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Summary: The Thin Pink Line
Review: I almost gave up on this book after the first page. It immediately sounded like a Bridget Jones clone, and I wasn't really in the mood for that (for instance, her gay best friend, the snipy women at work, the hard-to-believe sexual harrassment at her workplace...). However, I decided to stick it out and I am glad I did. Jane's character is fascinating and beautiful in her own flawed way. I was a little disappointed in the ending, which was rather sudden and somewhat trite, and left far too many loose ends for my tastes. But other than that, an enjoyable read.
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Summary: A Fun Book
Review: What starts out as a suspicion of a real pregnancy somehow turns into a fake pregnancy for all the wrong reasons. Or all the right reasons, if you think like Jane. I found myself drawn to her~ in spite of her less than lovable ways. There's something about her that had me in her corner. I liked her. I liked her wit too, which has an edge to it. I found myself chuckling at her thoughts and actions. The plot may be less than believable, but this book doesn't strike me as "serious fiction." It's a fun book, with a plot that is believable in that context. It held my interest~ wondering what Jane was going to come up with next. She has some clever ways of getting out of the messes she found herself in. She does "grow" throughout the book too. Not physically (since her pregnancy is a fake), but as a person. She loses some of her "me" self-centeredness in subtle ways as the book progresses. This is a new view on pregnancy since it's written from a non-pregnant "pregnant" woman's point of view. I found the book refreshingly different from others I have read. It's well written and humorous, and I would definitely recommend it to others.
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Summary: A satire of the highest caliber
Review: (Upfront FYI: I'm a guy. I don't know if that's important, but it just might be.) THE THIN PINK LINE is an enjoyable madcap book that is guaranteed to delight lovers of zany British humor, a subject on which Baratz-Logsted must have been a patient student. It has many laugh-out-loud moments that, while of course very far-fetched (the book IS a comedy, after all), seem so real because of the author's compelling characterization. I see some reviews on here that take issue with Jane's ethics and hold that against the book when they rate it. Yeah, she's self-absorbed, but what person that fakes a pregnancy wouldn't be? The book can't be about what it's about and have Jane be any less self-involved - any less so and she wouldn't do the things that make this book so funny. Jane's character reminds me of Basil on Fawlty Towers - that guy was anything but sympathetic and the show was hysterical. Lighten up, folks. Leave the "reader baggage" at the front desk, please; the bellhop will bring it up to your room after you turn the final page. What I loved about this book the most was that I found myself throughout it rooting for Jane to be able to pull this off and always worrying that she was about to be outted as a pregnancy-faker (and all the ramifications of that). Lolita-esque, if you will, just without the gross stuff. It's compelling, fresh, and so satirical of a story that Jonathan Swift has nothing on it. I don't normally read books that are meant for a near women-exclusive audience, but I'm very glad to have spent the time with this one.
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Summary: A strange book well done.
Review: Thin Pink Line is a strange, daring book, narrated by an unlikeable woman caught up in an outrageously deceitful life. But Lauren Baratzo-Logsted makes this work and keeps us interested. For me it the language, and how the author managed to let a sad sort of self-knowlege peep through the manic fraudulence of her narrator's life that made it special and touching.
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Summary: She ends up giving birth... but to herself.
Review: Jane is definitely in a pickle. Her boyfriend breaks up, and she thinks she's preganant. Only surprise! She's not pregannt. What's a girl to do? Just pretend you're pregnant, that's what! Baratz-Logsted tells a great story about a woman who tries to pull off a sting of being pregnant, but rather finds out more about herself.
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Summary: About a Girl
Review: Like many aspiring and actual parents, Jane discovers that there are some perks to pregnancy. And once she can rule out all the concerns and difficulties of really being pregnant, it's even better. The author has created a character many can identify with: a woman who's doing okay professionally, but whose personal life leaves a great deal to be desired. What Jane learns during the next nine months, like Will Lightman in Nick Hornby's About A Boy, is that parenthood changes you, even when you're just pretending. Baratz-Logsted has written the perfect antidote to What to Expect When You're Expecting, a month-by-month romp through pregnancy, with a whole different set of complications. This book is a hoot. My only disappointment was the length of the book. Happily, the reader is promised more of Jane's adventures.
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Summary: If you're a fan of BBCAmerica......
Review: If you're someone who enjoys the traditions of British comedy -- that dry wit, those sly double meanings, those self-depracating glances, then THE THIN PINK LINE is going to be a real treat! British editor Jane, feeling a little insecure, is right on the money -- people ARE nicer to you when they see you're expecting a baby. That she would want a little of that kindness isn't surprising, but how she goes about getting it is! In the end, it isn't the baby who grows and changes over the course of the "pregnancy" but Jane herself. A terrific book for anyone who has recently had a baby (and might really be in need of a lighter touch when it comes to motherhood!) or anyone who enjoys good comedy at its best.
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Summary: Human foibles writ large
Review: I always like a good look at the messier aspects of human nature, and The Thin Pink Line does not disappoint. Here you have an eminently dislikeable heroine who gradually becomes more human and nuanced as her strange story unfolds. Jane's personality gains layers as Jane... gains layers, and you're left at the end with a quirky, forgivable (well, almost) character. We all know Janes, and she's awfully fun to read about, even while wincing. The ending is a tease, though, and I'm looking forward to the sequel.
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Summary: Okay But Rather Unrealistic
Review: Lauren Baratz-Logsted is a very good writer. Her "voice" is clear and Jane is a well-developed character with whom the reader can relate. However, the storyline bothered me almost from the start. Why in the world would someone want to go through this? The end is just too pat and there are many questions left unanswered. What happened with Mona Shakespeare (the author from New York)? If the author had concluded the book a little more satisfactorily, I would have given her another star. Still, it was an enjoyable read and I guess that's what's important!
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Summary: A good entertaining book
Review: I found this book to be highly entertaining, keeping my curiosity in peak mode wondering what Jane was going to do with this bizarre situation she got herself into. I enjoyed the true to life dialogue and characters I could quite relate to the author seems to have done her homework as far as relating how life is in England and their habits and turns of speech. Definitely worth buying if you want an amusing,unusual reading experience!
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