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Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie

amlibera's review against another edition

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4.0

This is short and charming and a romantic comedy about two really nice people who like each other.

jscarpa14's review against another edition

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3.0

So this story was no Dempseys but I liked it. She lost me at the resolution to the big conflict. Yes they both had issues to get through but I don't feel she should have been the one who had to come back and fix it while he cowered downstairs with his brother waiting for her to come to her senses. She had issues sure, but his were bigger and more obvious.

I hated how after she walked away every character acted like she was the one who screwed up their relationship. She wasn't because he stopped seeing her. And if he'd actually seen her they would have worked through her issues much faster. She shouldn't have been the one made out to be the bad guy and she shouldn't have been the one to make the grand gesture. And the fact that she was the one who had to do all that and his initial response when she did completely ruined this book for me.

I liked it until the conflict and resolution and then I just wanted the book to be done because I was really disgusted by how this resolved and I didn't like Alex as a hero anymore. He was more childish and immature in those final scenes than he was at any other point in the book and I didn't feel like he deserved her.

Had it not been for that resolution my biggest issue would have been the way being 40 is portrayed in this novel. I'm almost 40 and while in 1996 I was only 16 and that probably makes a difference in my viewpoint this reads like 40 is ancient. This reads like most of the world stops seeing women as desirable at 40. And even back then I don't think this was the case. My Mom was in her 50s when my Dad passed and our garbage man hit on her for a good decade fawning all over her every chance he got. And he wasn't the only gentleman that hit on her. And I mention this because my Mom never wore makeup or dresses. She would never be described as girly, yet older gentlemen never stopped finding her attractive. Granted some of them might have been younger than her but they were all older than me and I never actually asked. She's not the only woman I know well past 40 that regularly catches eyes but she's the one I knew best. And now on the verge of 40 myself I don't like my age range being painted like they're past the age of being attractive even if it's only done from her viewpoint.

The book was okay but I felt like the ending went seriously wrong and kind of ruined it.

lobo1tomia's review against another edition

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5.0

Jennifer Crusie egyik korai műve ez, de már benne vannak a szerzőre annyira jellemző aranyköpések, könnyed történetvezetés, kiváló mellékszereplők, hiteles karakterek.

akoyfish's review against another edition

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2.0

Honestly the only one I cared about was Fred.

stuffandwhatnot's review against another edition

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3.0

A fun, frothy, bubbly, confection of a book. Nothing deep here, but what there is is quite nice. Nina's freshly divorced and on her own for the first time. She decides to adopt a perky puppy and ends up with a morose basset/beagle (basseagle? beasset?) named Fred. Fred is the catalyst that brings Nina together with Alex, her handsome--and younger!--downstairs neighbor.

Loved the older woman/younger man dynamic, and Fred was a lot of fun. I did almost throw the book across the room for one point: chocolate is poisonous to dogs. No Oreos for Fred!

seshathawk's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a sweet and simple romance that I believe I heard about on the SBTB podcast a couple months ago. I checked it out of the library when I desperately needed something other than non-fiction to read, and proceeded to read it in a day.

The main thing that caught my attention about this book was that the hero is younger than the heroine. He's a doctor, she's newly divorced. They live in the same building. Although they're both attracted to each other right off the bat, they become friends first, spending time together watching old movies and hanging out, before they move on the attraction. And in a genre populated by insta-lust or insta-love, I love reading that kind of thing! Some people like to take it slower, and it worked really well in the context of this book.

The only other Crusie book I've read is Bet Me, and the huge cast of characters with cutesy nicknames turned me off a little, so I was a little hesitant to read this one. I actually enjoyed this much more than Bet Me; it has a smaller cast, a simpler story, and it's shorter overall. More my kind of book than Bet Me was.

Really reassuring to read the weekend before my wedding. I'm giving it four stars just for being great for what it is, although I would probably give it closer to three and a half stars.

alleskelle's review against another edition

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5.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 STARS⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jennifer Crusie can still lit up a smile like no one else's! ❤️ this book!

offbeatlover's review against another edition

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3.0

I would give this about 3.5 stars. It was a good, quick, fun read, but felt a little rushed at the end.

hollie313's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

ulabear's review against another edition

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3.0

Read as romance selection for my Adult Popular Literature class.