Lucy
by Ellen Feldman
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Read in September, 2007
While the book is an interesting concept, it is written badly. Instead of telling the story in present time, the narrator switches on and off between making something sound like she knows it in the present to using phrases like "but I didn't realize that to much later" after giving a detailed explanation. In addition, the narrator has far more insight into other characters' inner thoughts, then she should have, making her sometimes a first person narrator and sometimes an omniscient ...more
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Read in August, 2008
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This book really surprised me. I loved it. It is ultimately the story of the affair that nearly ended Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's marriage.....therefore I did not expect to respect a single character. It is novel, based apparently on fact. It is told from Lucy Mercer's point of view, and really draws you in from the beginning. You really sympathize with the three people effected.
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The three hundred pages of this book took me only a few days-I was completely absorbed! The private side of these historical characters was fascinating. The author moves through the years spanning this book quickly, yet spends just long enough on mere moments to show us their importance. It was a book that made me eager to come home and read!
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Read in September, 2006
Books like this fascinate me....when the author wonders what the backstory might be. It was poignant and fascinating. It reminded me that you never really know what is going on in the hearts and minds of those closest to you, and life is never as simple as it might seem to the outside observer....every life tells a story.
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Read in June, 2008
Really I give this 2 1/2 stars. It was pretty awful. Historical fiction can go so wrong and this sort of went nowhere. The fictional tale of Lucy Mercer's affair with FDR over the ages. It avoids the feelings of Eleanor beyond an occasional apologetic, martyred commentary. But, I read it in an afternoon.
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Read in November, 2005
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FDR and Lucy, Eleanor's assistant, fall in love under the wrong conditions...the love that endures through time despite nearly every circumstance around it. I'm not entirely certain how fictionalized this novel is. It is inspiring, in a bittersweet way.
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I've had two friends recommmend this book to me. From my understanding it tells about the affair Rosevedt had with his secretary. I'm always anxious to learn more about history considering I didn't pay too much attention in school!
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Read in January, 2006
I enjoyed this historical fiction. You feel like you're reading a diary of a woman who may have had an affair with FDR but you're actually learning about life in the U.S. during the 20's and 30's at the same time. Sneaky.
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Read in May, 2008
The very best kind of historical fiction - teaches you something new and thought-provoking about an interesting time without hitting you over the head with the nitty-gritty history textbook details.
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This historical fiction is the story of FDR's mistress. It shows how far the press has come in a few decades. They knew about Lucy but it was never revealed to the public. Very interesting.
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I just began reading this book. I'll let you know how it is! All I know so far is that the story tells about the emotional affair Franklin Rooseveldt had with his secretary, Lucy Mercer.
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Read in July, 2003
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This story imagines the romance between Lucy Mercer and FDR, and how Eleanor found out about it. It packs quite a wallop for such a short book, and it stuck with me for quite some time.
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Definitely a recommended read. You can't help but to endure the struggles of loving a man you can't have along with the main character. She makes you cheer for her to be the winner.
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Read in November, 2007
Easy read. Not mind-blowing but a pleasant piece of historical fiction. I don't know much about this author but she strikes me as inexperienced.
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Historical Fiction about FDR's affair with Lucy Mercer...was a great time period piece dealing with his pre-presidency years and beyond.
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Read in December, 2007
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Well written, not overly sentimental. Good historical content about FDR & Eleanor & love triangle with Lucy, Eleanor's secretary.
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Just a cheap knock-off of a great story. This fictionalization was just an attempt at sensationalism--not well written at all.
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A fictional account about Lucy Rutherford Mercer - FDR's longtime love and his wife Eleanor's personal secretary. L
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I call this historical fiction. Truth from history plus speculation stirred in. A love story.
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