The Between Boyfriends Book: A Collection of Cautiously Hopeful Essays

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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: 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: 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: 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: Lighthearted and Funny
Review: If you are looking for a book to heal your heart, this is not a deep, psychological book. HOWEVER, this is a great book to sit back and enjoy, laugh and sort of make light of your "single situation" whether you are single by choice or not. If you go into the book understanding this, you will really enjoy it and laugh your bottom off! I could relate to some of the stories.

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Summary: Between Boyfriends
Review: If you want to learn how to become a sleep-around sleeze-ball (easy comes to mind, so does VD), buy this book.

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Summary: funniest book ever!
Review: It is the funnest book I have read. I had to go online to see if she wrote anymore books. I hope she comes out with more. It is a fun poking book at dating. I recommend it to anyone in any situations, you will be laughing non stop!!!

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Summary: She totally gets it!
Review: She totally gets it! I haven't laughed out loud this much, with a book, EVER! I can totally relate and I know a lot of people that do too. It is not an exaggeration, it is hilarious because it is so dead on. Cindy is truly funny. This book was totally worth it. I highly recommend, if you aren't Amish. ;)
Oh and that sex in america survey is a bunch of BS.


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Summary: stilll laughing
Review: THis book is absolutely HILARIOUS. I am a big SATC fan so I was sold as soon as I read about it in TIME magazine and found out the author was a writer for the show...I literally laughed out loud throughout the entire book!!! I have lent it to several friends who have all loved it! I love the authors apporoach to what can be such a frustrating part of life, to this day i stilll laugh at my life based on things written in the book. This is a MUST READ!!

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Summary: Review from a hopless dater
Review: This book is great! I've passed it around to all my friends, don't tell anyone but it's starting to feel a little cheap. This is a book that every dating woman MUST read!