT! THERE IS NO MORAL TO THE STORY. The ending just made me mad enough to take it and...WHIP IT AT THE WALL!

The Editorial Reviews and the customer reviews for this book refer to one of same title by Barbara Taylor Bradford. THIS BOOK supposedly is by Margaret Yorke, a top British psychological yet cozy mystery writer. CAN SOMEONE AT AMAZON PUT THESE EDITORIAL REVIEWS AND REVIEWS WITH THE BOOK OF SAME TITLE BY BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD? She can in no way compare to the sharp, poignant plots by Margaret Yorke of everyday dull, even mousy British protaganists with mundane, boring lives turned criminal by deep psychological needs.

This book was excellent. It was so unpredictable - I never would have guessed the ending. A real page-turner!

Barbara Taylor Bradford has given the public a serious way to look at how corrupt people are. Cyrus locke, for what he did to Mary Ellen(countess Zoe) should have been the one to have committed suicide. Sebastian had no idea who his mother was so he was not at fault. He had every right to have an affiar with a beautiful woman, but not knowing who she really was or where she came from. Then at the same time, Barbara Taylor Bradford made him seem like a philandering bum. Women of every differrent kind she semmed to suggest: married, divorced, separated, and even Vivienne, the son of one woman he wanted to marry himself. Overall Dangerous to Know has the power to keep you wanting more and more-you wan't put it down and you'll be surprised at what you find out.

I have read a lot of good books and I found "Dangerous to Know" to be at the top of my list. I not only read it, I listened to it on tape. I referred it to a co-worker who also loved it. Both of us were intriqued through the whole story. The further we read the more interesting the book became. Definitly an excellent book. I am planning on reading it again.

Over the years of my reading, I have usually avoided the fiction route. This, because it seems that the plots often developed are not realistic. This, I found, to be especially true in Dangerous to Know. When I got to the end I could only conclude that Ms. Bradford has been watching to many soap operas. While there may be some confused families on planet earth,it is hard to imagine any group like she described. The turns and twists, for me, just didn't seem likely. Add to all of this the fact that she portrayed adultry and fornication as being somehow normal; this may have enhanced the story line but did little to enhance her image in one reader's mind. It is fair to say that writers seldom endorse, in their work, things they do not believe to be true. This, in turn, tends to say that the author's perspective on morality is expressed in the characters she has created, the things they say and do. Now, having read this work(actually heard this via tape from Books on Tape), I doubt I will ever be encouraged to again engage my mind with things from Ms. Bradford. I don't like to waste my time, which is to valuable to spend on something like this which doesn't pay any educational nor emotional dividends. She may have great writing skill but her themes are questionable.

I like a good easy read, but I would still like to read something I can enjoy, and get something from.....other than a stomach ache.
Bradford's story reeks with cliche's, predicatability, and obvious dilema's. Not the worst book of this genre I've ever read...but quickly spun, and too easy.

I loved this book because it is a wonderful short story by an author always known for extensive (400+ page) novels. The story is captivating and leaves the reader wanting more! Too bad this was only a short story. It was also a wonderful TV movie!

This book was really lame. It is riddled with cliches and it is shorter then a young adult novel. Total waste of time. The Lifetime movie was much better, so you know how bad this really was.

Barbara Taylor Bradford's "Love in Another Town" is a lightweight little book to read on a breezy summer afternoon, lying in the hammock. Her story unfolds smoothly, effortlessly, with apt descriptions of people and places; she has a sure touch with realistic dialogue, and a sure knowledge into her characters' hearts.

She swings into the supernatural with the account of a life-changing near-death experience of one of the women. All ends
well as people grow through misfortune, make their choices, find
authentic love and happiness.

Recommended for a couple of carefree summer hours under a big shade tree---lemonade would be good too!

The book is very over-simplified and the main hero of the story is a jerk!

He has left his wife, who still loves him, basically so he could seek greener pastures. When she becomes seriously ill, he just sort of pats her arm and looks forward to when she will die and not be a burden on his health insurance any more. His new object of desire is not much better - she spits venom at her college-age children for staying with their father in the town where they had grown up. It is way too convenient for the author that the wife dies and clears the way for our hero and heroine to get married, so they don't have to face up to how he ruined his first wife's life.

Add to that a few totally unlikely scenes, like the woman's ex-husband groveling at her to take him back after a few years (that never happens) and the stupid near-death experience, and you have a pretty silly piece of work.

I don't know why many reviewer said that this book is bad? I think the book is written well. I read it in 3 days and learn a lot of useful knowledge. And I am clearly know some parts like CAPM that I am not understand from other books. So recommend it all in all.
MC

I do not want to say too much, but if you try to read this book, you will know that the explanation in this book is so confused. Try it and then throw away!!!

The book I received was not in the condition I was expecting. When the book arrived the edges were very torn and it was obvious that it was very much used. The book should have been listed as used with obvious signs of tear. I contacted the seller immediately and express my view. This is the first time I have gotten a book from Amazon and not as promised. The seller was not very polite in some of her emails to me which also did not help me accept the torn book and had to return it.

This book is by far one of the worst textbooks I've ever read in my career as a student for 10 years. The content should be easy but is written in such a way that you cannot understand it. Also there are several contradictions within the text that confuse you. Lastly, I suggest to anyone that needs to buy this book for their corporate finance class to quickly switch into another section with another teacher that uses a different text or postpone taking the course to avoid using this book. I regret not doing this and do not want the rest of you guys to suffer.

