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ISBN-13: 9780385338691 - ISBN-10: 0385338694 Publication Date: 4/25/2006 Pages: 400 |
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Book Reviews of The Undomestic Goddess
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6 member(s) found this review helpful.
I think it's supposed to be funny, but I started out not liking this book at all. First, I prefer my fiction to be in the 3rd person, past tense. This is both present tense and first person, which made the bad treatment she was getting more personal. Her job, for instance, expecting long hours, without even weekends off. And there's her workaholic mother and brother, who are supposed to meet her for her birthday dinner, and both of them stand her up. Her brother's secretary delivers her present: soap. She's sitting there, alone, being sung to by waiters, her family represented by two cell phones. The waiter leaves the drinks beside the phones. Funny, but pathetic. Then there's a disaster at work, and she loses it and runs. I was halfway through the book before I started to enjoy it.
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
I just finished this book, and I really enjoyed it more than her other books. The main character was easy to relate to and she just does some funny things. There were several points in the book where I was laughing out loud and my husband asked me what was so funny. The plot is somewhat predictable, as I figured it out about halfway through the book, but I still wanted to keep reading to figure out how the character would handle it. It kept me entertained.
Candy B. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Very easy read, so this was perfect for me right now. I have to say I admire the main character. I sometimes wanna just chuck it all and go hide somewhere - mistake or no mistake! This would be a great beach read or something you need to read when you don't want to have to pay rapt attention to it. Worth a read, but nothing too deep :)
Tracy H. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
I was looking for some fluff, something with a sense of humor. This wasn't it. The book blurb makes it sound like fun. The cutesy-cover makes it look like fun. The tone of the writing make it sound like fun. I found no fun.
I listened to 75 minutes of the 6.5 hour CD version of the book; during that time I didn't find a character that I was remotely interested in, nor did I ever crack a smile (even an inward one). Seriously, if you're supposed to be clever, funny, or even mildly witty, don't you think you ought to put some of that stuff in the first 20% of the book?
I'm sure someone out there thinks this writer's stuff is hilarious. Wow, I SO did not. ::yawn::
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Sohie Kinsella has done it again with a totally clueless herione. I love her books and can't wait to see what she comes up with next. I recommend this book for summer vacation reading.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I am not a fan of Sophie Kinsella's books due to the way she writes her female characters. They always find themselves in difficult situations due to misunderstandings that would be easily cleared up if they simply spoke up and said what they meant to say; of course, if they did this, her books would be about 5 pages long, since the entire premise of her books rides on misunderstandings. Her female characters are always needing a man to rescue them from the mess they find themselves in; not a fan.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another fun Kinsella book. This one moved a little slow at the beginning, but in the end it was just as fun as the Shopaholic series.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was a fun stay-in-bed and read over the weekend kind of book.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Good book. Easy read. In line with what you would expect from Kinsella.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
If you enjoy British Chick Lit (Jemina J & Bridget Jones), then you will enjoy this quick, light story about an over-the-top workaholic attorney who hits rock bottom in her career and finds a new one as a housekeeper. A little farcical, but I enjoyed it.
Stacie F. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
It was refreshing to read a SK book about a woman with an actual head on her shoulders. There was more gratuitous language than I like in a Chick Lit book, but overall it was a fun and quick read.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is a great book. Workaholic attorney gives up all for country retreat and handsome gardener/ pub owner.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Not quite up to the snuff of the famous "Shopaholic" series, The Undomestic Goddess still brings good laughs and fun to the table. It was an enjoyable read but I still think I prefer Can You Keep a Secret or the Shopaholic series to this novel.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Great! Sophia Kinsella is a wonderful author!
Julie G. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book was such a fun read! Great for on the beach!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another great book by Sophie Kinsella.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another great read by ms.kinsella
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Read this one in record time...hilarious!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
***** Loved this story! Very funny and unique story line.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Good summer reading. Rather predictable.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Sophie Kinsella is at her best. You'll cheer for the heroine Samantha as she makes her transition from workaholic corporate lawyer to a housekeeper who learns that ironing might be more difficult than being a high-powered attorney. Complete with a tangled love story!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Loved this book...a quick, fun read!
