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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
Maybe not quite as good as its predecessor, Good in Bed, but pretty darn good anyway. This book continues the story of Cannie Shapiro, about a dozen years later. It is primarily the story of Cannie and her daughter Joy, the story of a mother and a teenager who don't always see eye to eye. Like most of Weiner's work, this kept my interest from beginning to end, and often elicited little audible chuckles from me, as I read something that tickled me. "Chick lit" it may be, but it's pretty excellent storytelling, as far as I'm concerned. So there...
I loved Good in Bed so much, that this was a bit of a disappointment - the ending killed it for me.
i laughed and laughed and laughed... until I was BAWLING my eyes out. this funny book took a tragic turn. SO good.
The follow-up to "Good in Bed" was well worth the wait. As always, Weiner had me hooked within the first few pages. I could not put it down and I finished it in just four sittings. Her characters are just so real (as in not perfect, but lovable just the same) and I liked how she jumped back and forth between Cannie's perspective and Joy's. Oh yeah...and I bawled my eyes out for the last few chapters.
Boring, trying to have a baby, parenting a 13 year old...ugh who cares.
I really like Jennifer Weiner as a writer, and this book had her wit and charm, but the ending killed (no pun intended) the whole book for me.
It's been a few years since I read "Good in Bed," so I don't remember everything about Cannie, but I don't remember her being quite so obnoxious and overprotective and anxiety-ridden.
And I know her father is supposed to be this horrible guy, but I guess I didn't see what the huge deal was about Joy meeting him. Yes, he was bitter and felt entitled to Cannie's money, but he didn't seem like the super villian that she made him out to be.
And Elle seems like the bubbly, self-centered sister from "In Her Shoes," with Cannie being the more grounded, less-than-perfect sister, Rose. I guess Jennifer writes what she knows, and this is where all of her characters develop.
The ending was so unnecessary. Joy and Cannie started making up after Joy went to CA and discovered who her grandfather was, so I don't think what happened with Peter needed to happen. I hated the ending to the book.
And his and Cannie's desire for a baby seemed so minor, like it was almost in the backdrop. I guess I feel like the book didn't really have a well-developed plot line. It just sorta rambled back and forth between Joy and Cannie.
I don't know. I love Jennifer's writing style, as it's very similar to my own, but this book wasn't her best work.
It's been a few years since I read "Good in Bed," so I don't remember everything about Cannie, but I don't remember her being quite so obnoxious and overprotective and anxiety-ridden.
And I know her father is supposed to be this horrible guy, but I guess I didn't see what the huge deal was about Joy meeting him. Yes, he was bitter and felt entitled to Cannie's money, but he didn't seem like the super villian that she made him out to be.
And Elle seems like the bubbly, self-centered sister from "In Her Shoes," with Cannie being the more grounded, less-than-perfect sister, Rose. I guess Jennifer writes what she knows, and this is where all of her characters develop.
The ending was so unnecessary. Joy and Cannie started making up after Joy went to CA and discovered who her grandfather was, so I don't think what happened with Peter needed to happen. I hated the ending to the book.
And his and Cannie's desire for a baby seemed so minor, like it was almost in the backdrop. I guess I feel like the book didn't really have a well-developed plot line. It just sorta rambled back and forth between Joy and Cannie.
I don't know. I love Jennifer's writing style, as it's very similar to my own, but this book wasn't her best work.
I'm torn. I'd like to give it 2 1/2 stars. It took me way too long to get into it, more than 1/3 of the way. That's entirely too long for something that is supposed to be mindless, a time filler for boring days. But eventually it was good and I was really into it. And then, near the end, something happens (I won't spoil it) that made me mad (I think the author was going for sad) and that just kind of ruined it all. So definitely not my favorite of her books, at all.
Jennifer Weiner, why? Why Why WHY do you make me like your book and then ruin it for me 3/4 of the way through? You're funny, and real genuine humor is hard to find in chick lit--at least, humor I can relate to--and all of your dialogue is witty and genuine. I love you. I still love you, even though I shouldn't. Please stop determining your plotlines via magic 8-ball, because it's giving me a migraine.
I read the first Cannie book last summer and I enjoyed following up with her story. It was a fun read that I think got better at the end (aside from the sad part), better in the story telling and characters. I know want a Cannie #3 book to hear more of their adventures!
LOVE Cannie and the smart writing, but was totally shocked at how the storyline ended up... cried through the last 25% of the book :(