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Archive through January 18, 2006

The TVClubHouse: Movies & Library ARCHIVES: Movies & Library 2007 ~ 2008: "Chick Lit": Archive through January 18, 2006 users admin

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Jen
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07-27-2003

Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 9:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jen a private message Print Post    
Both we excellent! I didn't think I would like either, but they were written really well, from two different people's point of view. I recommend them both.

Yesitsme
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08-24-2004

Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 1:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yesitsme a private message Print Post    
I'm waiting for my library to get Something Blue. I guess I need to harass them a bit more so they will order it....or have a few of my reading buddies request it so there is a bit of demand!

Just finished Dumping Billy by Olivia Goldsmith. A great book for a lazy weekend.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 1:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Dumping Billy. I don't know why I would be but I thought it would be just okay but it was really cute.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 11:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I just started reading This Matter Of Marriage by Debbie Macomber last night. I usually breeze through her books. They are light and fun and I love them.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, November 29, 2005 - 1:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I finished the Macomber book. It was very sweet. I'm halfway through Comfort & Joy by Kristin Hannah. Another very sweet book. I really enjoy her novels. I haven't read one I didn't like.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 - 8:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I already finished Comfort & Joy. It had a twist in it that I really did not expect. Good book. I started Beyond The Blonde by Kathleen Flynn-Hui last night. It's about a colorist in a Manhattan salon.

Supergranny
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02-03-2005

Thursday, December 01, 2005 - 5:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Supergranny a private message Print Post    
Janet Evanovich's next Stephanie Plum book is called "Twelve Sharp" but looks like it won't be released until next June. April is release date of "Motor Mouth" the 2nd in Metro girl series. They are re-releasing some of her earlier books but Stephanie Plum is my favorite. I am ready for some good roll-on-the-floor belly laughs!

Yesitsme
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08-24-2004

Monday, December 05, 2005 - 9:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yesitsme a private message Print Post    
Finished The Ivy Chronicles by Karen Quinn...the story of a wealthy New York woman who in one day loses her good job and her husband (who had been unemployed for a while) and has to make a go of it on her own. She starts a business helping New Yorkers get their children into the top nursery schools. It was a very enjoyable read.

Have started reading Something Blue.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Monday, December 05, 2005 - 9:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I liked The Ivy Chronicles, Yes. I have no idea what book I am going to start now.

Yesitsme
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08-24-2004

Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 7:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yesitsme a private message Print Post    
Finished Something Blue (by Emily Giffin) last night. At the start I thought that it was simply going to be a retelling of the first book from Darcy's point of view. I am glad that there was some overlap, then it went on to what happened next. Very fun read. Read Something Borrowed first, though.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, December 07, 2005 - 8:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I've just started The Starter Wife by Gigi Levangie Grazer. It's about a Hollywood wife who's left by her producer husband and how her lifestyle changes after that.

Yesitsme
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08-24-2004

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 9:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yesitsme a private message Print Post    
Mamie, I am glad you mentioned that one. I read Maneater by her this year and I don't think our library had The Starter Wife. I just checked and they now have two copies...I am first on the waiting list!

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, December 08, 2005 - 9:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I'm about halfway through it now. It's got a lot of insider Hollywood talk but I'm sure she knows of which she speaks!

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 8:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I still think Jennifer Weiner is the cream of the crop for Chick Lit.. I'd read all four of her novels. Have yet to see the movie made from "In Her Shoes" but it seems like she hit the jackpot with the casting.. I mean, a movie made from your second book and they cast Shirley McClaine?? Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette?

Yesitsme
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08-24-2004

Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 1:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yesitsme a private message Print Post    
I love Jennifer Weiner, too. What a fun author to read. She seems like "one of the girls."

Just read After All These Years by Susan Isaacs. Love that she has female characters that are older (this character was late 40s) and interesting people. This one is about an almost-divorced woman who gets up in the middle of the night and finds her husband dead in her kitchen. She tries to pull the knife out, further implicating herself. Right before they are about to arrest her she goes on the run, where she works at solving the crime and finding the real murderer. I enjoyed it. I've got another of hers that I just may start next!

Yesitsme
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08-24-2004

Tuesday, December 27, 2005 - 7:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yesitsme a private message Print Post    
OK Mamie, I finished The Starter Wife. I loved most of it, though really didn't like the ending. I felt like it was a bit rushed, or unfinished, or I didn't get the point... something! She does crack me up with all the name dropping she does. I figure most of it isn't true, but still it was amusing.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, December 28, 2005 - 8:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I agree about the ending. The fun part was all the name dropping and cattiness.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Saturday, December 31, 2005 - 12:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I read Something Blue yesterday while my foot was propped up. At first, it was hard to even want anything good to happen to Darcy but the ending did make me cry. Very quick, satisfying read.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Sunday, January 01, 2006 - 8:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I finished Dying In Style by Elaine Viets yesterday. It was a fun cozy mystery about a mystery shopper. I'm looking forward to another one with the same characters. It comes out in October.

I started Lone Star Cafe by Lisa Wingate last night. It's cute so far.

Jen
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07-27-2003

Monday, January 02, 2006 - 8:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jen a private message Print Post    
Read Fashionistas over the break. It was better than I thought it would be. I think this is the one that Lindsay Lohan is supposed to be making a movie of. Reminded me of The Devil Wears Prada since it takes place at a magazine, but the main character in this one is a bit more experienced and doesn't take too much crap.

Yesitsme
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08-24-2004

Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 9:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yesitsme a private message Print Post    
I was the same way, Mamie, about Something Blue. I thought they did a good job of making her somewhat self-aware of her selfishness, which did humanize her a lot. I wonder if she will write another book with these characters.

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Wednesday, January 04, 2006 - 7:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
i am just starting 'driving me crazy' by peggy webb. any book that starts with,

"a year ago when i divorced stanley, i expected heroes to line up outside my door to worship at the shrine of my pot roast and my crotchless panties. what i got was one hot hunk who loved shrines but hated commitment and one geriatric who drooled his soup and peed on the toilet seat"

okay, so what's not to love? i'll let you know if it continues to be funny.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, January 04, 2006 - 8:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I just finished Feet First by Leanne Banks. Very cute book. I really loved the main characters. Jenny had a lot of spunk and wasn't one of the whiney women that usually inhabit chick lit.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 2:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I just started reading Size 12 is Not Fat by Meg Cabot. The title grabbed me and I've always liked her books. It is a departure from her norm with a murder mystery thrown in.

Not1worry
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07-30-2002

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 5:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Not1worry a private message Print Post    
Oh good, thanks for mentioning that one, Mamie. I've liked her other books. My library has it on order, but I was still able to put it on hold.