- ... that a 1995 romance novel was described by one critic as having characters with "all the depth of a cookie sheet (though fewer dimensions)"?
- Source: Gewen, Barry (1995-07-09). "Lightning by Danielle Steel". The New York Times Book Review. p. 7. ISSN 0028-7806. ProQuest 217282462. - "The plot of "Lightning" creaks with every turn of the page and the characters have all the depth of a cookie sheet (though fewer dimensions), yet Ms. Steel is undeniably an expert manipulator of her readers' feelings, and those who pick up this book knowing what they want from it will not be disappointed."
- ALT1: ... that although one critic said Lightning had characters with "all the depth of a cookie sheet (though fewer dimensions)", it was one of the best-selling novels of 1995 in the United States? Source: Previous sourcing and The Publishers Weekly Annual Adult Bestsellers list.
- ALT2: ... that a 1995 romance novel was compared to the works of Hans Christian Andersen by The Globe and Mail? Source: newspapers.com "The writer with whom Danielle Steel shares the most perhaps, aside from contemporaries like Jackie Collins, is Hans Christian Andersen, though Steel lacks his economy and flair for violence (recall the girl's feet being chopped off in The Red Shoes ). Both offer fables but Andersen wrote essentially for adults. In Lightning, greed and vanity, and in the case of women, sexual expertise, are punished; decency and diligence rewarded."
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- Comment: ALT1 is probably the most interesting, but a bit long. Not particularly attached to any of the phrasing except for the cookie sheet quote.
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