Sundays At Tiffany's

Sundays at Tiffany's was a predictable romance novel. It seems to be written in a style that James Patterson feels meets the desires of the largest general public audience. I think any avid reader would just find it boring though.

Patterson uses stereotype roles to write his novel. Vivenne fits the role of wicked mother to a tee. Hugh makes the ultimate jerk, but I find it hard to believe that Jane would be dating him in the first place. And Michael... Well, let's just say no man is that sensitive. In real life he would be gay. Sadly, in the novel his came off that way too. Other words that came to mind would be wimpy and feminine. Not my kind of leading man.

I will give Patterson some props for allowing Jane's voice to be a comic relief from time to time. I think this made her character more realistic and a little bit more likable. Patterson did also throw me for a loop when he introduced Micheal's fears for Jane's health, and the death of one of the story's characters but Micheal's career description after imaginary friend was obvious from the start.

The chapters in this story were so super short that it makes me think Patterson probably just ran out of things to say. Perhaps Sundays at Tiffany's would make a better short story? (It would waste less paper)