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Honor Thyself: A Novel
Carole Barber has come to Paris to work on her novel and to find herself. A legend of film and stage, Carole has set a standard of grace, devoting herself to her family and causes around the world. But one fiery instant of terror shatters hundreds of lives—and leaves Carole alone, unconscious and unidentified.
In the days that follow, as the truth emerges, the paparazzi swarm. A mysterious stranger quietly visits the hospital to see the woman he once loved and never forgot. Carole’s grown children rush to her bedside, waiting and praying—until the miraculous begins to happen. But as a woman whom 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. Carole has been given 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.
In the days that follow, as the truth emerges, the paparazzi swarm. A mysterious stranger quietly visits the hospital to see the woman he once loved and never forgot. Carole’s grown children rush to her bedside, waiting and praying—until the miraculous begins to happen. But as a woman whom 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. Carole has been given 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.
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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Danielle Steel
911 books16.7k followersDanielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world's bestselling authors, with almost a billion copies of her novels sold. Her many international bestsellers include All That Glitters, Royal, Daddy's Girls, The Wedding Dress, The Numbers Game, Moral Compass, Spy, and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina's life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; Expect a Miracle, a book of her favorite quotations for inspiration and comfort; Pure Joy, about the dogs she and her family have loved; and the children's books Pretty Minnie in Paris and Pretty Minnie in Hollywood.
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December 7, 2022
رائعة من روائع البارعة دانيال ستيل.
قيصر الروايات الرومانسية، ببساطة وسلاسة اللغة، مع سرد دنجواني ساحر.
تدور أحداث الرواية عن بطلتها وهي ممثلة مشهورة تذهب إلى باريس للبحث عن الإلهام الذي تحتاج إليه لكتابة حلمها الروائي، إلى أن تسوقها الأقدار كي تتواجد في المكان الخطأ والوقت الخطأ في منتصف نفق السيارات الذي يحدث فيه تفجير انتحاري.
تدخل على إثر تلك الحادثة إلى المستشفى في غيبوبة عميقة وحين تستفيق تكون فاقدة للذاكرة، وتبدأ تدريجيا في إستعادة ذاكرتها مع أبطال القصة الاخرون.
ملخص الرواية، قد يكون بإختصار إن للحب مذاهبُ كثيرة ، ورؤي مختلفة ، اطرافهٌ لاتشبه بعضها بعضاً حتى في أكثر المشاعر حتميّة، فمدائن الحب أصبحت مزاراً ولم تعد مخفورة بأي مارد حب .
محبي الرومانسية المركزة ستجد هنا ضالتك.
قيصر الروايات الرومانسية، ببساطة وسلاسة اللغة، مع سرد دنجواني ساحر.
تدور أحداث الرواية عن بطلتها وهي ممثلة مشهورة تذهب إلى باريس للبحث عن الإلهام الذي تحتاج إليه لكتابة حلمها الروائي، إلى أن تسوقها الأقدار كي تتواجد في المكان الخطأ والوقت الخطأ في منتصف نفق السيارات الذي يحدث فيه تفجير انتحاري.
تدخل على إثر تلك الحادثة إلى المستشفى في غيبوبة عميقة وحين تستفيق تكون فاقدة للذاكرة، وتبدأ تدريجيا في إستعادة ذاكرتها مع أبطال القصة الاخرون.
ملخص الرواية، قد يكون بإختصار إن للحب مذاهبُ كثيرة ، ورؤي مختلفة ، اطرافهٌ لاتشبه بعضها بعضاً حتى في أكثر المشاعر حتميّة، فمدائن الحب أصبحت مزاراً ولم تعد مخفورة بأي مارد حب .
محبي الرومانسية المركزة ستجد هنا ضالتك.
June 5, 2009
This book raped my eyes.
So, sometimes, I like to read chick-lit. Of course, I'll read it in private, lock all the doors, shut the blinds and make sure to punch a wall next time I'm angry.
But anyway, I picked up this novel. The cover seemed pleasing enough, a woman walking in the rain almost monotone. It looked like a solid romance novel cover. Hell, even the title: Honor Thyself. Yes, when I read that I knew this was chick-lit.
