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Getting Over It by Anna Maxted
Helen Bradshaw isn't exactly living out her dreams. She's a lowly assistant editor at GirlTime magazine, she drives an ancient Toyota, and she has a history of choosing men who fall several thousand feet below acceptable boyfriend standard. Not to mention that she shares an apartment with a scruffy , tactless roommate, her best girlfriends are a little too perfect, and the most affectionate male in her life—her cat, Fatboy—occasionally pees in her underwear draw.Then Helen gets the telephone call she least Her father has had a massive heart attack. Initially brushing off his death as merely an interruption in her already chaotic life (they were never very close, after all), Helen is surprised to find everything else starting to crumble around her. Her pushy mother is coming apart at the seams, a close friend might be heading toward tragedy, and, after the tequila incident, it looks as though Tom the vet will be sticking with Dalmatians. Turns out getting over it isn't going to be quite as easy as she thought.
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Anna Maxted
29 books190 followersAnna Maxted is a bestselling author based in North London, England. Born in 1969, she is married to fellow author and journalist Philip Robinson and they have three young sons. She writes female contemporary fiction which is viewed to be at the high end of the chick lit market. Anna Maxted read English Literature at Girton College, Cambridge, before becoming a journalist. She is former Assistant Editor of Cosmopolitan, and has freelanced for most national newspapers and magazines, including The Independent on Sunday, The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, The Times, Daily Express, FHM, Esquire and Living Etc.
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As well as being rich in humour, Anna's novels invariably deal with some of the deeper and more complicated issues facing women, such as grief, abandonment, rejection, motherhood, and sibling rivalry.
Her first novel Getting Over It, was semi-autobiographical and based very much around her experience of the death of her own father.
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As well as being rich in humour, Anna's novels invariably deal with some of the deeper and more complicated issues facing women, such as grief, abandonment, rejection, motherhood, and sibling rivalry.
Her first novel Getting Over It, was semi-autobiographical and based very much around her experience of the death of her own father.
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January 24, 2023
"Roata Norocului are cauciucul dezumflat" - de retinut!
Autoarea este una dintre cele mai cunoscute scriitoare de literatura chick-lit ale momentului. Este celebra pentru cartile "Running in heels", "Behaving like adults", "Being comitted" si "A tale of 2 sisters".
"Am scapat de griji" a aparut in 2000 si o are in centru pe Helen, o tanara de 26 de ani ce lucreaza la redactia revistei Girltime si e experta in a intra in tot felul de buclucuri dar si de a da mereu de cei mai nepotriviti barbati.
Intriga urmareste viata si aventurile comice dar si triste totodata ale protagonistei transmitand cititorului o stare de relaxare si amuzament. Helen stie sa traiasca la maxim viata, cu bune si mai mult cu rele si pana la urma descurca ghemul de neintelegeri si probleme cu care are de-a face.
Trebuie sa mentionez ca anumite scene precum moartea tatalui ei sau incercarea de sinucidere a mamei sunt descrise cu oarecare umor morbid ceea ce poate deranja cititorul. Eu personal nu am putut sa gust o asemenea abordare si cred ca fiecare dintre cititori are o limita in legatura cu ce se poate sau nu glumi.
Si ca de fiecare data doresc si aici sa introduc rubrica neserioasa 'Ce invatam din aceasta carte':
- Daca ai un iubit pe numele Jasper - ii dai papucii in primul rand pentru nume; apoi pentru ca "e la mii de metri sub standardul acceptabil pentru un iubit".
- Cand ai 5 ani stii sa te comporti cu baietii: le bei ceaiul, le furi jucariile si eviti dormitorul lor pentru ca miroase a pipi. "Apoi cresti si incepi sa inghiti toate prostiile".
- Daca am face intotdeauna cea mai desteapta alegere, "nu ne-am mai trage-o niciodata".
- Trebuie sa porti cizme cu tocul de 10 cm - mai jos de atat nu trebuie sa te cobori la niciun capitol.
- Daca un tip iti face un compliment nu te culca cu el din recunostinta.
