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 enlarge | Author: Toni Jordan
Publisher: Sceptre
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 48447
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0340963778
EAN: 9780340963777
ASIN: 0340963778
Publication Date: June 12, 2008
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 Quirky November 17, 2008
Another review I read referred to this book as quirky which I think is a good description. It is a strangely disturbing but at the same time humorous read. It is certainly a novel with a very unusual theme.
Grace Lisa Vandenburg counts due to the fact that she suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. This is a far from easy condition to live with and not an easy subject to write about in a humorous manner. Somehow Toni Jordan has succeeded and although I found the subject matter disturbing there is humour in this love story.
Grace counts just about everything in her life from letters in peoples names, steps she takes to get from place to another and the number of bites needed to eat a meal! The letters in her name (19) are identical to those of Seamus Joseph O'Reilly also a (19), the man she meets who befriends her, which helps her in those first tentative steps towards accepting his friendship.
Their relationship blooms but it takes Grace a long time to come to terms with the fact that although she will always have behavioural problems there are people who love her for herself. There is no doubt that Grace's OCD has interfered with her life for many years and she has more than once made unsuccessful attempts to overcome it. Seamus is incredibly patient with Grace and eventually it all works out for them thanks to Grace realising that `Average does not mean normal'
 Thoroughly annoying book! October 18, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is without doubt the most annoying book I have ever started to read. I only made it to the end of chapter 6 as I couldn't take any more. If anyone ever exists like this woman I pity them! I do not know how this got onto Richard & Judy's list.
Very Funny September 27, 2008
I got this book randomly in a special offer but it was much better than expected. Packaged as 'chick-lit', it's not normally a genre I would pick up but it turned out to be a light, romantic read with depth too.
I chuckled by the second page: Grace is a witty, flawed and likeable and the characters she describes are equally funny such as her mother and psychiatrist and her therapy group of obsessive compulsives. Seamus is the man every girl wants to meet and the romance very sweet. I rooted for Grace and loved how she manages to resist to conform despite the many well-intended pressures around her. Some of the sex-scene info is a little predictable but overall unputdownable. Also reminded me a little of 'The curious incident of the Dog in the Nightime'. Addition
 I liked the concept...good to read something a bit different September 9, 2008
3.5 stars
When Grace met Seamus in the supermarket the story started to get mildly amusing and it really took off for me when Grace started therapy sessions. Until then I found it a little hard to get in to (especially the Nikola Tesla - Graces's hero - parts).
The book is all told in the first person, from Graces's point of view and she is a witty character. Her take on the people she meets, especially in her therapy sessions was an amusing look at how we all imagine therapy sessions would be and I laughed out loud a few times. However, the change in Grace is sad and you long for her to do something about the way her life has changed. The way medication can make people conform into how we think they should behave, yet can change their personality is quite a sobering thought...one thing Grace didn't seem to be able to have for a while.
If you persevere you should find this a lovely tale about the normal things in life and how important they are because they make us who we are.
 Really tried...... September 9, 2008
I really wanted to love this book, an original idea and a likeable character. I have to say i didnt. I didnt hate it but i did find that it dragged a bit and that the story didnt really 'get going' enough for me. It was ok for a different kind of holiday read but it is not one that i would necessarily recommend.
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