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@expectations
by Kit Reed
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Forge Books (2001-10-11)
ISBN: 0765301814
EAN: 9780765301819
Dewy Decimal #: 813
Paperback: 304 pages
Edition: 1st
SKU: 123035
Condition: Very Good
Comments: Publisher: Forge Books Date of Publication: 2001 Binding: Tradepaper Condition: very good black tradepaper; minor shelfwear; sticker on cover Description: text clean; binding tight Nice clean copy! May have price sticker on cover and very minor shelfwear. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE: 99% Positive feedback. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed!!! Compare our prices and service to the competition
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
@expectations is a fabulous work of women's fiction by a writer who has made a career of delving deep into women's hearts and finding the truth of their feelings and their lives. Reed's fiction has always examined the female and familial conditions with a sharp eye, a truthful insight, and a unique style that leaves her readers breathless and wanting more.
Jenny is living a typical suburban life, one she's no longer sure she really wants and doesn't know how to change. When she stumbles upon an online community where people create their own lives through words, she dives in headfirst, eager for something new.
But soon Jenny becomes so far removed from her life that she can no longer even see the line between reality and fantasy; she's even got an online lover who insists that he will leave his own family, take her away from it all, and make their virtual life a reality. Eventually Jenny will have to make a choice: return to her husband, her children, her home, her "real life"--or escape into the arms of a fantasy world that may never become truly real.
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Customer Reviews
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Potential, but not good enough
Rating  (2)
Date: 2006-03-09
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
@expectations is a book with much intrigue, much potential, and a modern topic. However, the intrigue is ended after the first few chapters, when the question becomes, "How *exactly* are Zan and her lover Reverdy going to break apart?"
It's written in an intersting format, going between first and third person, but that very format snagged my attention every time, noticing that the narration had changed.
Jenny Wilder, the main character, shows many signs of being addicted to the internet, which she admits, and neglecting of her children, which is "justified" and never put right. She never faces why she is unhappy in her home life, she just wishes to escape into a virtual reality she knows she cannot have, and somehow, in the end, she finds a way to escape.
The parts I enjoyed the most were very minor sub-plots, until one ended in an act of shocking violence that was very different from the rest of the book. It was a very stereotypical thing to happen in a book about online romance, and one I had hoped Reed would avoid.
I found the book to have a weak ending and a shallow plot. In fact, I never found the plot to be clear.
This book has a lot of potential. However, potential isn't enough to carry it along.
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Life and love on the internet
Rating  (5)
Date: 2004-03-03
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Sometimes love is more powerful when you can't see your beloved. This smart novel about an online love affair is intense!
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Half a star?
Rating  (1)
Date: 2003-06-14
1 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is a terrible book. The writing is melodramatic, the situations contrived, and the characters, especially the protagonist, repellant.
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Book about loneliness and unrealistic expectations
Rating  (4)
Date: 2002-09-21
I liked the book very much. My only comment is that sometimes the online dialogs are too lenghtly. I don't think the book is only about love in the modern era. It is about loneliness. misunderstanding and attempt to hide from the life's problems. How often did we find ourselves imagining that we are someone else from a book or a movie. Now we can even play we are somebody else. Unfortunately, when we do that, we may go too far away and not be able to deal with real life. It is not just Jenny/Zan. It is also Lark and other people. All are unhappy and running away from their problems instead of trying to solve them. This novel is a good caution against unrealistic expectations.
I was a little disappointed by the deepness of the characters. I thought that Jenny does surprisingly little to help herself and her step children - and she is a therapist! But maybe she does not want any more therapy in real life!
I liked Lark's character. He is a warning to all parents about how lonely our children can be.
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Cyber-love???
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-05-28
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is a wonderful escape from the typical romance novel. Jenny Wilder reinvents herself in a mystical chat room as Zan. Her allegiance to the other anonymous members in her cyber-world begin to supercede her real world, which includes a husband, stepchildren, and a career. The book is a deep, thought-provoking journey which probes the reader to ask if the virtual world offers more than the real one. Reed weaves a well-written and thought provoking tale!!
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