Good in Bed
#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner brings to life an irresistibly funny and relatable heroine in the novel The Boston Globe called “funny, fanciful, extremely poignant, and rich with insight.”
For twenty-eight years, things have been tripping along nicely for Cannie Shapiro. Sure, her mother has come charging out of the closet, and her father has long since dropped out of her world. But she loves her friends, her rat terrier, Nifkin, and her job as pop culture reporter for The Philadelphia Examiner. She’s even made a tenuous peace with her plus-size body.
But the day she opens up a national women’s magazine and sees the words “Loving a Larger Woman” above her ex-boyfriend’s byline, Cannie is plunged into misery…and the most amazing year of her life. From Philadelphia to Hollywood and back home again, she charts a new course for herself: mourning her losses, facing her past, and figuring out who she is and who she can become.
For twenty-eight years, things have been tripping along nicely for Cannie Shapiro. Sure, her mother has come charging out of the closet, and her father has long since dropped out of her world. But she loves her friends, her rat terrier, Nifkin, and her job as pop culture reporter for The Philadelphia Examiner. She’s even made a tenuous peace with her plus-size body.
But the day she opens up a national women’s magazine and sees the words “Loving a Larger Woman” above her ex-boyfriend’s byline, Cannie is plunged into misery…and the most amazing year of her life. From Philadelphia to Hollywood and back home again, she charts a new course for herself: mourning her losses, facing her past, and figuring out who she is and who she can become.
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еще одна книга, которая будет лучше, если по ней снимут фильм. не мыло, даже не ромком -тут есть драма (хотя ок, с хорошим финалом). история про то, как писатели колонок из глянца пишут исключительно о себе и своих друзьях и знакомых - других писателей колонок из глянца
ок, на самом деле не про это история, просто конкретно это ну прям такая тру стори - один колумнист переспал с другим колумнистом и назавтра написал про это колонку, MY ASS
p.s. а, и еще не могу не отметить переводчика, который я уж не знаю, что читает и смотрит в свободное время, но очень слабо в курсе американских реалий (типа названий сетевых магазинов или еды - действие происходит в Филадельфии, и чизстейк переводят как стейк с сыром, оооок), так и американского сленга - в некоторых местах я прямо видела, что на самом деле имелось в виду, и перевод был фейспалмовый. я знаю, что за художественный перевод очень мало платят, но серьезно, чтобы знать про чизстейк, достаточно смотреть сериалы
ок, на самом деле не про это история, просто конкретно это ну прям такая тру стори - один колумнист переспал с другим колумнистом и назавтра написал про это колонку, MY ASS
p.s. а, и еще не могу не отметить переводчика, который я уж не знаю, что читает и смотрит в свободное время, но очень слабо в курсе американских реалий (типа названий сетевых магазинов или еды - действие происходит в Филадельфии, и чизстейк переводят как стейк с сыром, оооок), так и американского сленга - в некоторых местах я прямо видела, что на самом деле имелось в виду, и перевод был фейспалмовый. я знаю, что за художественный перевод очень мало платят, но серьезно, чтобы знать про чизстейк, достаточно смотреть сериалы
Excellent! It's wonderful to read a book where the protaganist isn't a size 2 and complaining b/c her thighs have cellulite!
Just finished this book I was buddy reading with my sister. So I accidentally read it before and completely forgot about it until picking it back up.
I half remembered the plot but like jk I remembered it wrongly! So yeah… I don’t love it. It’s not bad, just super dated? Ummm yeah?
I half remembered the plot but like jk I remembered it wrongly! So yeah… I don’t love it. It’s not bad, just super dated? Ummm yeah?
I really wanted to like and identify with Cannie, but the farther I got into the story, the more I was annoyed by her. Although, I did sympathize with what happened toward the end, with the baby. Still, because of the long author biography at the beginning, it seemed like this book was more about Jennifer than about fictional Cannie.
It was obvious that this was Jennifer's daydream disguised as a novel. She claims that there wasn't a cliche fairytale ending- but what happens to Cannie, the average-Jane reporter dealing with a painful breakup? Her writing piece is accepted by Hollywood for movie rights. She becomes best buds with a glamorous actress. She goes to a swanky party and gets hit on by a heartthrob movie star (although that scene does have a humorous touch of reality to it. After Cannie agrees to ride in the actor's car with him, he passes out from assumed alcohol and drug use. She takes care of him, and is then rewarded- he leaves her his expensive car as a thank you gift!)
And by the end, she does get her Prince Charming, who had 'been there all along' but she was clueless to realize he had fallen for her, although all the signs were there to the reader. Most of the book is about Cannie despairing over her spoiled, immature ex.
There were funny parts, that was true. Weiner's tone and writing style was witty and charming, with a few laugh out loud lines. I liked the ironic twist in that Cannie had wanted so much to slim down, but only did so after being so depressed she went on long hikes through the city and stopped eating. When she became happy again, she put weight back on. It ended up being fine with her, because her new love saw her as beautiful all along. It seems that despite her whining about how 'fat' she was, she probably wasn't that heavy at all, and that was also annoying.
I am conflicted about this book. I'd recommend it for the funny parts, but after finishing I didn't want to spend any more time with whiny, self absorbed Cannie.
It was obvious that this was Jennifer's daydream disguised as a novel. She claims that there wasn't a cliche fairytale ending- but what happens to Cannie, the average-Jane reporter dealing with a painful breakup? Her writing piece is accepted by Hollywood for movie rights. She becomes best buds with a glamorous actress. She goes to a swanky party and gets hit on by a heartthrob movie star (although that scene does have a humorous touch of reality to it. After Cannie agrees to ride in the actor's car with him, he passes out from assumed alcohol and drug use. She takes care of him, and is then rewarded- he leaves her his expensive car as a thank you gift!)
And by the end, she does get her Prince Charming, who had 'been there all along' but she was clueless to realize he had fallen for her, although all the signs were there to the reader. Most of the book is about Cannie despairing over her spoiled, immature ex.
There were funny parts, that was true. Weiner's tone and writing style was witty and charming, with a few laugh out loud lines. I liked the ironic twist in that Cannie had wanted so much to slim down, but only did so after being so depressed she went on long hikes through the city and stopped eating. When she became happy again, she put weight back on. It ended up being fine with her, because her new love saw her as beautiful all along. It seems that despite her whining about how 'fat' she was, she probably wasn't that heavy at all, and that was also annoying.
I am conflicted about this book. I'd recommend it for the funny parts, but after finishing I didn't want to spend any more time with whiny, self absorbed Cannie.
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