So Oprah had it in her book club.  Big deal.  It still stinks.
599389
This book requires NO thinking.  It's disturbing and puerile and reads like poorly written, voyeuristic porn.  If this is what is deemed worthy of the Nobel Prize for Literature (albeit in 1982), then we are witnessing the downfall of human culture and enlightenment.  Yuck.
1145538
Could not believe when I opened to read this all of Oprah's annotations - incredibly distracting. I had just missed the return deadline, so had to purchase the regular version. This should have been much more clearly specified on the content page prior to purchase. I feel ripped off.
4730402
Though this story was written in a unique voice, it is not the great classic that everyone claims it is. It often wandered and was full of characters who's personality and dialogue (not to mention names) were all so similar that you could hardly tell them apart.

  Let's be honest, it's only trendy to read this right now because it was featured on Oprah's Book Club. Don't believe the hype.
4964300
As soon as I started reading this book I noticed it was riddled with these blue notes which threw me off. After searching around I realized these were Oprah's notes. No where in the title or book cover did I see anything that suggested that this had Oprah's notes in it, so I returned the kindle book right away. I was very disappointed because I really like this author and wanted to read the book that SHE wrote and form my own opinions. Luckily a friend told me how I could get the book without Oprah's notes by pressing on the plus sign when ordering the book and getting the other edition. Now how many people are going to go back and do that, which is a shame, because so far it's a really good book without Oprah's input.
Amaon I'm ashamed at you, you should know better and the ones your going to hurt by doing this is the author because people will be returning ithe book once they figure out what they have or just won't buy it once the word gets out.
I feel bad for the author it really is a good book.
4682614
This book was awful just plain awful.  This is probably why Oprah quit picking books for her book club.  It was poorly written and executed.  It was just ridiculous at the end.  Every other page there was one ridiculous scenario after another.  I am starting to think that Zane is a man.  The erotica if you can call it that was callous and not even sexy.  AWFUL - Avoid at all costs
77517
I bought this book with great anticipation since it was getting good reviews and was an Oprah book. I had a really hard time with this book. It took me forever to get through it. It is by no means a page turner. I have to agree with the reviewer who said that it doesn't really go anywhere. There are too many things going on and you are waiting to see where the author goes with them -- only to find out that they go nowhere. I think this book could have been greatly improved with a lot of editing. I certainly wouldn't recommend anyone spend money on this one.
1486594
This is an awful book.  I like the other eight or so women in my book club could not finish it. I am totally baffled by any positive comments about it.
3939842
A book that I would not recommend.  We read this for our book club, no one liked the book.  It was a bizarre look into the future of women.  I felt obligated to read it because of the book club but I knew that it wouldn't get any better as I slogged through it to finish.
3001227
I am insulted. I have read bad books by well known authors, but this is the worst. She should stick to writing about Dr. Kay Scarpetta, even though those are diminishing in quality too. Do your friends a favor, don't loan it to them.
4411894
How did this book get on the New York Times best selling list? This was pure filth.
221156
OPRAH'S AN IDIOT.

FREY'S AN AUTHOR.

Is it a slow news week, or what?

Get over it, people, the book is WONDERFUL!
1160490
One of the ladies in our book club gave away the ending when she said that this book was written in the voice of the perpetrator.  Unfortunately I remembered her remark as I was reading the book.  And now I've ruined it for countless others!
3476801
This is one of the worst books I have ever read.  The author writes like I am sure she talks; going off the subject and rambling on and on for pages at a time.  Someone please get her some ADD medication and talent or a good editor.  How this book got published is beyond me, makes me believe that anyone can become a published author if they know the right people or pay to have their book published themselves.  The book jacket stated that she is a native Houstonian, I found that hard to believe since I am a born and bred Houstonian and I found so much incorrect information in her book that I spent more time trying to figure out if it was a semi-autobiography and she was changing names and locations to protect the innocent or was it just a poorly written, poorly edited and poorly executed piece of crap, I mean fiction.  I normally only review books that I like and keep the unflattering comments to myself about the bad ones, but I decided I had to put a warning out on this one.  The cover leads one to believe that it received favorable reviews in O, Oprah Magazine by stating "As seen in O, the Oprah Magazine!" but I cannot honestly believe that anyone who read this entire book would have anything positive to say about it.  Everytime I picked it up and read it I always had to take something for the headache it gave me trying to sort through the rambling manuscript, which I am sure the author thought was insightful musings.  Why did I read the entire thing?  As an avid reader and book lover I kept hoping that it would get better, talk about mixed feelings when I got to the end...I was so glad to be done with the book and disappointed that I would never get back the time I wasted reading it!
3631331
Oprah shows she's a racist by promoting this book.
Typical of Oprah, she supports any literature that portrays all white people as racist.
This book does that.
3968584
I am an avid reader and do not require a happy ending, but this one is beyond disappointing.  This is a long book that I found at times to be tedious, but the writing was good enough that I was engaged in the characters to the point I needed the ending.  Big mistake. Honestly I should know by now not to read an Oprah bookclub selection! She seems to enjoy tragedies. I would not be as disapponted if she had not built it up to be the greatest book ever written rivaling "To Kill A Mockingbird."  I don't think so.  I do not recommend this to anyone and am so grateful I utilized my local library and did not waste my money.
4380517
I thought it was a fine movie but to long. Once again Oprah is playing on the poor black folk agenda. I tell you what theirs plenty of people in this world suffering not just the black race. They are the only race that has there own college,TV station,beauty pageant etc.so who's racist here
158458
Misogynistic. didn't get past thumbing through first few chapters... Now my wife is mad that it sits on the shelf... Thanks John Pfeiffer