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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
I got this at our book club book swap and was excited to read it since I never had. I could not understand why this was so popular. Sure the writer had an interesting voice but the story was inconsistent and the characters were not likeable. I almost didn't finish reading it but I kept on hoping it would get better. It just made me feel sad, frustrated and weird.
This book was highly disappointing and not very enjoyable. I hated the way it was written - switching from first to third person. Also, there was one chapter that was put into the book which just didn't belong (about the other family who lived downstairs from Jane's aunt) - it had nothing to do with the plot. Not a good read at all!
Very good - Jane's portions were anyway- didn't really get the other chapters. They seemed like essays the author had written and just wanted to publish somehow. Otherwise, great book with surprisingly insightful views into the life of a single professional living away from an aging family.
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Direi da inserire nella mia top 3! Mi è piaciuto moltissimo, un mix di emozioni diverse e non banale.
Really enjoyed this book. A good compilation of short stories about a woman finding her own. Fast read. Couldn't put it down.
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A really quick read. I liked it. I found a lot of it to be pretty humorous and totally true to life. I loved the last couple of chapters when Jane was reading the book on how to get and keep a man. It is so true of how women are told to act now days. At certain times I felt like she was talking directly to me.
Jane is New Yorker attempting to navigate the dating world. It’s told in short stories from her childhood in the suburbs to her current life in New York. She meets and dates both older and younger men in her quest for Mr. Right.
While a few of Jane’s stories were entertaining, and her thoughts were always hilarious, several of the stories just didn’t fit with the rest of the book. I was left feeling blah about the whole thing.
While a few of Jane’s stories were entertaining, and her thoughts were always hilarious, several of the stories just didn’t fit with the rest of the book. I was left feeling blah about the whole thing.
È il libro che avrei voluto (e forse dovuto) leggere a 20 anni. Non c’entra nulla con la chick-lit e con il romance ai quali è sempre stato associato: è un romanzo di formazione sì ironico ma anche duro, perché nell’ansia di approvazione e nel paragone con gli altri, che a volte ci sabotano, perché noi siamo unici, diversi l’uno dall’altro, possiamo riconoscerci tutti.
Ci sono un paio di capitoli che mi sembrano staccarsi troppo dal testo, o perché poi non hanno attinenza con il prosieguo della storia di Jane o perché sembrano denotare una regressione della protagonista, ma sono godibilissimi e non inficiano il piacere della lettura in nessun modo.
È un romanzo che fa ridere e scendere qualche lacrima e che parla senza peli sulla lingua a chi siamo stati crescendo e a chi siamo ancora. Per me, la lettura dell’anno.
Ci sono un paio di capitoli che mi sembrano staccarsi troppo dal testo, o perché poi non hanno attinenza con il prosieguo della storia di Jane o perché sembrano denotare una regressione della protagonista, ma sono godibilissimi e non inficiano il piacere della lettura in nessun modo.
È un romanzo che fa ridere e scendere qualche lacrima e che parla senza peli sulla lingua a chi siamo stati crescendo e a chi siamo ancora. Per me, la lettura dell’anno.
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated