I was pleasently surprised by this book. I went in expecting nothing. I have put down a lot of duds the past 2 years. I came out feeling a love for the book and the characters.
There was no Hollywood sense to the book. No need to be made into a movie easily. It stands out from other chick lit that way.

This is a must read. My only complaint was the in your face sex. But then again at 36 I'm not the target audience.

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Read this book years ago, before I had any real life experience (and before I'd been to Los Angeles for any real length of time). Back then, it felt like one of those cool, avant-garde, free-spirited, artsy girl books, where you meet a cool guy, but there's a bit of spiritual tragedy involved?

Yeah.

Well, now that I'm older, wiser, have seen and done a few things, and can laugh at life (and myself), this book strikes me as not-so-well written in too many places. Sadly, Bea and Jacob, along with too many other characters, come off as stock personalities, which is funny considering Bea spends a great deal of her life putting people down, eating sushi, and generally acting like she's too cool for school at the worldly-wise age of twenty-seven.

I'd have to say the most realistic characters (and "best adults") in the book are Joanna (Jacob's mother), Pete and Sara, and Gopal. Also, Gopal didn't get enough page time. I would've liked to learn more about him.

The stuff about Los Angeles is sadly spot-on. I laughed the hardest at those descriptions. Never change, L.A., you crazy town.

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Moving and heart breaking, wonderful characters and an incredible story arc.

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This book was borderline chick lit-ish for me, not my usual. The writing is decent, story interesting enough. If you like this sort of book, my guess is that you'll enjoy this.

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