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Summary: Sometimes it's okay to be overweight...
Review: I found myself engrossed in this book. I couldn't get it out of my mind for days after FINISHING it! It's well-written & easy to follow. The author described the characters well enough to give the reader a mental picture of each person. And, since the lead character is overweight, it's easy for many people to relate to her.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: This book has it all...humor, sorrow, romance...will tell all my friends to read it!
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Summary: And everywhere else!
Review: Not what you expect from the title. Is this going to be some cheesy, gaudy novel not living up to the Sex in the City prototype? No! No! No! Cannie, our hero, is immediately vibrant and sympathetic. Yes, this is an entertaining story, but its sneakily uplifting, too. I could not believe the events, the incredible misfortune, and the wonderful luck. If the story did not revolve around such a witty, endearing character, it could have been a soap opera. But, Weiner walks the line beautifully. The story lulls you in while it's wildly funny, so, when tragedy surprises everyone, you feel the hurt and the outrage, too. I admit it. I cried. It was the kind of sweeping cry that makes you feel clean when you've finished. By the end, I was smiling again (mistily, I'm afraid). Is this really a first novel? Please write more. Many more.
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Summary: Great new writer!
Review: I loved this book. Jennifer Weiner's style of writing was like listening to my best friend every time I opened the book. It was funny, smart, but in places very sad. I couldn't believe this was her first novel. I can't wait for her next one.
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Summary: Boring
Review: This book is so bland and boring, I couldn't get passed the first few chapters. I don't know what the hype is all about, it's one of the worst books I've read this year!
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Summary: So Funny You Can't Put It Down!
Review: This novel will make you love the character so much, you feel like your experiencing everything with her. I laughed out loud with every page I read. When you start thinking about the book your reading at work, and you can't wait to rush home and read it, you know its a good book. Good in Bed is funny, and the humor is intelligent and fierce. You'll love the character so much, you want to become her friend!
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Summary: Funny, poignant and truly entertaining
Review: Good In Bed hit the spot. The main character is very well written, with a mixture of gifts and flaws like the rest of us. The people around her, some more believable than others but still feel real. I was immediately drawn in by the story line and how it unfolded in front of me. She goes through the events in her life trying to keep a sense of humor, sometimes succeeding other times not. I was sorry when I finished the book, I wanted it to go on a little longer. It's a great summer read.
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Summary: Very Entertaining; Very Insightful!
Review: Short and to the point -- I loved this book! Bravo Cannie!!! You HAVE to read this one!
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Summary: WOW!!!
Review: This book is wonderful. I started reading it Friday night and read all day Saturday so I could finish it. Cannie is a great character. I knew from the beginning that she was beautiful and loved and did not realize it. Because of this, the plot was a little predictable the reader knows early on that she will discover herself. But, I did not care. The "twist" in the middle was quite a surprise. I am a 32 year old Jewish female and it seems, Cannie and I may know some of the same people. Jennifer Weiner is a great author. I am waiting anxiously for her second book.
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Summary: Loving A Spineless Man. . .
Review: WOW! Three cheers and a chocolate cupcake for Jennifer Weiner. She has just been added to my list of modern day heroes. It's rare that I can actually walk away from a book cheering as I have for Jennifer Weiner's character of Cannie Shapiro and her multiplying friends and family. At the same time, I have to admit to feeling the extreme emotions of resentment, hope, intense dislike, compassion, humor, depression and contented love. By the end of this novel I wasn't sure if I needed the asprin because I was crying over the sappy parts or wanted to strangle the jerk of Cannie's boyfriend, Bruce, for make her sad and upset. This novel weaves through every emotion any one can ever have in any family be it step, dysfunctional, divorced, alternative, religious and or other combinations thereof. You simply cannot walk away without feeling SOMETHING STRONG for one or all of the characters. Bruce, the spineless ex-boyfriend, starts it all by writing a column saying how it "takes courage to love a larger woman" in this world. He makes this and following columns out to look as if HE is the intellectual, understanding and sensitive man. Yet he is far from that. To every supposed smart, reasonable and believeable remark he prints, we the reader see through Cannie's eyes that he is the exact opposite as he actions prove. Trouble is, Cannie, at this point in time, wonders if she is wrong to "want a break" from this man. Even after such remarks as this. Admittedly, I had trouble understanding the reason a woman, even a larger woman, feels she needs to accept a man who doesn't like her dog, smokes dope, refuses to wear a condom, has all his needs taken care of by his family, and has a panic attack over a Kibble Bit. No matter if we are Minor Pudgettes or Major Chubbettes, we deserve respect and friendship from a man in the very least. Enter Dr. K at the Weight clinic. From the very first this guys shows signs of being a true man and real friend. You absolutely have to read the rest of the book to find out the ending!!! Another friend, Maxi, the movie star, turns a special bond into a ray of hope for Cannie. These two get to discover what girls need to do to survive the brutal world of men, movies and makeup! Samatha is her very best friend, but I admit to nearly losing respect for her when she found Cannie was going to have a baby. That one unforgiveable line of "you will ruin your life if you have a baby". Additionally throwing in how hard it will be to meet men, etc., etc. Luckily she redeemed herself because NO WOMAN needs the complication of a man who doesn't want children in his life. Bringing us back to the Big B.,...not just Bruce! He even turned his last article into a self-righteous bit about being scared to find out Cannie was pregnant with his child. Even the new girlfriend throws a real twist into this story. I, too, won't ever feel anything but disgust for this man and his new girlfriend! Most of the time we watch Cannie travel these changes of trying to figure out the families dynamics (i.e., father left, mother becomes lesbian, lesbian partner has "boundary problems" and is rather blunt about heteros being "breeders", sister is rather colorful in her endeavors to try anything and everything and brother is simply surviving) as well as working through co-workers' wacky traits, other men with "dating" problems, and a psychiatrist with "attention" problems and really bad advice. What I love the most about Cannie is that she IS such a strong person. Despite feelings of inadequacy, sorrow, loneliness and she manages to tap into people who are bright, intelligent and supportive. And when her baby arrives, a miracle occurs. Not just the birth of a new child, but people coming together. Despite many differences and disappointments faced by Cannie, her new daughter helps her focus on all that she already has around her as well as those willing to share in her happiness to LIVE. And as for the spineless B. . . .well, you are going to have to read the conclusion to the story because it is the very best of justice served. Cannie moves on with such grace, style and acceptance, it truly made me look into my own life for such strength of character. So for those us Queen Size Women out there and to our Kings who treat us with the utmost of respect, loyalty, love and friendship, and others who simply know how to love, this is a book looking to the rebirth of the soul, acceptance of the body, contentment of the mind and peace of heart we all can find within ourselves!
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