The Author is NOT my Girlfriend...
590999
I read this book early in my own infertility journey. Unfortunately, all this book did for me was SCARE the living daylights out of me. The author encountered some of the "worst-case" scenarios that we all know exist: extreme adverse reaction to Clomid, ectopic pregnancy, etc. Rather than serve as a practical guide to the day-to-day drone of infertility, the book dealt in worst-case scenarios.

[...] the ultimate insult comes at the conclusion of the book when the author implies that you can "just relax" and get pregnant. All of us dealing with infertility have certainly been given that "advice" by all of our ignorant acquaintances and families already... which led us to look for books to help us cope. Shame on the author for compounding the insult.
572408
I have not read this book nor yet purchased it.  This review is my attempt to alert the author to some serious dissonance in her author page(s).

It looks like nearly every book offered by this author on Amazon is linked to a separate author page, and one of those author pages also includes two gay male PWP stories showing the same author name.

I'm sure that Ms. Quinn would prefer that her works be properly linked to herself and to each other on this site.  Please assist her to clean up this confusing mess.
3258640
See Author's profile to read review. No point in re-writing it here also.  The  Author posted a link to Facebook and asked for reviews to be posted on her fan page.
2018066
I'm a fan oh the author's other 2 books that's why I gave this a try. The setting for this book is not current contrary to the other 2. It's not what I expected.
1867015
Please note that the author is not the Cheryl Richardson to whom the links on this site have been directing viewers.
1415484
Quint Benedetti is clearly not a writer and he thinks a lot of himself for someone who's done extensive therapy. For someone who says he spent a lot of time with her, he did not seem to know about her personal life outside of how it applied to him and his rival, Tamara. He even goes so far as to mention sleeping with her crossed both of their minds. Sheesh!

I do believe that he was able to pull some things together for her (get her a better school location and plan out the logistics of her one woman show for the road, assist with getting her farmhouse built) that would have been tricky even if you knew the right persons to help you - which it does not appear she did, so good that he was able to assist her.

I wanted a better explanation of how Mr. Benedetti decided that he'd had enough of sticking his neck out for her. He claims that he wanted to be better compensated for the work he was doing for her and then said (after she broke off most contact with him) he had no idea as to why she wouldn't talk to him anymore. It would be stressful to work for someone who expected perfection all the time and not be adequately paid especially when you knew your employer had the money. Still, it makes for an interesting read for the loyal Agnes fan. Casually interested persons may want to skip it.
417874
Really, the characters here are not the likeable and captivating people most readers care to continue reading about.  I fear that future books will flop through readers' lack of interest in especially the main charac5ter.  There isd enough quality of writing to interest me in future books by the writer, but not continuiations of this book.  I would far rather see her style develop and improve through fresh material, rather than continuation of this decidedly non-involving work.
1437839
Not to be a snob, but the author is not a MD. And it shows. I am not an expert, but I can have an opinion, right? Just didn't like it, somehow, it just was not what I was looking for in guess.
3580951
The author is dear freind of mine . But he conflates the unrelated (yet individually important ) issues of gender ,sexuality ,and sexual morality .
2965179
the covers on her books are great ,but the author mislead the direction her book's are about. Until  after I started reading I had know idea this was a white man and a black woman and exotic sex play. I am old enough not to need " MOMMY PORN"
1255946
Please understand that most book reviews are SUBJECTIVE and what you're getting is the reader's OPINION.  I'm one of those people who picks up on the author's personality, immediately -- and -- if I don't "like" the author, I don't read their material.  She may be a good writer, but I was not inspired to read beyond the first two pages.
4544206
It wasn't what I expected of Michener. If I hadn't known he was the (alleged) author, I'd have categorized the book as something in the Harlequin series, i.e. fantasies for romance-struck women. Oh, Michener has crossed the line before, I recall something set in Ireland where the dilemma seemed to be "does he love me less than he loves X?"
2544255
If you believe this book's title proposition, then you believe anyone can MAKE YOU like THEM. Do you really believe that? The author is saying she can make me like her. But I could never like someone who writes books that simply prey on the gullibility of people who lack confidence.