- Ai grija sa-ti prinzi mereu parul in stilul acela dezordonat-sexy gen "abia-m-am-dat-jos-din-pat-vrei-inapoi?"
- Barbatul ideal: infatisarea lui Matt Dillon, banii lui Bill Gates si umorul lui Jerry Seinfeld.
- Stii ca viata e nedreapta si rea atunci cand ai 5 ani si inghetata iti cade din cornet direct pe trotuar si imediat e devorata de un caine mare.
- Regula de aur a cumpararii cadourilor pentru femei - ghid rapid: chestii ieftine si functionale = dispari ticalos zgarcit!; obiecte mari frivole si alese intentionat sa fie scumpe = excelent barbat superb ce esti!
Avem asadar cu ce sa ne amuzam chiar si daca citim doar aceasta rubrica pe care am intocmit-o si va invit sa descoperiti in continuare si restul aventurilor prin care trece Helen. Cu siguranta nu va veti plictisi.
Autoarea este una dintre cele mai cunoscute scriitoare de literatura chick-lit ale momentului. Este celebra pentru cartile "Running in heels", "Behaving like adults", "Being comitted" si "A tale of 2 sisters".
"Am scapat de griji" a aparut in 2000 si o are in centru pe Helen, o tanara de 26 de ani ce lucreaza la redactia revistei Girltime si e experta in a intra in tot felul de buclucuri dar si de a da mereu de cei mai nepotriviti barbati.
Intriga urmareste viata si aventurile comice dar si triste totodata ale protagonistei transmitand cititorului o stare de relaxare si amuzament. Helen stie sa traiasca la maxim viata, cu bune si mai mult cu rele si pana la urma descurca ghemul de neintelegeri si probleme cu care are de-a face.
Trebuie sa mentionez ca anumite scene precum moartea tatalui ei sau incercarea de sinucidere a mamei sunt descrise cu oarecare umor morbid ceea ce poate deranja cititorul. Eu personal nu am putut sa gust o asemenea abordare si cred ca fiecare dintre cititori are o limita in legatura cu ce se poate sau nu glumi.
Si ca de fiecare data doresc si aici sa introduc rubrica neserioasa 'Ce invatam din aceasta carte':
- Daca ai un iubit pe numele Jasper - ii dai papucii in primul rand pentru nume; apoi pentru ca "e la mii de metri sub standardul acceptabil pentru un iubit".
- Cand ai 5 ani stii sa te comporti cu baietii: le bei ceaiul, le furi jucariile si eviti dormitorul lor pentru ca miroase a pipi. "Apoi cresti si incepi sa inghiti toate prostiile".
- Daca am face intotdeauna cea mai desteapta alegere, "nu ne-am mai trage-o niciodata".
- Trebuie sa porti cizme cu tocul de 10 cm - mai jos de atat nu trebuie sa te cobori la niciun capitol.
- Daca un tip iti face un compliment nu te culca cu el din recunostinta.
- Ai grija sa-ti prinzi mereu parul in stilul acela dezordonat-sexy gen "abia-m-am-dat-jos-din-pat-vrei-inapoi?"
- Barbatul ideal: infatisarea lui Matt Dillon, banii lui Bill Gates si umorul lui Jerry Seinfeld.
- Stii ca viata e nedreapta si rea atunci cand ai 5 ani si inghetata iti cade din cornet direct pe trotuar si imediat e devorata de un caine mare.
- Regula de aur a cumpararii cadourilor pentru femei - ghid rapid: chestii ieftine si functionale = dispari ticalos zgarcit!; obiecte mari frivole si alese intentionat sa fie scumpe = excelent barbat superb ce esti!
Avem asadar cu ce sa ne amuzam chiar si daca citim doar aceasta rubrica pe care am intocmit-o si va invit sa descoperiti in continuare si restul aventurilor prin care trece Helen. Cu siguranta nu va veti plictisi.
February 1, 2024
You know what are you paying for this one a second after you've seen the cover.
But, to my medium surprise, this story has something more, the cynicism and sadness produced by real events and that increases its value. The only fact I really dislike is Tina being far too stupid. Or the author being rather ungenerous...
