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A bad re-count of an excellent soap
Although "Days of our Lives" is the great epitome of a soap opera made in great style and with lots of good taste and an intriguing plot-line, the book does not do it justice. If, like myself, you are purchasing the book to see what went on in Salem all those years you didn't even know it existed, don't do it. Half of the book is dedicated to the re-telling of the story-line, but it's poorly done, and you get lost after the third page. Of course you will pick-up bits and pieces here and there, but that's all. The narration jumps from one character to the next one without any correlation, and you end up wondering what happened to all these people and where they went when they aren't mentioned any longer. (In this sense, I have a question to the author: whatever happened to Kayla Brady?). The parts that are interesting are the ones that have to do with interviews to the present cast, how it is like a normal day in the set, interviews with the producers, etc. There is also the most complete Cast List, with the years and different actors that played each character; as well as a tribute-biography of the "patriarch" McDonald Carey (Dr. Tom Horton). Finally, you can also buy this book for its photographs, which are good, but not lavish. The design is a bit out of fashion for my taste. I guess if we are to have a memento of "Days" we can always get this volume, but if you have a chance, keep looking.

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Recaps from the entire show
If you've just started watching Days or have even been watching for years, this book has recaps of all the storylines. Broken down in yearly segments, it covers all the important events that occurred each year from the begining in 1966 to 1996. It even has all the marriages, bad girls, and a complete cast list of everyone who was ever on the show during those 30 years. Color photos bring back great memories or vivid imaginations of the show's history. It's a great way to catch up on what's happening now or to clear up confusion on past plots.

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Days of Our Lives book review
I got the 30th anniversary book because I've only been watching Days for a few years and wanted to know the backstories. I was very impressed. It gave very detailed information and the photos were wonderful!

The only problemm I have with it is that it ran a little long in places. What I mean is, a paragraph could go on forever, which made it easy to lose my place. But I really recommend this book to newbies who'd like to know more about the history of this great show!