So after locking my doors, shutting the blinds and kicking my dog, I read Honor Thyself. The first 50 pages was the author bluntly stating how her character Carole was such a benevolent person and beautiful and all that...a regular mary-sue. The rest of it was just like one info dump after another. She could've been more descriptive about things rather than saying "they burst into tears" so many times...she tried too hard to milk some kind of sympathy from the reader but failed, either that or I have no soul.
At one point, her character learns the word "fuck" and everybody laughs. Hell, I swear like a sailor (my father was a sailor) and chicks don't laugh... What is this?!
I might pass out soon from all the rage slowly building inside of me from writing this review... So I have to cut it short. Danielle Steel (in later years) is a hack. A goddamned 13 year old girl could have easily written something of the same quality.
What I gained from reading this novel: two broken knuckles and a strong taste for Jack Daniels.
So, sometimes, I like to read chick-lit. Of course, I'll read it in private, lock all the doors, shut the blinds and make sure to punch a wall next time I'm angry.
But anyway, I picked up this novel. The cover seemed pleasing enough, a woman walking in the rain almost monotone. It looked like a solid romance novel cover. Hell, even the title: Honor Thyself. Yes, when I read that I knew this was chick-lit.
So after locking my doors, shutting the blinds and kicking my dog, I read Honor Thyself. The first 50 pages was the author bluntly stating how her character Carole was such a benevolent person and beautiful and all that...a regular mary-sue. The rest of it was just like one info dump after another. She could've been more descriptive about things rather than saying "they burst into tears" so many times...she tried too hard to milk some kind of sympathy from the reader but failed, either that or I have no soul.
At one point, her character learns the word "fuck" and everybody laughs. Hell, I swear like a sailor (my father was a sailor) and chicks don't laugh... What is this?!
I might pass out soon from all the rage slowly building inside of me from writing this review... So I have to cut it short. Danielle Steel (in later years) is a hack. A goddamned 13 year old girl could have easily written something of the same quality.
What I gained from reading this novel: two broken knuckles and a strong taste for Jack Daniels.
July 27, 2020
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Good plot and characters. Loved follow Carole’s journey in reverse and actually found it added something to the story by doing so because readers were already introduced to Carole with some of her background so it was an additional investment in the sorry. The pace moves good and readers will be torn on their feelings for some of the characters and their subplots. Overall, an interesting and easy story to indulge.
Good plot and characters. Loved follow Carole’s journey in reverse and actually found it added something to the story by doing so because readers were already introduced to Carole with some of her background so it was an additional investment in the sorry. The pace moves good and readers will be torn on their feelings for some of the characters and their subplots. Overall, an interesting and easy story to indulge.
July 28, 2012
I enjoyed this book. This book takes you on a journey through a famous actress who is in the wrong place at the wrong time. She finds herself in Paris going through a tunnel at the exact moment of a suicide bomber. She is knocked unconscious and sits in a hospital for 2 weeks unidentified until someone realizes she is missing. This book takes you on a path to recovery for a head trauma victim. She suffers memory loss and you find yourself learning about herself as the same time she does. You find out her past and her love and losses. I thought it was clever and sweet. The only reason I am not giving this book 5 stars is I felt that the end dragged too much. I thought there were multiple times that the book could have ended, yet it kept going. I thought that something terrible was going to happen because it kept going...and going...and going. I think the author was just trying to close up all lose ends and make the ending as happy as possible. I did like the ending I just wish the end hadn't dragged on as much as it did. Overall, really enjoyed this book.
October 19, 2009
I can't quite belive how awful this book was. I couldn't even finnish it, i had to skim read the majority in a few minutes. It completely failed to capture my attention and the main character is someone that no ordinary human being can possibly begin to relate to. (The world's most famous actress apparently)
It is disgustingly badly written and I could not care less about the woman (whatever her name was - Carole i think?). Horrible, waste of time read and if it was possible I'd give it maybe one millionth of a star. I like Clint Mccoy's review of this book. He said 'this book raped my eyes.'- So true!
It is disgustingly badly written and I could not care less about the woman (whatever her name was - Carole i think?). Horrible, waste of time read and if it was possible I'd give it maybe one millionth of a star. I like Clint Mccoy's review of this book. He said 'this book raped my eyes.'- So true!
