Rating:  Summary: crudeness is not a substitute for true humor Review: I finally managed to finish this book... skipping over certain pages and accidentally rereading the same garbage in a bored stupor. I must agree with earlier reviewers when I say that the characters were flat and I found it impossible to care about anything they were doing. The jokes and one liners were horrible and most parts were just needlessly overdramatic and trite... Not a very entertaining or original novel at all... you're better off skipping over this one and taking a chance on another title.
Rating:  Summary: Spin Cycle Review: I thought this book was so much fun to read. Its light hearted and fun. Sue Margolis is a hillairious author. Who would ever think of a romance/comedy about a washin machine repair man and a cleaning lady? I thought it was a great book, and any one who wants to read a light hearted romance is in for a treat with spin cycle.
Rating:  Summary: Take this book for a spin! Review: If you like your books funny, sexy, saucy, naughty and fun, set your sights on Sue Margolis's newest offer, Spin Cycle. It has all these elements plus some, and sends readers on a riotous, raunchy ride.Spin Cycle tells the story of budding stand-up comic, Rachel Katz. She's had all sorts of problems: her husband is gay, her fiance is a compulsive neat-freak dentist, her 10-year-old son has an unnatural obsession with Barbra Streisand, and her mother is acting in a most unlikely way. On the plus side, she has her comedy; her bohemian pregnant friend, Shelley; and her job cleaning house for oddcouple of the year, celebrities Otto and Xantia Marx. Enter Matt Clapton. When the Marx's washing machine goes on the blink, sexy repairman Matt comes to the rescue. Suddenly, Rachel finds herself in quite a predicament -- if her fiance is off working in South Africa for a month, is it okay to indulge herself in matters of a sexual nature? Especially since her fiance hasn't given her the time of day in weeks? I really enjoyed this book. It has some good humor, although not necessarily knee-slapping. The stand-up comedy bits are funny, though, and I spent many moments reciting the jokes to my husband in my best stand-up comedian voice. I will admit to the storyline being tied up too neatly, and it is horribly predictable, but for readers who don't mind such things, Spin Cycle will be another great novel on your bookshelf.
Rating:  Summary: Take this book for a spin! Review: If you like your books funny, sexy, saucy, naughty and fun, set your sights on Sue Margolis's newest offer, Spin Cycle. It has all these elements plus some, and sends readers on a riotous, raunchy ride. Spin Cycle tells the story of budding stand-up comic, Rachel Katz. She's had all sorts of problems: her husband is gay, her fiance is a compulsive neat-freak dentist, her 10-year-old son has an unnatural obsession with Barbra Streisand, and her mother is acting in a most unlikely way. On the plus side, she has her comedy; her bohemian pregnant friend, Shelley; and her job cleaning house for oddcouple of the year, celebrities Otto and Xantia Marx. Enter Matt Clapton. When the Marx's washing machine goes on the blink, sexy repairman Matt comes to the rescue. Suddenly, Rachel finds herself in quite a predicament -- if her fiance is off working in South Africa for a month, is it okay to indulge herself in matters of a sexual nature? Especially since her fiance hasn't given her the time of day in weeks? I really enjoyed this book. It has some good humor, although not necessarily knee-slapping. The stand-up comedy bits are funny, though, and I spent many moments reciting the jokes to my husband in my best stand-up comedian voice. I will admit to the storyline being tied up too neatly, and it is horribly predictable, but for readers who don't mind such things, Spin Cycle will be another great novel on your bookshelf.
Rating:  Summary: A sexy romp! Review: Rachel Katz has quite a dilemma: she's having an affair. What if her fiance finds out? She's in a perfect, albeit boring, relationship with a dentist. But Rachel can't explain what's driven her to cheat on her fiance, for she truly loves him. Her conscience is somewhere between pleasure and guilt -- and said confusion turns her ordered life into chaos... Ms. Margolis has created a massively compelling and highly amusing tale of love's greatest pitfalls. This novel is hilarious! I challenge even the naysayers of chick lit to get through this gem without laughing out loud. Sue Margolis is a great storyteller and her ear for humor never falters. Looking for a romantic and sexy comedy? Pick up Spin Cycle!