But, to my medium surprise, this story has something more, the cynicism and sadness produced by real events and that increases its value. The only fact I really dislike is Tina being far too stupid. Or the author being rather ungenerous...
September 17, 2018
I read this in between Halloween reads last week and just forgot to update and publish a review. " I used to really love Anna Maxted. She was one of my go to chick lit authors. Then she disappeared and I fell into like/love with other authors. I think that "Running in Heels" was interesting though on a re-read I realized how problematic it was. The same thing happened with "Getting Over It." It used to be a favorite, but I realized that the main character (Helen) is a jerk to her friends and to people she dates. Without realizing it, she's the female version of her jerk of a father. There is no scales falling from her eyes side of the road moment though. Instead there are just a bunch of things that happen and then the book limps off to a happish ending.
Helen Bradshaw is in a dead endish kind of job (she's an assistant to a tyrant) and has two really good friends (Lizzy and Tina) and an okayish relationship with her parents. When her mother calls and tells her that her father is in the hospital after suffering a heart attack, both women are left stunned when he passes away. For Helen, her father was always there. She tries her best to be there for her mother, grandmother, all while dating and dealing with her cat Fatboy. She makes a connection with a vet named Tom the day of her father's funeral, and then due to circumstances keeps coming back to him while she tries to grow up.
Helen is in her late twenties and self absorbed. I realized on re-read she's also selfish as hell too. She breaks up with a boyfriend who is a prat (Jasper) and then admits she still wants him hanging around cause of her not being able to stand on her own two feet. And then she gets involved with her roommate Marcus and blows off Tom cause Marcus commands her to. When that blows up she drifts back over to Tom and honestly I was sick of reading her bouncing from guy to guy since she wanted them to fix everything wrong in her life. I just realized she's no better than her mother who needed her father to tell her what to do as well.
When Helen finds out something about her close friend, she gets mad when another friend doesn't believe it (Helen tells it to her in a gossipy I head way) and then she doesn't do much but call that friend and try to force her to break up with him. It just felt like a weird side plot to put in this book. It didn't help that then the friend seemed to maybe getting pushed into another relationship after the disastrous one and I really didn't understand what the heck was going on.
Helen's friends have some backstory to them, but we don't get to spend much time with them. Unless Helen is mocking them to the readers or to their face, she doesn't seem to give a good crap about them. Same issue with the men in her life. I just realize that I started to find her unpleasant and I was only halfway through the book.
The writing is okay, there is a lot of banter, but none of it really made me think much besides the fact most of the people except for Tom, Izzie, and Tina sucked.
The flow was awful though. I am still confused about the timeline, but it appears to be a year in Helen's life showing the effects of her father's death on her and their family.
The ending eh. It was a happy ending, just not much of one I thought.
Helen Bradshaw is in a dead endish kind of job (she's an assistant to a tyrant) and has two really good friends (Lizzy and Tina) and an okayish relationship with her parents. When her mother calls and tells her that her father is in the hospital after suffering a heart attack, both women are left stunned when he passes away. For Helen, her father was always there. She tries her best to be there for her mother, grandmother, all while dating and dealing with her cat Fatboy. She makes a connection with a vet named Tom the day of her father's funeral, and then due to circumstances keeps coming back to him while she tries to grow up.
Helen is in her late twenties and self absorbed. I realized on re-read she's also selfish as hell too. She breaks up with a boyfriend who is a prat (Jasper) and then admits she still wants him hanging around cause of her not being able to stand on her own two feet. And then she gets involved with her roommate Marcus and blows off Tom cause Marcus commands her to. When that blows up she drifts back over to Tom and honestly I was sick of reading her bouncing from guy to guy since she wanted them to fix everything wrong in her life. I just realized she's no better than her mother who needed her father to tell her what to do as well.
When Helen finds out something about her close friend, she gets mad when another friend doesn't believe it (Helen tells it to her in a gossipy I head way) and then she doesn't do much but call that friend and try to force her to break up with him. It just felt like a weird side plot to put in this book. It didn't help that then the friend seemed to maybe getting pushed into another relationship after the disastrous one and I really didn't understand what the heck was going on.
