Good in Bed

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Summary: Unique, Fresh and Hilarious
Review: "Good In Bed" by Jennifer Weiner is a WONDERFUL tale of surpassing warmth and love. Cannie is an unlikely heroine and I loved her strength and spirit. She is forced to revaluate her entire life, make changes and stand up for herself when the world is constantly making her question everything she has believed in. I think that you can relate to Cannie in so many ways that no matter what your issues may be - you can see yourself in this tale. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to everyone!

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Summary: I thought I had heard ALL the names for "that" body part...
Review: but I guess there were some things my football player ex-boyfriend chose not to share with me. This book was hilarious, truthful, touching with enough fantasy in it to make it a good escape. If you like to laugh out loud and stay up late reading, this is perfect for that. There is something in it for everyone, and I was surprised my how many of these characters are people that I "recognized" from my own life. I can't wait to share this book with my girlfriends and get them laughing.

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Summary: Jennifer Weiner has something to say -
Review: Definitely an author I will watch - for her first book, this was a fun read - perfect for the lounge chaise on the beach. I loved Canny - this is real life.

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Summary: Surprisingly fresh
Review: I have to admit-- I'm almost tired of the books out there about young women who are overweight and miserable, then starve themselves and finally feel good about themselves. I thought this would be one of those books. I was prepared to hate it. But I was happily mistaken.

Yes, Cannie is overweight and in her late 20s. But while she experiences those self-doubts and insecurites that all of us in our 20s experience, Cannie doesn't find solace in a crash diet. She doesn't go running back to that old boyfriend, Bruce, though she does waver a bit. She finds the strength in herself to leave him out of her life (as a boyfriend)forever, even when she discovers that she's pregnant with his child. She decides to raise the child on her own, and doesn't lament about it.

Cannie does find true love in the end, but the reader isn't left feeling that Cannie NEEDS a man in her life because of a sort of dependence, like most characters in other books. Cannie can certainly take care of herself and her child. But Cannie does find love, and I was so happy for her. Everything came together in the end for her. She is one of those characters I will miss greatly.

Thank you so much, Ms. Weiner, for writing a novel with such an admirable character that we twenty-somethings can relate to. I look forward to your next novel.

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Summary: Very cute book!
Review: I really enjoyed this novel. Aside from the minor complaint that it was slow in a few places, and the author skipped back and forth in time in a way that was occasionally confusing, the story was very cute. The heroine, Cannie, was both real and likeable, and I was rooting for her the entire way through. It was a great book to curl up with on a cold afternoon! If you like books like Bridget Jones Diary and My Life on a Plate you'll really like this one.

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Summary: A fun fairy-tale
Review: Though some of the events of this book get a little unrealistic and wacky, this is a great book for anyone who has ever felt not quite good enough. The heroine's struggles with her weight and self-image will ring true to most women. It's a nice wish-fulfillment fantasy book to read on the beach.

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Summary: is good in bed really a good read????
Review: the amazon.com reviews of this book were so high that i struggled to not feel disappointed reading this book. i will admit if you can get through the first 2/3 rds, it has some rewarding moments. the story is half-fantasy, half-reality, but more fantasy. i wished it would have been one or the other. the book is based on the main character Cannie's ex-boyfriends column . Neither one really get delved into. It's only in the last third did I really have any compassion for her, but when those moments arrive they hit like a truck. The book is lengthy and I felt that there were areas of the story that weren't developed fully, but to mention them would give the whole story away. It's an easy read and you will laugh out loud a number of times, just don't expect a perfect story or how to learn to be good in bed.

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Summary: Great debut novel that makes for a nice change of pace
Review: Read and loved GOOD IN BED, Jennifer Weiner's debut novel about a woman who must endure the fact that her ex-boyfriend is writing about their sex life in a national magazine . . . and from that point in time, things are never the same for Cannie Shapiro--a heroine I won't soon forget . . . I really cared for her, as well as for her dog, friends (with the exception of Bruce, the guy who wrote bout her) and family . . . it was as if I really got to know them, along with their good and bad points . . . if you're tired of Grisham-type mysteries and looking for nice change of pace, this is the book for you!

Some of the writing was heartbreaking . . . at other times, I was
laughing out loud . . . there were many memorable passages; among them:
"This is the meanest thing anyone's ever done to me," I said, through my tear-clogged throat. "I want you to know that." But even as the words were leaving my mouth, I knew it wasn't true. In the grand, historical scheme of things, my father leaving us was doubtlessly worse. Which is one of the many things that sucked about my father--he forever robbed me of the possibility of telling another man, This is the worst thing that's ever happened to me, and meaning it.

"And those scales were never right," said Lily, to a chorus of enthusiastic un-huhs! The size six behind the desk was looking worried. Fat lady insurrection! I grinned, imagining us surging down the hall, a righteous, stretch-pant-wearing army, tipping over the scales, toppling the blood pressure machine, tearing the height-weight charts off the walls and making all the skinny clinicians eat them, while we feasted on bagels and fat-free cream cheese.

I wish that I could say that, in the years since Tanya and her loom and her pain and her posters moved in, that things have gotten easier. The fact is, they haven't. Tanya has the people skills of plant life. It's like a special kind of tone-deafness, only instead of not hearing the music, she's deaf to nuances, to subtleties, to euphemisms, small talk, and white lies. Ask her how she's doing, and you'll get a full and lengthy explication of her latest work/health crisis, complete with an invitation to look at her latest surgical scar. Tell her that you liked whatever she cooked (and Lord knows you'll be lying), and she'll regale you with endless recipes, each with a story behind it ("My mother cooked this for me, I remember, the night after she came home from the hospital. . . .").

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Summary: You'll laugh... you'll cry. Mostly, you'll laugh!
Review: What do you do when you're humiliated by your ex boyfriend in a national magazine, and if that's not enough, you find you have some very tough life decisions to make soon afterward? "Good in Bed" is the story of a pivotal couple of years in Cannie Shapiro's life, and it's an absolute riot. Cannie is hilarious, and Jennifer Weiner writes her so well!

There's a large cast of characters in this novel: Cannie's family, friends, their friends, her ex, her ex's family, other people at the fat class, etc. All are described very wittily through Cannie's sharp lens. It's not the least heavy-handed; the story moves right along. It is very easy to sink into this novel and not come out till you've gobbled every word. And why not? It's very funny stuff... and a poignant story of self-discovery, too. No sap. No garbage. Just a very good read that leaves you smiling.

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Summary: I LOVE THIS BOOK!
Review: Jennifer Weiner is definitely a writer who's books I will look forward to. This book offers such a fun story with twists, turns and a little bit of fate. This book has so many layers to it, from complex family relationships, to getting over heartache, and to raising a child alone. This book touches on so many emotions of the human heart -- humor, sadness, laughter, and basically, just plain fun. I laughed, wiped tears and routed for Cannie from the beginning straight through to the end. I highly recommend this book for a quick, great read.