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Summary: Howlingly funny!
Review: Lynn Wyman has a problem. She's America's #1 relationship expert, famous for her "Wyman Method," which she uses to teach men to better communicate with women. Unfortunately, she discovers her own sensitive, communictive husband is having an affair. And then the National Enquirer finds out. To redeem herself, she decides to tackle America's Toughest Boss, putting him through the paces of the Wyman Method. The result is a smart, snappy, howlingly funny novel! If you've ever read John Gray's books (or how-to books by any other relationship guru) you'll find Heller's tongue-in-cheek Wyman Method to be flat-out hysterical. The characters are people you'll cheer for, the dialogue zips along, and you'll find yourself unable to put this book down. I read it in one sitting! Jane Heller is a new-to-me author, and I know I'll go out and get her other titles after reading FEMALE INTELLIGENCE. Highly recommended!
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Summary: Where's the Intelligence?
Review: Now, I'm not an elitist, I love books like "Briget Jones' Diary", and "Amanda's Wedding" (Highly recomended); but this book was terrible. It's not only the frivolous nature or the impracticality of the book that made it so bad; but characters were flat and shallow, the plot was innane and predictable, and the events that took place would never happen. This book was so disappointing. The "two stars" are for the fact that it is not the worse book in the world, and some parts are funny, and- who knows? you might even like it; even though it's mostly bad. It started off "okay", so I stuck it through the end- but I still didn't like it. I have to strongly emphasize, if you are thinking of buying this book- DO NOT.
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Summary: Horrible!
Review: Terrible, unbelievable dialogue. Example, from a woman: "Between work and the kids, I barely have time to take a crap." This has got to be one of the worst books I have ever read.
Rating:
Summary: Horrible!
Review: Terrible, unbelievable dialogue. Example, from a woman: "Between work and the kids, I barely have time to take a crap." This has got to be one of the worst books I have ever read.
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Summary: Doesn't add up to expectations
Review: The book jacket, as well as various critics, promised a droll and ironic look at the female psyche in Female Intelligence. However, this book is neither droll nor ironic enough to make it interesting. The tale of Dr. Lynn Wylan, a psychologist who specializes in male and female relationships, and her lack of clue on how to handle her own relationship crisis when she discovers her husband's infidelity reminds me of a Delia Ephron or Olivia Goldsmith novel. I am not a fan of Ephron and Goldsmith, but that's beside the point. The novel lacks the wit and voice that would have otherwise kept me interested. When it comes to women's fiction, I'd rather stick with the single-in-your-twenties/thirties-living-in-London/New York novels written by the likes of Helen Fielding and Laura Zigman.
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Summary: Get's Boring Pretty Quickly
Review: The jacket drew me in...first time I've read one of Jane Heller's books. Chapter 1 kept my interest, Chapter 2 I started to lose interest, and by Chapter 5 - I was wondering if it was ever going to get better. It didn't. I read it...but was disappointed. First of all, this female character isn't very intelligent. The main male charater is totally unrealistic. No Fortune 500 CEO would waste the time of day doing what this guy did...... It was totally unbelievable. It was suppose to poke fun...but I just didn't get it and thus didn't find any of it amusing at all. Oh yea, except for Chapter 1............. I probably won't read any more Jane Heller's.
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Summary: Not as funny as it thinks it is.
Review: The premise of this book - poking fun at the experts who advise men and women how to communicate with one another - is promising, but the book didn't live up to expectations. Lynn, a humorless and self-satisfied linguist, has developed a language she calls "Womenspeak" that she teaches to men who are at risk of losing their wives or their jobs because of their communication problems. The majority of the book focuses on her attempts to teach this "language" to Brandon Brock, a famous CEO known as America's toughest boss. Again, this is a premise ripe for amusement, but Heller repeatedly misses the mark. First, the "scripts" she encourages Brandon to use are preposterous, not funny. I know I was supposed to be amused when Lynn tells Brandon to initiate a conversation with a female executive by saying, "Susan, I don't know how you metabloize desserts, but that chocolate mousse I had last night went straight to my thighs." No female executive worth a damn thinks like that in a professional situation or wants her boss to talk like that. Second, Heller grossly confuses insensitive behavior with sexual harrassment. When a boss calls his female employees "snookums" or tells them their legs look "hot", you're not looking at a failure of communications. Basically, this book is a very broad farce, not a witty and insightful look at the bizarre disconnects between male and female communications. For a hilarious look at the same subject, chose "Love Songs for the Tone Deaf" by Asher Brauner. Not only did I think that the author's humor was off the mark, but I also was unable to really connect with any of the characters. Brandon was OK, but Lynn was a complete boor for most of the book. Lynn's female friends make frequent appearances, but they were all so goofy and unappealing that I never learned to tell them apart. I never could figure out why Lynn put up with them and couldn't have cared less if she was able to resolve her issues with them. The only thing that kept me reading was the possibility of a romance blossoming between Lynn and Brandon. That part of the book was actually pretty good. Too bad it was surrounded by so much drivel.
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Summary: It's Okay to Make Fun of People
Review: The reviewers who stated that they didn't like the book for a variety of reasons, just didn't understand what JH was trying to say. JH was making fun of how males/females communicate. JH wasn't trying to write a "know it all" book on the subject. She was shedding light on a very humorous issue. I think a lot of the reviewers saw themselves in the "scripts" and they didn't like what they read. If you can't laugh at how differently men and women think, then you won't enjoy this book. I enjoyed the book. It was easy to read. Each character stood alone. I would have given it 5 stars if the epilogue would have included information about the "friends" and her assistant. It seems JH forgot they existed in the epilogue. That was a mistake.
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Summary: Very Funny
Review: This book is hilarious and so clever. Highly recommend it!
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Summary: Predictible and boring
Review: This book is neither funny nor good reading. An intelligent female can see right through this predictible plot and not-so mysterious mystery. The premise is that someone has done Dr. Lynn Wyman, an intelligent female, wrong. I found it totally unbelievable that this character would not immediately suspect one of her close friends as her saboteur. And by the time in the book she figured out it was one of them, I was so disgusted with the weak plot, that I just didn't care to find out which friend it was. I took this book on a trip, and found myself reading the catalogs on the plane instead. If you are an intelligent person, don't bother with this one.
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