Helen's friends have some backstory to them, but we don't get to spend much time with them. Unless Helen is mocking them to the readers or to their face, she doesn't seem to give a good crap about them. Same issue with the men in her life. I just realize that I started to find her unpleasant and I was only halfway through the book.
The writing is okay, there is a lot of banter, but none of it really made me think much besides the fact most of the people except for Tom, Izzie, and Tina sucked.
The flow was awful though. I am still confused about the timeline, but it appears to be a year in Helen's life showing the effects of her father's death on her and their family.
The ending eh. It was a happy ending, just not much of one I thought.
September 13, 2013
This is the second Maxted book I've read and I'm seeing a pattern - or is it a formula? Selfish, self-absorbed, shallow working girl from a very dysfunctional family tries to sort out her love life, stumbling through several inappropriate relationships and alienating "her true love" until he sees through her snarky exterior to the potential within and they go off happily ever after. Hmmmph. It was ok for the first book. But to repeat the formula is like eating leftovers, not as good the second time. And yet, the book does somehow draw you in. Not sure why. I certainly would never want to be friends with either main character in the Maxted books I've read thus far - they're mean, spiteful and seemingly incapable of treating people well. It's hard to enjoy a book when the characters are so unlovable. So, I'm torn. The book is funny in places, and Maxted can certainly turn a phrase. But do I want to try another of her books, on the off chance that the plot will be different? Stay tuned...
February 18, 2022
Това беше най-шизофренната книга , която съм чела. Зави ми се свят от целия хаос сътворен в нея. Даже награда била спечелила. От нея става ясно, че англичанките не са от най-чистоплътните, освен това пият като донски казаци и правят секс с всеки , който им попадне пред очите. Но пък винаги се намира по един "принц" накрая , който е лудо влюбен в тях.
Моят извод е , че самочувствието е едно най-важните неща.
Моят извод е , че самочувствието е едно най-важните неща.
August 25, 2008
I gave four to this book for the great British humor which made me laugh not only once. It was a relaxing read, which will probably not be remembered for long though. A perfect girlish novel, no doubt. I might take another book of A. Maxted when I need an easy-going, and not engaging story to read. I think that many of us can find some similarities with the personality of Helen Bradshaw. It's interesting to encounter all her fears, thoughts, mistakes etc and learn from them- get over them. The description of the characters could be extended a little bit maybe...
April 4, 2021
Sometimes, you want to simply take your brain out of your head and set it lovingly down in a nearby jar filled with nurturing fluid, and just... rest.
The key however, is then not reading something that will scorch the insides of your head far too much for your brain to feel welcomed back.
Ding Dong (I have already forgotten the main character's name) is not Bridget Jones. The book promo wants to be rilly rilly clear about how not Bridget Jones she is, while she rings all the changes on Bridget Jones' Greatest Hits, mostly involving underwear, falling over and obsessing about which men are suitable. All at once, for preference.
The thing about Bridget Jones, however, is that you either find her likable or at the very least, redeemable. Ding Dong is neither. She is also not a Mean Girl, per se, because part of being a Mean Girl is being cleverly cutting. But if all you do is direct mean comments at your so-called close friends, that's just plain mean. For instance, one of her good friends shows up to lunch with a busted nose, having "walked into a door", and Ding Dong's reaction is to put a piece of beetroot on her own nose and ask, "Who am I, then? Eh?"
That is something you are taught not to do when you are seven. Ding Dong, however, skipped that lesson. She is like that the whole entire book.
I was supposed to care that Ding Dong's dad died, because that is sad, but honestly, she cared less than I did, so it felt like just one more unfair ask among many. I did not, ultimately, care about either. There are a lot of things that happen in the book where you hope that this, yes this will be the thing that gets Ding Dong to change her ways. Finally!
No dice. She learns nothing. She fails to grow. She continues to be horrible.
My poor brain, still paddling softly about in its jar somewhere, deserves a better bath, and now I am off to find one.
The key however, is then not reading something that will scorch the insides of your head far too much for your brain to feel welcomed back.
