Good in Bed: A Novel (Cannie Shapiro Book 1)

By Jennifer Weiner

Rediscover the modern classic that launched the career of the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Everything and Big Summer with this beautiful anniversary edition of her “contemporary Cinderella tale told with intelligence, wit, and style” (Susan Isaacs, New York Times bestselling author). 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, and her job as pop culture reporter for The Philadelphia Examiner. She’s finally even made a tenuous peace with her plus-size body. But when 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. An unforgettable novel full of charm and heart, “Good in Bed offers a sensitive telling of a life familiar to many and a humorous take on how the struggle can end in joy” (Associated Press).

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Published Apr 2, 2002

400 pages

Average rating: 6.98

86 RATINGS

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he11oche11a
10/10 stars
This book changed me in so many ways. As a woman who has struggled with her weight for years, I’m thankful for Jennifer Weiners humor and thoughtfulness when developing Cannie’s character.
mdaugherty8808
8/10 stars
I enjoyed the story line. A couple things where cheesy but overall it was a good book.
abookwanderer
10/10 stars
First of all, don't let the title fool you. This book is not really about sex. It's more about the consequences of sex--emotional and physical. And even more than sex, it's about love and loss. I expected this to be more like a romance novel, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was witty, smart, and sweet. I highly recommend it!
Naomi D
This book was a NYC stoop find and I’m eternally grateful. Laugh out loud funny, this is searingly honest view of the torture that is loving/questioning/hating/embracing the one body we’ve been given. Figuring out what real love is. The way I reread this book to literal pieces - I was finally willing to get a new copy once I saw the 20th anniversary edition.
Maria Makarova
6/10 stars
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

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