Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780755336906
ISBN: 0755336909
Label: Headline Review
Manufacturer: Headline Review
Number Of Pages: 480
Publication Date: April 05, 2007
Publisher: Headline Review
Studio: Headline Review

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Rating: - Regrets about The Real Thing
I have read Rosie Meadows Regrets and truly adored it. So it was with much anticipation that I picked up The Real Thing. Unfortunately, I am completely with the first two reviewers; in fact it is not often in my consumption of Chic Lit that I want the heroine to come to a sticky end, but my God how thick and self-obsessed was she? If you want to work up some annoyance it is probably worth reading. If you want a giggle and a deserved happy ending, read Rosie Meadows Regrets.

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Rating: - The worst thing I have read in a long time.
I'm finding it hard to find suitable words to describe how I felt about this book. I found the main character to be completely self-obsessed and was at a loss as to how she had snared this wonderful husband she was considering cheating on. As a 'lower class' working mother, I became increasingly irritated at Tess' tribulations - school run and shopping in one morning - the poor love! I also wondered why it was necessary for brand names to be continually inserted throughout ... Read More

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Rating: - Unappealing main character ruins this book
The Real Thing was my first Catherine Alliott read; she came highly recommended, but this book proved a tremendous disappointment. The book was well-written enough, but like a previous reviewer, I found the main character off-putting in the extreme. Her intense selfishness and nasty behavior made me long for her comeuppance, but alas, she was granted an undeserved happy ending. The fact that the book was written in the first person, from her point of view, only accentuated her utter self-obsession. ... Read More

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Rating: - Funny book, shame about the main character
Mabye it's just me, but as much as I love Catherine Alliott's books, the main character, Tessa, in "The Real Thing" was absolutely irritating and annoying. Catherine Alliott writes some great stuff and is very witty, but Tess...I was secretly hoping that she would get what she deserved, and not the "happy" ending she got.

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Rating: - this book was so much fun to read.
I've never read such a funny and recognizable book before. I think it's brilliant. I had to laugh loud so many times.

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