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The Hundredth Chance
Ethel M. Dell
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He settled Bunny's pillows with a sure hand, and laid him gently back upon them. But Bunny clung to him still.
"You aren't really savage with me, Jake?" he said.
"All right. I'm not," said Jake. "But I won't have it all the same; savvy?"
He put his hand for a moment on Bunny's head and rumpled the dark hair. Bunny's lips quivered unexpectedly.
"It's so--beastly--being managed always by women," he said.
"You don't know when you're lucky," said Jake.
Bunny's emotion passed. He looked at his friend shrewdly. "I suppose you're in love with her," he remarked after a moment.
Jake's eyes met his instantly and uncompromisingly. "Well?" he said.
"Nothing," said Bunny. "Of course she's my sister."<. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
This has been a frustrating read, mostly because of how Dell has written Maud’s character. She trembles, shivers, cries and collapses repeatedly. She clearly doesn’t have half a brain cell or the strength to stand either.
On the other hand, Jake is the rock that holds down this story. He’s so kind to
I've been joking about how this book is just dripping with sexual subtext, and if you have a dirty mind like I do, you'll see it too. But what it boils down to is this:
In an effort to escape her spank-happy stepfather, Maud Brian turns to Jake Bolton, a man who knows how to use a whip and use it wel
4* I enjoyed this old-fashioned story, though the main character (Maud) was always tired due to kicking against the pricks, and her lack of judgement frustrated me. Jake Bolton and the horses are what I like most about the story.
4* A great old book, and a satisfying read.
The only thing I disliked about the male protagonist was his choice in a wife. The only thing I liked about the female protagonist was her choice in husband. She was selfish, stuck up, a snob, and SELFISH!
4* A great old book, and a satisfying read.
When I first discovered Ethel M. Dell, I enjoyed her romances quite a bit. They're seriously over the top, of course, but that can make for a fun guilty-read (especially on a snowy winter's day). With this novel, however, I think I have reached the point of diminishing returns.
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This book is a classic bodice ripper though not explicit. Maud is pointlessly dull and stupid and even though I like Jake he is sorta a rapist. ( So yes, I feel more pity for the rapist but Maud is mostly having a affair with her old boyfriend so it makes me have less sympathy with her.) I get the i