Kat W. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is probably my favorite Kinsella book! I enjoyed it even more than the Shopaholic series - probably because I identified with Samantha a little too much! And I learned what "blanching" meant as well!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book was very easy to read and hard to put down. I love all the Sophie Kinsella books - they are very funny and great for a beach or leisure vacation.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
loved this story. I could not put it down
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I just finished reading this book and I loved it! I laughed out loud. It reminded me very much of my own experiences debating money, careers, and overall happiness.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Extremely enjoyable. While a bit pridictable it had me laughing out loud!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Cute love story about a lawyer who rejects her fast paced life to become a maid - great, easy read.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
British chick-lit, light and airy, but hilarious. Story of a career woman who has no domestic skills to speak of winding up as a housekeeper outside of London. Kinsella is never incredibly deep, but her characters always amuse.
Jessica W. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Fun, light read--I read it all in one sitting!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I absolutely loved this book. Ok, a lot of it is unrealistic, but it's a great SUMMER BEACH, mindless read. I can SO see Kate Hudson and Matthew McConneghey in these roles..or even Linday Lohan...just too cute...I can't wait until it's a movie!
An easy read, this book is funny and entertaining. I've read it several times, and it never gets old.
Karen W. (Funny, and crazy, just a light read for the summer!
I loved this book. I like the Shopaholic series but this book is better! I can only imagine trying to be Samantha!!
Jennifer D. (Samantha has been groomed to be a high powered London lawyer since childhood. She has the reputation of perfection, but when she makes one mistake (admittedly, a $50 million mistake), she runs away from all that and takes an anonymous job as a housekeeper in the Cotswolds. Besides learning how to do the laundry, she also learns that life is meant to take time...and so does love.
Sara A. (This is my second book by Sophie Kinsella and I absolutely loved it! I flew through it and really never wanted to put it down. Rarely does this happen to me, so I was really pleased! The heroine is a great gal who gets herself into a bit of a mess. I absolutely love the leading man and rooted for them to get together from the beginning. If you love chick lit, you'll love this book!
I want a sequel!
This was a real surprise. It is literally laugh out loud funny and has a really good twist to the storyline. Its a mystery wrapped up in a comedy. The premise, without giving to much away, is that a city woman, who typically has all her household duties done for her, is thrust into of a housekeeper/cook role (in disguise of course.) And while she is desperately trying to figure out what exactly 'dusting' (and many other chores) entail, she's also trying to figure out what exactly caused the calamity she left behind.
Lauren H. (Another bit of the great writing style of Kinsella. Samantha is a young, high-powered lawyer with one of the top law firms in England. About to make partner, she realizes she has made a horrendous mistake, one that costs her what she has sacrificed a social life and worked endless hours to achieve. Humiliated and lost, she walks out of her London office and wanders onto a train that takes her to middle of nowhere. Looking for the hospitality of a stranger, she walks up to the door of a beautiful estate and is mistaken for a applicant to a housekeeping position. As a whirlwind ensues, she finds herself hired and at a loss at how to do anything domestic. That's when she finds the kindness of strangers, potential love and a world unlike she'd known and they have no idea who she really is. Well done book. A quick read you just can't put down.
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS BOOK!! A city girl who works way to much realizes she has just made the biggest work mistake of her life and could loose her job. She panics and gets on a train with nothing but her purse and Blackberry and literally leaves everything behind. She finds a job pretending to be somebody she's not and has no clue what she is doing! But along the way she finds out that there is more to life than work and she discovers what is truly important.
I laughed the whole time!! And when I wasn't laughing I couldn't stop smiling! This was my first book by Sophie Kinsella and it is definitely not my last. She grabbed my attention at the very beginning and had it until the very end! Easy to read. And I loved the British lingo!!
