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Title: Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend by Lynda Curnyn ISBN: 0-373-25015-0 Publisher: Harlequin Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.97 (37 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Review by a recent ex-girlfriend incarnate
Comment: As a recent ex-girlfriend incartnate (thus, justifying my recent submersion in "Chick Lit"), I thoroughly enjoy this book-- finished it in 2 sittings. This novel has the main ingredients for the typical chick novel: a humorous and resilient leading character (Emma Carter), her gay hairdresser friend (Sebastian), the uber-single-girl/femme fatale best friend (Jade), Emma's other bleeding heart best friend (Alyssa), and ofcourse, the neurotic parents. Other reviewers have critiqued this novel to be predictable, something I won't disagree with. It is utterly convenient that Jade is a bonafide fashionista who is ready to assist Emma on her wardrobe needs before every date. Despite this predictability (what chick lit novel isn't??!?), "Confessions.." offers a cynical yet, funny leading femme who you can often times relate to. Emma was a bit more realistic and likeable than other chick lit characters (like Good in Bed's Cannie Shapiro who was far more pathetic... but that's another review). By the end of the novel, you find yourself rooting for Emma and fiddling around the internet researching a prospective sequel to the novel. My only disappointment is the somewhat abrupt ending. She spends a great deal of the novel describing events in detail and the ending acts more like a brief afterword (she just happens to go on a date, fall in love and 10 pages later, BAM!, she's a new woman! in my edition of the book, there are even 5-10 blank pages left!). Nonetheless, the novel stresses the one lesson every ex-girlfriend has been advised and will wholeheartedly accept after some time: you will get over it. And Emma Carter does just that. As a reader, it's nice to find solitude in the fact that you are not alone when facing the trials of heartbreak, even when your peers are rooted in fiction. "Confessions..." does what a good chick novel should do: it entertains (without being overly annoying and leaving the reader with a toothache).
Rating: 4
Summary: Delightfully "NYC"!!
Comment: Curnyn pens a lead character in Emma Carter most women will immediately recognize and embrace. Thirty, successful, but single, Emma is filled with self-doubt and angst. Her self-worth has become focused around her romantic relationships (or lack of them) as she tries to re-assess and re-direct her life after being dumped from a two-year relationship. Readers will be reminded of Bridget Jones as they read the first few chapters, but don't be fooled. This is no imitation! Curnyn quickly establishes her mastery of character development, tone, and setting, and this book is far from an imitation! Despite the sometimes neurotic, and always angst-filled subtext, Emma is never annoying or boring. She is delightfully "NYC". Thanks, Lynda Curnyn, for a fun, easy read. I look forward to picking up your next novel!
Rating: 4
Summary: Really Enjoyable
Comment: Emma Carter is a refreshing character- not overly neurotic just in need of refocusing and restarting her life now that she is an ex-girlfriend and no longer part of a couple.
Book opens with Emma newly single as her now ex- Derrick has moved to LA to launch his screen writing career. Emma is left behind - she has a job as an editor for a bridal magazine , great friends and a rent stabilized apartment. Dealing with how to get over that person you thought was your one true love takes its toll- I like that Emma is not a whiner. She faces her daily challenges and pulls herself up. By the end of the book she has re-adjusted her career track, begun taking better care of herself as a person and has things well in hand.
Not a sappy romance- this is a subtle journey that kept me reading and thinking long after it was over. I could really relate to her insecurities and issues- her family is interesting- and liked the way she had to force herself to get out there yet did so.
Premarital sex is pretty mild- nothing overly explicit. Humor is sarcastic and on the dry side which I prefer over slapstick. Characters are multi-dimensional. Her mom is a driving force in her life and really cares for her daughter without interfering overly much. Is nice to see one of these chic-lit books where the characters are not caricatures. I think that folks who normally shy away from chick- lit will be as pleasantly surprised as I was by Confessions of and Ex-Girlfriend. I look forward to reading more by Lynda Curnyn.
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Title: Milkrun by Sarah Mlynowski ISBN: 0373250126 Publisher: Harlequin Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Slightly Single (Red Dress Ink (Paperback)) by Wendy Markham ISBN: 0373250134 Publisher: Red Dress Ink Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Fishbowl by Sarah Mlynowski ISBN: 0373250207 Publisher: Harlequin Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: See Jane Date (Red Dress Ink (Paperback)) by Melissa Senate ISBN: 0373250118 Publisher: Red Dress Ink Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Engaging Men (Red Dress Ink (Paperback)) by Lynda Curnyn ISBN: 0373250282 Publisher: Red Dress Ink Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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