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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
Funny and light book to read. The story actually kept me not wanting to put it down. Even though the plot is fairly predictable...it's still fun to get to the end.
typical sophie kinsella. her heroine is rash, embarrassing, but love able. predictable, but fun. love this one.
1.) Mr. Yamasaki
2.) Scrabble
3.) "If it's in the bin, it's public property"
Those three things make this too-silly fluff book worth the read.
Dysfunctionally humorous characters can be really funny. [a:Lisa Lutz|74189|Lisa Lutz|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1325011588p2/74189.jpg] is the queen of this style for me, which means Sophie Kinsella has big shoes to fill. In my head, the trick is to create messed up scenarios for the characters to sort out, but not stupid situations or ones that could be easily explained. Sophie's character Poppy is constantly entrapping herself in embarrassing positions and doing endlessly idiotic things which does little to endear herself to the reader.
But I get this is quite accepted as a chick-lit fluff read. And I wasn't looking for literary genius. I just wanted more laughs and less cringing.
Overall, I've Got Your Number is a predictable romance where all the players end up exactly where they should.
2.) Scrabble
3.) "If it's in the bin, it's public property"
Those three things make this too-silly fluff book worth the read.
Dysfunctionally humorous characters can be really funny. [a:Lisa Lutz|74189|Lisa Lutz|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1325011588p2/74189.jpg] is the queen of this style for me, which means Sophie Kinsella has big shoes to fill. In my head, the trick is to create messed up scenarios for the characters to sort out, but not stupid situations or ones that could be easily explained. Sophie's character Poppy is constantly entrapping herself in embarrassing positions and doing endlessly idiotic things which does little to endear herself to the reader.
But I get this is quite accepted as a chick-lit fluff read. And I wasn't looking for literary genius. I just wanted more laughs and less cringing.
Overall, I've Got Your Number is a predictable romance where all the players end up exactly where they should.
3.5 stars
A typical Sophie Kinsella book: hilarious, chick and romantic. It's a really quick and entertaining read. Made me laugh a lot ~
A typical Sophie Kinsella book: hilarious, chick and romantic. It's a really quick and entertaining read. Made me laugh a lot ~
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Cute, predictable, but totally Sohpie Kinsella. I enjoyed the story, and Poppy was an entertaining lead character. Nice light reading.
3 1/2 stars
Basic elements of a Sophie Kinsella novel:
a) A daffy, non-confrontational girl who will do anything and everything (including carry out highly imaginative hare-brained schemes) to avoid her problems, and always has the best intentions at heart, even as she’s making colossal mistakes.
b) A love interest who’s a bit too structured and straight-laced, is highly placed in some sort of business setting, and who finds the main character’s hijinks to be adorable.
c) The boyfriend of the main character, who’s absolutely ill-suited to her in every way.
d) A cast of highly colorful, somewhat zany relatives and friends.
I’ve read every single one of Sophie Kinsella’s books and I guess what I’m saying is: I don’t read these books to be surprised. Somehow, this author can write essentially the same story, over and over again, and I never get bored of it. Even just reading the basic synopsis of this book on goodreads, I had a complete picture of what it would be about. But I still wanted to read it.
I read these books to laugh. It’s been years since I picked up my first Sophie Kinsella, and I’m still laughing about some of the seemingly minor jokes that appear in that book. Something about her humor just fits right in with mine.
It can be frustrating to spend so much time initially with a heroine who is so hapless and basically has her head buried in the sand, but I know that I can always trust Sophie Kinsella to give me a triumphant “wins the day” type of ending and that everything will come right for this girl. Some of the drama/tension at the end of this one feels manufactured and drawn out, but I still had no difficulty in finishing it. These books are far from realistic, but I always find myself relating to the characters anyway.
Maybe that’s because I like to view my own uncomfortable and unfortunate scrapes through a lens of humor as well. And I’ve had more than a few “Sophie Kinsella”-esque moments in my life.
Once my husband and I had planned to attend his cousin’s wedding out of state. We had bought plane tickets and made reservations; everything was all set to go. But then I started a brand new job – one where I wasn’t allowed to have any time off for a month. I went into my new boss’ office, to ask for an exception, and I was so nervous that I impulsively told him a white lie - that I had plans to attend my cousin’s wedding – which seemed to me at the time to be a more “valid” reason for requesting time off.
