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Summary: The world does not need any more fairy tales...
Review: It seems incongruous that a book entitled "Good In Bed" would be little more than a fairy tale, nonetheless, it is so- and if you don't realize after reading fifty pages that this is going to end happily ever after then you're probably not terribly well versed in this type of literature.
Candace "Cannie" Shapiro is a fairly ordinary person with ordinary problems, most of which stem to the fact that she's overweight. Then her pot-smoking ex-boyfriend Bruce starts to write a column entitled "Good in Bed" in a popular women's magazine that gives details about her relationship and insults her weight, or so she thinks. But fear not, aside from some contrived circumstances near the end of the novel and the memory of her dissapointing father, this is as bad as things get for Cannie...its a fairy tale, and even Cinderella had to suffer in the begginning. Soon Cannie is on top of the world, because, gosh, she meets a celebrity and they just hit it off and become best pals. Then the celebrated actress (Maxie...yes you read me correctly, Maxie) takes her to Hollywood, she meets more celebrities (one of whom gives her his car in gratitude for driving him home, which I'm sure happens all the time), the screenplay she wrote way back when she had no celebrity friends and no one would read is revealed to be fantasic, and she makes oodles of money.If you liked what you just read and feel that this makes for an intelligent and well-written book, than by all means buy the book...just don't email me about it, because this is one of the worst books I have read. Although not boring (its one attribute), it is built around extremly unlikely cirumstances and scenarios and uses contrivance as an element as other authors use characterization and plot. Do yourself a favor and let this one be, read Watership Down instead.
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Summary: A Realistic Book
Review: I enjoyed the main character of Cannie- mostly because I could relate to her. I felt that she made real-life decisions that a woman of today would make in her shoes. There were a couple times during this book, where I thought I could see the plot turning to go one way...and if it had gone that way- I would have been disappointed to say the least...and I can not even begin to tell you how delighted I was when the plot developments didn't turn the stereotypical way. I don't want to ruin the story by telling you exactly what I mean, but I am sure that readers will pick up on it as well. I recommend this book highly. It did not disappoint, unlike the other books I bought in this shipment.
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Summary: One of the Best!
Review: This book was great! It was hilarious and touching and I found it hard to put down. Frankly, I am stunned at the few people who have given this book a bad review. It's a great book and Jennifer Weiner's second book is equally as satisfying!
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Summary: don't expect to be entertained
Review: I picked up the book after reading the glowing review, describing it as "witty,feisty and funny", hoping that I would get entertained reading it. I was wrong, the book is anything but all that. The writing gets from Ok to bland to just plain ramblings. The almost-autobiographical-sounding rambling doesn't lend any depth to the story, it makes the book just plain annoying. it's a pain reading that book, and the only reason I finished reading it is for the ending, which I must say, for lack of a better word, boring. The only good thing about this book is the catchy title, which I think is just a marketing gimmick. Don't bother with this book, it's not worth it.
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Summary: A book with it all!
Review: What a wonderful, easy, and entertaining read. This book brings you through everything - living, learning, loving, and then passing it all on. I found myself feeling exactly like the main character did in certain scenes, but then wanted to smack her and tell her to "smartin' up" in others! Parts of this book made me laugh so hard that I woke up my husband. Most of my reading is done at the end of a busy day and brain doesn't want to work too hard! I spent 3 nights in a row, up until 2 a.m. reading this book. I didn't not want to put it down. I loved it!
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Summary: finally a book that is so real
Review: i felt like this was me. i could so relate to cannie's weight struggles. this is such a feel good book. i could not put it down and i plan on passing this along to most of my freinds. cannie goes through what i believe most women feel at some point in thier lives or for some thier entire life. this book made me feel so good and so liberated. a bigger women can be sexy, seductive, gorgeous, and very much wanted.
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Summary: Wish fulfillment gone wrong
Review: Had this book been eradicated of any mention of Los Angeles or Hollywood, it would have been good. Unfortunately, what started out as an identifiable story about a 20-something girl who is struggling through life turned into an unrelatable and contrived fairy tale resembling a paper I wrote in 8th grade (the paper had me meeting my idol - Joey McIntyre - and being whisked away to a life of front-row concert tickets, limosine rides and make-out sessions). The whole "celebrities are people, too" thing was taken way too far and it ruined this book for me. In addition, it served up a neat solution to all of Cannie's (the main character) problems. We're supposed to feel proud that she came out on top after a series of pitfalls. But I'd come out on top, too, if I had a rich and well-connected friend to clean up all of my messes with her checkbook. Ironically, at the end of the book, Cannie refers to a story she wrote as "wish fulfillment" and expresses surprise that others have found depth in her characters. That's art imitating life if I ever saw it.
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Summary: GOOD to read IN BED.....
Review: This is one of those great books that are perfect for when you want a long bath, your favorite jammies, and to mindlessly immerse yourself in someone elses' life. I don't have the time or mental fortitude lately to dive into anything too heavy; but didn't want to read something entirely trite or mindless either. (As I write this one of my toddlers is trying to tie his sister into a human pretzel....CLEARLY Ian McEwan is not happening for me this week.) This was a great choice. This is a book that will entertain and leave a smile on your face instead of your brain grappling to discern the hidden meaning in the author's setting choice. It's simply a very good book.
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Summary: Good at first - But then I have issues
Review: My book club had a month where we would read books that we were "ashamed to want to read". That meant a month dedicated to chick-lit. We had heard that this was the most un-chick-lit book of the bunch and decided to give it a try. Let me say that that is chick-lit. Yes, there are some twists and turns and a life crisis, but overall this is the same old story. Amazingly good things keep happening to the heroine that would never occur in real life. In addition, horrible awful things happen that are not really explainable. Everyone keeps writing about how they love the heroine in this story. Honestly at first I totally related to her. She was strong and fun and honest, but after a while I just started to say "get over yourself and move on". I'm giving this book three stars for the first 200 pages. I thought it was fun for a while, then it just tried to get too deep.
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Summary: A good beach book
Review: I truly enjoyed this book! It can be hard to find a book that is an easy, entertaining read, without being too stupid or cliche. This book fits the bill. The plot gets a bit fanciful at times, and there are some serious/sad moments, but overall it is funny, smart, and entertaining.
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