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Summary: Refreshing and funny
Review: It was refreshing to read such a different and funny book that provided a very unique perspective on the differences between the sexes. Fried Calamari should serve as an antidote to all the conventional stereotypical perspectives out there a la Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.
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Summary: Great Characters!!
Review: Lisa and Rick make great characters. Anyone who has been out there can relate to their apparent insecurities. The author does a great job in bringing the characters to life with their zany, off-beat, irreverent dialogue that reveals their weaknesses and insecurities, shows their human side, and rings true at it's core. Their interaction is terrific and the reader feels like a voyeur sitting at an adjacent table without having to worry about getting caught listening.
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Summary: A Verbal One Night Stand
Review: My first read of Fried Calamari probably would have warranted about three stars. It was funny and entertaining and unique enough on a surface level to merit a "worth reading." On a second read, however, I found a wonderful subtext paralleling the storyline. The author does a masterful job of unmasking the characters' respective insecurities in a night of verbal jousting which is nothing more than a verbal one night stand. And at the end of the night, the characters are no closer to any real intimacy than if they had engaged in a sexual one night stand. But the characters do seem to come to a deeper realization and self-discovery at the end that leaves the reader happy for what they didn't do, and hopeful for what they can do.
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Summary: A funny and engaging look at dating in the 90's.
Review: Once you start this book its hard to stop. Lots of amusing pop-culture references, and details about the way men and women relate that are right on the money. The setting - a first date over dinner - is so vivid I could smell the chardonay. The coversation sounds at times like psychotherapy and other times like Penthouse Forum. I'd like to read the sequel to see what comes next. Thumbs up.
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Summary: I loved this book!
Review: People seem to be at one extreme or the other on this book. Put me in the camp that likes this book. I found it to be a quick read that provided levity and diversion (along with a few valuable insights) in my otherwise monotonous work week. I'm anxiously awaiting more from D.M. Roman.
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Summary: self-promotion this blatant won't work
Review: Read the excerpt from this stinker and ask yourself if you really want to shell out money for more. Oh, and Mr. Roman, your relentless self-promotion on Amazon pages for other, more intriguing books, is just a little too shamelessly obvious.
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Summary: THERE IS SOMETHING FISHY HERE!!!!
Review: Read the review of rjnathan, as it pretty much says it all...First of all, read the excerpt above, it's really not that entertaining, and we must assume that the author thought this was one of the better parts of the novel. Secondly, all these reviews are suspiciously sound the same, don't you think?? You should stay away from the kind of SHAMELESS self-promoting. Hope you don't fool too many people Mr. Roman
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Summary: Decadent Reading
Review: Readers of this book will know what I mean by my summary above. Fried Calamari is like a guilty pleasure while you're reading your way through it. But it is a guilty pleasure you should allow yourself for you won't be disappointed at the end.
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Summary: Like drinking a good glass of Merlot
Review: Reading Fried Calamari is like drinking a good glass of Merlot. The reader can sit back, relax and laugh at the anxiety, insecurity, and hope that accompanies a first date (while taking comfort that they are not on the date themselves). I found Fried Calamari to be witty, insightful, and very entertaining. It captures the fun (and horror) that we all have experienced on a first date.
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Summary: Pretentious and Boring and caught self promoting again.
Review: See review below for "Be Cool" and note the address ... again!!! Cheesy. A reader from Haverford, Pennsylvania , February 28, 1999 Sharp, Witty and Cool Another winner from Elmore. He is the champion of great, witty, smart dialogue. Along with FRIED CALAMARI (which also contains very sharp witty dialogue), this is the best contemporary fiction I've read this year.
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