August 20, 2008
I read this book at the start of my trip out to California for my sister's wedding and I hate to say this about a Danielle Steel novel but I've already forgotten much of the book. Her novels in the last few years fall way short of what they used to be. Which was sweeping family sagas of the years and the trials families faced during troubled times in the past. She seems tired of writing and it shows. The theme of this book was great (honor yourself and your feelings always) but it wasn't developed enough. Could have been much more than it was...........
June 6, 2016
I liked this one! Loved the rehabilitation process and the relationships formed with the group going through the hard road after trauma. HEA if I recall!
August 28, 2023
الرواية جميلة.. حركت مشاعر كثير.
لكن ليت الكاتبة اختصرت آخر ٢٠ صفحة كانت فقط تكرار، عدا ذلك كانت ممتعة.
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لكن ليت الكاتبة اختصرت آخر ٢٠ صفحة كانت فقط تكرار، عدا ذلك كانت ممتعة.
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June 21, 2013
Blah. I stopped reading Danielle Steel quite a while ago, but I picked this one up on a 'give and take' shelf. It reminded me why I don't read her stuff anymore. Boring and repetitive.
February 20, 2021
This wasn't Danielle Steel's best. I wasted my time on this.
January 31, 2024
Pleasant and simple read in Danielle Steel’s customary style.
September 8, 2012
Carole Barber is a famous actress that hasn't worked in over three years since the death of her husband Sean. Carole is trying her hand at writing a book but finds herself daydreaming. She's stuck with classic writer's block. Stephanie or Stevie Collins, Carole's assistant thinks that Carole needs a change of scenery to help with the writer's block. Carole makes plans to visit Paris, France. She already begins to see the possibilities and has several new ideas for her story since arriving. She's taking a taxi back to the Ritz when tragedy strikes and lands herself in the hospital after deadly bomb explosion. Carole suffers from a severe brain injury and listed as a Jane Doe until her ex-husband Jason Waterman. He doesn't want to believe that the Jane Doe is Carole yet it's true and informs Stevie, Anthony, and Chloe of what has happened. They all anxiously wait for Carole to wake up from her deep coma. Whe she finally does wake up she doesn't remember very much. Now the slow process begins of restoring Carole's memory to her. A handsome man comes to see Carole is saddened by her condition. Little by little Carole gains pieces of her memory but none moreso when her agent Mike gives Carole even more access into her lost memories. Mike claims that Carole has recovered her memory. A young man comes to Carole's room in an attempt to kill her which Carole's memory comes flooding back to her. Who is the handsome man? Will Carole get all of her memories back? Will she let herself love again. Your answers await you in Honor Thyself.
March 5, 2010
I usually love Danielle Steele. I am such a sucker for her books. However, this one, not so much.
Danielle Steele has a tendency to repeat herself. In chapter one she will be like the boy liked her hair. And then in chapter two she will be like the boy liked her hair. It was long and blonde and --- did you notice she never has ugly people as leading characters? But all of these amazingly gorgeous women always don't see themselves as pretty. OMG! And then in chapter three she will be like this other boy liked her long, blonde hair that blew in the breeze. Get it!?
Anyways, she did this A LOT in this novel. I seriously started skipping parts cuz I had read it. I am fairly certain that I could miss like an entire chapter or two with just repeated crap. UGH!
I didn't even feel happy that she got her memory back. And I was not at all surprised that everyone loved her and who she ended up going with.
Danielle Steele, this was a minor embarrassment in your writing career. I would recommend it to -- no one.
Danielle Steele has a tendency to repeat herself. In chapter one she will be like the boy liked her hair. And then in chapter two she will be like the boy liked her hair. It was long and blonde and --- did you notice she never has ugly people as leading characters? But all of these amazingly gorgeous women always don't see themselves as pretty. OMG! And then in chapter three she will be like this other boy liked her long, blonde hair that blew in the breeze. Get it!?
Anyways, she did this A LOT in this novel. I seriously started skipping parts cuz I had read it. I am fairly certain that I could miss like an entire chapter or two with just repeated crap. UGH!
I didn't even feel happy that she got her memory back. And I was not at all surprised that everyone loved her and who she ended up going with.
Danielle Steele, this was a minor embarrassment in your writing career. I would recommend it to -- no one.
