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ISBN-13: 9780743470100 - ISBN-10: 0743470109 Publication Date: 6/28/2005 Pages: 448 |
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Book Reviews of Little Earthquakes
139 Book Reviews submitted by our Members
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Nicole V. (
6 member(s) found this review helpful.
Really enjoyed this book. Just getting back into reading now that my kids are 2 and 4 years old and I could relate to so much in these stories. Never lost focus or interest and was sorry when it ended!
6 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book drew me in from the first chapter... I really enjoyed it! I don't have kids, so I don't agree that you need to in order to love this book. The characters are loveable, flaws and all and J.W. manages to develop their characters and lives without going overboard and making you feel bogged down in the details.
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really enjoyed this book. Great friendship, mother and wife relationships. I thought the auther kept me intrigued, while not bogging down to much in the stories.
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
Not what I expected, but very good. The book has little twists and turns in the plot and it was hard to put down. Not Chick Lit where every one is single and dating, but more grown up. These are smart married women dealing with love, sex, and child birth and babies. Plus jobs, losses and life. Something that really spoke to me, as I am beyond the "sex in the city" life style and this book is like that too.
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
I loved this book. I read in two days. My sister-in-law read it right after I did and she finished it in two days as well. Could not put it down. Definetly two thumbs up from me on this one! I actually wished it was longer. I'm not a mother and I still loved the book.
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Not my favorite book by her. This one is not so universal: You kind of have to be a mother to appreciate its nuances. I'm not so I didn't find it very compelling.
Heather M. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Wonderful! A really honest, funny story about unlikely girlfriends and their husbands and families. Characters are easy to relate to and sweep you along with them. I absolutely recommend this book!
Stacie F. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is, by far, my favorite of Weiner's books so far. The group of friends was so real to me that I felt like I was right there with them, going through the same growing pains.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
This should be REQUIRED reading for women thinking about getting pregnant. This book is fun but tells you how it really changes your life to be a mom. Many parts of this book came straight out of my life with my baby...I laughed a lot.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
I read this book shortly after I had my daughter. I totally could understand and feel what the characters were feeling. I laughed out loud so many times with the characters. I think anyone woman who feels like they don't have the perfect size 0 body, has small children, and some great friends would really love this book. Jennifer Weiner is a great author and writes from her heart which such a wonderful sense of humor. I hope someone else will enjoy this book as much as I did!
Melva S. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Four women become friends while facing various issues that come up in their lives due to their pregnancies. I don't have children, but I still loved this book. I was cheering for each of the characters the whole way through! Weiner has an amazing gift for creating well-rounded, synpathetic characters and following their stories through to each resolution. A fantastic book!
Miranda M. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Really good read. I love this book and how she writes from the other points of view.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I absolutely love Jennifer Weiner's style of writing and I think this book is the best I've read so far. This book focuses on the lives and relationships between three new mothers and one mother that's recently lost her child. Ms. Weiner's character development is so true-to-life and I think any mother could identify with at least one of the characters, if not all four. I laughed out loud several times and there were times I had to get the kleenex.
J H. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
The best part of this book is that it deals more with what "real" life is like as a new mom. Very good story. I've never read any of her books before, but I'll be looking into them now.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
awesome story!!!! loved it!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Not normally a chick lit gal, however when life gets busy this is definitely a good author to choose.
Brandy M. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Great book! Can't wait to read the new one!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I listened to the audio version on long trips and found this book to be very engaging. The characters are well developed and Weiner tells a great story about friendship and motherhood.
Lynda C. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Weiner's well-developed characters and (mostly) recognizable situations lift this above the typical "three women in transition" stories. Anyone who has ever had a baby will recognize many of the trials and tribulations her characters endure.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
The story of a group of friends that are going through different events in their life. I liked that some of the story centered on some women becoming mothers. Love her style of writing.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I love all of Jennifer Weiner's books, but I think this one is my favorite!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
well, this wasn't my favorite by J.W. but it was quite all right. Probably more interesting to those who are having a baby? I just felt like a lot of it was anecdotal stuff about the trials and tribulations of new motherhood; I felt like I was reading the author's new-mother diary, not a work of fiction!
not for the queasy. lots of talk of breast pumps and not much juicy, gossipy chick lit in this one.
