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anitaob30's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the book 3.5 stars worth. It was good and made me laugh at times but most of the characters were annoying and made poor choices.
laure_d's review against another edition
Sometimes I just need a cup of tea and a comfort book. This one made me laugh out loud and forget real life
muggleborn's review against another edition
2.0
This book had way to many words in it. And their arrangement was dubious at times as well.
tje_reads's review against another edition
3.0
It was pretty good...maybe not the best, but I still really enjoyed it :)
sarahla93's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
randomdanceparty's review against another edition
5.0
This is the first book I've ever read by this author. I picked up as a person who isn't particularly into romance or chick-lit or anything in that spectrum. I just wanted something out of my comfort zone and it was in my local library so I decided to give it a shot. I read this book very quickly. It was a very enjoyable read, it wasn't full of clichés and the way the story flowed was great. All the characters felt like real people and I felt like I learned from them. I would read more of her work in the future to see how it compares.
rhodered's review against another edition
2.0
It lurched to and fro from very good to fairly bad. For the first half or so, I thought, I'm reading a rather good book. A book in which an unexpected widow goes through a series of emotions, from calm to depression to exhilaration ... with a solid group of interesting female friends at her side, each standing in for a different aspect of woman: the angry separated wife, the fed up wife of a charming man-child, the wise older widow.
It all felt like a bit of an interesting think piece of being a woman, and if being in a couple was worthwhile for everyone. She gains perspective on relationships and herself.
But then, rather abruptly, the main character begins to act like a complete idiot. Generally in public, while often drinking far too much. It's shades of Bridget Jones Diary.
The book does return to its original themes occasionally after that. The heroine swings back and forth between a thoughtful, adult woman examining her life and the world of womanhood and relationships to a irresponsible drunk flibberdygibbet. Her girlfriends each are then made to look or act foolishly as well, each in her own way.
And then, abruptly and without warning, the book comes to an end. I won't spoil it, but I will say the ending is not really forecast by anything prior, nor based on anything our heroine has learned as a person during her evolution, and thus makes no sense.
It, in fact, is the ending of the flibberdygibbet's book and does not belong to the adult woman.
It all felt like a bit of an interesting think piece of being a woman, and if being in a couple was worthwhile for everyone. She gains perspective on relationships and herself.
But then, rather abruptly, the main character begins to act like a complete idiot. Generally in public, while often drinking far too much. It's shades of Bridget Jones Diary.
The book does return to its original themes occasionally after that. The heroine swings back and forth between a thoughtful, adult woman examining her life and the world of womanhood and relationships to a irresponsible drunk flibberdygibbet. Her girlfriends each are then made to look or act foolishly as well, each in her own way.
And then, abruptly and without warning, the book comes to an end. I won't spoil it, but I will say the ending is not really forecast by anything prior, nor based on anything our heroine has learned as a person during her evolution, and thus makes no sense.
It, in fact, is the ending of the flibberdygibbet's book and does not belong to the adult woman.