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Honor Thyself
A world-renowned actress falls victim to a terrifying explosion in Paris—and begins a courageous journey of survival, memory, and self-discovery in Danielle Steel’s mesmerizing new novel.
Carole Barber has come to Paris, with its rain-slick slate roofs and winding streets, to work on her novel—and to find herself after a lifetime in the spotlight. A legend of film and stage...more
Carole Barber has come to Paris, with its rain-slick slate roofs and winding streets, to work on her novel—and to find herself after a lifetime in the spotlight. A legend of film and stage...more
Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages
Published
February 25th 2009
by Dell
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I read this book at the start of my trip out to California for my sister's wedding and I hate to say this about a Danielle Steel novel but I've already forgotten much of the book. Her novels in the last few years fall way short of what they used to be. Which was sweeping family sagas of the years and the trials families faced during troubled times in the past. She seems tired of writing and it shows. The theme of this book was great (honor yourself and your feelings always) but it wasn't dev...more
I usually love Danielle Steele. I am such a sucker for her books. However, this one, not so much.
Danielle Steele has a tendency to repeat herself. In chapter one she will be like the boy liked her hair. And then in chapter two she will be like the boy liked her hair. It was long and blonde and --- did you notice she never has ugly people as leading characters? But all of these amazingly gorgeous women always don't see themselves as pretty. OMG! And then in chapter three she wil...more
Danielle Steele has a tendency to repeat herself. In chapter one she will be like the boy liked her hair. And then in chapter two she will be like the boy liked her hair. It was long and blonde and --- did you notice she never has ugly people as leading characters? But all of these amazingly gorgeous women always don't see themselves as pretty. OMG! And then in chapter three she wil...more
This book raped my eyes.
So, sometimes, I like to read chick-lit. Of course, I'll read it in private, lock all the doors, shut the blinds and make sure to punch a wall next time I'm angry.
But anyway, I picked up this novel. The cover seemed pleasing enough, a woman walking in the rain almost monotone. It looked like a solid romance novel cover. Hell, even the title: Honor Thyself. Yes, when I read that I knew this was chick-lit.
So after locking my doors, shutt...more
So, sometimes, I like to read chick-lit. Of course, I'll read it in private, lock all the doors, shut the blinds and make sure to punch a wall next time I'm angry.
But anyway, I picked up this novel. The cover seemed pleasing enough, a woman walking in the rain almost monotone. It looked like a solid romance novel cover. Hell, even the title: Honor Thyself. Yes, when I read that I knew this was chick-lit.
So after locking my doors, shutt...more
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Danielle Steele's work, Honor Thyself is the story of Carol Barber, a famous movie star, and her path to discover who she is after a tragic accident that left her with amnesia. While trying to remember who she was, she learns more about the past and how to deal with all the heartbreak she has endured.
This book is sad and exciting at the same time. Themes in this book is self discovery and love upon many others. It fills readers with hope for her condition and draws sincere emotion. I enjoy...more
This book is sad and exciting at the same time. Themes in this book is self discovery and love upon many others. It fills readers with hope for her condition and draws sincere emotion. I enjoy...more
I can't quite belive how awful this book was. I couldn't even finnish it, i had to skim read the majority in a few minutes. It completely failed to capture my attention and the main character is someone that no ordinary human being can possibly begin to relate to. (The world's most famous actress apparently)
It is disgustingly badly written and I could not care less about the woman (whatever her name was - Carole i think?). Horrible, waste of time read and if it was possible I'd give ...more
It is disgustingly badly written and I could not care less about the woman (whatever her name was - Carole i think?). Horrible, waste of time read and if it was possible I'd give ...more
04/02/08
TITLE/AUTHOR: HONOR THYSELF
RATING: 3.5/C+
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Fiction/2008/8 CD's
SERIES/STAND ALONE: Stand-Alone
TIME/PLACE: Present/ Los Angeles, CA & Paris, France
CHARACTERS: Carole Barber/Actress
COMMENTS: Not one of her better stories. Carole Barber is 50 and a highly succesful actress for the past 3 decades. She has 2 children in their early 20's, their father her 1st husband left her for another woman after 10 yrs of...more
TITLE/AUTHOR: HONOR THYSELF
RATING: 3.5/C+
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Fiction/2008/8 CD's
SERIES/STAND ALONE: Stand-Alone
TIME/PLACE: Present/ Los Angeles, CA & Paris, France
CHARACTERS: Carole Barber/Actress
COMMENTS: Not one of her better stories. Carole Barber is 50 and a highly succesful actress for the past 3 decades. She has 2 children in their early 20's, their father her 1st husband left her for another woman after 10 yrs of...more
This was a birthday gift (otherwise I wouldn't have chosen it) and I felt I had to finish it, but it was so boring that I read it straight away in just one day just to finish it as quick as possible and move on to a real book.