I'm only 3 chapters deep but can already tell this will be one of those 'poor explanation' books we've all had in college. It definately helps to have some accounting knowledge before reading this text. Overall, the examples are poor, and.... just thinking about how it was written makes me want to fall asleep!

I got this book for a Cogntive Modeling course at UCSD for an Upper Division CS class. This is by far the worst book I have ever tried to read. Its horribly written and pointlessly convoluted with unnecessary words that fog the learning experience. Furthermore, its organized poorly and makes learning difficult.

It is obvious that this book was written by professors who cant teach worth a damn.

I love this subject and this book ruined it for me.

"Computational Explorations in Cognitive Neuroscience" provides a very readable overview of state-of-the-art neural network models for human cognition with an emphasis on both biological plausibility and experimental (psychological/cognitive) evidence.

In this book, research themes, which include perception, memory, language as well as high-level cognition, are explained in terms of computation. Their theory is based on brain science, computer science, and psychology. Though the authors speculate about the functions of each part of the brain and the relation among them to some extent, the authors propose a new paradigm to existing sciences. Their integrative approach and method are very simulative, and I've got a lot of hints from this book. But I don't need the usageof particular software, PDP++ in such a theoretical book. The authors explain and demonstrate their models and theories using PDP++ at the end of each chapter. If you want to study how to use PDP++ as well as their theories, this book will be extremely good one.

With a background in chemistry, biology, psychology, and neuroscience, I believed a course on simulating the the brain to understand the mind would be incredibly fascinating. However, this book, in spite of various claims to be an introduction to cognitive neuroscience, is full of technical jargon that is mostly likely only understood by those familiar with the subject.

The book itself comes off as extremely condescending to any beginner who is frustrated with the book because throughout the text, the authors repeat over and over and over again some variation of, "Here is a SIMPLE example..."

****ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE: As for the free software you can download online, PDP++, it is prone to errors (random quitting, functions not working properly) and DOES NOT work on many newer versions of Mac OS X. You have to download a different program called Emergent, which is not compatible with what you read in this text; this is also an annoying problem.

The aspects of the book that focus on the biology of the mind are like breaths of fresh air, but every chapter inevitably leads into mind-numbing instructions and equations that are difficult to comprehend.

This is by far the most frustrating book I've had to deal with. The other one-star review was shrewd in warning undergrad students and beginners about this text.

I am currently taking a honors psych class which utilizes this textbook as a lab handout (we solve the exercises closing out each chapter). I find this book very hard to read due to the language and the explanations the authors use to explain certain topics. The book reads more like a guide for those already familiar with the subject matter, and the questions closing out each chapter are even harder to understand than the chapter text itself. If the authors wish the book to be of any help to undergrads who are not already familiar with the topic they should take a step back and revise the text so that it is understandable for all. NOTE TO UA STUDENTS THINKING OF TAKING THE CLASS WHICH UTILIZES THIS BOOK
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An editor would have a field day with this book. It took several false starts and extreme boredom to even get past the first few pages. It has taken will power to keep my red pen from correcting the numerous mistakes; such as point-of-view in the first person mixed in with several other points of view. The writing is choppy and bounces from one scene to the next like the brain cells in the main character. I've never met a person who could get over a twenty year phobia in a week. Oh, what a miracle! NOT happening.

My appologies to the author but this book was so boring. As another reviewer stated, it took me forever to read it as well; in fact I didn't even finish it. Usually I want to know what happens to the characters but this time I couldn't care less. I think the problem was the way in which it was written - there was TOO MUCH dialogue in Sarah's own head and it was constantly trying to be witty to the point I was thinking "get on with it already." And I didn't get the chemistry that supposedly existed between Logan and Sarah. Personally the character of Sarah was just annoying. Logan SEEMED like the making of a good character but we never really get to know him... yet we're supposed to believe all of the sudden that he's into Sarah.

I only wish I had seen the reviews BEFORE I bought it in the bookstore. At least it was only $3.99 (which to be honest was a bit of an incentive to even buy it).

This is not your average romance novel. If you would like a book that is not the same story recycled with different names and new settings, the Fly Guy fits the bill. Sarah Dundee is a heroine with a monkey on her back, or dog in her head, trying to get over her fear of flying while falling for the one man who opposes everything she stands for. This book is quick-witted with many interesting elements that bring realism to the story. I look forward to the release of the authors' next book to see what they have in store next!!!!

This book was given to me by a friend. I am glad I didn't have to pay for it.

The protagonist Sarah, is self-centered and spacey. I didn't care about her or the story. She has a "dog" Spot in her head. He has been there for 20 years even though she sees a therapist once a week. The writing about Spot is disjointed and distracting.

This book is taking me a long time to read. I am going take the other reviewer's suggestion and skip to the end.

I'm a sucker for a good book recommendation, and when a friend said I should read THE FLY GUY, I went along -- for a few pages. Dumb, dumb, dumb, I thought. Kept reading, though, thank goodness, and ended up getting caught up in the story. I liked all the preflight checks. Of course they're mootonous -- but they save lives. I liked the way Sarah wrestled with Spot. Having had my own personal demons inside at one time or another, I could identify with her and admire her courage in confronting her snarling fears.

The fast-paced ending kept me reading even though I had a writing deadline of my own to deal with. Ah well, call it inspiration.