Cindy R. (Loved It/....... light read can almost read in a day or 2. Some things seem a little unrealistic but just put aside your literal technicality hats and enjoy the fun.
GREAT BOOK
Melissa P. (A light, enjoyable read. The book is humourous and romantic, with just enough twists to keep the reader engaged to the end.
Donna C. (One of her best - It brings out the real life associated with the corporate world. This is the book you won't want to put down.
Brooke S. (I thought this book was well-written and very entertaining. It was a quick, humorous read that kept me up to finish it. I much rather enjoyed the character Samantha Sweeting, than to Becky Bloomwood from the Shopaholic series. This is one of Kinsella's finer books.
I was looking for something different and this was perfect! The book is very light reading, very funny and enjoyable! The main character gets herself into some wonderfully strange, funny situations!
Sophie is a great author... I love all of her books. this was a great read.
PATTI R. (This is the first book I read by this author. I will definately read the other books she written. Really loved the book.
Workaholic attorney Samantha Sweeting has just done the unthinkable. She’s made a mistake so huge, it’ll wreck any chance of a partnership.
Going into utter meltdown, she walks out of her London office, gets on a train, and ends up in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she’s mistaken for an interviewee and finds herself being offered a job as housekeeper. Her employers have no idea they’ve hired a lawyer–and Samantha has no idea how to work the oven. She can’t sew on a button, bake a potato, or get the #@%# ironing board to open. How she takes a deep breath and begins to cope–and finds love–is a story as delicious as the bread she learns to bake.
But will her old life ever catch up with her? And if it does…will she want it back?
This a former library book, front & back cover slightly bent.
Workaholic attorney Samantha Sweeting has just done the unthinkable. She's made a mistake so huge, it'll wreck any chance of a partnership.
Going into utter meltdown, she walks out of her London office, gets on a train, and ends up in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she's mistaken for an interviewee and finds herself being offered a job as housekeeper. Her employers have no idea they've hired a lawyer- and Samantha has no idea how to work even the oven. She can't sew on a button, bake a potato, or get the #@%# ironing board to open. How she takes a deep breath and begins to cope- and finds love- is a story as delicious as the bread she learns to bake.
But will her old life ever catch up with her? And if it does...will she want it back?
Workaholic attorney Samantha Sweeting has just done the unthinkable. She's made a mistake so huge, it'll wreck any chance of a partnership.
Going inot utter meltdown, shw walks out of her London office, gets on a train, and ends up in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directsions at a big, beautiful house, she'smistaken for an interviewee and finds herself being offered a job as housekeeper. Her employers have no idea thay've hired a lawyer--and Samantha has no idea how to work the oven. She can't sew on a button, bake a potato, or get he #@%# ironing board to open. How she tkes a deep breath and begins to cope--and finds love--is a story as delicious as the bread she learns to bake.
But will her old life ever catch up with her? And if it does...will she want it back?
Bobbie L. (From the author of shopaholic, again, fun, fun and more fun.
I really enjoyed this book, a bit more than the Shopaholic books which usually get to be just a bit too much eventually. I liked the character, and thought that she truly did grow throughout the novel. Great, fast read.
Sharon G. (I loved this book, it is funny and wonderful. I laughed out loud so many times, my husband thought I was crazy! I recommend The Undomestic Goddess to anyone who wants a good story and a good time!
I haven't read a book by SK that I didn't like. This was no exception. Cute, fun, and quick and easy to delve into! Loved it.
A workaholic leaves her professional life and accidentally becomes a housekeeper. The problem is she knows nothing about being a housekeeper. She finds herself in some terrible messes. A cute and funny book.
this is laugh until your tummy hurts kinda book. loved it!
Loved this one. Sophie Rocks. Got it read in less the 2days its hard to put down. :)
Funny and entertaining. A workaholic lawyer has a sudden change in her life that takes her through a whirlwind of learning experiences and love. I liked it.
