by Charles Dubow
The plot was predictable and the characters unlikable, yet I was drawn into the tale of this foursome. I kind of want to hate this book, but I just can't.
”It is one thing to be lied to, but it is something else again to be the liar. But even then, most of us don’t look at it like that. We make up our own excuses, justifying the betrayal, clothing it in nobler raiment. It is easy to pretend that maintaining a lie is in the best interest of those we mi...
“Nothing looks so like innocence as an indiscretion.” Oscar Wilde I’ve been fretting over this review for days. Now, what should I say today about this book? Maybe I should choose the other draft review from yesterday. Or perhaps I should I go that other direction and post the review I wrote las...
Whoa ho ho! What a read! So much glamour, money, and good food. So many horrible decisions! I ate this baby up in a single day. I'll admit to having a few teary moments along the way. I also have to admit that I wanted to punch one of these characters in the throat. If you want to read a book that m...
Read my full review:http://bit.ly/VSNXDyMy rating: 2.5 Stars My opinion: For what had promised to be such a passionate book, I was left quite cold. I simply could not connect with any of the characters, the storyline, nor did I care what happened to the characters. Furthermore, I thought the writin...
A copy of Indiscretion was provided to me by William Morrow for review purposes.Indiscretionin·dis·cre·tion [in-di-skresh-uhn]noun1. The quality or state of being indiscreet; want of discretion; imprudence; rashness.2. An indiscreet or imprudent act; indiscreet behavior.3. A brief sexual liaison.'Hi...
UPDATED - February 6, 2013 - see links at bottomCharles Dubow has been there and done that, spending his summers at the family’s place in the Hamptons, counting among his ancestors a US Vice President and the founder of BF Goodrich. He knows the tones of old money, and, as a founding editor of Forbe...