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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
I read this in one day, almost in one sitting. Both well written and entertaining. Good stuff.
I found this book on a top 10 list of books to read in your 20's. I then found the actual book for $.50 at the D.I. and figured why not? I was expecting more. It was an easy read that kept me entertained and had very promising themes but by the time I reached the end I was left with feeling like something more was supposed to happen or be taught. Despite being a tad let down the book did have some interesting messages over all.
Just remember it was weird and not what I expected. It was reviewed in a magazine I had been reading - Shape or Self or something. So I thought it would be good to read. It was, um, okay.
Jane's tale is relatable and poignant Hunting and Fishing . Bank's prose is intricate and snarky, which for me, mad Jane seem like a friend or maybe a little piece of myself. The organization of the novel and the disconnect between some of the plot pieces lost me and made the book difficult to enjoy as a whole.
Meh. I like "chick-lit", but this one was just okay. It the story of Jane as she figures out men and relationships. Other reviewers said it was short stories, but I didn't even feel like it was that. It was just disjointed narration. The last bit, where she meets Robert and has imaginary conversations with the authors of a self-help book about meeting Mr. Right, was the best part of the book. If the entire story had been more like that, it could have been funny and entertaining. Oh well. I can't really figure out why this book was so popular a few years back.
Obviously this book has nothing to do with actual hunting or fishing, but rather "hunting" and "fishing" for a relationship and someone to be with. It goes through various years in the life of one woman named Jane and the different relationships she has.
Parts of this book were made into a movie, "Suburban Girl" with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alec Baldwin. The plot of that movie seems to be about as exciting as this book - that is to say, pretty ho-hum.
I guess it's supposed to be about "how to get a guy" or "how not to get a guy" or something. I read this mostly to just pass a little time as I wanted something light and easy to read and it fit the bill.
It's not astounding in any way, it's got a few funny parts, I chocked up at one part, but all in all it was kind of unremarkable. Read only if you have time to kill or need a break from other books.
Parts of this book were made into a movie, "Suburban Girl" with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alec Baldwin. The plot of that movie seems to be about as exciting as this book - that is to say, pretty ho-hum.
I guess it's supposed to be about "how to get a guy" or "how not to get a guy" or something. I read this mostly to just pass a little time as I wanted something light and easy to read and it fit the bill.
It's not astounding in any way, it's got a few funny parts, I chocked up at one part, but all in all it was kind of unremarkable. Read only if you have time to kill or need a break from other books.
Originally read in... 2007-2009? I could read this book over and over again and never grow tired of it. Partially because it is just an amazing story for a female bookworm to fall in love with, and partially because it is a bunch of little stories pieced together, and each read allows me to find something I never noticed before. One section seems to have jumped in the wrong book, just barely tying into the overall story and breaking up the trance the reader falls into with the first page. But overall it is very entertaining and well-written.
Re-read in 2020. I read this back when I was in college, and loved it because it seemed so witty and real, and I imagined all my adult relationships would (or should) go like the ones in the book. Re-reading it as an adult with a few more relationships under her belt… it was still an enjoyable escape, but at times I wanted to hug Jane and tell her not to put up with that. Overall still a good book I’m passing along to a friend.
Re-read in 2020. I read this back when I was in college, and loved it because it seemed so witty and real, and I imagined all my adult relationships would (or should) go like the ones in the book. Re-reading it as an adult with a few more relationships under her belt… it was still an enjoyable escape, but at times I wanted to hug Jane and tell her not to put up with that. Overall still a good book I’m passing along to a friend.