I can understand her, and see that her childhood produced a woman with very low ethical standards that she has so far been powerless to raise. And it is not her fault, it is just how things turned out. But I couldn't like her until the day she urges people to burn all her books, and writes something truthful and helpful.
3459294
The author is trying to push her own agenda for part of the book and the other part the author is pushing god and religion. Not what I was looking for.
4365704
That sounds like a dismissive title, and I don't mean it to be. The thing is, *I* don't like chick lit, and in the normal course of things this is not the type of book I would have read - a woman during WWII attempting to start a business as a fashion designer, having an affair with a famous and tragically doomed aviator...and with his wife...

If the tragically doomed aviator in question had not been the real life Antoine de Saint-Exupery, I wouldn't have read it.

I have all of Saint-Exupery's works, and it's a pity that these days all anyone seems to have read is The Little Prince. I have actually read a memoir - decades ago - by a woman who had been hired as a translator for the Saint-Exupery's while they were in the United States - which was the first I'd heard of the "private" Saint-Exupery and his relationship with Consuelo, his wife. ... and I think interest was renewed in him again in 1998, when the wreckage of his plane was found in the Mediterranean Sea.

Saint-Exupery had a complicated relationship with his wife Consuelo, which is very much in evidence in Studio Saint Ex. The book switches narratives -between fashion designer Mignonne Lachapelle, a Canadian who returns to New York when she learns that her fashion designs have been stolen by her professor and are now a big hit, and then told from the perspective of  Consuelo de Saint-Exupery.

I found some of the narrative - of both women - powerful - but the intrigues got on my nerves after a while, for all that something similar probably happened in real life. Author Szado does provide an afterword in which she gives the real ilfe history of some of her characters - and points out that the relationships as told in her book are fictional.

The last words of the afterword: "Antoine de SAint-Exupery's many biographers differ significantly in their interpretation of this complicated and contradictory man and his tempestuous wife." So I say, if you're interested in Saint-Exupery, read those biographies. If you like chick-lit - and it does keep your interest - read this.
2181782
The author is kind of perverted. He's always talking about how he watches movies a lot and how attractive his future 'female' self is and how he imagines what it would be like to have sex with your future self... all in all the concept of A Course In Miracles is groundbreaking, and the author's books are extremely helpful in understanding it more in context. It's just a bit unfortunate the author seems to be a complete liberal pervert.
3142993
This book is pretty good as it is a fast and interesting read. As it progresses, it analyzes the albums in order (which is good for those who don't know much about them).

However, the author is not a great writer. I'm not talking about grammar, I'm talking about creativity and the ability to bring the people to life. He doesn't do this. Good biographies make you feel like you KNOW the people (not just the main person) after you read it, but sadly, this book doesn't describe the people at all. Also, he quite often mentions a person as if we should KNOW who they are (he did this a few times, like with Grannie Annie. Maybe i'm not a big enough fan to already know who that person is).

Also, Beefheart himself doesn't even feel like the focus. Its more of a musical biography and when I mean music I mean the music from the other bandmembers. The author analyzes the music from a musicians view.. which I can understand since he's a musician. But still, to just call this "Captain Beefheart: The Biography" is sort of a stretch. We don't get too much into his personal life. The author jumps around and makes mention of one of Beefheart's girlfriends and then BOOM!, a little while later, Beefheart is married to a different woman. A good biography would go into that. Or, if the information is unavailable, the author should have made note of that.

Basically, this is a dry clinical approach yet is somehow interesting. Like I said, its a fast read and its good for people who want to know information about the songs.

Also, a small criticism.. In most biographies the author does not make an appearance.. they do not use the word "I" and talk about themselves. Some biographies DO, and there's nothing wrong with that. They make it a more personal thing (if they knew the person in question). However, this author does not mention himself at all until more than halfway in the book in just one sentence. Strange!! What do we care about him buying a Beefheart record? We KNOW he is a fan and has listened to the music, why else would he be writing this?

Anyway, I do recommend it to be read by Beefheart fans but I wouldn't call this a "biography".. more of a book ABOUT beefheart's music career and an average one at that. The author's gotta learn how to be more creative.