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The Guy Not Taken
The Guy Not Taken
Author: Jennifer Weiner
Jennifer Weiner's talent shines like never before in this collection of short stories, following the tender, often hilarious, progress of love and relationships over the course of a lifetime. — We meet Marlie Davidow, home alone with her new baby late one night, when she wanders onto her ex's online wedding registry and wonders what if she had wo...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780743298056
ISBN-10: 0743298055
Publication Date: 6/26/2007
Pages: 272
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  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 445 ratings
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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10 member(s) found this review helpful.
Out of all the stories in this collection, there was only one that I didn't love, but even it was pretty good. At the back of the book, she includes a short blurb about each story which gives insight into her writing process. Ok, maybe it's "chick lit" but it's chick lit with intellect, heart, and great humor.
  • Currently 1.5/5 Stars.
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I'm not a fan of the open-ended stories and this book is full of them. There's also no clear cut ending/beginning between stories. Some of the chapters start new characters/stories and some of them continue the story. VERY confusing and IMHO not the best of Weiner's work.
  • Currently 2/5 Stars.
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Too weird for me. The endings left me wondering what happened, but not in a good way. I'm not a huge fan of short stories to start with, so maybe that's part of the problem for me with this book. If this were the first Jennifer Weiner book I had ever read, I don't think I would'v picked up another.

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  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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This is a fabulous group of short stories... Lots of times I found myself wanting to hear more, learn more about the characters. I enjoyed this immensely!
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
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I usually enjoy her books.....this was a bit disappointing!
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
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This is a book of short stories. First two stories are linked. All others are stand alone. Not a bad read but I found the stories did not end "properly" for me . . . and that is probably just my opinion since the author has a last part where she talks about each story and where they came from and indicates she likes how each ends.


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