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The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook (2006)

by Matt Dunn(Favorite Author)

3.53 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1402243456 (ISBN13: 9781402243455)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Sourcebooks Landmark

series

Ed & Dan

review 1: Despite liking this enough to finish it, I cannot recommend this book, so that is an automatic three stars. I probably shouldn't have read this book right on the heels of the author's One Day at the Office. In some ways, it was like reading the same book which could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on one's point of view. For me, it was not a good thing. It felt more like a duplication. Also, in this book, the sexual innuendo and references were too much, really. I do not want to read further in the series. I know Dan was included in the story as the poster boy for what NOT to do but he was too much and his conversation was just too much. Also, at some point, I read a page that I recognized as an Amazon sample page. I realized I had already looked into thi... mores book and vetoed it, then months later unwittingly purchased it. Sigh.
review 2: Most chick-lit type of books are written by women. So it was a wonderful surprise to see that The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook was written by a man with a man's point of view. Edward Middleton has had the same job since college, and is happy with his relationship with Jane. They met in college and have lived together for ten years. So it's a shock that HE is shocked when Jane leaves him a Dear John letter, leaving him, but stating it really is HIM and not her. Edward doesn't understand why she would leave him. Sure he may have let himself go a bit, and even though Jane thinks he has no goals, he enjoys his job. He loves her, she loves him - end of story. But when Jane leaves, Eddie gets a wake up call.His best friend Dan, a pompous TV celebrity, convinces Eddie that he can get Jane back if he makes some changes. He also tries to tell Eddie that ten years as cohabitants, Jane surely wanted more. Is Eddie that dense? Even though Dan is pompous and full of himself, and at times annoying, he is a good friend to Eddie. Eddie begins a journey of re-discovering himself and a complete makeover. But is he really seeing the point? Did Jane really mean she wanted him to look better? Will she take him back or will Eddie finally realize what Jane and He had all along?The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook is a refreshing chick-lit page-turner. Witty, wildly entertaining and a fresh perspective coming from the man's point of view, this one is a sure-fire hit! less

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