There was no action at all and it always ended talking about the same stuff over and over again. I didn't empathise with the main character and I wished there was more description of Paris but it all happened in a hospital. My recommendation: life is short, choose ano...more
There was no action at all and it always ended talking about the same stuff over and over again. I didn't empathise with the main character and I wished there was more description of Paris but it all happened in a hospital. My recommendation: life is short, choose ano...more
I haven't read a Danielle Steel book in awhile. This was a good book but not necessairly one of my favorites of hers. It was an interesting story about a woman who loses her memory after living through a terroist attack in Paris. Through her journey to gain back her memory the reader learns about her life as she does. All the loose ends were tied up at the end I guess I just felt like there was something missing at the end. Worth reading just not my favorite ever.
Had a hard time getting into this book. The main conflict of the book (the bombing) happened in the beginning and left the rest of the book dragging. Normally, I finish a book within a few days of starting it. This one took almost two weeks. I kept getting bored or falling asleep. I hate to start a book and not finish, so I continued reading. Glad I didn't purchase and just borrowed from the library.
In this book , The value of memories shocked me .. and while most of us want to forget the painful ones. Others need them to see how did they do , and how they did overcome the pain .. I saw that Love never dies .. it just transforms from one shape to another .. or it simply remain hidden till the time is right .
A Joy to read ..
"It was as though all these years later, he was still a place of refuge and peace"
A Joy to read ..
"It was as though all these years later, he was still a place of refuge and peace"
I am not a big Danielle Steele reader, but this was a good beach read, quick and easy. I read it to "revisit" Paris. The selection at the pool bookstore was slim. But it was enjoyable enough and suspenseful at times. The kind of book that you would like to see made into a movie, so you could see who they would choose to play the characters.
Just once I wish Steel would write a book with a normal character. The heroine is always perfect- beautiful, talented, smart, rich, etc... Why can't she at least have large ears??????????????? This is just a normal Steel book- low on storyline, high on a 'isn't she wonderful' character. But they are quick reads that are forgetable!
This is about a movie star that was in a terrible accident in Paris and doesn't remember things that happened. It is her journey back to becoming who she used to be. I thought the narrator and book was very well done.
This was an audio book and the narrator did a very good job. It was Kyf Brewer.
This was an audio book and the narrator did a very good job. It was Kyf Brewer.
A white-bread story of a famous movie star who loses her memory in a tunnel explosion in Paris and struggles to remember her life. Nothing spectacular, nothing horrible, just a book that goes along without highs or lows and then ends. A good read at the beach or on a plane.
Danielle Steele is pretty predictable, but I do enjoy reading her books. They are easy reads and you don't have to pay too close attention to actually follow the story. This one had a little different twist for the main character, but it was pretty much like her others.
It was a little self serving. The heroine was wonderful, without fault, perfect, everyone loved her. The guy was perfect, everyone loved him. Blah, blah. I kept waiting for something to happen, rather than pages and pages of describing how perfect everyone was.
I don't think this is one of her best, but it's still a great book! The heroine is a very courageous woman with a positive outlook on life despite all that she has endured. That, in itself, makes this book worth reading!
Honour Thyself - is quite a good read, again not one of my fave danielle steel, but quite an interesting set up of how the story is told and we find out information about the actress as she remembers!!!
I haven't read any of Danielle Steels books for quite a while because they were all so much alike...I truly enjoyed the way this book was written so much like her old style especially "The Ring" one of her first novels.
I couldn't even finish this book. It was terrible. I've only read a handful of other Danielle Steel books and they were much, much better than this one. I can't believe how bad this one was. I couldn't have cared less about the characters.
Better than her usual stuff in that the happy ending wasn't a guarantee and wasn't the "Love Conquers All" so when I was encouraged to read it by our librarian I thought I'd try it and did enjoy it.
I always like Danielle Steel. This book is about an aging actress who is caught is a terrorist bombing in Paris, loses her memory and regains it plus a romance that ended 15 years ago in Paris.
I won't say it was a good book, although its content quite page-turner. It's good for killing time while waiting for a flight or clinical parades. Steel did great on this book as usual.
I really liked this romance story about a woman who did what was right for her. I made me stop and question some of the decisions I have made and why they have worked out for me.
The entire story was about carol trying to get her memory back. I found the story to be on the boring side. The past relationship in the story is worth reading about though.
I have read a few of Danielle Steel's books. They are not bad I just don't like how she repeats herself so much through her books. The chapters are short and we get a recap with every chapter. I usually read more than one chapter so repeating gets old.
So far so good, on page 314 of 362. My first Danielle Steel novel, and I am not sure I will read anything else by her. Not offensive, but only slightly enjoyable for me-- kinda like passing time.
Much sucker for her books, but unfortunately the older she gets the more she repeats hereself....but as I said, I am sucker..so far so good, not her best work.
This book made my brain hurt with constant repetition but book club discussion was great. Kathy won best discussion for this book so it wasn't all bad.
Loved, loved this book. What an amazing story and an amazing women to overcome such a tragedy. Danielle Steele has such a way with words. Highly recommend this story.
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