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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
I sobbed through the last quarter of this book. I was NOT expecting the happy-go-lucky story to take such a turn! Be prepared for a tear jerker if you read it!
I loved revisiting the characters from Good in Bed. Any book that can make me laugh out loud and cry is a good read.
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I am of mixed minds on this book. While it was an enjoyable read and I like Weiner's style I did have some trouble with the characters. The whole premise of the book was that Cannie was embarrassed of her success and her family past. Yet she wanted all of those things for her daughter. She hated that her family did not communicate - there were so many secrets and anger and lies, yet she keeps her entire life a secret from her daughter. Seems hypocritical to me. Unfortunately Joy's behavior is typical (at least I hope it is, because there is a lot of eye rolling in my house too), and Cannie cannot seem to deal with it, yet she writes books for just this target audience. Hmmm - you would think she would understand.
Scratch that - I just didn't really like Cannie. Sorry.
Scratch that - I just didn't really like Cannie. Sorry.
Careful...unexpected hysterical crying while listening in the car on my commute home.
This was a mixed read for me, while I find Cannie an appealing character, I didn’t really enjoy the voice of her daughter and I found the strategy of alternating chapters from their points of view irritating.
I was disappointed too that I was right about one plot device, namely when they made a certain decision something else would happen (no details, because I don't want to include spoilers) – I just hoped I was wrong; or maybe I just feel deprived of my “happy ending” – even though there are readers who would argue it was one.
There was a lot less humour in this than “Good in Bed” and in many ways I would have been happy to stop with that.
If there is a follow up, I won’t be reading it!
I was disappointed too that I was right about one plot device, namely when they made a certain decision something else would happen (no details, because I don't want to include spoilers) – I just hoped I was wrong; or maybe I just feel deprived of my “happy ending” – even though there are readers who would argue it was one.
There was a lot less humour in this than “Good in Bed” and in many ways I would have been happy to stop with that.
If there is a follow up, I won’t be reading it!
A nice follow up to Good in Bed. Quick read, well done, light humor and a must for mother/daughter relationships. Joy must grow up and Cannie must learn to let go.
I loved "Good In Bed" and I was hoping for an update on Cannie's life and I did enjoy Certain girls but admit to being dissappointed that Cannie had lost so much of her hard earned self respect thirteen years later. Joy with deafness, a "smother mother" and a wicked stepmother to contend with at least inherited some of Cannies spunk as she tries to establish her identity and place in her family. Cannies head in the sand approach towards her daughter is annoying though I do get that desire to protect her. The book is really more about Joy than Cannie and I was actually hoping that there would be something about Joy having weight issues and how Cannie deals with that.
However its a good read - can stand alone if you have not read Good In Bed and I like dit.
However its a good read - can stand alone if you have not read Good In Bed and I like dit.