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Review Date: 1/12/2006
A classic Susan Isaacs book. A little far-fetched at times.
Review Date: 1/11/2009
Helpful Score: 1
I must say, I'm a little disappointed...I LOVED Lovely Bones and Lucky. The first third of the book really drew me in; I couldn't put the book down. But from there, the story really seemed to wander. I don't want to give anything away, but I really wasn't satisfied with the ending. I guess I would say I liked the book, but if you loved the other two books--like I did--you might want to skip this one.
Review Date: 5/7/2006
I thought this was just an "okay" book, didn't love it as much as I thought I would. Rather disjointed and told from multiple perspectives over a long period of time.
Review Date: 7/14/2006
Laurie Notaro is SO funny, one of my favorite authors and I found parts of this to be laugh-out-loud funny. She makes fun of everyone around her while making fun of herself as well. Nothing is too serious or out-of bounds for her scrutiny. Can't wait to read her other books.
Review Date: 2/11/2006
I just love Anne Tyler. This is a good one. Just so well crafted.
Review Date: 3/18/2006
Helpful Score: 2
Laugh out loud funny in spots. Just plain odd in others.
Review Date: 2/3/2006
Helpful Score: 1
From the back cover:
"Camp Green Clover, Texas: Best friends Kitzi and Beth met at a camp at age eight--and still return every year for a weekend of beading and bunk beds. This year, however, a big-name contractor will be at the retreat, incognito, looking for new talent. Now, formerly happy campers are fighting tooth-and-nail, hiding work from each other, even stealing. And then renowned beader May Feather actually ends up dead...
There are almost as many suspects at Green Clover as there are beads in Kitzi's bag. And everyone must stay at camp until the police have interviewed them--unless they want to treade in their friendship bracelets for handcuffs. Kitzi has a few ideas and will follow her hunches--police or no police. But the elusive killer appears determined to string everyone along..."
A fun and very enjoyable, very quick read. Not exactly great writing. Has some real-life Texas references. My crafting friends and I are hoping there is a real-life grown up crafting camp somewhere. The book inspired me to get back to jewelry making!
"Camp Green Clover, Texas: Best friends Kitzi and Beth met at a camp at age eight--and still return every year for a weekend of beading and bunk beds. This year, however, a big-name contractor will be at the retreat, incognito, looking for new talent. Now, formerly happy campers are fighting tooth-and-nail, hiding work from each other, even stealing. And then renowned beader May Feather actually ends up dead...
There are almost as many suspects at Green Clover as there are beads in Kitzi's bag. And everyone must stay at camp until the police have interviewed them--unless they want to treade in their friendship bracelets for handcuffs. Kitzi has a few ideas and will follow her hunches--police or no police. But the elusive killer appears determined to string everyone along..."
A fun and very enjoyable, very quick read. Not exactly great writing. Has some real-life Texas references. My crafting friends and I are hoping there is a real-life grown up crafting camp somewhere. The book inspired me to get back to jewelry making!
The Big Girls' Guide to Life: A Plus-Sized Jaunt Through a Body-Obsessed World
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Book Type: Paperback
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Review Date: 8/14/2008
Helpful Score: 1
Listen, I'm a "Big Girl", with a big sense of humor...but this book is plain not funny. It's written under the guise of advice to help Big Girls get through life, but mostly it is just sad or depressing or cliched. Like I need to be told not to wear muumuus with large flower prints. So glad I didn't pay for this book--thanks, PBS!!!
Review Date: 5/9/2006
A thought-provoking book on being a writer. Very unique, not your usual book in this genre. A keeper!
Review Date: 1/20/2006
Really haunting tale of a battered woman trying to ditch her old life and start anew with a new location and identity.
Review Date: 8/15/2006
Helpful Score: 3
Very interesting. Lots of background info and behind the scenes info I didn't hear or read anywhere else. Fairly well-written and not predictable.
Review Date: 12/13/2008
Helpful Score: 1
I read Bright Lights after reading Bitter is the New Black and Such a Pretty Fat. For some reason that I can't quite put into words, I liked the other two just a wee bit more. But really, that's splitting hairs as--if I could find a way--I'd make Jen Lancaster be my new best friend. And no, it isn't necessary to read them in order. In the PBS world that's not always possible, hence my reading them out of chronological order. But I had a few "Ohhhh, now I get it" moments reading this one. Nothing that made me cranky or anything.
Anyway, I just can't gush enough about Jen's ability to write what we're thinking or wishing we could say, but writing it with infinitely more wit and sarcasm. She has really got it. I cannot wait for her next book, Pretty in Plaid. Because she seems to imply that having books on the NY Times Bestseller list does not make one filthy rich, I just may have to actually buy the next one.
Anyway, I just can't gush enough about Jen's ability to write what we're thinking or wishing we could say, but writing it with infinitely more wit and sarcasm. She has really got it. I cannot wait for her next book, Pretty in Plaid. Because she seems to imply that having books on the NY Times Bestseller list does not make one filthy rich, I just may have to actually buy the next one.
Review Date: 3/5/2007
A funny mystery about an animal-print-wearing bleached blonde broad named Bubbles. Sometimes a bit forced, but all the main characters are likable.
Review Date: 6/19/2006
A selection for my book club. Couldn't get past the first 25 pages. Hope you have better luck!
Review Date: 8/23/2006
What a fun chick lit book. And it is not completely the predictable formula. This main character sort of cares about her job, doesn't overspend, is trying to make good on her debts. Sophie Kinsella just gets better with each book.
Review Date: 5/20/2006
Helpful Score: 5
I loved this book! I thought it was going to be a chick lit book, but not quite. Yes, it's a young girl finding her way, but it is much more well-written than your usual chick lit. (No offense, because I do love my chick lit.) A very cerebral, thought-provoking, yet fun book. My new favorite author!
Review Date: 7/22/2006
A surprisingly quick read. A look inside the mind of a girl finishing up her senior year in high school and about the pressure she put on herself to succeed and get into MIT. Also about fitting in and acceptance of others, as her father, a pastor, tries to help out the less-fortunate neighbors. I really enjoyed it, didn't want to put it down, and am now interested in checking out more from this author.
Review Date: 7/30/2006
Helpful Score: 1
What a fun read! Not your usual chick lit, very funny and the main character doesn't take herself--or anyone else for that matter--very seriously. It is not as much about the whole psychic thing as the title would have you think, just a smattering to make it interesting. Also has some thought-provoking elements. I loved it.
Review Date: 2/8/2006
Wow. Talk about dysfunction. Wynonna manages to use every self-help term known to man. She amazingly blames and defends her mother all at the same time. Some interesting insight in to the lives of the rich and famous, or at least famous (Wynonna says she was nearing bankruptcy). She's on the way, but she's not "home" yet.
Review Date: 3/27/2006
Helpful Score: 1
A pretty dry confessional. A few humorous moments, but they are few and far between.
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