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Indlæser... Faking It (Jennifer Crusie 2004) (original 2002; udgave 2004)af Jennifer Crusie (Forfatter)
Work InformationFaking It af Jennifer Crusie (2002)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. This is a companion book to Welcome to Temptation, which I’d never read, so I read both books one after the other. Faking It is Davy’s story (brother to Sophie) from the first novel. While the plot may be as perfectly told and wild, it didn’t quite match my love of the first book, although it came close. One of the best things about Crusie’s books, are her wonderfully off the wall characters and there is a wealth of them here, even down to Steve, the dog. Yes, everyone here is deceitful in their way, but worth loving for the hysterical ending where everyone seems to have a thing for hiding out in the closet. A cute, fun story. I’m glad to have spent time with this. ( ) Los Goodnight son propietarios de una respetable galería de arte, que ha estado en la familia por generaciones. Entre ellos está Matildda, la hija menor, heredera de un secreto que permanece encerrado en el sótano de la galería. Ella está dispuesta a todo con tal de conservarlo, incluso a forzar la entrada a una casa en medio de la noche para recuperar su pasado. Davy Dempsey, por su parte, es un estafador reformado al cual su manager financiero ha despojado de tres millones para entregárselos a Clea Lewis, ex novia de Davy. Pero él quiere su dinero de vuelta y hará cualquier cosa para evitar que Clea se salga con la suya, incluso irrumpir en una casa en medio de la noche para recuperar su futuro. It took me a while (4 books?) to completely "get" Crusie's writing style, but I really enjoy it! The humor is dry and for a couple of books, I felt like I couldn't tell when people were being sarcastic, funny, witty, serious, frustrated, angry, etc. I've learned to just assume the characters are being at least a little sarcastic, a little serious, and a little funny. In other words, Crusie takes banter to a new level, and I like it. I also like that her characters are good people, but morally interesting--affiliated with the mob, or grifters, thieves, con artists, etc. Faking it was just such a novel. I loved having Davey as the main character (He was a minor character in Welcome to Temptation). Crusie does such a great job of plotlines and characters with moral gray areas. For instance, Davey is a some-time thief (but mostly Robin Hood-like) and former con-artist. In contrast, his ex-girlfriend, and former porn star, Celia, is a thief, con-artist, manipulator, etc. And I can think she's gross and evil, and still root for Davey (who does a lot of the same things!). Love this line Crusie walks. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Art forger/mural artist Matilda Goodnight is struggling to pay off the mortgage on the family business and keep the family secrets hidden. She hides in Clea Lewis's bedroom closet to steal back a forged painting and finds herself closeted with con man/thief Davy Dempsey. Everyone in Tilda's world is pretending to be someone else. All of them, are Faking It. No library descriptions found. |
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