James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
Little, Brown and Company
Release date: April 28, 2008
List price: $24.99 (320p)
ISBN: 978-0316014779
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Review - "Sundays at Tiffany's"
Reviewer: Cori Vella
Rating:
I've heard a lot of good things about James Patterson, but until now, wasn't familiar with his work. I'm told this is atypical of his usual stuff, and I'm glad; if his career were built off of material like this, I would be very confused as to why he's so popular among men. This is most likely due to the fact that Patterson has co-written Sundays at Tiffany's with children's author Gabrielle Charbonnet.
Jane Margaux is the only child of a Broadway producer. Growing up, she had the constant friendship of her imaginary friend, Michael. On her eighth birthday, unfortunately, Michael says goodbye for good.
Fast forward. Jane is in her thirties, working for her mother's production company, and dating a hot piece of man-candy named Hugh. She has produced a very successful play based on her childhood friendship with Michael, and it is now being made into a movie. Her actor boyfriend wants very badly to play the role of Michael on the silver screen, and will do anything to get the part. In between the fights with her boyfriend and with her mother, Jane inexplicably reunites with her old imaginary friend — who turns out to not be so imaginary after all. Cue romantic music.
The writing is a bit of a mess, in all honesty. Some chapters are told from Jane's first person point-of-view, others from Michael's third person. There is no pattern — they don't rotate in an expected fashion, but rather in a more random sequence depending on what comes next. Jane, Jane, Michael, Jane, Michael, Michael, et cetera. This constant and convoluted chapter pattern is difficult to stay with and confusing. A more consistent pattern would have been more effective — or even better, why not have written the entire thing in limited third person?
While it is no great piece of literature, Sundays at Tiffany's is . . . cute. That's really all I can pull out of my arsenal to describe it. It's just cute. You want to pinch its cheeks. It's a cute love story with a cute premise. An imaginary friend who turns out to be real, and who just happens to be the man of your dreams? Sign me up.
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