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Summary: Jenny Lee will make you LAUGH!!!
Review: I loved this book! Jenny Lee is so entertaining with her funny, witty and honest perspectives about being a newlywed. She tells her stories (and what great stories they are!) in a light, breezy narrative style that is upbeat and fun. It's a quick and easy read that leaves you wanting more. I think its is equally appealing to marrieds and singles. Anyone who's been in a serious relationship can appreciate the humor that sprouts from the type of day-to-day real-life situations that Jenny Lee writes about. And ladies ... you may find your men wanting to read over your shoulders! They will chuckle at the universal behavior of women ("hey, you do this too Honey!) that Jenny Lee sometimes admits may be a bit silly, but hey, that's just what we women do. The book is very positive and makes a great bridal shower gift (don't worry, the bride won't be left sleepless thinking "do I really want to do this?") An added plus is that one can learn a few things about marriage from the book, but don't expect it to be a self-help/how to book. It's so much better than that! I have recommended this book to many of my friends and they have all enjoyed it as much as I did. You will too!
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Summary: Not just for new brides...
Review: I picked up this book as a gift for my new wife, but before I gave it to her I started to read it myself, and I couldn't put it down! I ended up laughing so hard that my wife discovered me and the book, which she promptly read and loved too! I think this is the perfect book for any newly married couple--it's perfect to read together in bed!
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Summary: Funny Enough for TV!
Review: I picked up this book when I read in the trades that it had been optioned by Kate Hudson (who I adore!)for a TV sitcom! Well, after reading it I now understand what the appeal is as this book is hysterically funny and already reads like a sitcom! Jenny Lee has such a unique voice and her comic timing is impeccable-- she really just tells you exactly how she's feeling no matter how it makes her look. I've noticed that some of her critics are hissing over the fact that she seems a little clueless when it comes to modern day matrimony, but I say duh, what do you think the "Now What?!" part of the title implied?? I think it's the very fact that she's so clueless (and able to admit to it) that makes her such an endearing (I LOVE LUCY) type of character. I'm looking forward to her new TV show and her next book.
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Summary: disappointing
Review: I read this book on a plane, trapped with no other reading, and wished I'd brought more options. it is entertaining enough, with observations on newly married life, but every observation has been made before in much the same way. I am a newlywed, too, but Lee seems very proud of herself for being a newlywed and thnking about marriage a bit, and chapters like, "who cooks dinner?" just don't do it for me. Plus, her repeated comments about wanting to be a thin bride, wanting to be a thin wife, and how to not tell the truth to your husband because he may not "like" you if you do, disappoint the semi-liberated reader. This book feels like a throwback disguised as contemporary, and treats marriage like a manipulative game of deceit-and not in a funny, wry way, either.
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Summary: One Big , Annoying Whine
Review: I really struggled to get through this book and had to force myself to finish. I bought it thinking that I might learn something, but the tone is self-obsessed and narcissistic and gives very little helpful information. It's more like a diary entry - which could be interesting, but not in this case. She comes across as a very spoiled young girl, not the savvy New Yorker that she portrays herself as. She's perennially pissed off because she had to move from her beloved New York City to the far-away, peasant-filled hinterlands of Boston - and it shows. Once there, she can't make friends - even with the nicest of neighbors - because she is too insecure and jealous that other women are prettier, smarter and a better cook than her. So we have to endure a chapter of jibes and comments about someone who seems to be the friendliest of sorts, who has come to be her friend - but whom she really treats badly. In fact, nasty jibes and comments are par for the course, throughout the book. The author really comes across as mean-spirited, in general. She's even jealous of her best friend! When she isn't obsessing about her neighbor or giving designer name-dropping details about every article of clothing she's ever worn, she's freaking out because her husband put a mustard-covered knife on a clean dishtowel or used her expensive shampoo. One entire chapter is devoted to a whine about how he took her on a surprise weekend getaway (yes, we should all be so fortunate), but wanh! - she has to buy GROCERY STORY LIPSTICK instead of her special designer lipstick. These are the kind of "problems" we have to endure recitation of throughout the book, and it becomes very annoying, very quickly. Her greatest challenge in life seems to be when she has to invite her husband's colleagues over for dinner. Imagine that, a stay-at-home doctor's wife who can barely get her act together to make a meal - and we are supposed to feel sorry for her. As if that isn't enough, she then starts obsessing about whether that same couple is socializing more with other couples than with them. It's supposed to be funny (she uses an analogy i.e. the couples are "dating" one another) but it comes across as neurotic. Like a lot of things in this book, actually. The worst thing is that the author never seems to have a revelation about how selfish and bratty she is - or about how fortunate she is to have such a kind, long-suffering, supportive husband. It would be almost tolerable if she did - but she doesn't, even when she is blatantly wrong. Most of the book is a big whine about how sorry we should feel for her while she is treating her husband, her neighbors and even her friends terribly and obsessing about her weight, her clothes and her looks. She comes across as so hateful that it is difficult to imagine what this man sees in her, and even more astonishing that he stays married to her. Maybe her next book will be about divorce. Meanwhile, I can't help but be suspicious of reviewers who just "happen" to know that moviestars have optioned a certain book. That information is rarely made public (even in "the trades"), so the positive reviews of this book sound fishy. Scroll down for other reviews that aren't quite so glowing. And even if Hudson should turn this thing into a film, well, I have three words: "Alex and Emma."
