Customer Reviews
OK but not her best - By: littleskippy, 15 Nov 2008 
Just finished this book & on the whole I did find it quite enjoyable, however I cannot remember the last time I was completely glued to one of her books - perhaps with Lightning or Malice or others from the 1980's.
Unfortunately her writing seems have gone downhill over the past few years which is a shame because I think she is a very talented author.
I liked the descriptions of Paris & it made me wish I was back there for a holiday but I found the repetitionin the earlier chapters very grating.
Overall OK but she can do a lot better.
In my opinion her best book was definitely HIS BRIGHT LIGHT.
Excellent Read - By: Mrs. A. M. Chadwick, 10 Nov 2008 
I've lost count of how many Danielle Steel novels I've read over the years, but I was rather dubious about reading another as the last few I've read that have been published since 2000 I've been disappointed in, as the quality & style had completely altered.
The story is set around a movie star called Carole Barber who has two children & been married twice. She has livedin America & France, & been on location all over the world for her movies. Carole wasin the process of writing a novel but she had writers block & decided on taking a trip which hopefully would her. Here long time assistant & friend Stephanie recommended France as she knew Carole had loved the 2yrs that she had spent there with her children. The day she arrivesin Paris she decides to go on a long walk looking at all the places that she had loved, she then took a taxi back to the hotel when disaster struck. I don't want to mention anymore of the story as I don't want to spoil it for you.
The story is well written, the characters have depth, & the descriptive work throughout the book I found to be excellent. :-)
Personally, I loved this novel. The book gripped me right from the first page; it was an enjoyable & compulsive read. I read this book within 24hrs as I found it hard to put down. :-)
It's definitely a book I'd read again & is worth every penny. :-)
A BIG yawn, all the way!! - By: Sissel M. Østdahl, 07 Apr 2008 
I had such high hopes for this book. After many disappointments with Danielle Steel lately, the synopsis seemed promising.
Alas. This book was far from ds at her best, when she was writing really good books. The last fairly acceptable one being "Sisters".
"Honor Thyself" starts with 50 year old world famous movie star Carole Barber trying to write a semi-biographic book. A very sympathetic heroine, too sympathetic perhaps, but that is regular ds recipe. However, already the first 20-30 pages are so repetitive & downright boring that I only kept readingin the hope that it would all get better.
In a way it does. Carole ends upin an awful accident, a terrorist attackin Paris. She almost dies, liesin a coma for a long time. Wakes up, does not recognize anyone, not even her children. She finally gets better & gets a new lease on life. She finds the answers she has been seeking both from her past & her loves.
The book has a happy, perhaps a bit unexpected, ending. That is, if you manage to get so far (or only take a peep at the endin order to find out). Because, even if things do happenin this book, it continues being extremely repetitive & lackingin substance. A big yawn, all the way!
If properly edited, it could have made a nice little short story, but there certainly is not material for much more than that.
Danielle Steel is such a fine writer & has given me so much joy with her numerous excellent works. Please get back to the quality of quite long ago. This book is a waste of money bothin hardcover & paperback.
