Good in Bed

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Summary: A Good Idea Wasted
Review: I was really excited when I heard about the premise of this book--a woman breaks up with a guy who then begins writing about their relationship in a national magazine. The beginning of the book sparkles as this story is laid out, and you start to like the heroine. Everything falls apart, however, when the heroine, who despises bigotry against overweight people, dishes out anti-gay hostility against her own mother; makes you wonder if she has an Electra complex as she addresses her neglectful father (and when she ultimately dates a man in the same profession as her dad); and forms a totally unconvincing friendship with a starlet who showers money, time, and extravagant gifts on the heroine. I soon guessed that this novel was an exercise in revenge writing, and the author's bio confirmed that it is partly a roman a clef. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing, but here the author's fantasies of how to get over a breakup and live happily ever after were so materialistic and corny and, frankly, boring. How much more interesting things would have been if the heroine with low self-esteem due to her weight had gotten involved with and learned to love an overweight man she met in her weight loss program, rather than the charming and slender (and rich) doctor running the program. A far, far better written and funnier book (sadly out of print) about an East Coast Jewish woman dealing with the same problems is Gail Parent's "Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York."

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Summary: Really liked it
Review: While this is not THE best book I have ever read- I did enjoy it. It was entertaining and well-written, and I did find myself getting into the storyline and actually caring what happened. There are basically 2 kinds of books for me- ones I start and never finish, and those I start and can't stop reading until its done. This one was the latter. I would recommend it.

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Summary: Chew the Fat!
Review: Jennifer's novel, "Good in Bed", will make you think twice about making fun of someone who is overweight. Jennifer made the characters in this novel speak out with a real voice that allows the reader to personally identify with them. Sweet revenge at the end of this novel leaves the reader thinking to him/herself: "You go girl!"

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Summary: Funny and Uplifting
Review: This book started off a bit slow, but had me completely addicted by the halfway point. It's a great book that has more to it than the "I need to lose weight" sob stories. Read this book over a weekend if you're looking for some great women's fiction.

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Summary: Well worth the read, entertaining
Review: This is a really good book -- particularly if you like wit mixed with a bit of cynicism. I think most women can completely relate to the main character in some way or another. It had me laughing out loud several times.

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Summary: Not just your run of the mill "fat girl" bood
Review: This book is fresh and funny. How can you not relate to Canni?? Anyone who has ever not felt 100% about the looks, body, or lovelife can identify with the trials that she goes through to find her true happiness with herself.

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Summary: Fabulous!
Review: I could not put this book down. I am drawn to reading Red Dress Ink books, all the single-woman stories that keep me laughing and loving to read. I was recommended this book by a co-worker and Good In Bed was hands down one of the best reads in awhile. I read it in 2 days, sneaking in some reading while I was suppossed to be working. Truly enjoyable!

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Summary: More serious than I expected, a light interesting story
Review: I really didn't expect the story to be as involved as it was. It was a good book to read, very different from the norm and it kept me reading till the end.

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Summary: Pretty Good
Review: The 20-something girl in Good in Bed is, like everyone else, battling her body, searching for love, and trying to make sense of it all. Despite the happy-go-lucky thread throughout the novel, this is a fun, satisfying light read. For women only.

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Summary: Great!!!!
Review: This is one of the best book I ever read! One of the best charecters I ever grew to know. Nobody could ever dislike this book, its got it all! This book is happy, sad, funny and involving.