This book kept be hooked from the beginning - I never wanted to put it down. I was surprised to find how much I liked it and I actually loved the ending.
Kelly C. (
Tara L. (Funny, charming very likeable heroine....bonus points because this one is smart too! Great fun read!
I found this book very entertaining. A pretty easy read but with great characters and an interesting plot.
Kathy G. (Humorous, light read. Very much enjoyed it.
This is a funny book about a highly stressed lawyer who makes a mistake and applies to be a housekeeper although she can't cook and knows nothing about housekeeping.
I really enjoyed this book. laughed out loud at times. identified with her pre domestic goddess life, unfortunately.
I love everything Sophie Kinsella puts a pen to and this was no exception!
It's a cute book and I'm sure many people who read it (especially lawyers) will be able to relate.
lots of fun! Can't wait to read the rest of her books!
Sophie Kinsella makes me laugh and smile. Set in England, you'll enjoy Samantha as she steps into a new career, that she didn't expect and falls in love. Delicious.
Kinsella is a little too formulaic for my tastes. It's an easy read, though.
A fun read, my book club met tonight and we all enjoyed it.
Light, fun, quick read. If you've read any of Kinsella's "Shopaholic" books than you will enjoy this new character attorney Samantha Sweeting.
A story about a life that just went downhill. A huge lawyer makes a BIG mistake and it costs her company millions of dollars and so she goes on the run. A lively story of her travels and what her BIG mistake was.
Another entertaining book by Sophia Kinsella. This is one of my favorite Kinsella books.
A great read. Very fun. The main character has a big business melt down and decides to take a job as a maid. Has a real comedy of errors feel as she tries to do her new job, and ends up finding herself and the true meaning of happiness.
I thought this book was very lighthearted. It was very good.
I enjoy Kinsella's writing because it's light and fluffy and a nice break from heavier fare that I read with my bookclub.
Main character Samantha Sweeting is loveable and fraught with imperfections; an everyday heroine.
This is another great book by Sophia. You will be in stiches.
Barbara B. (Workaholic attorney Samantha Sweeting has just done the unthinkable. She's made a mistake so large, it'll wreck any chance of a partnership.
Going into utter meltdown, she walks out of her London office, gets on a train, and ends up in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house. she is mistaken for an interviewee and finds herself being offered the job of a housekeeper. Her employers have no idea they have hired an attorney, and Samantha has no idea how to turn on the stove. She can't sew on a button, bake a potato, or to get the #@%# ironing board to open.
A truly delightful, funny, sweet book.
I thought this book was delightful. The story was executed very well and I found it very easy to relate to the main character in the story. I bought and read this book all within a week!!! It was fascinating!
Loved it! This book had a nice mix of humor and tender moments.
Workaholic attorney Samantha Sweeting has just done the unthinkable. She's made a mistake so huge, it'll wreck any chance of a partnership. Going into a meltdown, she walked our of her London office, gets on a train and ends up in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a manor, she's mistaken for an interviewee and finds herself being offered a job as housekeeper. Of course, she is totally undomestic!!!! How she takes a deep breath and begins to cope--and finds love--is a story as delicious as the bread she learns to bake. But will her old life ever catch up with her? And it it does...will she want it back?
Jann F. reviewed on 7/15/2006...This is a books where you say to yourself, "one more chapter and I'll go to bed"..... "well, maybe just one more".
Carol J. (Another terrific read from Kinsella! She just keeps getting better and better! She's DEFINITELY the queen of Brit-Chick Lit!
Natasha S. (
Haley Joy F. (It wasn't my favorite book. I thought it would be interesting and cheerful. It was cheerful, but it wasn't something that took my breath away.
Great read. Loved the characters in this book. As good as her others. . .
I don't know whether 'chick lit' is still in vogue, but this one is lots of fun and a good evening's read about a workaholic attorney who tries her hand at domesticity.
Could not put this book down. It was marvelous! I love everything she's written.
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