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Summary: Lots of Fun!
Review: I thought this book was hilarious! I read it the month after my wedding while on a long car trip with my husband. I was laughing so much he asked me to share. So I found myself reading it to him and he kept saying, "Oh, so you aren't the only one like that" and smiling through the similarities. Jenny takes a fun light hearted view of marriage and I think anyone would enjoy it, and want to hug and kiss your loved one afterward!
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Summary: Witty, heart warming...chicken soup for your love life
Review: I too was puzzled by the agressive reviews from previous posters. Word of advice, don't buy this book if you're looking for some serious self help on marriage (though I might disagree on that too)...
Through witty humor, and even more funnier experiences, Jenny explores her newfound status as a wife. Even though I'm not married there are times when I find myself wondering about the mysteries of my significant other (read the Car Karma chapter). Like the previous poster she chooses humor to touch base on the deeper emotions: understanding, sharing and compromising. She is not shallow, she just has oddities like any other woman.
After reading this book it left me with a big smile and a whole new perspective on relationships.
PS: Read it with your significant other..I bet he's going to laugh and say "oh yeah, you do that too..."
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Summary: disappointed
Review: I was excited to read this, but was very disappointed. Being a newlywed myself, married to a doctor and being korean-american, I thought there would be a lot to relate to. For most of the book she drones on about what a cool New Yorker she was and her endless self-satisfied stories (which are not that funny but take forever to tell). She doesn't share any enlightened information, and reveals almost nothing about herself (i.e. what she does, etc.) What is her job anyway? Hope writing isn't her day job. She says she's so busy, but doing what? It was a waste of time--the only reason I kept reading was in hopes that there was a point to all this. There isn't.
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Summary: funny read
Review: I was feeling down one day so I decided to pick up a funny read in hopes of cheering myself up. And boy, did I?! This book cracked me up. But be warned, this book contains no tip on how to better your marriage. It is merely a humorous look into Jenny Lee's own marriage. If you are looking for something light and funny, I would recommend this book. I plan to read it again and hope that she will come out with more books in the future.
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Summary: not for all brides (or wives)
Review: I was recently given this book as a gift at a wedding shower. As a bride-to-be I thought it might be fun to take a spin on the humorous side of post-wedding life, i.e. what happens after the honeymoon is over. Jenny Lee claims that no one ever told her what life was like after the wedding and so she set out to write a book to right the wrong she felt. "I Do. I Did. Now What?!" is at times funny; at other times the reader feels like the eavesdropper of a dirty-laundry airing session. Lee sets out by telling the history of her relationship with her husband and fills her memoirs with both humorous and bland anecdotes. Several of these are ones that readers can relate to - coping with the adjustments of living with another person and their not-so-neat habits. And the book does have several chuckle moments. Yet perhaps because I've never been the stereotypical girl who loves to shop and loves shoes above all else, I found Lee's "humor" sometimes ingratiating. And that also means that this book isn't a "one size fits all"; not all women are like what is portrayed in Lee's writing. "I Do. I Did. Now What?!" is a quick, sometimes witty read, something like a memoir in the chick-lit genre. Yet in spite of her dedication to her husband, I found myself feeling sorry for him sometimes. In several of her anecdotes she mentions how her husband takes her and all that she does for him for granted. I doubt she realizes that her husband must also be a saint in order to put up with some of her habits and idiosyncracies that grated on my nerves just reading about them. There's no new, big stand-out advice that hasn't been said at one time or another; yet Jenny Lee sometimes manages to make the old somewhat entertaining.
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