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Type of bind: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780743569866
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
ISBN number: 0743569865
Label: Simon & Schuster Audio
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio
Quantity: 5
Printing Date: April 08, 2008
Publishing house: Simon & Schuster Audio
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'My mother,' Joy Shapiro Krushelevansky writes in her diary late one night, 'is the most embarrassing person to have ever been born.' It's been almost thirteen years since we've last seen Cannie Shapiro, the heroine of Good in Bed, whose journey toward happily-ever-after, and peace with her fractured family and plus-size body, made millions of women the world over laugh, cry, and see themselves on the page.
The last decade of Cannie's life has brought some surprises. Her life story, in fictional form, became an unexpected best-seller, and Cannie has since choosen to retreat from fame's fallout, writing science fiction under a pen name. Her daughter, Joy, has descended into the throes of moody adolescence, just in time for her bat mitzvah. Her best friend, Samantha, is looking for love in all the wrong places (specifically, an online dating site called AJew4U.com). Her husband, Peter, has decided that he'd like to have a baby, and the family's very first choice for a surrogate is none other than Cannie's flamboyant kid sister. Just when things can't get any worse -- or weirder -- Cannie's long-lost (and largely unlamented) father shows up at her doorstep, and Joy swipes her mother's credit card and heads West in pursuit of the grandfather she's only seen once.
Funny and tender, with memorable characters and Weiner's trademark whip-smart dialogue and sharp observations about modern life, Certain Girls is a story about family (biological and chosen), love, loss, and the enduring bonds between mothers and daughters, husbands and wives.
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It still hits the mark. It is entertaining and light just like Good in Bed (until the last 50 pages). However, it touches on different subjects from Good in Bed, and frankly if you are looking for a book with a happy go lucky ending, this is NOT the book for you. I spent 20 minutes crying after reaching the end of this book. Twenty minutes flat out bawling.
It was a good book--not on the level of Good in Bed, but still enjoyable and heartfelt.
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I found this book to be a major letdown. Weiner writes from the perspectives of both Cannie and her daughter Joy. Although this is entertaining at first, Weiner soon loses the witty and funny Cannie of GOOD IN BED. Her humour and life attitude are not the same. I don't think this drastic personality change can be explained away by age and motherhood, because that is just too depressing a thought! Also, the ending of this book made me ask the question WHY?! What was Weiner thinking?! She essentially took away Cannie's happy ending w/10 pages left in the book and I cannot figure out why. The ending event of the book was just pointless. I love all of Weiner's other books, but CERTAIN GIRLS just does not have it! It feels like she just wrote it for a paycheck. The book was a disappointment and I truly hope I can forget it and think of Cannie and her family the way they were at the close of GOOD IN BED. Would definitely NOT recommend!
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I am surprised to see that many Good In Bed readers didn't LOVE this book. Is it because of the end? I guess I am not a happily ever after person. To me, Good in Bed is all about Mothers and Daughters and the JOY (no pun intended) that comes from that bond....even though it's a small part of the GIB story-- it's a HUGE part of Certain Girls, and furthered the relationship that I wanted to see more of.
LOVED IT. YAY CANNIE!!!!
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Was the ending truly necessary? She's a good writer, but the the ending ruined it for me.
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I fell in love with Cannie in Good in Bed, and I will take what I can get in terms of a sequel--I'm just glad we got to see what happened to her down the line. She definitely still had that quick wit and sense of humour that made Cannie so great. It was good to see the Shapiro family again. Unlike Good in Bed, though, I probably would not re-read this one.
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