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Amy, a worn-out twenty-something on a B-road to nowhere, sitting at a set of traffic lights at Sex Corner that have been stuck on red for six months, and merrily kidding herself that the slowest route with the greatest number of hurdles will eventually make her happy, meets Jack.
Also single, Jack lives his life as if on the outside lane of a motorway driving a Porsche, living fast and playing hard, occasionally taking a slip road to Shag Town where he can be guaranteed a different woman at every exit, zooming off into the sunset as soon as he has finished and neatly avoiding commitment as he puts his foot to the floor and accelerates to the next junction.
A witty, shrewd and ultimately highly entertaining novel, Come Together takes a new route over traditional terrain, seeping into the psyche of one man and one woman as they take their first tentative steps towards coupledom. As Lloyd and Rees deftly switch from his point of view to hers, the reader eavesdrops on two different takes of the same situation, highlighting those all important differences between the complicated mating rituals of the male and female of the species.
Guaranteed to cause arguments over a pint, this light, enjoyable novel adds a new twist to the Bridget Jones phenomena, taking the "woman in search of a meaningful relationship" one step further, in a refreshingly different take on a familiar theme. --Susan Harrison
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"The power couple of popular romance."
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was off work ill today so I read this book (which was free with a magazine). It was quite a fun story, engaging enough to make me feel better but trashy enough to read in a day and instantly forget it ever existed: it's not exactly of life changing standard, but it is fun.
Come Together is co-written by a man and a woman and it tells two sides of a relationsip, alternate chapters reveal amy and jack's feelings. I'd be interested to know whther the authors each wrote one of the character's thoughs as the 'Amy' chapters are written very differently to the 'Jack' pages. This may be by design to distinguish between the characters' attributes, or it may just reflect Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees' different writing styles.
This was light hearted relief from a bad day; though I doubt I'll remember having read it in six weeks time!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The first Josie Lloyd & Emlyn Rees I read was `We are Family', which I thought was amazing, so I immediately ordered `Come Together' and `Come Again' and read them back-to-back, hoping for more of the same.
However, these are nothing like `We are Family', primarily because these are essentially romantic novels, albeit with more interesting characters, but also because there was none of the "darkness" that made `We are Family' such a stunning read.
That's not to say that these are not enjoyable reads (`Come Together' more so, in my opinion) just in a very different vein.
`Come together' is funny, tender and very `real', maintaining the fine balance between being romantic and being soppy without ever becoming unrealistic. Furthermore, and unusually for a romantic novel, it has characters you can both relate to and care about.
`Come Again' is a sort of follow-on to `Come Together' in that it features many of the same characters, but they seem much more hastily put together, with far less depth to each in this one, so that I found it hard to become attached to any of them... in fact, they were only just likeable. Its saving grace is that, for a novel of its genre, it is definitely not predictable, and it made me smile on quite a few occasions.
However, these are nothing like `We are Family', primarily because these are essentially romantic novels, albeit with more interesting characters, but also because there was none of the "darkness" that made `We are Family' such a stunning read.
That's not to say that these are not enjoyable reads (`Come Together' more so, in my opinion) just in a very different vein.
`Come together' is funny, tender and very `real', maintaining the fine balance between being romantic and being soppy without ever becoming unrealistic. Furthermore, and unusually for a romantic novel, it has characters you can both relate to and care about.
`Come Again' is a sort of follow-on to `Come Together' in that it features many of the same characters, but they seem much more hastily put together, with far less depth to each in this one, so that I found it hard to become attached to any of them... in fact, they were only just likeable. Its saving grace is that, for a novel of its genre, it is definitely not predictable, and it made me smile on quite a few occasions.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I could not put the book down from the moment I opened the cover. An amazing book, that tells the reader both sides of the story, as a female I have now come to realise what the male species actually goes through before going out. That ritual of getting ready is not just the stereotypical female but clearly visable for both sexes! A tremendous way of feeling as though you are there with both authors, feeling their emotions and seeing the world as they see it. A diary sort of style that lets you into their lives and see the past and the future, a personal detailed account of relationships. Would reccomend this to anyone and everyone.
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AWFUL, just awful ...
For the first time ever I am giving up on a book - at least a book I have chosen to read, not been forced to read at school - a long time ago now as I'm 32 ;P). Read more
Published 6 months ago by Lexie Jai
Come together
Hilarious! Its a story about how two singletons - Jack & Amy meet & all the riddiculous insecurities & misconceptions we all have about the opposite sex. Read more
Published 15 months ago by lil yoda
BRILLIANT!!!
I can't begin to say how much i love the partnership between Josie & Emlyn (yes i know they're married!) this book is amazing! Read more
Published on 7 July 2008 by Little Miss Star*x
Perfect for holidays!
I dont usually read chick-lit. But this one is just too good to pass up. Bridget Jones move over! My copy is absolutely trashed, because of all the times I have read it. Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2006 by Whimsical Witch
The best
I bought this book by "accident" i had nothing to read and i saw this book in a little shop. I was in a hurry and i didn't have too much time to read on the back of... Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2005
Not worth the hype
After reading "We Are Family" and loving it, I decided to give another one of theres a go, but I was dissapointed. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2004 by "donnasinclair_1"
it's simply the best
everybody who loves reading knows that there is a countless amount of interesting and funny books but this piece is just a unique one. i have never read a book like this before. Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2004 by "vala21"
Brilliant....wonderful....jus EXCELLENT
I have to say that this has to be the book that has got me back into reading. It has to be the best book i have read so far and has made Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees my favoraite... Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2004
No words would do this book justice
I may only be 15 years old and no nothing about anything but i do know how fabulous this book is. I live in America and my whole family went on a trip to Wales where we stayed at a... Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2004 by Colleen C. Brown
A must read for every girl!!
Having read the boy next door by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees I was confident that this would be a good read. I bought it with Come Again. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2003 by "pink_85"
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