About the Book
Author: Liza Palmer
Title: Seeing Me Naked Pages: 320 Genre: Woman's Fiction Date Published: January 8th 2008 Publisher: 5 Spot Format: Paperback Source: Boookclub Bookswap Synopsis: Elisabeth Page is the daughter of Ben Page, yes, that's right, THE world famous novelist. And yes, she's also the sister of Rascal Page, world famous novelist in his own right. So what does Elisabeth do? Much to her family's disappointment, Elisabeth is a pastry chef. And a pretty damn good one, at Beverly, the hottest restaurant in LA. The last relationship Elisabeth had was with Will, a man she grew up with and whose family ran in the same social circles as her family. But Will's constant jaunts around the world have left her lonely and brokenhearted in L.A. That is until Daniel Sullivan bids on one of Elisabeth's pastry tutorials at a charity auction. Daniel is everything her family is not: a basketball coach, a non-intellectual, his family doesn't summer on Martha's Vineyard, and the only metaphors he uses are about passing the ball and being a team player. But somehow they fit. Between her family, Will, and the new cooking show that Elisabeth is recruited to star in, Elisabeth's life is suddenly incredibly new and different--the question is, can she embrace being happy or has her family conditioned her to think she's just not good enough? Liza Palmer expertly depicts a woman trying to come to terms with professional success, personal success, and finally dealing with a family that might love her from the bottom of their heart but doesn't necessarily have her best interest always at heart. |
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“You talk here about greatness. I just wanted to ask if you could understand what it was we were going for. That there is greatness in the attempt - something in the trying. That in trying, we set up a certain scaffolding that a new generation can use to climb to heights we only dreamed of.”
Review
I was loaned this book by Sofia from a blind date with a book swap we did back in February at book club. It just took me forever to start it because this is who I am as a person. Also, she completely forgot what it was about because it was nothing like what she explained to me. So dishonor on her and her cow.
Anyway, I had to fight myself to continue reading this book. The first half is, to be blunt, ridiculously dumb. I can't even take it seriously. That's how bad it was. I almost marked it DNF. But then I was at a playground that was for kids only, so I couldn't even go onto the actual equipment and my phone was dead and this book happened to still be in my backpack... so my boredom powered me through the first half. I would like it noted that it came with great pain and a lot of sighing.
So, while the first half is bad, the second is much better. It's not what I'd say is "good", but it was interesting enough that I actually finished it.
In conclusion, Sofia gets -1 platypires for bringing this to the book swap in the first place. And I am pleased I was actually able to use this image in a review. It gets even better, because she's the one who made it. And she totally deserves it.
Oh, and the book itself gets 2 of them. This is because, even though it caused many an eye roll, I did like Daniel and the message behind it as a whole wasn't terribad.
Anyway, I had to fight myself to continue reading this book. The first half is, to be blunt, ridiculously dumb. I can't even take it seriously. That's how bad it was. I almost marked it DNF. But then I was at a playground that was for kids only, so I couldn't even go onto the actual equipment and my phone was dead and this book happened to still be in my backpack... so my boredom powered me through the first half. I would like it noted that it came with great pain and a lot of sighing.
So, while the first half is bad, the second is much better. It's not what I'd say is "good", but it was interesting enough that I actually finished it.
In conclusion, Sofia gets -1 platypires for bringing this to the book swap in the first place. And I am pleased I was actually able to use this image in a review. It gets even better, because she's the one who made it. And she totally deserves it.
Oh, and the book itself gets 2 of them. This is because, even though it caused many an eye roll, I did like Daniel and the message behind it as a whole wasn't terribad.
