| 词条 | Against All Odds (book) |
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| italic title = Against All Odds | name = Against All Odds | image = File:Against All Odds (book).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | author = Danielle Steel | audio_read_by = Dan John Miller | title_orig = | orig_lang_code = | title_working = | translator = | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = United States | language = English | series = | release_number = | subject = | genre = Romance | set_in = | publisher = Delacorte Press | publisher2 = Random House Publishing Group | pub_date = May 2, 2017 | english_pub_date = | published = | media_type = | pages = 354 | awards = | isbn = 9781101883938 | isbn_note = | oclc = | dewey = | congress = | preceded_by = Dangerous Games | followed_by = The Duchess | native_wikisource = | wikisource = | notes = | exclude_cover = | website = }} Against All Odds is a 2017 novel by American writer Danielle Steel. The story follows Kate Madison and her family. The title for the novel comes from the idea that she cannot keep her children from “playing against the odds” in their choice of romantic partners. The novel peaked at No. 3 on the New York Times Best Sellers List.[1] Characters
PlotThe book revolves around Kate Madison, a widow who owns a successful retail shop in SoHo. Kate is dedicated to her four adult children, but grows frustrated with their choice of partners that are seemingly not right for them. Kate learns to allow her children to make their own decisions, and be there for them unconditionally. Kate also has a brief love affair of her own, falling for the Frenchman Bernard Michel. However, she later finds out that he is married, and realizes she is in the same position of choosing an ill-suited partner as her children. ReceptionJames Kidd of the South China Morning Post gave the book two out of five stars, stating that the novel was propelled more by the heroine's children then the heroine herself, and that much of the novel consists of the protagonist contemplating “her brood’s stupidest decisions as if they are Nobel Prize acceptance speeches.” Kidd concluded his review by adding “It’s OK, if predictable.”[2] Marilyn Gore of The Free Press Journal criticized the novel for its slow beginning and called the writing “phoned-in.” She also criticized the novel for its lack of character development, saying “These horrible partners — the deadbeat druggie manchild, the abusive future murderer and the cheat — come off as caricatures rather than rounded characters.”[3] References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2017/05/21/|title=The New York Times Best Sellers|first=|last=|publisher=The New York Times}} {{Danielle Steel}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/books/article/2105305/danielle-steels-new-novel-improbable-confection|title=Danielle Steel’s new novel is an improbable confection showing signs of age|first=James|last=Kidd|publisher=South China Morning Post}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/book-reviews/against-all-odds-by-danielle-steel/1203907|title=Against All Odds by Danielle Steel: Review|first=Marilyn|last=Gore|publisher=The Free Press Journal}} 2 : 2017 American novels|Novels by Danielle Steel |
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