Sundays at Tiffany's (Steph Kleeberg)

Sundays at Tiffany’s*By: James Patterson Pages: 303

I bought this book a while ago, and decided to read it now. I went to Barnes & Noble, and was looking for a good book to read. I randomly picked up this book, and got it. I thought it sounded like something that I would like to read. I’m glad I picked it because it really was a good book.

This story is based upon a time in this girl’s life when she was younger and had an imaginary friend. The young girl’s name was Jane and her imaginary friends name was Michael. As growing up Michael helped her through everything until it was time to leave her. Jane was extremely upset and still years later after growing up she remembers him. Michael then appears and sees Jane but doesn’t approach her at first. But eventually over time Michael goes up and confronts Jane. They end up falling in love. Jane is a producer, and produces a play called Thank Heaven, it tells the story about Michael and her journey through the ways of life. Every Sunday when she was younger she and Michael would go get ice cream with her mom Vivienne who was very successful, and on the way home they would always stop to look the Tiffany’s store.

I think the audience for this book would be teens to older adults such as females would enjoy this because it is a love story, but the reason for young adults and adults is because at times it can be confusing.

The author’s style is very causal; the story flows on nicely while adding great detail to really attach you into the book. The author almost makes you feel like your there when describing New York, and the other places the setting takes place.

“Michael let her in on another secret. “Once I leave you won’t even remember me, sweetheart. No one ever does. If you ever think of me, I’ll just seem like a dream.” (Patterson, pg. 36)The reason that this passage struck me and stayed with me was because over time she never forgot him. What struck me even more is after all the kids he went and helped him never forgot her either even twenty three years later they still recognized each other when they saw each other.

“Oh, I almost forgot, I think I’m falling in love with the most perfect man ever- sweet, funny, and incredibly good looking – who just might be a fragment of my imagination. Other than that same old, same old.” (pg.182) In the beginning of the book you knew Jane loved Michael, but I was surprised because even after years her love never died for him and he was suppose to be remembered as a dream. But as she says at the end of that passage “same old, same old,” Jane knew Michael was the only excitement brought to her life.

“Michael said in a raspy whisper, “For years, I prayed that I would see you again…as a grown-up. I prayed for this to happen, Jane. I thought about it a lot, I wished it would happen. And then it did. Somebody was listening. That’s amazing, isn’t it?” (pg. 293) Both Jane and Michael knew they wanted to see each other again. But I thought this passage was ironic because the title for her play was Thank Heaven, and was saying how he prayed to someone and it worked. I think the theme of this book would be to never give up. The reason being even after years Jane never gave up and Michael turned up only again to help her and also make her realize what true love was. Another example of this in the book would be Michael never gave up on Jane, he always knew she was successful and smart and would do great things in her life just like she had done.

I think a letter grade for this book would be an A-. It was good, but there were some parts that could have been better. I feel like Jane in the beginning of her adult life was always down and everything bad was happening to her, then Michael came in and just made everything better. I liked this book because of that reason, it showed that one person can change your life forever, and make things better. I think this book showed a good lesson even though Michael was imaginary he still helped Jane through so much, and it showed sometimes you do need people to help you through tough situations.