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Summary: horrible book
Review: I read this novel because I have visited the website Readerville and it seemed like a popular book often mentioned there. What a disappointment! I can only assume that people are being friendly and not posting their actual feelings. The book is poorly written and prententious. Not recommended. Not for me, anyway.
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Summary: fun take on pregancy - clever clever clever
Review: A very good RDI book. The idea is so absurd of faking a pregnancy yet the author pulls this off. A winner. RDI is getting better and better.
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Summary: A Must-Read for Moms
Review: Anyone who has gone through a pregnancy will appreciate the subtle, situational humor of this book. It's light reading, but it's not for dummies. Jane Taylor is this sort of Seinfeld-meets-Bridget Jones character whom you'll cringe over, while at the same time cheering her on. I read this as a book club pick, and found myself looking forward to it each night, right through the wincingly "Hollywood" (yet perfectly appropriate) ending.
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Summary: A fun and witty diversion
Review: Lauren Baratz-Logsted's humor and affection for her characters make the reader forgive the incredible premise of this modern-day farce. Just when the month-to-month pregnancy updates began to drag around the seventh month, our heroine Jane starts looking a little more honestly at her situation which eventually brings her to the book's surprising and silly conclusion.Baratz-Logsted's quick wit and barbs (often at just the kind of book she's written) make for a fun, diverting read.
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Summary: When Baby Fever Strikes...
Review: Lauren Baratz-Logsted's Thin Pink Line, her farce on the joys and perils of faking a pregnancy, took me completely by surprise and I found myself very pleasantly amused from beginning to end. Her story of the prickly Jane who so envies the doting attention paid to her pregnant friends that she fakes one of her own is not only smart and witty, but written with enough energy and elan for two books.Though Jane's logic becomes a bit unmoored at times and she tests your patience now and then, her story's always bright, fast-paced and funny, a delightful comedic winner to the end and highly recommended.
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Summary: Don't waste your time
Review: I have never read such a stupid book in my life. I admit that there were one or two times in the very beginning that I laughed out loud, but from then on it was a snorefest. Aside from the fact that the book was completely farfetched and unbelievable, it was downright boring. The main character is a self absorbed, whiny brat. There was also no chemistry between her and her "best friend" who frankly acted like he couldn't stand her until the end of the book when there was one loving exchange between them. To top it all off, The ending was totally unfulfilling. Pass on this waste of paper.
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Summary: This book sucked
Review: I read a lot of chick lit, and this was the worst I've ever read! The main character wasn't someone I could relate with or even like. It was boring and unconvincing.
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Summary: Lots of fun for a non-chick lit reader
Review: This book is lots of fun. Not a big Bridget Jones fan, I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did. But Jane's voice is so funny and so honest that I was totally won over. The narrative is compelling enough so that even though when the tale gets gets zany, it never descends iinto a flat farce. And the ending is well, magical in a most satisfying way Bargatz-Logsted writes with a light touch and easy humour, displaying great compassion for even her most minor or self-centered characters.
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Summary: The thin pink line
Review: I must admit that I was initially put off by this book. The heroine seemed unsympathetic, and the setting was too familiar. The energy of the prose impelled me to keep reading, though, and I'm glad I did. The overused setting turned out to be purposeful, as the book developed into both a send-up of chick-lit and a deepening of the genre. The plot's hairpin twists took on the momentum and hilarity of a Marx Brothers movie, and as the heroine navigates them her character grows to meet the presented challenges, until by the end we see her as three-dimensional and oddly endearing. This was a breathless, riotous read, and I was sorry when it was over. Warning: Don't read this book on the subway, as I tried to do. My guffaws drew a variety of uninvited responses.
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Summary: The Thin Pink Line
Review: Reading Lauren Baratz-Logsted's novel is a bit like entering a warm and wild party and being able enjoy the antics of its lively hostess while remaing safely invisible. Its main character, Jane, embarks on a journey which is alternately hilarious and touching. The book never once loses its thrusting energy and verve,or its wit, while landing on the other side of seriousness. Towards the end, our narrator discovers a quiet grace within herself which makes this tale stay with the reader far past the last laugh. A tender, knowing story is told in a voice that is as unforgettable and human as it is entertaining.
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