Holly M. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really enjoyed this book. The characters have a very real quality about them. One of my favorite Jennifer Weiner books.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another GREAT chick lit book by Jennfier Weiner! Haven't read a book by her I have loved!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Great book, especially if you have young children!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
A good poolside/summer read. A story about 3 very different women and their experiences with motherhood.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really enjoyed this book. Tells the lives of four women who all become friends.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was the first book I had read by Jennifer Weiner. And I absolutely loved it! Good book!
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Chick lit for the new mommy set. It was an ok read, I just didn't really identify with the characters, not being a new mommy myself (or anywhere near it!)
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This her richest, wittiest, most true-to-life novel yet tells the story of three very different women as they naviage one of life's most wonderful perilous transtions: the journey of new motherhood. This is a frank, funny, fiercely perceptive take on the comedies and tragedies of love and marrige.
Jessica W. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Funny depiction of life with a newborn. A must for new moms--will help you get through those first few months!
Linda S. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Jennifer Weiner is fast becoming one of my favorite authors of so called “Chick Lit”. Her writing is funny, witty, tender and heartbreaking. Her books tend to be slices of life we can all relate to. Frequent glimpses of yourself, or someone you know makes you care about all her characters. And her books usually have a happy ending
Little Earthquakes explores first time motherhood as seen through the eyes of 4 unlikely friends as they discover that having it all: motherhood, jobs, husbands and a life is a daunting task. Much of the issues explored are those you never read about in those ‘What to Expect” books, or see on “A Baby Story”.
I have minor complaints, mostly about the male characters, which all seemed a bit weak. Other than that I enjoyed this book; I laughed, cried and look forward to more books by Ms. Weiner.
Just as good as In Her Shoes, but maybe better. I found that each time it went back to a certain characters story I couldn't wait to finish it.
I loved this book. I can't wait to read more Jennifer Weiner books. I just all the situations, etc. really hit home with me. A must read for any mommy!
This is a great book, especially for pregnant women or mother's of young kids, so funny!
This book is funny and very entertaining - an easy, quick read. Weiner makes you feel like you know the characters and you are one of the girls. YOu are happy for them and feel their pain. Would be a great gift for anyone expecting a baby or has a little one. I loved it!
A friend loaned me this book when we were both pregnant, and I devoured it like pickles and ice cream. No, seriously. Weiner writes believable women characters better than just about anyone out there today, and this story following four women through the journey of becoming first-time moms is a must-have for any mother. It made me laugh as often as it made me cry, and I can't blame either on the hormones. Buy it, read it, and share it with your girlfriends.
This book was just wonderful. What a great summer read! Super for expecting or new mom's also!!
Hands down my favorite of Jennifer Weiner's!! Page turner, finished it in two days.
I really liked this book. I have enjoyed the other books I have read by her. This one was a bit deeper. Still very fun and "laugh-out-loud" funny at times.
Tracy S. (This book was so.... REAL. First time motherhood during the first year was depicted in 4 different characters in this story, and each story held elements that sent me back to those first suprises, and those first tedious, joyful, difficult, exciting, dull moments. Greatly written story, but I found it difficult to read because of the emotions it dragged out of me.
This is another great and fun read by Jennifer Weiner!
Great book. It took a while to understand the point of view of the book, but after the first few chapters I couldn't put it down. i'm a big Jennifer Weiner fan, she's great!
