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Fatdog
Posted September 22, 2010
Don't bother.
The premise of this book sounded great - nanny takes off to Paris with her employer's husband and child. The reality, however, is less well-developed. I felt like everyone in this book had a less-than-average IQ, including the protagonist. I admit, I kept reading, but only because I thought someone would do something interesting. Instead, it was one poorly thought-out plan after another, and there is no denouement to the story. I read the interview with the author at the end, and it sounds like the whole idea was ripped off from a movie - how is that original writing?! I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone, and don't plan on reading any of the author's other works.
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Anonymous
Posted May 1, 2011
Great Read
"Bad Marie" has many shortcomings - many of the characters lack depth or simply seem to act as foils to the protagonist - however, "Bad Marie" is worth it in that it truly seeks to depict a woman who is "bad" without truly ever realizing it. Marie is a girl who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks and tries to make create the picture-perfect life for herself; even at the expense of other people. Dermansky has crafted Marie, not as a villain, but a woman with desires but without the true understanding of how to fulfill those desires. This novel stays with you long after you finish the last page.
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It was Ok. Entertaining.
The story line had some much potential. Instead, it's an interesting read, well-written, but not much seems to happen. I was glad that it was a short book, especially when I read the ending, which is really inconclusive and leaves a lot up in the air.
I would NOT recommend it, unless you have spare time you don't mind wasting.1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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A wonderful, guilty pleasure!
Marie is truly a BAD girl -- one who takes little thought of consequences when determining her next action -- yet I couldn't resist turning the pages to find out what she'd do next! Highly recommended. A great way to while away an evening.
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2603747
Posted October 3, 2011
Horrible
This was a terrible book about a terrible person.
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Bad Marie
Marie is just one person with a lot of bad luck that she seems to create herself. Marie spent six years in prison and a childhood friend takes pity on her and hires her as a nanny. But Marie likes her drink, and soon loses that job. She runs off to Paris with her friend's husband and child, and begins to travel the globe with hopes of finding some happiness. Marie may be a wicked person but this novel was a fun read.
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BAD MARIE is too good to put down
Some books grab you right away and others slowly seduce the reader. Marcy Dermansky's novel, Bad Marie, gets you from the first sentence, "Sometimes, Marie got a little drunk at work".
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Marie is a nanny to her childhood friend Ellen's two-year-old daughter Caitlin. Ellen is a high-powered, hard-charging career woman, and Marie had recently been released after six years in prison for aiding her boyfriend who robbed a bank.
Marie loves Caitlin, but when she falls asleep in the bathtub with Caitlin and Ellen and her husband come home, Marie is fired. But not before she seduces the husband, the author of a book that Marie compulsively read in prison. The book, about a suicidal teenage girl who falls in love with a sick sea lion, was a lifeline for Marie, who identified with the girl.
Dermansky has created a unique character in Marie; she is all id, with no thought to the consequences of her actions. She never thinks beyond the immediate. It's almost child-like, like Caitlin. I wanted to dislike Marie, and should have, but I found it impossible.
I couldn't believe the situations that Marie found herself in, dragging the young Caitlin in tow. This is a book that you will find yourself whipping through to find out what could possibly happen next, yet it is not a plot driven book. It is all about Marie, who is she and how she came to be that way.
Water plays a large role in the book; Marie likes to takes baths, but it seems she can never truly cleanse herself. The character in her favorite novel kills herself by walking into the sea.
Men fare poorly in this novel. Marie's bank robber boyfriend kills himself in prison; the seduced husband is a weak man, and a fraud. Even the hero movie star turns out to be a cad.
Bad Marie is a quick read; the author wastes no words, they are all deliberately chosen to excellent effect. She has said that she was heavily influenced by French films, and the reader can see that influence in this stunning novel. Marie is a role that actresses would kill to play. -
engaging look at an ex convict
Marie spent six years in a medium security prison for abetting her boyfriend; she was convicted on the charges of accessory to murder and bank robbery. Upon release from the pen, Marie's high school friend turned enemy (over a boy, naturally) Ellen the Manhattan executive hires her to be the live-in nanny of her two year old daughter Caitlin; the only job an ex con with no skills can obtain.
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Ellen's husband French author, Benoit Doniel is very attracted to the tall thin Marie and her to him having read his book while doing time. Starting with a bathtub, they begin a heated steamy affair that culminates with the pair fleeing to Paris accompanied by Caitlin. However, even before they reach France, Benoit proves to be a rat leaving a distraught frightened Marie in the city with the toddler; knowing full well she can never go home.
Although over the top of the Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower with several unnecessary coincidental spins, Bad Marie is an engaging look at an ex convict. Marie finds prison life with no decisions to make easier on the mind but being a fugitive single mom in a foreign country easier on the soul. Readers will enjoy Bad Marie while wondering whether the anti-heroine will prove heroic when it comes to the well-being of the toddler.
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