Ding Dong (I have already forgotten the main character's name) is not Bridget Jones. The book promo wants to be rilly rilly clear about how not Bridget Jones she is, while she rings all the changes on Bridget Jones' Greatest Hits, mostly involving underwear, falling over and obsessing about which men are suitable. All at once, for preference.
The thing about Bridget Jones, however, is that you either find her likable or at the very least, redeemable. Ding Dong is neither. She is also not a Mean Girl, per se, because part of being a Mean Girl is being cleverly cutting. But if all you do is direct mean comments at your so-called close friends, that's just plain mean. For instance, one of her good friends shows up to lunch with a busted nose, having "walked into a door", and Ding Dong's reaction is to put a piece of beetroot on her own nose and ask, "Who am I, then? Eh?"
That is something you are taught not to do when you are seven. Ding Dong, however, skipped that lesson. She is like that the whole entire book.
I was supposed to care that Ding Dong's dad died, because that is sad, but honestly, she cared less than I did, so it felt like just one more unfair ask among many. I did not, ultimately, care about either. There are a lot of things that happen in the book where you hope that this, yes this will be the thing that gets Ding Dong to change her ways. Finally!
No dice. She learns nothing. She fails to grow. She continues to be horrible.
My poor brain, still paddling softly about in its jar somewhere, deserves a better bath, and now I am off to find one.
January 23, 2011
I didn't enjoy this book at all. From reading the summary I thought it would be an enjoyable read but I was wrong. The plot disappointed me. It was blan and boring. I fell asleep every time I tried reading it. It was not humorous what so ever. One thing that was okay with this book is all the problems Helen goes through. Helen is the protagonist in the story. Her life is so complicated and hard to deal with. She deals with a getting rid of an AWFUL boyfriend, her fathers death, lacking ambition so her job kinda sucks, and meeting a new guy name Tom. She starts to fall for Tom but she's dealing with so much it doesn't help un-complicate her life. I would recommend this book to people who like a lot of twists because that's the only good thing about this book
November 25, 2007
I am a big fan of Anna Maxted's! I really enjoy her clever wit and ability to express in words some of the feelings that we all share, but don't know how to articulate. She writes of real life and while I'm assuming that the primary audience for her books would be women in their 20s and 30s, I do think there is the potential for broad appeal. I feel like I grew up with her and I am always looking forward to her next book!
October 1, 2017
"But faint lady never won fair knight. Well actually she always won fair knight, but these days knights are lazier and ladies more proactive. "
I like how this book is not a sugar-coated romance. Helen continues to pursue Tom despite the ups and downs of the relationship. I admire her courage for not giving up on it and keep trying. The quote above basically explains the character of Helen.
The author also depicted the grief process of a person really well. The five stages of grief (Kubler-Riss grief cycle) was evident and it was realistically written.
The characters in the book were very relatable. I laughed at how accurately the author presented people like Marcus, Jasper, Michelle and Lizzy in the book. I'm pretty sure everyone has met or come across people like Marcus or Jasper at one point in their lives. And usually, Marcus has a partner like Michelle.
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I recommend this book to people in their mid 20s. Or if you are simply curious about losing someone special. This book will let you know that it is not easy to lose someone and even if that person hasn't been close to you, you'll learn that losing someone will leave a damage on you. But that does not mean you will live broken forever. You will live. The experience will, however, transform you. I think maturity comes from these experiences.
I like how this book is not a sugar-coated romance. Helen continues to pursue Tom despite the ups and downs of the relationship. I admire her courage for not giving up on it and keep trying. The quote above basically explains the character of Helen.
The author also depicted the grief process of a person really well. The five stages of grief (Kubler-Riss grief cycle) was evident and it was realistically written.
The characters in the book were very relatable. I laughed at how accurately the author presented people like Marcus, Jasper, Michelle and Lizzy in the book. I'm pretty sure everyone has met or come across people like Marcus or Jasper at one point in their lives. And usually, Marcus has a partner like Michelle.
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I recommend this book to people in their mid 20s. Or if you are simply curious about losing someone special. This book will let you know that it is not easy to lose someone and even if that person hasn't been close to you, you'll learn that losing someone will leave a damage on you. But that does not mean you will live broken forever. You will live. The experience will, however, transform you. I think maturity comes from these experiences.
