What do You think about Man Of Ice (1996)?
Palmer returns to the scene and makes us fall in love with Wyoming all over again with this heartbreakingly heart-warming tale. She uses exquisitely vivid descriptions that you can’t help but picture. I can barely express how fully she drew me into this tale. The narrator really enhanced the story with his varying pace, tone, and emotion. You get to know the main characters of this tale in intimate detail. Their past, present, and futures all make their way into this tale. I felt for these characters. My heart broke for both of the main characters in this heart-warming yet shocking tale. The supporting cast, although small, was perfect for this tale. They round out the story nicely, walking the line between family and employee. I was emotionally invested in this story. I didn’t want it to end but at the same time I wanted to know how it turned out. It was a brilliant tale that I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.
—Jonel Boyko (Pure Jonel)
Sometimes you feel so strongly about a book, simply rating it just won't do.This is one of those books. I can't describe how much I hated it.To preface, I know that romance novels aren't the place to go for strong, self-sufficient heroines or sensitive, type B guys. But Man of Ice offended me on multiple levels and I wanted to get it out there for other readers.First, let's get this out in the open. The hero raped the heroine. You can couch it in "I wanted you so badly I couldn't stop" as much as you want, but when a woman (a virgin at that) is crying, scared, clearly in pain, and telling you to stop, and you don't, that's not romantic, that's rape. Period.Second, the main characters are pathetic and moronic on multiple levels. The "hero," in addition to being a rapist, is an emotional fuckup, constantly and cruelly taunting the woman he purports to be crazy about, all because one time he saw his stepmother look sexy to "lure" his father. Yep. That's the entirety of his emotional hangup. Oh, and for 11 years, he assumed that because Barrie's mother was an evil, seductive, gold-digging shrew (see the paragraph on misogyny below), that Barrie must be, too. This is presented as a completely understandable and forgivable mistake to make. Because all us ladies (especially related ladies) are the same.The heroine is pretty much the definition to TSTL. A 26 year old woman who has had sex (well, OK, was raped) and she doesn't know what impotence is? She's a doormat, of course, but perhaps that shouldn't be surprising given the decade of emotional abuse the hero put her through. And apparently pregnancy (because his manly super-sperm got her pregnant both of the first two times they sexed) is something akin to stage 4 cancer, in which wearing a lacy bra when you're two weeks pregnant is "scandalous" and a woman vows to stay in bed the entire nine months to prevent a miscarriage. Lady, if something is wrong with your pregnancy, your body is going to end it, and no amount of bedrest is going to prevent it. But again, she's an idiot.There's also an undercurrent of misogyny throughout the entire book that's troubling. Aside from the submissive, innocent heroine, all the women are total assholes. Both characters' mothers (both dead) told them that they didn't want them, would have had abortions had they been legal, blahblahblah. All the women around the main characters' age serve no other purpose than to flirt vapidly with the hero because, you know, that's the only reason why us ladies talk to men. Additionally, there's a plot hole in which, early in the story, both characters acknowledge that their parents married one another for love, but later, Barrie's mother becomes this seductress who only married Dawson's father for his money.A shitshow of a book. Avoid at all costs.
—Claire
Membaca buku ini , seperti naik roller coaster...emosi tokohnya naik turun secara sangat cepat , menandakan orang2 yang tidak stabil secara emosional.Tokoh utama impoten dan tokoh wanita frigid, kecuali reaksi antara satu sama lain. Bersaudara tiri akibat perkawinan, Berrie naksir berat sama Dawson (tokoh utama yg so pasti keren abis tampangnya) ,saat liburan di Riviera, mereka had sex, dan Berrie di tinggalkan Dawson, humiliated !Hamil dan keguguran akibat peristiwa itu, Berrie justru menghilang dan tidak memberitahukan Dawson. Lima tahun berlalu dan di lalui dengan sakit hati dan trauma, Dawson meminta Berrie (yang langung kena osteoporosis dg rayuan Dawson) untuk membantu nya berpura2 jadi tunangan nya demi mencapai tujuannya membeli tanah peternakan tetangga sebelah yg naksir berat. Dia butuh Berrie cuma demi harga diri nya sbg laki2 yg tdk mau jatuh kalo ketauan dia impoten jika sampai tergoda dg si janda cantik pemilik tanah itu. Bajingan banget kan alasannya?Emosi Berrie dan Dawson yang naik turun terlalu mendominasi buku ini,membuat lelah membaca nya (padahal buku ini tipis banget)Walaupun akhirnya (spt romance pada umumnya) berakhir hapy, kedua tokoh nya lumayan membuat diriku mual .....Not recommended !
—Lelyana
