It sounds redundant to state that Danielle Steel's novel writing is getting worse and worse. As her popularity grows, so does her feeling of editorial need. She sells so many novels because so many people can't keep the attention span of a 300-page book. One doesn't have to think when reading her work. In fact if you forgot something she said, Mrs. Steel is BOUND to repeat it ad nauseam. Trust me. "Sisters" is yet another of her latest novels which revolves around multiple women and numerous silly plot lines rotating in and around one “major event” that "shook their lives forever". Unfortunately all the action seems to happen within the first 3 chapters and you're just left waiting for everything to end from that point on. No one cares about their love for their dogs. You don’t understand the character of their mother long enough to feel bad about the tragedy that occurred. Even the corny jokes and phony "sisterly camaraderie" were groan worthy. I suggest she stick to her previous work and stop with all of this drivel. The plot spun on and on and on until she felt like she'd had enough and wrapped it up in less than 10 pages. If she’d cut the middle out, it could’ve even passed for a mediocre short story. Instead, we get Annie and her cane and Tammy and her bicoastal job experience. Lazy lazy writing.