 2008-11-14 - Amazing
It has been a long time since i've connected with a character that i have so much and yet so little in common with. This is a book i can read over and over again
 2008-11-09 - Cringe Worthy
I really thought I liked Jennifer Weiner. I read Goodnight Nobody and found it funny and mindlessly entertaining and Little Earthquakes was a good beach read as well. This book started off well enough but it seems like the editors focused on the first chapter and then didn't read the rest of it. It's interesting how Cannie met her ex by impersonating her mother's lesbian lover, but then towards the end she tells readers how she had run home to said ex to whine when her mom came out of the closet. HUH? Speaking of whining, if you took out all of the "poor me" tangents the book would be about 2 chapters long. The part that really got me though was when she threw herself at her ex. We all have had our pathetic moments but this really takes the prize. It was all I could do to keep reading. The main reason I did continue is because I was hoping that by the end she would stop blaming everyone else in her life (Dad, mother's girlfriend, ex, co-worker, random guy she met in the park, former shrink, ex's current girlfriend... shall I go on?) and show some kind of growth as a character. Can't say that happened for me, but I'll leave it at that in case you want to see for yourself.
2008-11-07 - Laugh out Loud Funny!
This book is by all means superb... I have read it multiple times and laugh just as hard as I did the first. Jennifer Weiner makes her characters witty and real in ways that many other authors cannot compete with. The main character Cannie is loveable, smart, and true to herself... a role model for all woman. I Love this book!!!
 2008-10-29 - Uneven, and eventually disappointing
I am a guy who likes chick lit, and I even introduced my wife to Bridget Jones's Diary (movie tie-in). I also have had my own share of struggles with weight, so I expected to enjoy (and relate to) Jennifer Weiner's book. However, after the fast and enjoyable start, the humor practically vanishes, and the book degenerates into a giant self-pity meltdown. Every once in a while, a hint of greatness glittered like gold dust in a stream, just enough to keep me reading until the end.
I understand that childhood abandonment and emotional abuse can be scarring. I know the world can be frequently insensitive to those who do not conform to conventional appearance standards. But I also know that no person who behaves like the protagonist of 'Good in Bed' could possibly expect friend after friend to come through for them time after time. In a book like this, I expect to like main character, and I simply could not do it here.
 2008-10-27 - Excellent and speedy read!
This is the first book of its kind that I've read, one that can actually really be called chick lit! I must say, I was impressed! I loved the movie In her Shoes and will no doubt get the book to read it soon. However this book was poignant, realistic and charming. The main character is easy to love and root for as she faces and makes difficult choices through a year in her life where everything changes. There are some portions where it drags slightly, but I was always kept interested and finished it within days. I definitely recommend it for women who are not happy with the way you look, it may give you a new outlook on your life and the way you perceive yourself as opposed to how people perceive you. I think this book shows just how hard we are on ourselves, and how we should listen to our guts more often then our brains... except when it comes to food ;) Enjoy!
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