April 7, 2013
Over all an okay book... Wasn't exactly a satisfying read but it wasn't terrible either. There were alot of facts that the author kind of just blindly gave away without really giving much substance to it. And also there was alot of information that the narrator would share that really didn't help in building the story at all and really could have been left out as it wasn't of any importance. The ending wasn't satisfying and I found the story to be quite anti - climatic. The first 2 chapters could have been summed up in maybe 10 pages but the author kept repeating herself. She would state the same fact over and over again, by the 4th time you're like "ok I get it, she has writers block. Let's move on already.." The ending was pretty bland. And the most exciting part happens pretty early on in the book. The rest of it is alot of fillers and then the end. Not very exciting. But still a good time killer none the less.
November 10, 2020
Se me ha hecho muy largo.
La historia me llamó mucho al principio, pero a mediada que iba avanzando, los personajes no me agradaron ni tampoco el ritmo.
Sentí que Stevie era muy cuadrada, Chloe fue muy injusta con Carole en todo momento, y Jason no sé cómo tuvo la cara de pedirle una nueva oportunidad.
Matthieu tampoco me agradó, encontré que era muy autoritario, controlador y exigía y exigía siendo que el nunca fue capaz de ceder.
Carole fue un buen personaje. Siempre fue leal a sí misma, firme y valiente. Encontré que fue una gran mamá, a pesar de haberse sentido lo contrario a causa de Chloe.
Siento que la historia no sufre grandes cambios a lo largo de la trama. Es bastante líneal y por eso le doy la calificación 1/5⭐
Esperé un poco más en el desarrollo, algo impactante.
La historia me llamó mucho al principio, pero a mediada que iba avanzando, los personajes no me agradaron ni tampoco el ritmo.
Sentí que Stevie era muy cuadrada, Chloe fue muy injusta con Carole en todo momento, y Jason no sé cómo tuvo la cara de pedirle una nueva oportunidad.
Matthieu tampoco me agradó, encontré que era muy autoritario, controlador y exigía y exigía siendo que el nunca fue capaz de ceder.
Carole fue un buen personaje. Siempre fue leal a sí misma, firme y valiente. Encontré que fue una gran mamá, a pesar de haberse sentido lo contrario a causa de Chloe.
Siento que la historia no sufre grandes cambios a lo largo de la trama. Es bastante líneal y por eso le doy la calificación 1/5⭐
Esperé un poco más en el desarrollo, algo impactante.
October 16, 2011
This was a birthday gift (otherwise I wouldn't have chosen it) and I felt I had to finish it, but it was so boring that I read it straight away in just one day just to finish it as quick as possible and move on to a real book.
There was no action at all and it always ended talking about the same stuff over and over again. I didn't empathise with the main character and I wished there was more description of Paris but it all happened in a hospital. My recommendation: life is short, choose another book.
There was no action at all and it always ended talking about the same stuff over and over again. I didn't empathise with the main character and I wished there was more description of Paris but it all happened in a hospital. My recommendation: life is short, choose another book.
May 22, 2009
Just once I wish Steel would write a book with a normal character. The heroine is always perfect- beautiful, talented, smart, rich, etc... Why can't she at least have large ears??????????????? This is just a normal Steel book- low on storyline, high on a 'isn't she wonderful' character. But they are quick reads that are forgetable!
May 13, 2024
Nice dose of sugar for the brain.
But omg Matthieu was an asshole, I couldn't stand him
this book is just a normal Steel book- low on storyline, high on a 'isn't she wonderful' character. But they are quick reads that are forgetable! But honestly, whatever it was an okay book
But omg Matthieu was an asshole, I couldn't stand him
this book is just a normal Steel book- low on storyline, high on a 'isn't she wonderful' character. But they are quick reads that are forgetable! But honestly, whatever it was an okay book
April 2, 2008
Memo to self - stop reading these!!
October 17, 2024
Bagger. Sorry Willem
September 30, 2019
Just like with James Patterson in my previous review, this is a first for me- and this time, from one of the big names Danielle Steel.
Growing up again, I used to see stacks of books of hers in my aunties' collection.
Got this from the Curious Camel Sale as well and was like, I think it's about time to have my taste of Danielle Steel.
This is about a former film and stage legend named Carole who went on her way to find and "honor herself". She meets an unfortunate accident in a terror attack though and ends up in a coma.
Her children and ex-husband, as well as an ex-lover (who never forgot her), came to her side and prayed for a miracle.
