Customer Reviews
I speak as I find - By: Miss Jessica, 04 Sep 2008 
This book is about three best friends Tara,Katherine & Fintan.Tara'sin a bad relationship but thinks she's too old & fat to find anyone else.After all she isin the last chance saloon.Katherine is fighting of Joe from work he's lovely & everyone keeps insisting she should go out with him so why does this seem like Katherine's worst nightmare? Then theres Fintan who seems to have it all until he finds out some news that changes his & his friends lives forever he has cancer.Fintan's illness makes his friends realize that life's to short.That maybe there not quietin the last chance saloon after all & maybe they've still got time to change there lives around.Another brilliant book from Ms Keyes that i found hard to unglue from my fingers.I was up till the early hours last night finishing it & i found how everything come together at the end was very clever.The character Lorcan keeps you interested all the way through to find out what links him to the other characters & when it all comes together at the end you think of coarse! Brilliant book,enjoy!
So Good - By: S. Firth, 10 Jun 2008 
This is my first Marian Keyes book i've read, & i really loved it! the characters were all so well written. I even thought Lorcan was hilarious, the way she wrote about his vanity was so funny, how he lookedin the mirror & pointed to himself saying "don't go changin'" haha, i loved that bit.
Admittedly, sometimes the main characters of Tara & Katherine were annoying at times. Especially Tara, when she moaned about been fat & then she'd eat a full loaf of toast or something! But i still liked her The only character i didnt really like (or hated) was Thomas, i wanted to punch him! He made my blood boil!
Other characters to love are the fabulous Fintan & his fella Sandro. And of course, Joe Roth. I loved him! There's so many things going onin this book, but i never got confused or anything like that. It was sad at times too, but so hilarious at other times. My next Keyes book i've bought is 'Sushi for Beginners' so i'm looking forward to reading that. I've always maintained Jill Mansell is my fave chick-lit author but Marian Keyes is going to be a close second i feel!
very enjoyable - By: Ms. S. King, 01 May 2008 I really really enjoyed this book - was a brilliant read & I especially loved the character Fintan who deals with his problem so well - definitely must read!!!!
Very enjoyable - By: *twinkle*, 18 Jan 2008 Why can't I have a Joe Rothin my office? Do guys like this really exist?
A Fantastic Read - By: Vawns, 28 Dec 2007 I'd read four novels by Marian Keyes before reading this one; "Watermelon", "Lucy O'Sullivan is Getting Married", "Sushi for Beginners" & "The Other Side of the Story". I've also read her autobiographical scrapbook-of-events book, "Under the Duvet". I like Keyes' style very much; I find it warm & extremely funny. "Last Chance Saloon" is no exception.
The book centres around three characters, Tara, Katherine & Fintan who are best friends since "they were teenagersin Knockavoy, County Clarein the days of legwarmers, pink stretch jeans & Duran Duran". Nowin their early thirties, they livein London & each is facing their own set of challenges.
Tara is on a permanent diet & stuckin the relationship from hell. She is convinced that love has passed her by & that her only hope for a happy ever after is to stay with the dreadful Thomas.
Katherine livesin ordered calm with her matching bra & knicker sets. She is successful & drivenin work but is determined to be single forever & is known as "The Ice Queen" by her colleagues.
Fintan is, on the surface, the luckiest of the three as he has a hugely successful career & has found true lovein the shape of his "Italian Pony" Luca.
The three have remained close friends but fate has conspired to make each of them re-evaluate their lives. Will Tara ever find the strength to dump Thomas or is she destined to stay unhappy forever? Will she & Rav ever be more than just good friends? Will Katherine ever relax & be happy? Will she let down her defences just for a second to allow Joe the handsome new colleague at work, in? Will Fintan be able to recover from the shock that lies just around the corner? Will life ever be the same again?
This book is multi faceted & explores themes not always foundin a novel like this. Tara struggles with weight issues & depression & Katherine has a fear of commitment. The novel describes how both Tara & Katherine deal with their issues whilst supporting Fintan overcome serious illness.
I enjoyed the novel very much & I loved most of the characters, particularly Tara & Rav. The story is well written & is very easy to identify with the protagonists.
If you've read Marian Keyes before & enjoy her writing style, I definitely recommend this novel to you. If you haven't but enjoy romantic & funny contemporary books aimed at women, then I'd also recommend this to you as it is such a fantastic story.
