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Summary: Oh, it really is just like eating Grand Marnier truffles....
Review: "Who needs Webster's? This dishy dictionary is so much more fun!" --Cosmopolitan. Well, I had to check it out, and for the price I would say it is the best little book out there as a gift to any girlfriend or guy friend who wants to see how the other half thinks. A surprisingly gifted array of writers contributed to this -- and how wonderful that they did. Many,many laugh out loud passages and more than one enlightening moment. Just a delight!
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Summary: Dictionary of My Generation
Review: As I picked up "Dictionary of Failed Relationships," I was unsure about whether or not I was going to enjoy it. I had just finished "Fear of Flying" by Erica Jong for a book club I belong to, and I didn't want to cloud up any of my thoughts and feelings before the meeting. Well, this book helped me to define my thoughts and feelings more clearly -- both for myself and for the club. Isn't that what a dictionary is supposed to do?! This book is excellent . . . it is funny, it is intelligent, it is witty, and it is absolutely worth the price. I enjoyed the different points-of-view from each author, and the introduction by the editor was absolutely hilarous! I can't wait to share this with my daughter(s) and/or nieces when the time is right.
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Summary: A great antidote to a broken heart!
Review: It has been a year since I broke up with my boyfriend and am still a resident in Heartbreak Hotel. I often read chick lit because the authors of the aforementioned genre - or at least the good ones - write heartbreak quite well. The Dictionary of Failed Relationships is a fun little gem that features every aspect of relationship traumas from A to Z. My favorites are "Regret," by Jennifer Weiner, "Dagenham," by Anna Maxtet, "Green," by Susan Minot, "Justice," by Kathy Lette, "X," by Suzanne Finnamore, and "Zero," by Erika Krouse. Each one of these authors uses witty, insightful and sharp dialogue that will make you laugh and nod in agreement with the female protagonists. As previously mentioned, my lovelorn experiences made me pick up this book. This is a great antidote to a broken heart. I, for one, loved The Dictionary of Failed Relationships and I'd like to encourage Meredith Broussard (editor) to release another volume!
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Summary: small doses
Review: Just like truffles, this book is best read in SMALL doses if read at all. Tuffles after all, are rich and taste great but, they aren't really good for you. This book depressed me. I can conemplate my own relationship failures without reading about others failures.
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Summary: More of the Same Chick Lit
Review: OK. Enough. Enough of the never ending whine emitting from women, (smart, clever, savvy women) on the landscape of literature. OK, you were hurt. We've all been there and, unfortunately, may be there again. The stories in this "dictionary" (a big whatever) are entertaining, somewhat enlightening and well written. Check out Jennifer Weiner's piece about her father, amazing. However, Broussard's (editor) revenge is best served cold. It, too, is well written and humorous on certain levels but, all over the biggest and most annoying whine in this anthology. Come on, ladies. Use the talent and brains for some growth. I imagine, once the glut of Chick Lit has had its day, that many of the women in this anthology will remain on the literary lanscape and will contibute terrific, enlightening literature.
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Summary: Best few bucks i ever spent to get over a man.
Review: This is one of those books you pass around to girlfriends like a life preserver. I think that if you lose your sense of humor in the love arena, you are in big trouble, so I loved this book's intent: to make women (and men?) laugh over the trials of Cupid and other such fantastic events. Many of the authors have written favorite books of mine, or short stories. Highly recommended.
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Summary: For every woman who has ever been jilted....
Review: This little anthology is a treasure chest of laughter, regret and insights that have miraculously made their way onto the printed page. The stories by Jennifer Weiner and Suzanne Finnamore stand out as my own personal favorites, but I also enjoyed every story for its own slant of illumination. Pam Houston is another luminary whose writing I've always admired (see Mothers Who Think - another fantastic anthology), and it is wonderful to see her included in this collection. I laughed, I cried, I wished I had each of these authors living on my blockso that we could crack a bottle of champagne to the theory that it is better to have loved and lost , but best of all to have loved and learned. A gem of a book and a steal at the price.
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