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But there are also great character traits reflected from Candace: spunk, cleverness, generosity and strength. I can see pieces of me in Candace; I believe most women can if they are honest with themselves.
It is even harder when your ex is a journalist for an enormously popular magazine and conspires to write a monthly column inspired by your breakup.Such is the case of Candace Shapiro, a twenty- something year old woman who is dissatisfied with her weight, her family, and her love life. Her boyfriend, Bruce, has ended their three year relationship while her mother is involved with a disappointing lover; all of this is set against the backdrop of Candace seeking acceptance into a new clinical study weight loss program.Bruce adds salt to the wound.
Breaking up is hard to do. Her pursuit of his love drastically changes her life forever.Good in Bed reminds me so much of He's Just Not That Into You - the damsel in distress determined to create a Prince Charming out of a useless frog.
In his syndicated column, "Good in Bed," he publicly reveals sentiments and intimate details about his expired relationship with Candace - the way he really feels about her weight, her lack of confidence and her bouts of cold heartedness. Nevertheless, Candace can't let go of Bruce.
For me, Candace was a mirror reflecting my sometimes desperate and irrational behavior. These are the traits that sustain her - and redeem her.
She picked up the pieces and kept forging forward until one day she was told she was pregnant. he really brings the meaning of low to a new level. I had read another one of Weiner's books and was very disappointed but not this time. It is not a "Woe is Me" novel nor is it a novel where desperation reigns.
This woman may have taken a break from her boyfriend but to have that said boyfriend publicizing their romantic failures in a national magazine. This book surprised me. This book dives into several issues such as weight, being a woman, motherhood and more. This is not just your ordinary beach read but it is a fun read as well as introspective one. That same boyfriend who never did anything about Cannie's pregnancy.
It is not heavy but surprisingly insightful throughout the entire novel. If you're looking for something a bit meatier than a lot of contemporary chick lit where it's so predictable, then I suggest this novel. This one really surprised me at how insightful it was to be a larger woman and having her "failures" published in a national publication. It is a novel about an every day woman who was dealt some bad cards in life and how she managed to turn them around when a near tragedy happened in her life. what a jerk in the fullest sense of the word.
This book is about Cannie, a writer for a newspaper and how being dumped through a national magazine shaped her life. It is all about the attitude. It may surprise you.11/18/09
I read this out of boredom and the need to read a light book. The book reads like something written by a 14 year old girl, complete with silly movie-star friendships, pages and pages of ruminating about an ex-boyfriend, an unexplained cruel father. Somehow I got through it, I think only to see if it got any better. Completely implausible storyline. As others have said, whining main character. (it didn't) How on earth did anyone get this published. Geesh, makes me feel I could write and sell a book.
The plot is artificially driven and completely unrealistic. The character doesn't grow remaining the same self-loathing person she was as a teenager dependent on men to make her feel as though she has worth. She remains childish and irrational right through the final pages of the book.I could write more, but I'm sad that I even gave it this much attention already. Other than the very occasional giggle, the book was just awful.
I really enjoyed her writing and the story flowed well. I really liked Good in Bed. It is my first Jennifer Weiner novel but it will certainly not be my last. The characters seemed really real and I really felt her struggle, as it's been mine as well. It was just what I was looking for to read before bedtime.
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