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Summary: Hip, funny, and oh so true (and great advice too!)
Review: One of the joys of looking through this very funny book, besides the generous, knowing, and very helpful relationship advice, is seeing yourself and your friends reflected in letter after letter, page after page. It's funny because it's all true--all of these things probably happened to you or someone you know one time or another, and you really identify with the plights of the real people asking Breakup Girl for her witty help. There's loads of helpful words to soothe you through any problems in any stage of a relationship, and enough really great stuff to keep you highly entertained throughout the rest of the book. And hey, an original Breakup Girl comic adventure to boot!
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Summary: Fun to read and immediately helpful
Review: The very same day I got this book, a friend came to me for advice. Thanks to the few chapters I had read so far, I was able to help her out. This book is helpful for everyone who is in a relationship, who wants to be, or who hasn't recovered from the last one. Even if you don't consider yourself in any of those categories, the advice is useful to know--when your friends come to cry on your shoulder and ask what's wrong in the world, you'll be able to help them out. (Also, as adamantly as you may not be looking for a relationship, sooner or later you'll find yourself in one, or at least wanting to be in one, at which point you'll be glad you have it on the shelf.) The book is very engaging. It's clear prose is very direct, but still entertaining. Throughout the chapters, real e-mails sent to her web site are printed to illustrate the points (and remind the reader he/she isn't alone). That, perhaps, points to the primary strength of the book: Ms. Harris is only an expert because she's been through it all. Her book is very knowing, entertaining, and (the bottom line) helpful. Highly recommended to everyone who isn't in an arranged betrothal.
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Summary: Highly recommended & not just for women
Review: This book contains great advice for anyone breaking-up, making-up, or anything in between. Lynn Harris (i.e. "Breakup Girl") is like a wise older sister dishing out practical, down-to-earth and to-the-point advice to the lovelorn. Though most of the advice is just plain common sense (well, for me anyway), it's helpful for those who don't seem to have a lot of "common sense" about relationships. (And if the questions from readers are any indication, there are A LOT of people out there like that.) The book covers all the "external" issues of breaking-up: rebounds, reunions, post-breakup friendships, dealing with singlehood again, finding love again, even HOW to breakup. What it doesn't cover are the "internal" issues of breaking-up: this is not a psychological self-help book that tells you how to heal a broken heart and deal with the inevitable emotions. (For that purpose, I would recommend "Mars and Venus Starting Over" by John Gray.) It didn't give me a lot of new insights or advice, but it did help to reaffirm what I've known all along. This book would be more helpful for younger people who are new to relationships and facing a breakup for the first time.I was disappointed that the book didn't have more of the "Breakup Girl" comics that I came to love back when it was online (I still don't know why Oxygen Media decided to discontinue it). There are a few comics with a continuing storyline that illustrate the advice and situations presented in the book. They're a nice complement, but I was hoping for more.
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Summary: A practical and witty look at relationships
Review: This book contains great advice for anyone breaking-up, making-up, or anything in between. Lynn Harris (i.e. "Breakup Girl") is like a wise older sister dishing out practical, down-to-earth and to-the-point advice to the lovelorn. Though most of the advice is just plain common sense (well, for me anyway), it's helpful for those who don't seem to have a lot of "common sense" about relationships. (And if the questions from readers are any indication, there are A LOT of people out there like that.) The book covers all the "external" issues of breaking-up: rebounds, reunions, post-breakup friendships, dealing with singlehood again, finding love again, even HOW to breakup. What it doesn't cover are the "internal" issues of breaking-up: this is not a psychological self-help book that tells you how to heal a broken heart and deal with the inevitable emotions. (For that purpose, I would recommend "Mars and Venus Starting Over" by John Gray.) It didn't give me a lot of new insights or advice, but it did help to reaffirm what I've known all along. This book would be more helpful for younger people who are new to relationships and facing a breakup for the first time. I was disappointed that the book didn't have more of the "Breakup Girl" comics that I came to love back when it was online (I still don't know why Oxygen Media decided to discontinue it). There are a few comics with a continuing storyline that illustrate the advice and situations presented in the book. They're a nice complement, but I was hoping for more.
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Summary: Breakup Girl Really IS a Superhero(ine)
Review: Who can figure out relationships? If anyone can, it's the author of this book. I can't stand the glut of self-help books comparing men and women to extraterrestial aliens or wounded inner children. Lynn Harris uses sharp humor, relatable anecdotes, and dispenses real-life advice that's neither condescending nor insipid. For women, men, and anyone interested in exploring the confusion and nuttiness of "relationship," -- Breakup Girl is THE heroine for the Millenium.
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Summary: The Goddess of Good Advice for Now
Review: You don't need a current hole in your heart to profit from Breakup Girl's sly and provocative wisdom. Don't be deceived--she is much more than Dear Abby with better hair, a delicious sense of humor and probably a Mensa card. Breakup Girl is a shrewd chronicler of urban angst and The Way We Are Now. Her talent for capturing complex feelings of need and entitlement in the Millenial variety of relationship issues never fails to amuse (e.g. on Long-Distance Relationships--"If you really loved me, you'd take the Concorde.") Breakup Girl is an original-- online or off. I suggest that anyone who wants to discover a new way to enjoy the famously painful quest for a partner ought to click the Shopping Cart bar without further pause.
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