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Summary: A book to stay home reading
Review: Great book. Especially women will love this book. It's sometimes recognisable in how we women think. The main character Jane is not only a real woman she is very funny. I hope some people do not get too angry with her at all the little games she plays out with her friends... Anyway, I won't give away too many details. I just want to say I really enjoyed reading this book and I'm glad an American girlfriend of mine sent it to me in the Netherlands where I live.
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Summary: Couldn't finish it
Review: I'm sure the author met well, but I found this book unreadable. Halfway through the book I realized I was still waiting for the funny part. That's when I abandoned hope, read the last few pages, and was glad I gave it up when I did.I never for one moment believed that Jane was English. The constant references to America and Americans became quite annoying and obvious after awhile. ("I'm no Yank, I reckon I'm quite British--right then, yes, er, British.") We were even treated to a bit about a British author trying and failing to write with an authentic American voice. Now *that* was subtle.
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Summary: Totally Unbelieveable
Review: The storyline is so fake and unbelieveable. The main character, Jane, is so swallow and portrays pregnancy pitifully. Nobody likes her and in this book why would they? I kept reading to see how it ended, how she had to tell the truth and guess what the ending was just down right more unbelieveable than the rest of the story and the ending was extremely poor. It was hard to keep my attention in the beginning and by the end all I had to say was "don't waste your time reading this book or money buying this book."
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Summary: One of the worst red dress ink books out there
Review: I was so disappointed in this book. I have enjoyed most of these books but this one had no redeeming qualities. The main character is so shallow and unlikable (by her co-workers and even her own mother!). I finished it in the hopes it would get better but not so. Don't waste your time on this one.
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Summary: Witty, sly and subversive
Review: The Thin Pink LIne starts with a very clever premise, and delivers. The "pregos" get all the attention. But what about a woman who thought she was pregnant, liked the way people react to such, and wanted it to stay that way? Enter Jane. She pretends she is pregnant and likes the attention. But how long can a person keep up such a farce? Of course, when first we practice to conceive...I mean, deceive...as she has to keep up the myth, the book gets funnier and funnier. She can't drink, and she has to show people a sonogram, so she tries to buy one off the pregos. Hysterical. Can't wait for more from the author.
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Summary: Funny, sharp and quirky
Review: Rarely do you find a fictional character who is witty, smart, touching, quirky -- and so wrong-headed you want to shake her by the shoulders. Jane Taylor is all of these things, not to mention laugh-out-loud funny. She stumbles upon a spectacularly bad idea and carries it way too far. Readers of "The Thin Pink Line" go along for the ride, and it is a swerving and entertaining journey. In between the laughs, the author manages to slip in some astute observations that will keep you thinking long after you've finished the book. If you like humor with an edge, this novel is for you.
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Summary: Worst book ever!!!
Review: I bought this book thinking that it would have a totally different plot. I thought the plot (what there was of one!) was awful. The main character, Jane, is disliked by most people in the book, in fact, she actually asked another character why he didn't like her. To my amazement, he responed with the same answer I would have!! The characters are thin, Jane is self-centered, and the story ends where it began: NOWHERE. I only finished reading the book to get my money's worth. If you want a warm, endearing look at pregnancy, this is not the book. This book is not worth borrowing from someone.
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Summary: sooooo bad
Review: this book is horrible. the worst chick lit I've ever read. actually, the worst book I've ever read of any genre, and I've read a lot of terrible books. the plot, the characters, the way it's written. all of it, just awful. how did this even get published?
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Summary: Tends to drag a little
Review: I was excited about this book because Red Dress has come out with a lot of really fun single something books.
There was just something about this one that I couldn't get past. The concept is fun, the dialogue is witty. But I think part of the problem is that there isn't enough of it. Too much of the book is Jane's thoughts, and this wouldn't be so bad if she wasn't so hyper in her thinking. Rather than humorous, Jane just comes off anxious. Her anxiety was seriously making me anxious as I was reading, and I think paragraph after paragraph of her thoughts tended to just bog down the story. It was just too much. I think this was why I kept skimming the paragraphs of Jane's thoughts (which in some cases was pages).
If you want a single-something story with witty dialogue AND hilarious thoughts (but not overly anxious ones!) I would recommend "Confessions of a Shopaholic" by Sophie Kinsella, or "Watermelon" by Marian Keyes.
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Summary: Terrific!! The next Sandra Bullock movie??
Review: I really loved this book. It's a very funny and touching romantic comedy about a woman who pretends to be pregnant -- with many unforeseen (and hilarious) consequences. It reminded me of a cross between While You Were Sleeping and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days! Good plotting, witty dialogue -- I can absolutely see this as a Hollywood movie with someone like Sandra Bullock as Jane. Pick it up -- you won't be sorry!
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