Well, it turns out that it really wasn’t a big deal at all and I was given an exception. Only, about two weeks later, I carelessly mentioned in another conversation that it was my husband’s cousin. To which my then boss said, “Wait…is it your cousin, or your husband’s cousin?” And I was so flustered that I said, “O-oh…uh…it’s actually my husband’s cousin…but our families are so close!! I just call her my cousin…ha…ha…” (Such a lie – our families don’t even speak to each other!) He narrowed his eyes at me and said, “Hmmm...because I was going to say…just how related are you two?!” And I swear, to this day, he probably believes that I’m in some sort of mildly incestuous relationship.
If you draw out that whole story and add in a few more uncomfortable insinuations, you’ve got the makings of a classic SK heroine scrape! Seen that way, I feel like I can stop cringing at that whole episode and just laugh at it. And I think that’s what Sophie Kinsella does for me.
I had a wonderful time reading this book, and the main character gets into plenty of uncomfortable/humorous scrapes that I’m sure to be remembering for months. I highly recommend this one to current Sophie Kinsella fans – it does not disappoint.
Basic elements of a Sophie Kinsella novel:
a) A daffy, non-confrontational girl who will do anything and everything (including carry out highly imaginative hare-brained schemes) to avoid her problems, and always has the best intentions at heart, even as she’s making colossal mistakes.
b) A love interest who’s a bit too structured and straight-laced, is highly placed in some sort of business setting, and who finds the main character’s hijinks to be adorable.
c) The boyfriend of the main character, who’s absolutely ill-suited to her in every way.
d) A cast of highly colorful, somewhat zany relatives and friends.
I’ve read every single one of Sophie Kinsella’s books and I guess what I’m saying is: I don’t read these books to be surprised. Somehow, this author can write essentially the same story, over and over again, and I never get bored of it. Even just reading the basic synopsis of this book on goodreads, I had a complete picture of what it would be about. But I still wanted to read it.
I read these books to laugh. It’s been years since I picked up my first Sophie Kinsella, and I’m still laughing about some of the seemingly minor jokes that appear in that book. Something about her humor just fits right in with mine.
It can be frustrating to spend so much time initially with a heroine who is so hapless and basically has her head buried in the sand, but I know that I can always trust Sophie Kinsella to give me a triumphant “wins the day” type of ending and that everything will come right for this girl. Some of the drama/tension at the end of this one feels manufactured and drawn out, but I still had no difficulty in finishing it. These books are far from realistic, but I always find myself relating to the characters anyway.
Maybe that’s because I like to view my own uncomfortable and unfortunate scrapes through a lens of humor as well. And I’ve had more than a few “Sophie Kinsella”-esque moments in my life.
Once my husband and I had planned to attend his cousin’s wedding out of state. We had bought plane tickets and made reservations; everything was all set to go. But then I started a brand new job – one where I wasn’t allowed to have any time off for a month. I went into my new boss’ office, to ask for an exception, and I was so nervous that I impulsively told him a white lie - that I had plans to attend my cousin’s wedding – which seemed to me at the time to be a more “valid” reason for requesting time off.
Well, it turns out that it really wasn’t a big deal at all and I was given an exception. Only, about two weeks later, I carelessly mentioned in another conversation that it was my husband’s cousin. To which my then boss said, “Wait…is it your cousin, or your husband’s cousin?” And I was so flustered that I said, “O-oh…uh…it’s actually my husband’s cousin…but our families are so close!! I just call her my cousin…ha…ha…” (Such a lie – our families don’t even speak to each other!) He narrowed his eyes at me and said, “Hmmm...because I was going to say…just how related are you two?!” And I swear, to this day, he probably believes that I’m in some sort of mildly incestuous relationship.
If you draw out that whole story and add in a few more uncomfortable insinuations, you’ve got the makings of a classic SK heroine scrape! Seen that way, I feel like I can stop cringing at that whole episode and just laugh at it. And I think that’s what Sophie Kinsella does for me.
I had a wonderful time reading this book, and the main character gets into plenty of uncomfortable/humorous scrapes that I’m sure to be remembering for months. I highly recommend this one to current Sophie Kinsella fans – it does not disappoint.
Read this while home sick. Entertaining, funny, and typical Sophie Kinsella.