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Summary: Made me feel crazy..
Review: for reading it! I did enjoy Janey's journey to discover what was bothering her with her dad and mom but I felt so crazy to still be reading it! I felt the characters really had some serious issues and shouldn't be on the streets! I think at times it was mundane and repetitous and I skimmed over some of the book. Def glad I checked it out of the library!
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Summary: A good read that changes tone over the course of the story.
Review: Good Girls Gone Bad starts off sounding like many of the other single women books out there--seven single women, aged 35 to 45, attend a therapy group together to work on improving their disasterous relationship histories. The main character, Janey, is obsessed with Tobias, a guy who slept with her while engaged to another woman; however, she carefully rationalizes her behavior to convince herself that she is not stalking him. As Janey and the other women in the group begin to bond, they dub themselves the "... posse" and vow to take revenge on Tobias, but as you might expect, their plan goes horribly awry. At this point, the book becomes more serious, as Janey questions her bond with her friends, delves into her childhood, and finally faces the truth about her mother. While the story seemed predictable early on, several unexpected revealations help set this book apart from its similar peers. A great read for someone who enjoys a fun story about women but with a little more depth.
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Summary: Sick, Twisted and I loved every minute of it!
Review: Great read, twisted and dark with a lot of laugh out loud humor. I recommend it to anyone with single friends on the verge!
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Summary: not as good as Hunger Point
Review: I really enjoyed Hunger Point, and found Good Girls Gone Bad a little disappointing in comparison. Both books are a little on the dark side, and this one should appeal more to single women who are a little more neurotic than average. Although in my opinion it's not as good as Hunger Point, it was engrossing and difficult to put down, and that has to count for something. The protagonist, Janey, is likeable and endearing, and I found myself really wanting to make sure she came out ok in the end.
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Summary: Great book - funny and redemptive
Review: I really love this book. It's "Bridget Jones Diary" meets "Catcher in the Rye." It's a fun novel where a neurotic city girl meets Mr. Right, except that the city girl, instead of living out a romantic fantasy, actually goes to therapy, works out her issues, makes friends, becomes whole, and then is able to meet Mr. Right It is a hilarious novel that hides a contemporary coming of age story. It's a book that makes you feel good and gives you hope. The story is surprising and fun and a really enjoyable read.
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Summary: Dragged out - but enjoyable
Review: Interesting twists. I almost put the book down after 1/4 of the way through. However, finished it. Glad I did.
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Summary: Good Girls Gone Bad
Review: Jillian Medoff's "Good Girls Gone Bad" is a page turner. I couldn't put it down ... On the surface, it might seem like a girl's (seven of them) search for Mr. Right, but beneath the surface it deals with serious themes--abandonment, suicide, the war of the sexes, female bonding, psychotherapy, and the power our parents have over us--with great humor and literary skill. Anybody who's had a friend, or a mother and a father, or been spurned by a lover should read this book. Medoff's women may obsess about the opposite sex, but they find empowerment with each other.
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Summary: Darkly hilarious!
Review: What a clever read! Medoff leads the reader toward one direction and then the course of the story changes dramatically. Good Girls Gone Bad is a dark comedy that is to be relished from cover to cover!Janey Fabre suspects that she isn't quite normal. After all, she's stalked her ex-boyfriend for two years and is tormented with a painful past. But when she joins a support group that consists of female patients, she is comforted with the fact that there are far more neurotic New York women out there. The women in the group are all middle-aged single women. There's Suzanna -- a.k.a., the Dream Weaver -- a woman in love with her dog; Laura, a one-night stand enthusiast; Bethany, a forty-year-old divorcee who now lives with her mother. And there are the neurotics-bordering-to-insanity -- like Ivy, a sexy southerner who thinks that getting plastic surgery is like brushing her teeth; Valentine, an attractive overweight woman who overeats when she's anxious; and Natasha, who is preoccupied with contamination and diseases. Each of one of these ladies supplies laugh-out-loud situations. Despite the dark language in the novel, Good Girls Gone Bad is a tale of friendship and sisterhood. The women, namely the protagonist, face events that change their lives. I loved this novel and I look forward to reading more books by this talented author.
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Summary: Dragged out - but enjoyable
Review: Who would have thought that a book about group therapy could be so funny? This book is hilarious! I have caught myself laughing out loud many times, (and that can be really embarrassing while in public!) and I can't help thinking that this book would make a fantastic movie. It's that funny. The women in this book all have major physcological problems, but when they team up they don't seem so crazy. Together these women go on a revenge rampage getting even with anyone and everyone who ever wronged them.Makes me want to join group therapy myself!I loved it and will definitly look forward to more book by Jilliam Medoff.
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Summary: Really Smart and Thoughtful - A Great New Author!
Review: With "Good Girls Gone Bad" by Jillian Medoff it's ANOTHER case of the cover hooking me in and then being very pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed the book. I found this tale of female bonding, therapy and self-discovery very enlightening, funny, heartbreaking and charming all at once. This book takes you from one direction to another and if you don't pay close attention you'll lose your way. But - if you are careful and really "listen" to these women I have no doubt that you'll find yourself somewhere in the middle, just like I did. Beware, the mirror is scary at times. A really nice surprise! Great 2nd effort!
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