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The Brightest Star in the Sky

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Author: Marian Keyes
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Category: Book

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Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars reviews
Sales Rank: 14,739

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 624
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.7

ISBN: 0718149866
EAN: 9780718149864
ASIN: 0718149866

Publication Date: October 30, 2009
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At 66, Star Street in Dublin, someone is watching over the lives of the people living in its flats. But no one is aware of it - yet... Fate is on its way to Star Street, bringing with it love and tragedy, friendship and heartbreak, and the power to change their lives in the most unexpected of ways...

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5 out of 5 stars Not what it seems, just like its characters   January 7, 2010
Sammi (East Sussex, UK)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful

Right away I should say that this doesn't provide the same amount of laughs as other Marian Keyes books, but so what? It took me a little while to get into this, but I got so engrossed that I read over half of it in one sitting today (the snow was good for something at least!), so it's worth sticking with.

To begin with most of the characters seem fairly straightforward (Jemima, an 88 year old woman who lives with her dog Grudge and dotes on her foster son, bolshy Lydia and her Polish flatmates who are scared of her, career woman Katie and loved up married couple Maeve and Matt) but once you read on and get to know them none of their lives are really as simple as they seem, especially Maeve and Matt's.

Forget about the 'magic' element which quite a few people seem to be griping about (no, I don't think she is trying to copy Cecelia Ahern's style - there's a short story that appears in either 'Under the Duvet' or 'Further Under the Duvet' which is about an angel who's come to earth so it's not like it's a radical departure from anything she's ever written before). I hate that sort of thing too and yes there's a slight mystical element to it but, like her other books, at its heart this is still very much a story about ordinary people and their lives.

Please do read it, but make sure you put the effort into sticking with it and hopefully you'll end up loving it as much as I did.


4 out of 5 stars Different, but good...........   June 1, 2010
CeeCee (Scotland)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

After the first few pages I truly thought I had picked up a Cecelia Ahern book by mistake. I very nearly gave up there and then. However, I persevered and was glad that I did. The "spirit", which we only hear from very occasionally throughout the book, quickly takes second place to the actual storyline, which in true Marian Keyes fashion always has a black streak running through it, and various twists and turns to keep you guessing. Not for Marian the chic lit stalwart of girl meets boy, fall in love, fall out, get together in the end. This author's novels always turn out a bit different to what the reader is actually expecting, and although I agree with other reviewers that this one doesn't have the usual laugh out loud moments, it did keep me hooked to the very last word. The characters in Star all have their very own personalities, not always likeable, but in my opinion more true to life than the sickly sweet heroines of other authors in this genre. I urge you not to give up on this one, but to keep going and get into a very enjoyable, and different novel.


5 out of 5 stars Marian's Best!   October 1, 2009
Sharon L. Ward (Queensland, Australia)
153 out of 180 found this review helpful

This book came out in Australia last week and I bought it the day it hit the shelves. I love all of Marian's books and I believe this is her BEST EVER. It kept me guessing till the end. It made me laugh. It made me cry. It is full of twists and turns and is absolutely brilliant. ELEVEN OUT OF TEN!!


2 out of 5 stars Come on Marian, get back to what we love most...... your humour   January 4, 2010
A. Melville (Scotland)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I have always loved MK books and am always keen to hear of another of her publications, but this book had a dark, depressing edge which disappointed me. I usually look forward to Marion's sense of humour, her dry wit and Irish craic, which cheers me up and keeps me interested but this book made me laugh only twice. It was most depressing and sombre and made me dread picking it up again. I did finish it and it did pick up towards the end, but please, Marion go back to the way you used to write - the comic situations you excel at and not the despair I felt when reading this.


4 out of 5 stars A good, fun read! Give Marian a break....!   April 26, 2010
Lisa Richards (Bulwell, Nottingham United Kingdom)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

This review containers spoilers - please be warned!

I've been a little dismayed to read the amount of negative reviews this book has been given. Lots of people profess to be Marian Keyes fans and say they are disappointed as this is not her usual type of subject matter, or style of writing etc. The magical/fantasy element seems to have thrown some people, but I wonder if these same readers have ever read any of her short stories? I would assume so if they are fans of all her other work? Short stories about things like Aliens, for example...!

I have read all of Marian's work, although I do prefer the novels that feature just one main character and one voice - namely the Walsh sisters! But I enjoy the other novels too - This Charming Man I enjoyed far more than Sushi for Beginners; she seems to get better each time with the multi-layered, multi-character novels. The Brightest Star in the Sky is no exception. I will admit that I struggled to connect with some of the characters - Fionn for example, who seems to fall in love at the drop of the hat, with any woman he sees. It made me think the mystical force at work at number 66 Star Street was Cupid, but I was wrong and Marian keeps us guessing until she is ready to reveal what's happening. Characters who absolutely jumped off the page and made me laugh were Lydia, Maeve, Andrei and Katie. As the story unfolds, it starts to jump quickly from character to character and as soon as you get engrossed in one storyline, the next chapter featuring someone else is upon you. It keeps you guessing about all the characters and what it's all leading to. The end doesn't disappoint. It may not sit well with some people to have a little `supernatural' stuff in there, but I was fine with it. Marian also tackles the subject of rape, never one to shy away from relevant issues and face them head on.

It may not be her `usual' novel but its good fun and an easy, enjoyable read. Writers have to develop and try newer things rather than fall back on tried and tested methods otherwise people will soon bore of reading the same re-churned novel over and over.
I say well done Marian! And please hurry up and write the last Walsh sisters tale......


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