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Summary: What a FUN (way too short!) story
Review: "Crazy for You" was such an awesome surprise. I picked it up just on a whim, not expecting anything because I usually like to read mysteries. The story was so fun, fast-paced, sexy, sweet, and also did contain some elements of mystery. It was fabulous!! Even though Quinn was the main protagonist, Crusie's development of the other characters stayed refreshing & interesting, and did not take away from Quinn's storyline or her romance with Nick. I can not recommend it enough - i found myself looking forward to getting out of work just so i could get back to it! Just great.
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Summary: Award winning fun read
Review: I checked this book out from the library because it had more critical acclaim than any romance in a long time. The list is impressive: Romantic Times/Reviewer Choice nominee; Rita nominee; Romance Reader top five and Romance Writers Reader Choice top 10. Is it that good? Almost.The story is pretty real world. A school teacher whose desire to liven up her life becomes infectious. I'm sure many of us married women can relate to Darla as she tries to rekindle the spark in her 17 year old marriage. I'm holding back a star because there are times in this book where I really wanted to tell the characters to wake up and smell the coffee. Still, lots of fun - a great vacation read.
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Summary: A story replete with memorable characters
Review: When a student holds out a stray dog to her, High School Art teacher, Quinn McKenzie can't help but embrace the creature into her arms and welcome it into her life. Katie soon becomes inseparable much to the despair of friends and family alike. But when her staid boyfriend steals Katie and has her impounded, Quinn realizes she has had enough and moves out. Bent on changing her life rather than bending to the whims of others, as has been her habit, Quinn begins to assert herself; a contagion that quickly spreads itself among her friends and family revealing sides of themselves she never even knew. Nick Ziegler has known Quinn for nearly two decades and he has loved her as a sister for nearly that long. Or at least he's tried. It's always been easy to keep his ex-sister-in-law in the role of best friend because she was always involved in a long-term relationship. But ever since the "rat on stilts" entered her life, things haven't been the same. Quinn has left her boyfriend which has Nick realizing that without an obstacle between the two of them, there is even more of an opportunity for the two of them to acknowledge the repressed attraction they feel for each other, forcing him to question whether acting on it is worth the price of their friendship. Jennifer Crusie has written an incredibly funny and sometimes poignant book that seems to echo some of the sentiment derived from the saying, "Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus." While Quinn and Nick are the protagonists of this novel, it is easy to see that they also become unwitting role models for the women and men of their town. When Quinn leaves her boyfriend because he doesn't "see" her, her mother and her best friend also realize that they are disappearing in the face of their marriage. All three women have varying ways of dealing with the situation, some poignant, some hilarious. When their women defect, the men follow Nick's knack for remaining uninvolved. This story could be seen as farcical or as simply a wicked parody if it didn't have so many truths ringing solidly behind it. Instead of appearing slapstick and over the top, it is humorous but never loses its sense of depth. In addition, the characters never lose sense of their integrity when it comes to the story as a whole. Instead, Crusie has woven a story with relationship at the heart of it but with a slight emphasis on social commentary. For instance, instead of making the narration one-sided in favor of the women, the author also offers some perspective from the viewpoint of her male characters in order to reveal to readers their inability, initial or perpetual, to understand their girlfriend's or wives' dissatisfaction. This offers a wonderful balance to what might have been merely a slapstick romantic comedy.
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Summary: A Women's Best Friend IS her Dog !
Review: Too bad this book is fiction instead of non-fiction. Then it'll prove that females do rule this world! With a little change with Quinn McKenzie (that is a girl! ) everyone around her starts changing also. Her mom is coming out of the closet, her best-friend is moving in with her and best of all, that sexy Nick and her may have somethin going on. The story gets really interesting when Quinn's persistent ex, Bill, starts stalking her. Things get intersting and all this from a little change with Quinn getting Katie, a poor looking dog that really looks like a rat.
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Summary: Crazy for Crusie
Review: This was a really fun book to read. Some of the humor reminded me of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum, or the "Bridget Jones" books. My local librarians (thank you Sue and Linda!!) have turned me on to some good reads lately by relatively "unknown" authors, and this book was a perfect example--I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and the love-play between them. Quinn was the perfect heroine, because she is real and we can identify with her as women looking to get out of our boring, daily lives. It's a great book--gotta read it!!
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Summary: A laugh riot
Review: Jennifer Crusie will not disappoint. Once a "mere" paperback romance writer who no one had ever heard of, she's made a move into the mainstream, and has done so successfully. Her chararcters are real--flawed, unpredictable, and absolutely hilarious. If you enjoyed "Crazy for You," then "Tell Me Lies" is a must-read.
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Summary: Waiting for the Movie
Review: I just returned from vacation where I devoured this book! I loved it. It made me laugh out loud several times which caused my 3 year old to ask what was so funny! Now I am waiting for the movie. I can just see Sandra Bullock as Quinn but I haven't yet made my decision for Nick - maybe Nic Cage. Nic fits Nick's description - wiry and not too good looking. I have also read Tell Me Lies (& loved it) and am anxious to read Welcome to Temptation. I am almost tempted to buy the hardcover rather than wait several months for the paperback.
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Summary: More than JUST sexy and outrageous!
Review: In CRAZY FOR YOU, all the criteria that make an author an autobuy for me are met in spades: realistic, appealing characters; complex, flawlessly executed plot; wickedly witty prose that captures -- and keeps -- my attention. To be honest, Ms. Crusie has an edge to her writing that, in a lesser author's hands, might actually turn me off, the humor notwithstanding. But in CRAZY FOR YOU, the sheer brilliance of her craft softens that edge, infusing depth and richness into what might otherwise be nothing more than a sexy, outrageous romance. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
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Summary: Crisp, Lively, and Unique
Review: Ms. Crusie's an outstanding author! She creates a world full of characters and situations that kept my fingers turning the pages. I laughed, got angry, and was amused. Ms. Crusie has a way of threading her characters' lives into one another's that kept me spellbound. Her snappy "he said," then "she said"'s in the same paragraph always made me chuckle - it kept in sync with the tone for the whole book. She made me FEEL in one way or another for every one of her characters - Katie, especially, made me feel joyous to downhearted - I just wanted to pick her up and hold her no matter the wet consequences. And the passion Quinn had for Katie and the way she grew stronger in making change in her own life tickled me and made me want to cheer. What a read! Didn't think I was going to like such "plain folk," in a romance novel, but there's no way I couldn't. Thank you Ms. Crusie! What a delightful read!
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Summary: Okay, but not what I'd hoped
Review: I only wish the book was as good as the synopsis on the back, which I considered hilarious. The supposed humor in this book rarely gave me more than a smile. Maybe I just didn't get it... I can think of many other books that made me laugh more than this one did. Like a previous reviewer, I, too, appreciate the use of ordinary people in ordinary towns and circumstances. Too many romances are about the beautiful people of a given age/location, so this was a refreshing change.
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