Crazy for You

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Summary: Delightfully funny and touching tale!
Review: This is a great book! It is not only funny and engrossing, but touching. I especially enjoyed Ms. Crusie's touching upon the love lives of the heroine's parents, best friends, and students. She demonstrates a deft touch regardless of the age of the character. Worth the hardcover price.

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Summary: Wow!
Review: Only Jenny Crusie could get a plot out of a woman adopting a stray dog! I'm still laughting out loud and calling friends to share some of the best lines from the book. This is one of those few times when I have absolutely no regrets about shelling out the big bucks for a hardcover. <G>

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Summary: A funny and delightful work
Review: Most townsfolk believe that Quinn is a fortunate individual since she is dating the local hero, gorgeous high school coach Bill Holland, who seemingly will do anything for his beloved. In spite of her relationship, Quinn feels bored and adopts a stray dog she found. However, to her shock, Bill commands her to give the fleabag to the pound.

Quinn rejects Bill's demands for her to give away Katie, so he intercedes by taking the canine to the pound without her permission. Quinn goes ballistic, feeling her boyfriend betrayed her. She dumps Bill and retrieves Katie. She also buys herself a house and begins to see Nick Zeigler. However, Bill obsessively wants her back even if he must employ violence to succeed in his quest.

Readers will be crazy for Jennifer Crusie's latest story CRAZY FOR YOU. The story line brilliantly blends wit with suspense, turning the novel into a winner. The audience will adore the intrepid Quinn even as they will despise and defile Bill. Even with a fatal attraction undertone, the ingenious Ms. Crusie leaves her fans feeling quite contented with life.

Harriet Klausner

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Summary: Agree with [e-mail]!
Review: Absolutely--this is Crusie's best, and that's saying a mouthful. This book is sheer fun, notwithstanding the genuinely creepy ex-boyfriend who won't take no for an answer. Nobody writes like Crusie; her voice is unique, utterly charming, and you can hear it a mile away. She really is a treasure.

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Summary: Her Best Yet!
Review: I've read all of Jennifer Crusie's books, and this one is her best yet. Quinn McKenzie, bored with her safe, predictable life, decides to keep the stray dog she's rescued from the parking lot. From that one tiny decision, her life dominoes out of control in mostly hilarious ways only Crusie could dream up. Safety alert: set down your mug of hot chocolate before reading the scene out behind the dog pound. Once again the heroine's relationship with her best friend is central to the story -- every woman needs a best friend like the ones Crusie creates for her heroines. This book is all about getting what you need, and it works on every level.

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Summary: Publisher's Weekly review
Review: "Small town life in Tibbett, Ohio, is just an updated, rollicking version of Peyton Place in romance novelist Crusie's (Tell Me Lies) zany second novel about a 35-year-old high school art teacher's chance at love. Quinn McKenzie leads a prosaic, dull, existence until a stray mutt crosses her path and becomes the catalyst that changes her proiorities. Suddenly her safe relationship with reliable Bill Hilliard, the school sports coach, takes a downturn when Bill forbids her to keep the dog. Crusie delves into the amatory machination of the town through the sparkling gossipy dialogue that takes place at the local beauty parlor where Quinn's best buddy, Darla, works. While Darla tries to ignite her slumbering marriage to Max, Quinn decided to muscle her way into the heart of Max's brother, Nick, who also happens to be her sister's ex-husband. Is it possible to keep romance in a lasting relationship? That's the question that drives the droll narrative. Using zingy one-liners (Nick is 'tall, dark, and detached from humanity'), Crusie explores the underlying core that keeps couples together, detailing her characters without stereotypes. The local flirt is well-meaning and oblivious to her role in breaking up shaky marriages--she just wants her house taken care of; the solid Rock of Gibraltar coach, Bill, actually goes off the deep end when Quinn moves out on her own; and, Nick, the town bachelor, learns that love and lust don't necessarily cancel each other out. Crusie manages to infuse a great deal of humor about human nature into this contemporary romance, deploying as well an engaging cast of characters who progress through various contretemps to a fittingly happy ending.

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Summary: Good book, but a slow read
Review: I enjoyed this book. It has a nice storyline; however, it has a very slow beginning. The end really picked up though. It ended up being a great story. I liked Quinn a lot. She was a great character. The only thing about the book is that I got really distracted with Quinn's obsession over the dog. I think the dog part of the story was taking away from the romance that was developing between Quinn and Nick. She was so obsessed with the dog for most of the book that Nick didn't matter too much until the end. I would have enjoyed some more romance. Reading a book entitled, Crazy for you, I thought it would have been more about a steamy, exciting relationship than a dog. Even with the dog storyline, I do have to admit that I still liked the book. If you are looking for a good book, with not a lot of sex, but a pretty decent storyline, this one is for you.

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Summary: Best Book I have read in a while!
Review: I absolutely loved this book. I read "Tell Me Lies" last year and did not purchase this book until it came out in paperback. What a suprise! After reading this I will not even wait for her next book to come out in pb. I am running to the store for "Welcome To Temptation" in March!The reason I loved this book were the characters and Ms. Crusie's wonderful writing style. Funny and sexy go well together! Also I love the fact that Quinn and Nick seem like normal people. Not perfect, yet still attractive to each other. They are not super rich or super thin or super models! A nice change from all those other romances where the hero and heroine have perfect looks/bodies/money, blah, blah, blah.And Quinn's family and friends are as intersting as she is. Not to mention hard headed. I loved them all! I only wish it didn't have to end! Bravo Ms. Crusie. You are a terriffic writer and my favorite new author!

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Summary: I liked it but...
Review: I liked this book, but the characters are very similar to another one of the author's books Tell me lies. I liked though. You feel for Quinn and you root for her.

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Summary: I just love Crusie! **10 stars**
Review: This book was so great! As always, Crusie gives you main characters you can really relate to. I found myself cheering them on and smiling at every turn. Once you pick it up, you will not be able to put it down! You really accept the characters into your heart, I hated to see this book end! Funny, kooky and downright spooky (wow, what an ex from Hell!) You will love it! Try all of Crusie's books, she is my most favorite author by far. She will win you over, too! Just wait