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Summary: X-boyfriend Island
Review: Where do all your X's go? Are they all on Long Island as the girls from Sex & The City seem to think? Would you want to contact your true love after being married to another man for 15 years? Do you still think about them? Do you wonder where they are, what they are doing & who are they doing it with?You know you're going to answer YES! because there's always that (1) (well, in this case 5) men who have broken your heart. I laugh at each Heartbreaker that Susan's introduces us to. The guy wearing the white tennis shoes who can't dress to the player/pothead/I slept with your best friend X. Susan contacts each of her X's in hopes of finding out what went wrong in each relationship. A couple of the X's are excited about their reunion, others will not be within 100 miles of her. A light, fast read that will have you reminiscing about your younger days and put a smile on your face - you'll also be thanking the Heavens that you kicked that looser to the curb.
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Summary: Not just for Nostalgia Junkies
Review: I loved this book, and it's not just because I'm lethally nostalgic when it comes to exes. The whole thing was such an enjoyable read. It was absolutely hysterical at points, but also emotionally raw and honest in a way that made it impossible not to take pleasure in, even while commiserating! While Susan's encounters with her exes had me roaring, her revelation of her family and the people close to her were so moving, it actually had me crying in public. For all the romantic trauma, this book doesn't leave you feeling depressed or bitter. There's a lot of hope after the heartbreaks.
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Summary: Susan is too in love with herself
Review: If the author were not so enamored of herself and all the doctors in her family, she could have written something humorous. I could not identify with any of her situations and she never laughs at herself and tells us WHY the guys broke up with her. I know more about the fact that her husband worships her, I thought this book would have been funny, and it is not.
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Summary: Bridget Jones with Balls and Brains
Review: This is a terrific read that everyone, male, female, Catholic, Jew can appreciate. The balls comes from the fact that Susan actually decides to contact her old exes and the brains comes from her ability to decipher what each relationship and it's conclusion has meant in her life and how it has shaped her going forward. It is witty, provocative and brilliantly paced, so much so that you won't want to put it down. It is hysterically funny and cleverly provides an insightful scrutiny into the 21st century dilemma of career, family, friends and love that everyone can empathise with.
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Summary: Couldn't Put It Down
Review: Shapiro has a wonderful way of putting her past in perspective. I loved the way she connected her past to her present, letting the reader know that it's our past experiences that make us who we are today. Shapiro finds the humor even during some very difficult times. I loved it!
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Summary: I LOVE this book!
Review: I could not put this book down. I would find myself laughing, gasping and at times pausing to reflect on my own life (relationships with men, upbringing, career versus motherhood choices). It's amazing how Susan Shapiro could weave all of these issues in a voice that made me feel like she was in the room with me.
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Summary: Kim from Michigan
Review: This book reinforces my belief that real life is much more interesting than fiction. You couldn't make up a romance novel this compelling, or this well written. Sue's powerful writing style, combined with her wit, make this book a must read for any woman who wonders what happened to all the past men in her life. Pretty much, that is all of us! I read this book to be supportive because friends who know Sue suggested I read it. So I did. And I couldn't put it down. As a mom who works, I don't have much time to get through books anymore. Somehow, I managed to get through this one in just a few nights ... after my daughter and husband were fast asleep. You won't be able to put it down, either. Nice work!
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Summary: The Fine Art of the Romantic/Confessional
Review: Sue Shapiro's memory chips are played for all they're worth in this sexy, smart, hell-of-a-fun-read. Her skills as a writer match up beautifully with her diamond-sharp vision, whether that gaze is turned on herself (often) or upon those men who invaded her life, only to leave again with a pound or two of emotional flesh. While blissfully free of sociocultural postulating, the book nevertheless delivers a keen, honest look at who we are and how those we love help shape whom we become. Women will nod in recognition and men...well, I suspect the men will mostly wish they still had a shot at her.
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Summary: Totally yummy and satisfying read
Review: I could not put this book down. I just kept reading, armed with my favorite sweet and salty things, and spent several blissful hours laughing hysterically and crying. It's about time someone wrote a chick version of High Fidelity! It was scary but irresistible to read Ms. Shapiro's account of tracking down her lost loves and asking them those tough questions about what went wrong. I definitely don't have the cojones to do it. Each story was bittersweet yet insightful, and caused a few heart twangs of recognition. She also gives us single gals out there reassurance that everything will turn out a-okay, no matter how much drama went down in the past. Five Men may be a quick read but it's smart, sassy, and honest, and one of those books to keep around to pick you up on a blue day. I'm not going to loan it out, because I know I'll never get it back!!!
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Summary: Slingbacks and Revelation Too
Review: The first thing that strikes you about "Five Men Who Broke My Heart" is Susan Shapiro's voice--rapidfire, witty, driven, knowing yet endearingly self-deflating. But I gradually realized how substantial, wise, and generous Shapiro's memoir is. I also came to appreciate its artful while seemingly artless structure. The dialogue is fresh. Zingers keep flying. ("We marry our dark side.") Shapiro brings to the page a colorful slew of real people that includes the five heartbreakers from her past, artsy New Yorkers who are a lot more interesting than most New Yorkers in books, and her large family in Michigan, whose members are no less intriguing. The storyline revolves around the "therapeutic" project of interviewing five exes at a particularly shaky period in Shapiro's married life. She asks the difficult questions, is sympathetic in a way she couldn't be back then, and finally sees her part in each breakup, growing in the process and renewing her attachment to her husband. Her "Love Chart" alone is worth the price of admission. Ultimately the book is a postmodern love story and paean to an unusual working marriage. It's also a peace offering to a too-intense family that said, "Go ahead, tell the world you're in therapy!" Shapiro's hard-won insights are worn lightly and with urban-femme style. Move over, Erica Jong!
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