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Summary: Terrible, terrible
Review: I was curious about this book because Alex Witchel has occassionally written smart, illuminating profiles and essays in The New York Times and thought perhaps some of the wit and wisdom she displays in those pieces would be in her fiction as well. Sadly, there is very little, if any. Perhaps she was over-edited, or encouraged in the wrong direction. But it seems shocking that this bloated, cliched mess would be allowed into print. You would think someone in her life would have sat her down and tell her the truth to protect her from the embarrassment (and her fans from the disappointment). Too bad no one did.
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Summary: Good writing, annoying heroine
Review: I've always enjoyed Witchel's writing in the New York Times, and was intrigued to see she'd written a book (apparently not her first, but I didn't know about the other one). As I expected, the writing in this one was clever and literate, and carried me along smoothly through the somewhat predictable plot.The book describes what happens to the heroine, Sandy, after she discovered that her fiance was involved, and even engaged to, other women. Although it's a terrrible shock, she eventually matures as a result of the experience. The problem with this type of book, and I've read many of them lately, is that the heroine is so annoyingly lacking in insight and maturity to begin with that it's hard to cheer her on. And when things (i.e., men), finally start to work out for her, it's hard to figure out why things should now be going her way. But, as a former New Yorker and frequent reader of magazines, I really enjoyed all of the New York scenes and the look at life working at a fashion magazine. I got a kick out of the character of Sandra's boss- a woman more concerned with her own ego, and with putting other people down, than with what was really best for the magazine. (A kind of boss not confined to fashion magazines, unfortunately). Given Witchel's background, and the circles in which she undoubtedly moves, I felt that I was getting a real insider's look at life in certain segments of the big city.
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Summary: Me Times Three Equals Zilch
Review: Don't believe the blurbs on the back of this book. The glowing praise from other writers kept me reading this novel, thinking at some point the book would develop at least one of the following: interesting characters, an intriguing plot, a sharp social commentary or graceful writing. Sadly, the book delivered none of the above. If you want to save your time for a novel worth reading, skip this. The writing is full of cliches, the characters are about as deep and realistic as a stack of paper dolls and the plot is drearily ho-hum. Would this gotten such good reviews -- or have even been published -- if the writer weren't a well known New York Times journalist? I doubt it.
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Summary: bland, boring, generic
Review: Reads like a cross between Helen Fielding and Cynthia Heimel except with none of the humor. Skip.
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Summary: Unlikely reader gets hooked!
Review: I just loved this book! Because I do not have a great love for reading I tend to only like cute love stories that catch me early on. I couldn't put this book down. Although I could not wait to find out how it ended, I didn't want it to be over.
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Summary: skip it !
Review: I agree with most everyone else's review here. It's just not worth the time. There's two many good books. This one goes no where and leaves the reader wondering on their own about everything. Want to laugh find a book called Watermelon.
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Summary: A funny, romantic story of blind dates and self-revelations.
Review: Witchel redefines the world of the Manhattan single career woman with the funny and pointed story of Sandra Berlin, who believes her career and romantic course to be solid until she discovers her fiancee has two others in the wings. Painful blind dates and self-revelations follow until Witchell finds her own path to success and contentment.
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Summary: Couldn't get past the first chapter!!!
Review: I too, like the Bridget Jones / Sex and the City genre of books, but I couldn't even get through the first chapter. The character development was very slow, as was the whole story per se. It never got into why he ended up having 3 fiance's! Overall, it was a very half-... attempt to copy a style which is cleary not Alex Witchel's forte.
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Summary: It was okay but...
Review: This book was a mindless read, quick and easy. But it didn't cover some things, like why was her future husband engaged to three women in the first place?
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Summary: Wait for the paperbook version
Review: You know how some movies are the type you wait for the video rather than shelling out the $$$ to see it at the movie.
With books, the same thing could be said to wait for the paperbook. This book was lite. I found it to be predictable and not the type of book which will stay with me for very long.
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