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Honor Thyself | 
 enlarge | Author: Danielle Steel
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 70788
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0385340249
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780385340243
ASIN: 0385340249
Publication Date: February 26, 2008
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Product Description
A world-renowned actress falls victim to a terrifying explosion in Paris—and begins a courageous journey of survival, memory, and self-discovery in Danielle Steel’s mesmerizing new novel.
Carole Barber has come to Paris, with its rain-slick slate roofs and winding streets, to work on her novel—and to find herself after a lifetime in the spotlight. A legend of film and stage, Carole has set a standard of beauty and grace, devoting herself to her family and causes around the world. But on this cool November evening, as her taxi speeds into a tunnel just past the Louvre, a fiery instant of terror shatters hundreds of lives—and leaves Carole alone, unconscious and unidentified in a Paris emergency room.
At the Ritz, they wonder where their famous, incognito guest has gone. From California to London, Carole’s friends and family begin to make inquiries. Then comes a moment of shock as they all realize that Carole is far from home and fighting for her life.
In the days that follow, the paparazzi swarm. A mysterious stranger, a man famous in his own realm, quietly visits the hospital to see the woman he once loved and never forgot. Carole’s two grown children rush to her bedside, waiting and praying—until the miraculous begins to happen.…But as a woman who the whole world knows slowly awakens, she knows nothing of herself. Every detail must be pieced back together—from a childhood in rural Mississippi to the early days of her career, from the unintentional hurt inflicted on her daughter to a fifteen year-old secret love affair that went tragically wrong. But for Carole an extraordinary opportunity has arisen in a life-threatening crisis: a second chance to count her blessings, heal wounded hearts, recapture lost love… and to live a life that will truly honor others—beginning with herself.
A tale of survival and dignity, of small miracles and big surprises, Honor Thyself creates an unforgettable portrait of a public figure whose hopes, fears, and heartbreaks are as real as our own. Her courageous journey inspires us all.
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 The Book is a Cliche from Start to Finish December 30, 2008
This is my first Danielle Steel novel and I felt as if I could write a better novel just by pulling out all the tired cliches and throwing them into a book. It seems that Steel is into recycling and that's okay. It's just a shame she makes the reader pay for it. Most of us like our literary plots to be new.
The Tired Tricks Used in this Novel:
Number one: Perfect woman/movie star - not a wart or hair out of place, Oscar winnner, looks ten years younger than fifty and, if that's not enough, she's nice and loving as well as interested in causes that protect the weak and innocent. This woman is boring.
Number two: Has to rekindle her interest in life by retracing her steps in Paris (ho, hum, Paris? ) so that we can be spoon fed the descriptions of the Ritz, numerous Parisian landmarks and various designer lines and shops. Hopefully, the French names will blind the reader from the lack of original plot.
Number three: Even her ex-husband loves her still. She's so perfect, he's loved her forever and always will. Poor guy rushes to her side, takes care of her and she runs off with the Parisian 'too perfect' old lover.
Number four: Throw in an ex-French lover who's also too perfect-rich, famous, sophisticated-to be the 'real' love of her life. (Didn't someone tell her that French lovers are so sixties.)
Number five: Give the perfect movie star/angel amnesia so that she has to relive and relearn her life(dragging us yawning and drifting all the way through it. The suffering isn't hers, it's ours.)
Combine them and you have 'Honor Thyself.' If this is all Daniel Steel can give us, I'm glad someone gave me the book. I'd have been really upset if I had bought it. Save your money, more importantly, save your time, buy a new author and give them a start. Daniel's made her fortune. This book has the distinct feeling of a writer trying to meet her publisher's deadline.
 This Author No Longer Earns Her Fat Paychecks! September 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It saddens me to say, but the phenomenal author formerly known as Danielle Steel no longer exists. She has hit rock bottom, although imo it would take just ONE quality, impressive novel to restore her former glory, with the condition that she CONTINUE to put out quality over quantity. The plot was interesting enough, but I must agree with other reviews in the fact that her writing has become atrociously elementary, repetitive and laughably unresearched. It shocks me that reputable publishing companies will put material like this out based on a "brand name", while truly magnificent material from thousands of would be/should be authors gets tossed to the trash heap before they even get a fair review. Before reading this book I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that it couldn't be any worse than 'Bungalow 2'. I was right in that assumption, but not by much. My advice to DS fans is check your local library before parting sight unseen with your hard earned dollars. My advice to Steel is fire your editor and take a refresher course in writing 101. What do you expect when you churn out novels at an assembly line pace? Read your reviews and it will become crystal clear that the majority of your fans DON'T appreciate quantity over quality and are liable to desert you in droves if it continues. It appears as if you're sacrificing your God given talent as a writer for the almighty buck, and I, for one, don't appreciate being ripped off.