When she wakes up however, she recalls nothing, and thus begins the story of her finding herself once more.
A story of heartbreaks, survival, second chances, and hope.
It was an okay story for me and I give it ⭐⭐⭐. However, I was expecting a bit more because the author is one of the big names you see in bookstores every where.
There were lots of repetitive information which made me go 🤨 most of the time.
I wouldn't dismiss Danielle Steel altogether though and would look into her other books still.
If there are any Danielle Steel fans out there reading this, please do give me a recommendation ❤️
Growing up again, I used to see stacks of books of hers in my aunties' collection.
Got this from the Curious Camel Sale as well and was like, I think it's about time to have my taste of Danielle Steel.
This is about a former film and stage legend named Carole who went on her way to find and "honor herself". She meets an unfortunate accident in a terror attack though and ends up in a coma.
Her children and ex-husband, as well as an ex-lover (who never forgot her), came to her side and prayed for a miracle.
When she wakes up however, she recalls nothing, and thus begins the story of her finding herself once more.
A story of heartbreaks, survival, second chances, and hope.
It was an okay story for me and I give it ⭐⭐⭐. However, I was expecting a bit more because the author is one of the big names you see in bookstores every where.
There were lots of repetitive information which made me go 🤨 most of the time.
I wouldn't dismiss Danielle Steel altogether though and would look into her other books still.
If there are any Danielle Steel fans out there reading this, please do give me a recommendation ❤️
July 1, 2018
I used to read Danielle Steel all the time back in the 80s, but got frustrated because after a while I couldn't figure out which ones I'd read and which ones I hadn't and I ended up buying the same ones over again (usually at the book swap stores, so I guess it wasn't like I was paying full price). This book was sent to me as a RABCK and I knew that it was one of the ones that I hadn't read. It just took me a while to work my way around to it.
This was not one of my favorites. I think that I've just moved on from this type of fiction. The heroine, Carole Barber, is a world-famous movie star - think Meryl Streep or Audrey Hepburn. She's writing a novel a few years after the tragic death of her second husband and has serious writer's block. So she decides to take off for Paris. Alone. Just as she's settling in at the Ritz, she goes out (without any ID, just some money, left her key at the desk) and on her return is involved in a horrible bombing in a tunnel. In a coma, with no ID, not expected back by family for weeks, this WORLD-FAMOUS movie star is not recognized by ANYONE despite no significant facial injuries. That whole set up did not ring true to me.
The entire novel spent way too much time explaining the past to Carole and then there'd be some trigger and a bunch of memories would come back...then more explaining. Suffice it to say that my eyes were bleeding from all the explanations. There was almost no action. If you like slow-moving fiction with pat solutions and characters without any flaws, well, read on. If you're into books with a bit more, take a pass.
This was not one of my favorites. I think that I've just moved on from this type of fiction. The heroine, Carole Barber, is a world-famous movie star - think Meryl Streep or Audrey Hepburn. She's writing a novel a few years after the tragic death of her second husband and has serious writer's block. So she decides to take off for Paris. Alone. Just as she's settling in at the Ritz, she goes out (without any ID, just some money, left her key at the desk) and on her return is involved in a horrible bombing in a tunnel. In a coma, with no ID, not expected back by family for weeks, this WORLD-FAMOUS movie star is not recognized by ANYONE despite no significant facial injuries. That whole set up did not ring true to me.
The entire novel spent way too much time explaining the past to Carole and then there'd be some trigger and a bunch of memories would come back...then more explaining. Suffice it to say that my eyes were bleeding from all the explanations. There was almost no action. If you like slow-moving fiction with pat solutions and characters without any flaws, well, read on. If you're into books with a bit more, take a pass.
May 25, 2017
This is another one that I listened to. Listening to it brought it more to life for me, I promise I wouldn't have finished this if I read it. If you like cheesy romance this is the one for you! She is famous, rich, and has all the famous and rich love interest. The first half was really good, probably about 5 stars, but then the second half happened. She miraculously got better without much opposition and she got her old fling back who wasn't likeable at all. Oh, and it is hard to listen to her describe her love struggles for 20 minutes.....