July 8, 2023
Helen is not what I would call "put together". She's lazy, inconsiderate, self centered, rude and slobbish. But amazingly she attracts the attention of a very "put together" man, Tom. What does he see in her? They meet after she crashes into his receptionist's car on the way to her father's funeral. The whole story is about how she sorta out her feelings about losing her Dad. But honestly she isn't that great of a character.
July 25, 2021
it was funny, i loved the humor but then it got kinda boring halfway through the book and i kinda dont like the ending
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- Ngoài ra sự chủ động yêu cầu hoặc tố giác của các công nhân làm việc trong nhà máy nhà xưởng đó cũng rất quan trọng.
- Họ có quyền lên tiếng khi nơi bản thân đang làm việc không được bảo hộ, không được trang bị các thiết bị đề phòng cháy nổ.
- Một lần nữa ông Long nhấn mạnh: Hiện thống kê được khoảng 5 triệu nhà máy nhà xưởng đủ quy mô không lắp đầu phun sprinkler tyco.
- Tức là có hàng chục triệu người làm việc trong môi trường thiếu an toàn và rất rất nhiều thiết bị máy móc không được bảo hộ.
An Phát đảm bảo chất lượng vòi phun
3 - Vì nhiều lý do mà đầu phun sprinkler tyco An Phát luôn đứng đầu
Đã đề xuất là sự thực hiện, ông Long cũng đánh giá cao những nỗ lực gần đây của ban ngành liên quan trong việc cho kiểm tra sửa chữa đầu phun sprinkler . Đầu tư lắp đặt đầu phun Tyco chính hãng cho hàng ngàn công trình. Bổ sung tiêu chuẩn thiết kế hệ thống chữa cháy sprinkler. Ông cho rằng: “Thay đổi cần thời gian, và điều chúng ta cần làm là có những mục tiêu rõ ràng cho từng thời điểm đảm bảo đúng tiến độ thực hiện cam kết, đồng thời đảm bảo tính hiệu quả của việc đang làm và sẽ làm.”
- Tại buổi hội thảo cũng đã ghi nhận sự đồng lòng của hơn 1.5 triệu nhà xưởng trong việc lắp đặt và sửa chữa hệ thống sprinkler.
- Đồng thời đề xuất tuyên truyền lắp đặt thêm hệ thống chữa cháy drencher chống cháy lan cho các nhà xưởng có diện tích lớn và cực lớn.
- Các nhà xưởng ngày 12 vừa qua, có công văn về việc lắp đặt hệ thống sprinkler chữa cháy tự động.
- Ngay cả tại các cơ sở giáo dục, trường học kể cả công hay tư hay bán công cũng luôn đáp ứng được tiêu chuẩn chữa cháy này trong hoạt động.
Khi đạt ngưỡng nhiệt độ nước sẽ xả ra dập cháy
Không chỉ thế, tổ chức cũng yêu cầu ban ngành kiểm tra kỹ lưỡng không chỉ về tính khả thi khi chữa cháy mà còn phải kiểm tra về tính toán hệ thống sprinkler chữa cháy, quy định về khoảng cách giữa các dau phun sprinkler , tiêu chuẩn áp lực nước chữa cháy... vì đây là tấm khiên bảo vệ cho hàng triệu học sinh, sinh việc, hàng triệu mầm non của đất nước.
Chính sách này của tổ chức giáo dục Việt Nam thì có 2 vấn đề, thứ nhất là các trường đã lắp đặt hệ thống phun nước chữa cháy nhưng đã xuất hiện dấu hiệu hư hỏng hay lắp đặt đầu phun sprinkler kém chất lượng thì sao. Thứ hai là đối với các cơ sở giáo dục ở tỉnh lẻ thì vốn đầu tư ở đâu ra và chính sách phân bổ đầu tư như thế nào.
July 5, 2013
The full review is at: http://theromanticalskeptic.blogspot....
