Rating:  Summary: A Whole New Perspective Review: With the ever-growing mass of first person perspective novels about women and relationships with jerks, losers and other scumbags, it's really quite difficult to feel sorry for those men out there. But from Duffy's perspective, you see relationships in a whole new light. Ben Duffy is adorable from the start, from the way he reacts to befuddling situations such as furniture shopping to the idea of holy matrimony. His character is funny and sweet and easy to relate to--even for women. Listening to him, beeing terrified of commitment makes sense! Another postitive point about the book is that it gives women a chance to sit inside the head of an average male and find out what they think about us. Even though the book is written by a male, it's really a "chick book," and it's quite good too. The book gives a realistic sense of romance. Most contemporary romances would never have a stand-up-comedian with commitment problems as their hero, but contrary to the norm, it's almost a bit more romantic to have the Knight-in-Shining-Armor be cute and slightly confused. I reccomend this book to all. It's well-written and romantic in a cute way, and a fun read that will make you smile.
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