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The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella (view source)
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|pages=416
|publisher=Black Swan
What redeems this book is the writing style. It's very easy to read. Kinsella has a good ear for dialogue and moves the story along at a steady pace. If you're looking for an undemanding summer holiday read then you could do a lot worse - Barbara Taylor Bradford's [[Emma's Secret]] or indeed any of her later work, springs to mind, but you could do better too. For something with a little more meat and style you could try Julian Fellowes' [[Snobs]], Anthony Capella's [[The Food of Love]] or Maggie O'Farrell's [[After You'd Gone]].
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|name=Wendy
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|comment=I am off on hols on 13th June so may get this to read. It's also nice to have something easy going to read in between heavier books - like Stephen King.
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|name=dizilizi
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|comment=To start off with I thought the story was a tad on the silly side. I mean a lawyer getting mistaken for a cleaner then suddenly deciding it was the ideal job for her is rather unlikely. I have read some of Sophie's other books and they were much better, this one wasn't quite up to scratch I'm afraid.
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|name=lhine
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|comment=Agreed - this is very undemanding and probably what you'd take on your holidays to read by the pool. Some parts are just beyond belief knocking on strangers doors ,a highly successfull barrister legging it after a mistake and then pretending to be a housekeeper/chef (and getting away with it)etc. etc. But having said that it is chick-lit and should be taken, and enjoyed) as such!
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|name=Sophie.emma
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|comment=It is an entertaining easy read and a different theme to Sophie Kinsella's usual shopaholic books.
I didn't have any trouble staying interested and reading it from start to finish whilst on holiday, although I do agree that the ending became predictable near the end.
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|name=Amanda Borley
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|comment=I enjoyed this book which is a light-hearted read. I am a fan of Sophie Kinsella's previous shopaholic series and was worried that she wouldn't be able to match the readability in this, however I was not disappointed.
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|name=Sue
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|comment=I enjoyed the Shopaholic series, Amanda - I Just didn't feel that this was up to the same standard.
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|name=Wendy
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|comment=I have just read ''Can You Keep a Secret'' and this was to be my next read of Kinsella. I will give it a go as I need "no brainers" every now and then to balance out the horror of King and Herbert!}}