April 18, 2009
For some reason I expected more out of this book. I mean a woman caught in a terrorist explosion in Paris and she loses her memory and has to re-discover who she is....it has a lot of potential. But it fell short in almost every area. The action/suspence was about 3 sentences, the romance was dull (especially for a Steel novel) and involved an old guy, and her memory returns before she even leaves the hospital! it was very anticlimatic.
November 6, 2013
The book was perfect until Matthieu came into the picture. I just felt like it was unnecessary to add so many love stories into a short novel. At one moment I was mourning for Sean, then Jason, then Matthieu came along and I didn't personally like his character.
I really did like Stevie and Carole's friendship though. It was so sweet and genuine. :). The storyline was actually really interesting. I was in Math class when I was beginning it and slacked a little in class. Oops :P. Hahaha.
I really did like Stevie and Carole's friendship though. It was so sweet and genuine. :). The storyline was actually really interesting. I was in Math class when I was beginning it and slacked a little in class. Oops :P. Hahaha.
February 8, 2018
I’ve read a fair share of books written by Danielle Steele, but this ranked low on my books I’ve enjoyed from her. It was very repetitive and the ending was predictable.
April 3, 2018
I’ve always considered myself a huge Danielle Steel fan but this book did not hold my interest.
September 20, 2021
I want to put it out there that I review Danielle Steel books differently from most books I read, though as you see, this year I am failing miserably reading anything. But with her books, I base my reviews on how much I want to toss the book at the wall while reading it. Steel's writing is never deep and she tells the story to you without letting you get into the hearts and minds of her characters.
I will give her credit, she comes up with great plots. Wonderful plots. I just wish they were all executed differently. This book was no exception to that rule.
Honor Thyself seems to twist a lot of ideas together. The idea of a beautiful beloved actress being involved in a horrific attack in a Paris...wait for it...TUNNEL...made me think of Princess Di quite often while reading it, though that is where the similarities end.
The problem with Carole Barber for me, was that she seemed to have no flaws. She has 3 relationships, divorced, widowed, and the other is the one that got away. Her ex still loves her, the one that got away still loves her...and well, she loved the husband that passed away deeply.
Her children are mostly well adjusted and love her, though her daughter has her issues. (None bad). The story is served to you on a silver platter, of the attack and recovery and her rediscovery of her memories that she lost in the attack.
This plot should have delivered a punch. We should have seen so much more, especially of Carole's relationships. I wanted to know Jason and Matthieu and her children. I wanted their feelings to come across, but like all Steel's novels, you don't get that. You get the story but nothing more.
I didn't want to toss the book, but I was sad, because if these characters could have become more real and less flat, the book would have been amazing.
I will give her credit, she comes up with great plots. Wonderful plots. I just wish they were all executed differently. This book was no exception to that rule.
Honor Thyself seems to twist a lot of ideas together. The idea of a beautiful beloved actress being involved in a horrific attack in a Paris...wait for it...TUNNEL...made me think of Princess Di quite often while reading it, though that is where the similarities end.
The problem with Carole Barber for me, was that she seemed to have no flaws. She has 3 relationships, divorced, widowed, and the other is the one that got away. Her ex still loves her, the one that got away still loves her...and well, she loved the husband that passed away deeply.
Her children are mostly well adjusted and love her, though her daughter has her issues. (None bad). The story is served to you on a silver platter, of the attack and recovery and her rediscovery of her memories that she lost in the attack.
This plot should have delivered a punch. We should have seen so much more, especially of Carole's relationships. I wanted to know Jason and Matthieu and her children. I wanted their feelings to come across, but like all Steel's novels, you don't get that. You get the story but nothing more.
I didn't want to toss the book, but I was sad, because if these characters could have become more real and less flat, the book would have been amazing.
January 1, 2021
Carole Barber, American actress, has come to Paris to work on a novel. But, fate intervenes in a tragic way, as she becomes a victim of a terrorist attack, losing her memories and almost her life. Those who have loved her best, rally to be by her side and help her find her way back. Nice read!
February 27, 2025
the book itself is really light and brings a very light and inspiring vibe to the table. But for me right now it seems quite primitive and boring, however the plot is getting intense gradually and slowly. It has an easy English level, almost no hard words. Nonetheless I couldn’t finish it because I don’t feel like I relate and care about characters’ lives enough to finish. Dropped in the middle and might never come back to it. Sometimes it happens
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