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Summary: It was alright
Review: I generally love Jennifer Crusie's books. She's my favorite romantic author bar none but Bet Me felt a little too sweet. I was more impressed with Faking It and Welcome to temptation, the characters felt more real in these books than in her latest. Just too sweet. A lot of it felt... made up, I guess.
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Summary: How much chicken marsala can two people eat?
Review: I have been a fan of Jennifer Crusie since Tell Me Lies, and this book is not up to the par of some of her other novels. Min is just so cranky that I can't imagine why Cal keeps coming back. I also thought that the secondary characters were not as well developed as some of the other novels - Fast Women, for example. In fact, Cal and Harry were the only two characters I really liked. Also, I don't know how Cal and Min could eat chicken marsala so often.
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Summary: LOVED THIS BOOK!
Review: I have not laughed so hard for a long time. This was my first book that I've read by Jennifer Crusie, but it certainly won't be my last. Crusie makes believable characters with more attitude, and more issues then the National Geographic. I could certainly relate to Min's overbearing mother, and her lousy luck with outfits.. well except shoes. We both have excellent taste in those! LOL.. This book was well written, and it was refreshing to have a main character who wasn't the stereotypical female romantic lead. Min is 33, curvy, and very individualistic. The book was not predictable in any way, and it didn't get bogged down in melodramatics. This is definitely going on my favorite books list!
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Summary: Lack of pronouns distracting
Review: I know this is a trivial matter, but I've been listening to "Bet on Me" on CD over the past day or so on a long road trip. I find the "Min said," "Cal said," "Nannette said," etc. very distracting. In a conversation between two people, even on an audiobook read by one person, "she" or "he" would suffice. Again, I'm not reading it, and in my head it could be completely different, but this lack of personal pronouns is very choppy and distracting to the story.Otherwise, I'm enjoying it. And I'm a grammar snob. Maybe an abridgement would be helpful for the audio version of Ms. Crusie's books.
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Summary: reveiw on audio cassette book
Review: I love Jennifer Crusie's audio books. I think her humor really comes through. I listen to her books while I'm on the treadmill and I find myself laughing outloud. I have a hard time turning the tape off because the stories are so good. I can honestly recommend this one (Bet me), Welcome to Temptation and Fast Women.
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Summary: Fast read, lots of wit!
Review: I loved this book! I read it in an afternoon. I read some of the reviews prior to picking up the book so I was prepared to be disappointed. Crusie has the ability to do humor that few authors have achieved and she came through with this one. I'm a WWII history buff so many of the books I read are pretty heavy. Occasionally I want a light read and Crusie is one of my favorites. Why does she need to "fully develop" all the characters? I don't need an analysis, just a good time and she delivered! Read and enjoy.
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Summary: WOW!
Review: I loved this book! It was funny and sweet and hot! I could not put it down! Cal and Min were so cute, determined not to be attracted to each other and constantly assuring the other that they weren't! A definite keeper!
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Summary: Delightful read with full figured heroine and devilsh hero
Review: I loved this book! The characters Min and Cal are delightful in their battle to fight their attraction and resist love. She has a controlling mom who has programmed her to hate her roundness. He is a serial dater with a determined Ex who wants him back. She is sassy and talks back. He gives as good as she does. The banter. The dialog. The sexiness without explicit sex- the friendships and depth of characters and cast make this one a must read and read again! Jennifer Crusie is the voice for single women over 30 who want the fairytale and the unreality of reality that goes along with it.Primo! And can I say bravo to Crusie for another book with a couple who are happy as non-breeders- this is so rare which is why they stand out. Not all women want kids- nor do all men. They do like Krispy Kreme donuts though!
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Summary: once again, formula Crusie...BORING!!!
Review: I read several of her books and really liked them although you could see the same old lines being used in each one...and of course there is always the woman "with attitude" that we are "supposed" to love...right? Well, I got kinda tired of the same old type of writing the Crusie does and stopped reading her books for a bit. Was in the library one day and walked pasted a book stand and saw "Bet Me" so I thought I'd try her again. I couldn't get passed Chapter Five before I had to put it down. I found the writing once again tedious to get through. It was the same old type of stuff and boy was I tired of it. I won't read any more of her books.
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Summary: Kat
Review: I really enjoyed this book. As someone who has tried the low carb low fat diet, I found the food scenes particularly entertaining and very easy to relate to-I thought they added a certain amount of realism to Min's character and made Cal even more likeable(what's not to like about a man who will feed you?). The only characters I didn't like were those you weren't supposed to-Cal's Mom, Min's Mom, Greg, and Cal's Brother, but you understood that they put up with them because they were family, and thats what you do with family. Overall a very entertaining novel that was a highly enjoyable read.
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