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Summary: Smart, Observant and Hysterically Funny
Review: Beyond being very, very funny, this book gives real insights into the menage a trois of hopes, quirks and doubts that comprises today's dating world. It is what you would hope for from the woman who is executive producer of "Sex and the City".
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Summary: Sarcastic? So what?
Review: I absolutely adored this book. Another rewiever earlier said it was sarcastic - as if it were something negative. But if you are not hiding the truth and have been on the dating scene for a while, you gotta admit you get sarcastic (to say the least) from time to time. Sarcasm is a great way to deal with the ups and downs of the dating world and Ms. Chupak's essays will make you laugh, will make you wonder... and will make you refuse to give up. After all, isn't it great to know you're not the only one?!
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Summary: What A Disappointment
Review: I bought this book after seeing a good review in Time Magazine and seeing the author on the Today Show.Although there were some clever jokes, I found most of it a re-hash of what I've been hearing over and over on TV - lots of griping and whining about how hard it is to find the right man. If you haven't gotten enough of that lately, then maybe this is the book for you.
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Summary: fantasmic
Review: I can say the love word... I need my SPACE (to read this), and I Love (the book). Chupack, a writer for the Sex and The City television series has written this collection of essays on the pangs of dating and the single life. She gives such great advice, that even her ex-husband comes to her for advice on his current relationships. She makes up words; a few are: "lone rangered" (who was that masked man who broke up with me no goodbye); "RelocationShips" (moving for the chance of a good guy); "Man-me-downs"; Halloweenies (guys who break up at Halloween, so they don't have to date you during Thanksgiving and the December holidays); and "premature 'we'jaculation" (when one of you says "we" before the other is ready). She writes about when a major magazine asked her to write about how to juggle men, when she wasn't even juggling one. She asks, if you count the number of men you have been with, do you have to count the men from drunken frat college parties? There is the story about the guy who had his doorman break up with her; there is the story of the guy who broke up with a woman on the account of her nose; and the story of each of her 17 awful dates that she went on (3 per week) in order to have one good 18th date. She decided to ask her dates to bring a CD to trade, so at least if it is a bad date, you might get a bonus of a good CD. When her date brought her ABBA, she dropped him and that idea fast. Cindy tells about her 10 day fast in order to lose weight, well not really to lose weight, but well, who knows why she went on it. You have to read it as if the character of Carrie from "Sex And The City" is reading it to you. It is much funnier that way. Nearly each story is less than 4 pages, so it is great for subway reading, or the beach (where the red flags are about swimming, not dating). In addition to the stories and dating advice, we learn about fathers' obsessions with asking daughters, "How's the car?"; the frustration of (NOT) being chosen to be a bridesmaid; the skillful spins of agents; and the idea for karaoke-like bars that women can go to do open mike rants after their bad dates.
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Summary: Too short and frankly, not really funny
Review: I found this book at a padded 144p. to be quite simply not worth the price. It was a re-hash of the "we're so sophisticated because we are jaded and sleep around" genre of women's literature--Liberally sprinkled with the obligatory "men as losers, dogs and lust objects" sort of "humor". At one point she derides "Sex in America: a definitve survey" by trying to claim that it can't be correct about the median number of people that people slept with since she and her ilk have slept with SOOOOOOOOOOOO many more. But she misses the reality that most people really don't sleep with that many people. Really. Ask around. Ask people not afraid to admit the truth. Sex in the City is humorous to so many because it is an *exaggeration* of reality. Reading this convinced me that Ms. Chupack actually doesn't get that. And that she really is jaded. And she really doesn't get or like men. Maybe that's why women like her are still unmarried and often alone...and give the rest of us a bad name.
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Summary: Fabulous read!
Review: I loved this funny, laugh-out, optimistic, self-depricating little book! It made me think about all my love life ups and downs. What a delightful, fun read! It was so easy to read that I read it in one siting and then re-read it several times over!!! I can't wait til Cindy gives us more!!!
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Summary: Not So Fabulous
Review: I purchased this at friend's urging as we were both avid S&TC fans. This book was a disappointment overall. There were some clever plays on words ('hey baby weight') & observations just as you'd expect if you watch S&TC but this book wasn't anywhere near as funny or insightful. A lot of the 'episodes' in this book made the writer seem bitter and intolerant of the life choices of others. Witty at times but a little too sarcastic for my tatse and the chapters were dragged out & way tooooooooooooooo long. Note to the author, the show is only a half an hour & that's what makes it work...
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Summary: HILARIOUSLY uplifting
Review: I received this book in the mail today as a Christmas gift from my best girlfriend and honestly have struggled to put it down to finish my last minute Christmas shopping etc. I hated to have to quit reading it momentarily, and constantly found myself reading this book rather than doing what I should be! After being broken up with by my boyfriend 2 weeks ago (this is described in the book as a Halloweenie- the guy who dumps you before the big holidays roll around) my friend thought I could use this book. I honestly plan to have ALL of my girlfriends read this book because it is so amusingly honest. After reading this book I feel so liberated and know that there is life after my breakup (ok so it should be obvious that my life will go on, but ya know sometimes you just really think it wont!!). If you are looking at this book, BUY IT for yourself or a friend- it is an excellent gift! (The author also wrote for Sex and the City and Glamour- she knows her stuff)
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Summary: HILARIOUS!!!!
Review: I'm a happily married mother of two but I remember dating and this book rang totally true. It was so funny I was laughing out loud -- something rare, and somewhat embarassing in public. I can't imagine why the reviewer below said "it wasn't helpful" to her -- it's not supposed to be "helpful". It's not a self-help book or guide. It's just a series of astonishingly funny and clever essays. If you bought Candance Bushnell's SEX IN THE CITY hoping it would have the tone of the show, and were disappointed, THIS is the book for you. I'm guessing Cindy Chupack is the one who writes all those clever puns and sticky situations for the show. HIGHLY recommended!
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Summary: Laugh Out Loud Funny
Review: If you are "between boyfriends" or ever have been, you will most definitely recognize yourself in this book. Cindy is witty and honest that her track record in dating doesn't exactly qualify her as a dating expert. It's like the book says, she dates so you don't have to. I especially loved the section on relationship-reruns. Hello, how many times do we have to date the same man to see the GLARING RED FLAGS ALL AROUND HIM! Read it, you'll be glad you did.
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