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2.96 AVERAGE
2.96 AVERAGE
I really enjoyed this book, at times it was a little scatterbrained but overall I could relate to the main character and it tied together all the loose ends of her life.
Wow, the word that comes to mind here is 'lame.' First of all, the story wasn't really all that great. Secondly, the writing was pretty lame. And lastly, why, why, why does the author spend SO MUCH time talking about religion and sex? I don't get it. I scanned the last half because I wanted to be done with it and read it in a day. Not worth the time.
great girl book, not about shopping and complete bs. actually makes you think about relationships and the choices you make...
Really fun...Most reviewers compared it to Sex and the City. A quick read, would be fun for the beach.
In this debut novel we meet Alison Hopkins, a Philadelphia columnist whose live-in boyfriend has broken up with her from a payphone when he is supposed to be buying Dijon mustard for their impending dinner party. Alison is left to decipher what really happened in their relationship using her off-the-wall (or are they?) relationship theories, the input of various friends and co-workers, and her own inescapable neuroses. Alison has to question if their love was ever “The Big Love”, and asks herself the real meaning of happily ever after.
There's nothing remarkable about the plot here. In fact, not much actually happens. It didn't matter though, because the first-person narrator is such good company that I didn't need much else. I don't laugh out loud often when I read, but Sarah Dunn made it happen. The part about Ping? Perfect. I will remember those lines for a long time. In fact, I checked this out of the library and I'm thinking I might want to own a copy, so I can open it to certain scenes now and again when I need cheering up.
Oh, and I worked at an alternative newspaper years ago and she got the workplace atmosphere exactly right.
Oh, and I worked at an alternative newspaper years ago and she got the workplace atmosphere exactly right.
i just love how she says near the end "i think love should be enough." it's a cathartic moment for her and the reader. i love how she gets back on her feet from a humiliating breakup. a great novel, light reading that you'll still be thinking about months afterward.