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Love Or Something Like It: A Novel (2009)

by Deirdre Shaw(Favorite Author)
3.31 of 5 Votes: 4
ISBN
1400067707 (ISBN13: 9781400067701)
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English
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Random House
review 1: I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this, because it's about a pretty woman from a wealthy family who bounces between interesting jobs and hot boyfriends and is still sort of unhappy. Man, if she led my boring life she would have hung herself at 32. Snap out of it, girl! But it was so well written, and the characters were so believable, that I gulped it down in two days and wanted it to be longer.
review 2: I was pleasantly surprised at how well this story was told. After reading the synopsis, I was thinking it might just be another shallow chick lit book (which don't get me wrong--I do enjoy from time to time). Lacey, the main character is portrayed in a very real and touching way. Basically, the book is about a woman's short lived marriage and the afte
... morermath as she picks herself up again while also doing it in a completely different place from where she had grown up. less
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brakustar
I read this because it was written by a relative of someone I know. Decent, but not enthralling.
Akonj
twas good. interesting. sad. makes you think about why marriages work and don't work.
Frankie
Chick lit. But at least it's chick lit recommended by the NYT.
panther
Easy summer reading, but why?
maaazzy
Loved it!
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