Rating:  Summary: an entertaining yawn Review: Spin Cycle is like the poorer version of Margolis' Neurotica, which was great. She reuses the best bits of the other book - almost word for word on the steamy sex scenes -- but makes them just so contrived. Rachel Katz is a 30something Jewish British woman with a stereotypical overbearing Jewish mother --- which the characters just say "typical Jewish mother" over and over and over. She is starting a new career "doing the comedy" but her supposedly hilarious jokes are SO LAME that I wonder how any audience doesn't throw things at her constantly. However, we are supposed to believe she is talented and a shoo-in for winning an all-Europe comedy contest. There are the usual eclectic characters because apparently the UK is just full of zany people everywhere you turn. Rachel's ex-husband is gay and she fears her 10-year-old son Sam is becoming gay as well. She is engaged to a nice-enough dentist named Adam and when he leaves the country she cheats on him with a laundry machine repairman. She cleans house for some snobby fashion desginers. Her best friend is just so wacky. But it is all really tiresome and boring. The story never picks up speed and just gets clunkier and lamer with each page. If you read Neurotica first, this will be a disappointment.
Rating:  Summary: Spin Cycle Review: Spin Cycle, by Sue Margolis, is one of the funniest books that I have read. It had romance, comedy, and real life obstacles of Rachel Katz, the main character. She is a comedian which everyone but herself thinks is a bad profession for her. She has a gay ex husband, an uptight fiance, and a son who is in love with Barbara Streisand. And her mother busy planning a wedding that Rachel isn't sure she wants. But then she meets the washing machine repairman who she believes is too good to be true. He sweeps her off her feet, and makes her feel like a real woman which she hasn't felt in a long time. She's a comedian so a lot of her performances relate to her everyday life and her sex life which is practically non existent. To top it all off, her mother has a secret! Does she fall in love with the repairman? It's quite predictable. Does Rachel prove to everyone that she can be successful in the comedy business? Of course things go her way, she enters a comedy contest which can put her on the map, and change her life forever. A typical happily ever after ending with everything working out. I enjoyed this book, it kept me reading and reading, I couldn't put it down! The way she describes her characters and all their actions makes it interesting and wants you to read more and more.
Rating:  Summary: SPIN CYCLE Review: Spin Cycle, by Sue Margolis, was one of the most realistic and relate-able books that I have ever read. It had a good mixture of comedy, romance and real life obstacles in it. Rachel Katz, the main character, is a comedian who struggles with her career, her mother, her unfaithful boyfriend, her gay ex-husband and her Barbara Streisand obsessed son. She endures many obstacles with grace and comedy, however, her world is spun around by the washing machine repairman. He brings in the perfect balance of romance that she has needed in her chaotic life. Rachel, being a comedian, brings in many memorable and belly-aching moments which make this book all the better. As you read you will find your self flustered with everyone who surrounds Rachel and blushing at the romance she encounters. Whoever said there is no such thing as the perfect guy obviously never met Matt, the washing machine repair man, who sweeps Rachel (and yourself for that matter) off her feet. This romance was just the touch needed to make this book perfect. With the right amount of comedy, the perfect measure of romance and the right balance of realistic everyday encounters there is no way this could be an off balance load. For the first time in a long time I was actually able to keep interest in a book and not put it down until it was through. As soon as I reached its end I went out and bought another Sue Margolis book, Neurotica. I was thoroughly disappointed to be finished with Spin Cycle, as I was left with no bedtime reading material but I am hoping this new one will fill the void.
Rating:  Summary: One of the funniest books I have ever read Review: This book is incredibly hilarious. I just don't want to ruin anything by giving up jokes or much plotline. Suffice to say that it's about a woman struggling to be a stand-up comic, while most of her life is much funnier than her routine (maybe Seinfeld if he was a woman in London and with a lot more sex). There is some light erotica in between, refreshing and humorous, without the euphemisms and emotional bla-bla you often see in traditional romance novels.
Rating:  Summary: Cute but not great Review: This book was cute, and a few parts did have me laughing out loud, even if some of the english slang was challenging to follow. I also agree with another reviewer's warning about some of the "steamy" sections - you may not want to be reading those on the train commuting home from work! Unfortunately many times it felt like Ms. Margolis was trying too hard (calling Matt her "Rinse Charming"?!?! or "I think you've found my Hotpoint" UGH!! Enough of the washing machine gags!) That disappointed me and the ending seemed awfully pat, but it was an nice quick read. I'll still give Neurotica a try, but I would recommend "Bridget Jones' Diary" over "Spincycle" any day.
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