Becky is a plump, sexy chef who has a wonderful husband and baby girl, a restaurant that's received a citywide acclaim - and the mother-in-law from hell. Kelly is an event planner who's struggling to balance work and motherhood while dealing with an unemployed husband who seems content to channel-surf for eight hours a day. Ayinde's basketball superstar husband breaks her trust at her most vulnerable moment, putting their new family even more in the public eye. Then there's Lia, Philadelphia native who has left her husband, and a tragic secret to start her life all over again.
Ge-Anne B. (Awesome! This one was so touching to read during my pregnancy. made me feel like i had "girlfriends" to share the experience with. Funny!
I enjoyed this book. It is a good read for married women and mothers.
Tiffany S. (Third book (copyright 2004) by the author of "In Her Shoes" (2002) and "Good in Bed," both extremely popular bestsellers. All will become or are movies.
Really cool, lovable characters, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Probably my favorite book by this author.
Jennifer Weiner's latest novel tells the story of three different women as they navigate the joys and trials of new motherhood. Becky, is a plump, sexy chef who has a wonderful husband and baby girl, an acclaimed restaurant and the mother-in-law from hell. Kelly is an event planner who's struggling to balance work and motherhood while dealing with an unemployed husband who is content to channel surf for 8 hours a day. Ayinde's basketball superstar husband puts the new family in jeopardy with a well publicized affair. Then there's Liz, a Philadelphia native who has left her Hollywood career behind, along with her husband, and a tragic secret, to start her life over. As the women's lives intertwine the story unfolds.
Tara L. (Great book; wonderful book about 3 pregnant women who become friends, and their first year of raising their babies. I wasn't quite prepared for a book about first time motherhood, but I just love Jennifer Weiner and this is a great book by her.
Another great book by Weiner. If you liked In Her Shoes, you'll like this one! Very heartwarming story that takes 4 women through childbirth and the first year. The good and the bad.
Another readable story by the author of In Her Shoes. A chef, her wonderful husband, their baby girl, a successful restaurant & the mother-in-law from hell make for an amusing story of love & marriage.
This was a great book that gives a very realistic view of motherhood and how it changes your life, told from the perspective of four different women. I highly recommend this!!!
This book should be read by all new moms. It is absolutely hysterical. I wish I would of had it when my son was born!
This is a great book! The characters are very idendifiable. A fun read!
Jody M. (
Cecilia J. (I really like Jennifer Weiner's writing. This confused me a bit at first as it skips to different characters. But I adjusted. Great stories, especially for mothers.
I swear every book I have read latly I just can't put down, and this one was no exception. Its just not good for my school and house work! The book is about four women whose friendships form with the connection of thier new babies.
didnt read it, but it got great reviews! Book is in good shape. Cover is a little worn.
Ceylan G. (thought this was a great story. i found myself laughing out loud several times!
This book weaves together the lives of new mothers from very different backgrounds in a funny, touching way.
Funny, riveting, touching...I finished it in one day, because I couldn't put it down!
This book was so incredibly good. I literally could not put it down, it made me laugh and made me cry! A must read!
I loved this book! It's a quick read and really captures the whole emotional aspect of life after a new baby. Good in Bed is stil my favorite Jennifer Weiner book though!
LOVED it! Dead-on about the experience of being a new mom. There are references to infant loss, so it's not the easiest read for an expecting mother or a brand-new mom, but anyone who has survived the first few months of motherhood will appreciate it.
A gentle story of four new mothers who find that combining motherhood and marriage (along with careers, in-laws, infidelity, unemployment and tragedy) is more difficult than they expect, but is made easier with the support of friends.
Loved this book. My favorite of all of her books so far. Easy read and very entertaining!
Loved it, but I love Jennifer Weiner. She's fantastic. This book made me laugh and cry, which always makes a fabulous book. I've read all of her stuff and this was one of my favorites.
Jennifer K. (This book had me laughing out load. I read it in less than a week. I loved it!!!!
A great look into Motherhood for moms to be or not. It shows the struggles everyone goes through and how we all deal with them. Easy read!
