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A fresh and hilarious debut novel about commitment, competition, and the occasional joys of unencumbered sex, for readers of Pride and Prejudice to The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing. Sometimes being left in the lurch is the best thing that can happen to you. Alison Hopkins's live-in boyfriend, Tom, goes out in the middle of a dinner party to buy a jar of mustard, then calls her from a pay phone to tell her he won't be coming home. He's left her for his beautiful ex-girlfriend Kate Pearce, the kind of woman about whom men say rhapsodically, "She's like a drug." Alison had always feared that Tom's looks would land her in trouble--having a handsome boyfriend is like having a white couch, an invitation to disaster.
But if Tom isn't her Big Love, who is? Alison embraces her freedom, buys "hiking boots and lacy underwear," and sets out on a stroll down the midway of love. From an eye-opening fling with her new boss to an unexpected proposal from an old friend, Alison samples love's many varieties--all the while talking obsessively with her girlfriends, comparing stories, and working through a lifetime of conflicting beliefs about trust, faith, and commitment. In spite of (or perhaps because of) her neuroses, Alison finds a surprising kind of triumph--and an irrational faith that the Big Love may be nearer than it appears. Sarah Dunn wrote on the staff of Murphy Brown, Veronica's Closet, and Spin City before leaving TV to write this novel. She lives in New York City.
But if Tom isn't her Big Love, who is? Alison embraces her freedom, buys "hiking boots and lacy underwear," and sets out on a stroll down the midway of love. From an eye-opening fling with her new boss to an unexpected proposal from an old friend, Alison samples love's many varieties--all the while talking obsessively with her girlfriends, comparing stories, and working through a lifetime of conflicting beliefs about trust, faith, and commitment. In spite of (or perhaps because of) her neuroses, Alison finds a surprising kind of triumph--and an irrational faith that the Big Love may be nearer than it appears. Sarah Dunn wrote on the staff of Murphy Brown, Veronica's Closet, and Spin City before leaving TV to write this novel. She lives in New York City.
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Linda S. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Alison’s live in boyfriend goes out during a diner party, and while out calls up and tells Alison it’s over and he is in love with someone else. So begins Alison’s examination of her life and the meaning or existence of Big Love.
A cut above many chick lit books I have read. The dialogue is witty, the characters very real and believable. Snappy dialogue reminiscent of a scene from Sex and the City, you will be rooting for Alison the whole way.
Katie F. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Haven't quite finished yet, but unless something strange happens, I am REALLY digging this book! I have some things in common with the main character, though she's WAY more neurotic.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Perfect! It's like a highlights reel from "Sex and the City". It's that funny! Sexually explicit! Funnier than any "chick lit", as poised and accomplished as any literary debut this year, The Big Love is a bighearte, hilariously entertaining novel that readers all across America are falling for. Sarah Dunn moves between froth and depth, making her debut light enough for the beach but heavy enough to keep you thinking on ht eplane ride home.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Told in the first person, The Big Love is a fun and fast chick lit read.
SHANNON R. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really liked this book. It is written like the author is speaking to you personally. She describes conflict between her spiritual upbringing, her choice to have a live-in boyfriend and what she has done vs. what she could have done.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Excellent- what a great first novel-- very down to earth and true about her relationships and pre mid life crises
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Alison's live in boyfriend goes out for mustard before a dinner party that they are throwing and does not come back. He is "in love" with someone else. So we see Alison as she as she first waits for him to come back, then as she tries to figure out how she can put her life back together.
I found her to be very whiny about everything - her break up; her religion; her friends; everything. She grew up as a Christian - and she blames her life on that, even though she no longer abides by it - and in the next breath, she wonders if because she no longer is a die hard Christian, if some how God is getting back at her. She tries to figure out what love really is...
I don't know - the book and the character just rubbed me the wrong way - and not because she was or wasn't Christian - just that she whined about everything constantly - I just wanted to shake her and say, okay, we know this, now move on... I also thought that the book ended in a way, that I don't feel like I got closure after putting up with reading about her.
Don't waste your time reading this book...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
A fun quick read, perfect for summer
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I LOVED THIS BOOK. IT IS LAUGH OUT LOUD FUNNY. VERY SEX AND THE CITY. A PERFECT FUN READ FOR WOMEN BUT I READ LOTS OF IT OUT LOUD TO MY BOYFRIEND BECAUSE I WANTED SOMEONE TO LAUGH WITH ME AND HE THOUGHT IT WAS WELL WRITTEN AS WELL. LIGHT PATTER TYPE DIALOGUE. SOME HEAVY SUBJECTS BUT NO HEAVY DIALOGUE. I HAVE ALREADY RECOMMENDED IT TO FRIENDS. WOULD BE A FUN BOOK CLUB BOOK
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Fun read about being in your early 30s and single.
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A real disappointment. I couldn't get into this book until the very end. It just dragged on and on. I didn't find any parts funny and I can't believe it good four stars. Totally a waste of time.
Witty and true without being sappy. Better than the average chick lit. 8/10.
I really enjoyed this chick lit...the author was very witty and made me laugh out loud about things in ordinary life...explores what someone goes through when looking for that real love...the big love.
Quick, light, easy read. Some what entertaining, however I found the main character of Alison to be a bit neurotic for my taste and her friends (Bonnie & Nina) to be too judgemental. Also, not being raised as an evangelical Christian, it was hard for me to related to some of Alison's conflicts. I've read reviews where this book is compared to Sex & The City. I didn't see it.
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