 A page turner at Danielle Steele's best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! July 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book, it started good from the start . It continued on at a slower pace but you have to acquire a taste for the character and all involved . People who suffer from amnesia has to go through this process to try and remember stuff from their life , so i dont think it was repetive that she loved her ex husband like a brother , she just did not remember much details about her previous life with him . Overall it was a good summer read , and i enjoyed it during my vacation . I would still recommend Danielle Steele's novels . I am an avis fan of hers for over twenty years . Keep up the good work , and dont mind these negative reviewers they have personal issues .
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2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Honor Thyself is the story of Carole (already forgotten her last name!), a Hollywood actress who is taking time off from the big screen to write a novel. She has a case of writers block and decides to take a trip to Paris to "find herself" so she can complete her book and go back to acting. On her first day in Paris she is in a victim of a terrorist attack that leaves her unconscious and unclaimed in the hospital. Once her ex-husband finds her, he, their two children and her assistant rush to her bedside. Carole comes out of her coma only to have amnesia. The rest of the story details her recovery.
Honor Thyself is a poorly written book. Commas are everywhere and I would guess the majority of sentences are seven words or less. Some of the storyline left me shaking my head. Guards with machine guns in hand walking beside the wheelchair when Carole's dismissed from the hospital and then she's traisping all over Paris with her old boyfriend while the same machine gun-toting guards are in the car behind them or walking at a distance to afford them privacy??? Come on Ms.Steel, write something the reader can believe. I know it's fiction but this was quite a stretch. I kind of like my fiction to be believable. And how many times do we read that Carole loves her ex-husband as a brother. What??? Does one really love someone they were married to and had two children with as a brother?
Honor Thyself is just more of the same from Danielle Steel. I honestly don't know why I keep reading her books. Thank goodness I get them from the library now and don't waste my hard-earned money on them. I guess I'm hoping that the newest DS novel will be like the great can't-put-them-down books she used to write. How disappointed I am each time! I have wondered why her books have been so bad lately and I happened to see the same interview as mentioned earlier. My advice to Ms. Steel is to quit writing five books at one time and just concentrate on one. Honor Thyself Ms. Steel and maybe then your readers won't be so disappointed.
 So-so read, story line similar to many of her other books July 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found the script to be reminiscent of the repetitiveness found in many of her other books. The book could have been easily abridged without the loss of any content. I noted many sentences that were incorrectly structured and/or contained poor grammar.
One of the themes in the book (very wealthy and important woman meets very wealthy and important married man)is recurrent. I find it rather disconcerting that in many of the books I have read, she seems to promote extra-marital relationships as healthy and normal (the fault resting on an unloving spouse, thus justifying the new, blissful relationship). I find it hard to identify with/sympathize with a woman who falls in love with a married man and is hurt when he won't leave his wife for her. I would like to see more books about "ordinary" "boy meets girl" who marry and stay married through sickness, financial difficulties, marriage problems, disasters... the stuff with which most of us can identify.
As a medical professional, I was incredulous with regards to the lack of accuracy in the details surrounding Carol's brain injury and recovery. They are not believable and are technically incorrect, such as the effects of an injury to the brain stem, the process of removing her from the ventilator (not "respirator" as it is referred to in the book), etc. The post-injury recovery time was very abbreviated and unrealistic. Maybe I am being too picky, but when I read books that incorporate medical conditions, I expect the author to do the required research and confer with appropriate medical professionals before including such detail into a book (especially when it is a primary focus).
I do not wish, however, to be totally negative in my review. I like the overall theme of examining one's life and relationships-past and present. I also think that the terrorist element is definitely relevant to this day and time and is something for everyone to contemplate.
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