Lynne W. (Another winner from Weiner. This time, her heroines are young mothers from different situations who support each other through some tough times. As always, Weiner maintains a sense of humor despite her characters' challenges and celebrates the strength and positive side of human beings.
Jackie Y. (I got this book because I loved her other books. However, I only got through about half of this one. I did appreciate the realistic view of the huge way having children changes a woman's life. However, the cutsie-bootsie baby moments were too much for me. Maybe someone who adores babies will get more out of this book.
Loved this book, it was so well as i was reading i forgot it was a story and felt like i really know these ladies
Any one who has or is a mom will enjoy this book. A great story about relationships.
same author as "In Her Shoes" which was excellent. This one, different, but good.
Carol G. (This book is another of Jennifer Weiner's great reads. I read all of her books. This book is about the lives of three very different women as they navigate one of life's most wonderful and perilous transitions; the journey of motherhood.
I loved this book. Great for new moms, looks at life as a new mom from almost every perspective.
I couldn't put this one down. After reading "In Her Shoes" and not really loving it, I was skeptical about reading another by the same author. But it was wonderful. I loved all of the characters, and the way each chapter was a different person's perspective.
Sue E. (Three women and how they handle their first journey into motherhood.
Becky is a chef, Kelly is an event planner..who likes to plan a bit too much. Ayinde is the wife a pro football playerand always in the limelight. How they handle it all makes for some good reading.
I liked it. Along the lines of Good In Bed. Easy read.
Kathi M. (It is about first-time mothers - since I am single with no children, I had a hard time relating.
Kate W. (A wonderful story of friendship and the complications of life.
Not as great as Weiner's other novels I have read but I did enjoy it. The begining was hard to get into as far as learning the characters. She jumps back and forth between characters which is difficult in the begining when you are trying to get to know who is who and what is what, it can get a bit confusing. Once getting past the introductions, I really got into the book and enjoyed the characters. By the end, I was sorry it was over. Good book about about friendships, motherhood and life.
I really enjoyed this story, although I found myself angry with Becky's MIL and DH and Kelly's DH. But it was a real page-turner!
Not my fave Jennifer Weiner...maybe it's because I don't have kids!
Great read for those of us who can remember what life was like as a first-time mom. Well written, but not quite as sassy as "In Her Shoes" or "Good In Bed" - my favorite of Weiner's books.
This was a very enjoyable book with likable characters in very real situations. Great insight into the lives and minds of new mothers in rather privileged situations.
Joan L. (I love her books, and this is the best one I've read yet!
I enjoyed this book alot. I am sure any married couple can relate to this story
Brenda (I loved this book! It started off a little slow, and I wasn't sure if I'd like it, but I became so attached to the characters. It was hard to put down.
Great Book if you have ever had children or thought about having children it is a must read.
Grace P. (I just finished this book and I loved it! It was a great story about friendship and motherhood!
I loved good in Bed but this latest read isn't at the same level. Still it is a light read about four friends navigating the course of new motherhood and it is entertaining,
Erika Y. (I adored this book it was a as good if not better than her previous 2, Good in Bed and In her shoes.
Certainly a women's novel, this book was simply incredible. It's a story of mothers, daughters, and daughters-in-law, and how they manage to surive the first year of their childrens' lives.
This books tells the story of some very different women as they go through pregnancy and first-time motherhood together. This is a great book. Funny and witty and touching.
"From prenatal yoga to postbirth sex, Little Easrthquakes is a frank, funny, fiercely perceptive take on the comedies and tragedies of love and marriage".
I loved this book!
I have read all of Jennifer Weiner's books (Good In Bed, In Her Shoes and Little Earthquakes). This one would be my favorite with Good in Bed next. I don't have the other two though, I read them from the library. This is a really good book. Highly recommended!
Loved it...perfect read for the new mommies out there. You'll laugh, vry and it kept me wanting more.
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