All I Want by Margaret Johnson


All I Want
Title : All I Want
Author :
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ISBN : 0521686261
ISBN-10 : 9780521686266
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : -
Publication : First published January 1, 2000

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Alex is a 30-year-old art gallery assistant and hopelessly in love with her boss, Brad. Then, an incident at the gallery means they have to spend a few days at Brad's country house. This is Alex's opportunity to impress but nothing seems to go the way she planned. A surprise guest and a Christmas party help Alex to discover what she really, really wants. Contains a paperback and 3 Audio CDs with complete text recordings from the book.
[Level 5 Upper Intermediate]


All I Want Reviews


  • Close Enough

    Alex is 30 years old, she works as a temporary assistant in an art gallery, she had crush on her boss Brad, even though she has a loyal boyfriend. She planned to marry Brad or rather she dreamed to be his future wife instead of his pretty girlfriend, Tania.

    Brad got into some troubles with police and journalists because he sold some fake paintings by mistake. They went countryside to run from all those terrible stuff and get some relaxing moments but Alex's dominant thought was impressing her crush and got his attention.
    Unfortunately, none of her dreams came true but instead she found out his real personality; he has bad features that she couldn't notice until she got closer to him.

    Alex's personality is akin to an adolescent one, I think she is not mature enough to take serious decisions, on the other side, she is innocent and has such a sweet spirit  but she could make me smile overall.  I loved her vitality and her dreamy romantic mood . All she wanted was a happy life among real people who love her the way she is and accept all her faults and appreciate her good traits.

    This book is pretty easy to read, it offers an enduring amusement till the last page of it, I can't say it is a great book and everyone ought to read and but I prefer to say if you want to rejoice pick up this book and enjoy your journey :)

  • Batul

    Good story about the difference between Love and Lust.

  • Adam

    After finishing reading the book, i know i was using this book as a way to learn English, but not really interested in the story. I prefer to believe its the true story of the author herself. It seems a party made Alex find herself and knew the difference between love and lust, but, how come a female had a crush on Brad suddenly changed her mind? I think a party is not enough, something more inside Alex's heart should have been described.

  • Khushboo

    Basically it was a very simple romantic story but I enjoyed it. Even though it was different from so many romantic novels I have ever read.This book also showed me that love and attraction are two different things and we should remember it.

  • Carla

    Letto per allenare il mio inglese.... molto semplice, in tutti i sensi :)
    Credo sia scritto per studenti delle medie!

  • Yuki

    I hate the main character by the way. I think she is stupid at some point. She thinks deeply too much about a man who is unattractive. I think she needs to learn more about boys at the first point. I also think she needs to learn to cook lol. In the book, she does not seem to be satisfied what she encounters. I know this happens most of the time and that really irritates me because it sounds stupid. However, this book ended surprisingly so I do not hate the ending. It ended pretty well and I do like stories that ended happily. Most of the books that are short neither end good nor bad. So, I think it was well written but I do not like the overall story because the main character is most of the times, STUPID.

  • Haruka Furuta

    1. CAMBRIDGE LEVEL5
    2. 12/11 20 min 12/13 10 min 12/14 30 min 12/15 20 min
    3. birthday, terrible, wrong, embarrass, love,assistant? drunk
    4. main character, Alex loves Brad. Brad is owner of the country art gallery which Alex works. even Alex has a boyfriend she loves Brad and want get marry with him.
    B I can't understand why Alex want to get marry with brad even she has a boyfriend. I haven't finished reading this book, but at this point I don't want to be like Alex.
    5. it is interesting to know how Alex loves two man. but this book develop little slow for me. however, I'm going to try reading this book!

  • Valentina

    All I Want es un libro que disfruté bastante: es de rápida lectura y entretenido, ya que no se vuelve tedioso en ningún momento.
    El final me sorprendió, ya que había imaginado uno totalmente diferente.
    Kudos para ti, Margaret.
    Lo recomiendo a cualquiera que esté en búsqueda de algo liviano para leer :-)

  • Clairysse

    Speed read this throughout the school day. Pretty interesting read though there were many times where I found myself rolling my eyes at Alex's naivete. Funny.

  • Yasuko

    2013.5.15 Kikiyomi