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goodem9199's review against another edition
1.0
Gave it my standard 1 disc probation and was counting the minutes until the disc ended. Maria I will never second guess your taste (except Austen) ;)
hannairene3's review against another edition
3.0
I think this was kind of funny and cute and relatable but I have a feeling I'm going to read the negative reviews and change my mind now
edit: nope I stand by my review. This book was ahead of its time. It's giving dumb bitch lit. It's giving a touch of jen. it's giving mona awad. it's giving my year of rest and relaxation. I liked it because it was a little silly and annoying and you can't tell me that wasn't intentional. Just turn your brain off for two seconds, shut up, and enjoy something.
edit: nope I stand by my review. This book was ahead of its time. It's giving dumb bitch lit. It's giving a touch of jen. it's giving mona awad. it's giving my year of rest and relaxation. I liked it because it was a little silly and annoying and you can't tell me that wasn't intentional. Just turn your brain off for two seconds, shut up, and enjoy something.
katzreads's review against another edition
4.0
Not nearly as funny (to me) as the reviews suggested it would be. Then again, a woman who admits being a doormat to an abusive male just isn't all that humorous.
spinstah's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this - another zippy, somewhat absurd read. The protagonist is a young woman (we meet her in graduate school) who becomes romantically obsessed with an egocentric cad. The narration is done by the protagonist, and she is aware of her audience. (There is the occasional "dear reader" type aside, but with a little twist -- things like "well, you've been reading this so you know that, but I didn't at the time.")
I especially enjoyed the voice of the narration -- cheeky, self-aware, and definitely humorous. I actually found myself reading bits of it aloud to myself, because the pacing and wording was just begging for it. This is one I might go back to as an audiobook.
I think Steve Martin's jacket quote on the front really sums it up for me: "I laughed at its audacity, and cried that I didn't write it."
ETA 8/2010: Interesting. I downloaded the audiobook of this from the library, forgetting I had read it (and apparently I didn't actually confirm this with my Goodreads account). I finally gave up on it partway through because I just couldn't stand the protagonist/narrator. I couldn't decide if it was more to do with the content or more to do with the tone in which she was narrating (very "dontchaknow" gossipy kind of tone). I guess this really points to the fact that some things just don't translate to audiobook, but still might be enjoyable anyway.
I especially enjoyed the voice of the narration -- cheeky, self-aware, and definitely humorous. I actually found myself reading bits of it aloud to myself, because the pacing and wording was just begging for it. This is one I might go back to as an audiobook.
I think Steve Martin's jacket quote on the front really sums it up for me: "I laughed at its audacity, and cried that I didn't write it."
ETA 8/2010: Interesting. I downloaded the audiobook of this from the library, forgetting I had read it (and apparently I didn't actually confirm this with my Goodreads account). I finally gave up on it partway through because I just couldn't stand the protagonist/narrator. I couldn't decide if it was more to do with the content or more to do with the tone in which she was narrating (very "dontchaknow" gossipy kind of tone). I guess this really points to the fact that some things just don't translate to audiobook, but still might be enjoyable anyway.
harvio's review against another edition
4.0
- the quirky story of a female Cambridge University Grad Student (she is unnamed in the book) who falls in love (let's call it an obsession) with Eugene Obello, fresh from Princeton and at Cambridge on a Philosophy Teaching Fellowship. Eugene is a brainy fop with absolutely nothing going for him (he's self-absorbed, easily distracted, and very cheesy). She can neither understand, nor shake her attraction to him, right up to, and even after his demise.
bookishblond's review against another edition
3.0
I can understand all the one-star reviews: our protagonist is neurotic and is obsessed with a narcissistic man for a decade. I like Marx's approach of detailing the relationship without delving into the why. Hilarious, audacious, intelligent, and absurd.
bflynnp's review against another edition
3.0
It was OK. Not as good as the reviews. A quick light sometimes funny read. I was expecting laugh out loud hilarious.
librariandest's review against another edition
3.0
So far (I'm about 40% through) I think it's funny and relatable (really, teetering on the edge of CRAZY), but I can't seem to finish it. Too many children's fantasy series to read, and they are so much easier.