Isabel's Bed
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Found this at Goodwill for almost nothing for the What’s my name October Release Challenge.
I'm definitely going to read this before releasing. A quote from Julia Glass (Chicago Tribune) from the back of the book: "If Jane Austen had been born about two centuries later, gone to Smith, then palled around with Fran Lebowitz, chances are she'd have written like Elinor Lipman. She is one of the last urbane romantics. As always, Lipman makes us laugh out loud."
I'm definitely going to read this before releasing. A quote from Julia Glass (Chicago Tribune) from the back of the book: "If Jane Austen had been born about two centuries later, gone to Smith, then palled around with Fran Lebowitz, chances are she'd have written like Elinor Lipman. She is one of the last urbane romantics. As always, Lipman makes us laugh out loud."
well. . . . . she's no Jane Austen, I'll say that! This was mildly entertaining, but not quite the amazing book I expected after the back cover.
To start with, I found what the title *should* have been on page 368: "Don't call me, don't write me, don't FedEx me bagels." This would have made me like the book so much more :)
Isabel's character was totally and completely annoying. And there is nothing magical about her bed. I'm sad that Harriet is the author (it's from her perspective), but she is subordinated throughout the book. Isabel is spoiled, annoying, self-centered, and a "one-hit wonder". She should have been more of an ancillary character. Harriet, like so many of the key characters in chick lit is all about the angst, is unhappy with herself, her hair, her makeup (or lack thereof), etc. In the end, of course, she finds a perfectly wonderful man, and isn't the man-repeller she thinks she is.
To this day I don't understand the Costas character. Maybe the next reader of this book will, and can explain him to me! He was the "appendix" of this book. . .
This is a good, light read, and was great for me while sitting on our back deck on a lovely sunny day.
To start with, I found what the title *should* have been on page 368: "Don't call me, don't write me, don't FedEx me bagels." This would have made me like the book so much more :)
Isabel's character was totally and completely annoying. And there is nothing magical about her bed. I'm sad that Harriet is the author (it's from her perspective), but she is subordinated throughout the book. Isabel is spoiled, annoying, self-centered, and a "one-hit wonder". She should have been more of an ancillary character. Harriet, like so many of the key characters in chick lit is all about the angst, is unhappy with herself, her hair, her makeup (or lack thereof), etc. In the end, of course, she finds a perfectly wonderful man, and isn't the man-repeller she thinks she is.
To this day I don't understand the Costas character. Maybe the next reader of this book will, and can explain him to me! He was the "appendix" of this book. . .
This is a good, light read, and was great for me while sitting on our back deck on a lovely sunny day.
Journal Entry 3 by Antof9 at Post Office - By Federal Center On Alameda in Lakewood, Colorado USA on Thursday, October 28, 2004
Released on Thursday, October 28, 2004 at about 6:00:00 PM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at Post Office (main) in Federal Center on Alameda in Lakewood, Colorado USA.
RELEASE NOTES:
Left on the window sill across from the P.O. Boxes, as I ran down the hall. Who knew this place was packed at this time of night?!
This is release #57 in the Release Challenge.
If you are new to BookCrossing and find this book and this site; welcome! Enjoy the site, the book and hopefully the BookCrossing community. I hope you'll join BookCrossing (doesn't cost anything to join!) and if you do, please consider using any previous reader of this book, or me, Antof9, as the member who referred you. If you are an old hand at BookCrossing, thanks for picking up the book! Either way, I hope you'll journal so all the previous and future readers can track this book's journey. Thanks, and Happy Crossing!
RELEASE NOTES:
Left on the window sill across from the P.O. Boxes, as I ran down the hall. Who knew this place was packed at this time of night?!
This is release #57 in the Release Challenge.
If you are new to BookCrossing and find this book and this site; welcome! Enjoy the site, the book and hopefully the BookCrossing community. I hope you'll join BookCrossing (doesn't cost anything to join!) and if you do, please consider using any previous reader of this book, or me, Antof9, as the member who referred you. If you are an old hand at BookCrossing, thanks for picking up the book! Either way, I hope you'll journal so all the previous and future readers can track this book's journey. Thanks, and Happy Crossing!
I enjoyed the read , it was entertaining and different
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