I picked this book up looking for a quick, easy, light read. I found the main character hard to like and it took a very long time for me to start to care about what happened to her. It was a very heavy subject matter for what I expected to be light and carefree. I don't know enough about addiction and addiction treatment to evaluate it that way. ( )

Another excellent Walsh sister book from Marian Keyes. All of Keyes' books are great but I love the Walsh books more than someone should. This one was a little bit darker than the others but still had lots of funny moments to it. ( )

This is the first book by Marian Keyes that I've read, and I've come to realize that I should have started with the first book on the Walsh-sisters. Despite of that, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I felt that Keyes described so well what went on in Rachel's head, and that I really learned a bit about how the mind of an addict works. Topping that off with a great sense of humor - excellent! ( )

One of my favourite books. Hope they make it into a good movie, not a dud

Probably Marian Keyes best book. It has her trademark quirky sense of humour; a bit of romance, an Irish Mammy. But it also has a main character confronting - or not confronting - a drug addiction. Keye's herself is a recovering alcoholic, and the ring of truth within the story is hugely compelling.

Para mi esta es la mejor de todas las novelas de esta autora ( )

No less amusing than the others of Keyes' I've read, "Rachel's Holiday" is a little more serious, and delves more deeply into the soul of the character. I'm not finished with it yet, but it's already my favorite Keyes book so far.

I've been reading "chick lit" for a long time, but I have only recently discovered Marian Keyes. I really love her books because she develops her characters so well, and her humor is wonderfully dry - her writing style is great. Each book of hers that I read I seem to enjoy more than the last. ( )

This has to be my favorite Marian Keyes' novel. I adore the character Rachel, so funny and real. Absolutely lovely story. ( )

read, 2008 ( )

I'm loving Marian Keyes! This was so funny in places! Rachel expects rehab to be a plush spa experience. Ha! ( )

I really struggled with how to rate this book, as well as how to tag it.

The cover contains a review from the Boston Globe that reads, "Hilarious... a coming-of-age journey of love and self-discovery... propelled by its unforgettable heroine." On the back, Newsday calls it the perfect "beach read."

This is a story about addiction and the desperation and associated self-absorption. Keyes is a great story teller and I was engaged throughout the entire book. Though it is touted as a light comedic beach read, I found it to be much heavier than described.

More than 75% of the book takes place in an addiction recovery facility. The tough-love psychological approach used there helps the addicts face their weaknesses head on and admit their helplessness.

I didn't find myself laughing during the book, nor did I think her relationships would fit into the category of romance for me. That being said, this difficult to categorize and poorly marketed book did tell a good story and seemed to deal realistically with the subject of addiction. ( )

Fun, with some serious overtones. It's part of a series of books by Marian Keyes about th Walsh sister. ( )

Troede jeg havde fået fat i en meget letbenet "lyserød" damesag, men må erkende at den faktisk havde lidt mere "dybde" end jeg havde regnet med.

Rachel er stofmisbruger, selv om hun ikke selv vil indrømme det, og bliver indlagt på en afvænningsklinik. Her møder vi nogle spøjse typer og snart finder Rachel ud af, at hun også selv har nogle problemer at slås med - og måske er hun ikke så meget anderledes end de andre indlagte.

Slutningen er lidt for "klistret" efter min smag, men MEGET romantisk ( )

British, sort of chick lit but maybe a little heavier (literally at almost 600 pages in a small sized paperback). Pam McCullough recommended this book as “really funny” and “delightful,” but I think it’s a lot heavier than that. Unlike Cruise and Phillips, who concentrate on the girl/guy romantic elements (which is, of course, why they have romance stickers on the spine) this book deals with Rachel’s drug and alcohol addiction as the main focus of the book. She does have a relationship with Luke, the eighties rocker-dressing hunk, but the book really focuses on how her addictions affect the relationship. At least 400 pages of the book takes place in the “Cloisters,” the rehab facility she enters after landing “in hospital” after an accidental overdose. Keyes is funny but the book is not a straight romance/chick lit. I kept wondering if I should recommend the book to Kristin, or if she’d view it as a whack over the head. ( )

Rachel Walsh is twenty-something, Irish, living in New York and doing a lot of drugs. She ends up in hospital having her stomach pumped, so her family whisks her home to Ireland and puts her in a rehab centre. Rachel thinks she is heading for some sort of posh spa. She’s not, of course, but because this is a Marian Keyes book, there is a lot of posturing and self-learning before Rachel discovers the depth of her self-loathing and learns to accept her addiction. Of course, there’s also a man who loves her and leaves her because of the cocaine. As you might expect with this author, you know what will happen by the end. What is it with Marian Keyes? And why do people think she is a good writer? Number 23 in the Top 100 and it’s predictable and trite from beginning to end. To quote one of Ms Keyes’ characters, this is not knicker-meltingly good reading: it’s shite. ( )

Rachel is living in New York, working a job that really doesn't demand much from her which is good because she's not giving much back, she's addicted to drugs, specifically cocaine and is breaking the hearts of her friends.

It's heartwarming and heartbreaking all at the same time and while it makes you glad you're not like her, you also think about ways in which you are alike.

Yes it's a fair number of pages long but it's also quite a quick read as it drags you in and doesn't let you go to the end. All the time you're rooting for Rachel to have a better life. ( )

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An interesting twist on the typical chick lit. Rachel is an addict, and is forced to return home to Ireland (I believe) to detox.

Not a bad read ( )

En bog der ved første øjekast ser ud til at være trivialelitteratur men som viser sig både at have dybde og humor ( )

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Rachel's Holiday turned into my own holiday from the easy reads I like to take on vacation with me. I was pulled in and had my eyes opened up to Rachel's world of rehab and recovery. Marian Keyes did a great job of helping me understand the addicts point of view. ( )

Young woman goes to a rehab in her native Ireland. She leaves her life in New York behind to embark on her sometimes funny journey. ( )

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A LOT MORE DEPTH THAN HER OTHER STORIES. ENGROSSING. ( )