I struggled with this. 4 hearts because it was hilariously funny and there was a LOT going on (death in the family, serious trouble in a close friend's life, many hits and misses with some foolish men, anxiety at work, tumult with roommates, a sick cat at home)? Or 3 because the heroine acts like a serious wanker in every single one of her dealings with the hero and through all the other challenges in her life. Methinks 3.
She: A 26-year old lowly employee of a girly magazine who shares many of the manifold amusements one would expect of a young, hot City gal. She hangs with her friends and bitches about men, goes out and gets sozzled on a semi-regular basis, fails to save money, makes terrible decisions with men, and loves her cat.
It's all plodding along swimmingly until her father dies.Then, suddenly, the depression, anger and her complicated Daddy-issues seem to attack from within. For half the book she is a viperishly angry creature and the other half she's a sodden lump of despair and a BAD-DECISION MACHINE.
He: A vet. Hot. Sweet. Jolly-humored. Kind to her cat. Good in bed. Polite to her family. Takes the higher road with rude characters. Just a good dude. A little beta.
Story: There's no plot exactly. It's more of a story of how she needs to come to terms with her issues with her parents and how she must untangle the gnarly mess of her other romantic and platonic relationships.
The main thing stopping me from loving this is the fact that my main concern wasn't addressed and that is: WHY DOES THIS DUDE EVEN LIKE HER?
By the end of the book, she does some reflection and learns a few things so yes, at THAT point, I can see why he might think she's ok. But until that point? She's a HOT MESS for the entire book!!! Even the reconciliation scene was a sticky, icky bowl of day old chili. There are far too many misunderstandings (all caused by this crazy woman) and I can't believe that a guy wouldn't just be like, alright lady, ENOUGH already!
There is not one instance where she helps HIM out. She seems totally self involved (obsessed) and up her own arse. I understand that it's because she's going through a tough phase, but if the tough phases of life reveal what type of person we're dealing with, then here, we are dealing with an overgrown brat. She doesn't seem to have a nice, kind bone in her body. When she does do something nice, it's with some resentment and bitterness. Except for the thing with her friend. That was all good. But I can't say what it is because it was the one "surprising" thing in the book.
Can we all just agree that there is NO person who will agree to take on such a garbage heap of unresolved emotion unless they were already in a relationship with them. It just defies everything that I observe to be true.
Skeptic's last word: Annnnnyyyyway... the book is funny. Hilarious, even. But it didn't QUITE pass the Skeptical smell test as an actual, believable romance. But who cares right? It was a fun read and that's all you need sometimes.
I struggled with this. 4 hearts because it was hilariously funny and there was a LOT going on (death in the family, serious trouble in a close friend's life, many hits and misses with some foolish men, anxiety at work, tumult with roommates, a sick cat at home)? Or 3 because the heroine acts like a serious wanker in every single one of her dealings with the hero and through all the other challenges in her life. Methinks 3.
She: A 26-year old lowly employee of a girly magazine who shares many of the manifold amusements one would expect of a young, hot City gal. She hangs with her friends and bitches about men, goes out and gets sozzled on a semi-regular basis, fails to save money, makes terrible decisions with men, and loves her cat.
It's all plodding along swimmingly until her father dies.Then, suddenly, the depression, anger and her complicated Daddy-issues seem to attack from within. For half the book she is a viperishly angry creature and the other half she's a sodden lump of despair and a BAD-DECISION MACHINE.
He: A vet. Hot. Sweet. Jolly-humored. Kind to her cat. Good in bed. Polite to her family. Takes the higher road with rude characters. Just a good dude. A little beta.
Story: There's no plot exactly. It's more of a story of how she needs to come to terms with her issues with her parents and how she must untangle the gnarly mess of her other romantic and platonic relationships.
The main thing stopping me from loving this is the fact that my main concern wasn't addressed and that is: WHY DOES THIS DUDE EVEN LIKE HER?
By the end of the book, she does some reflection and learns a few things so yes, at THAT point, I can see why he might think she's ok. But until that point? She's a HOT MESS for the entire book!!! Even the reconciliation scene was a sticky, icky bowl of day old chili. There are far too many misunderstandings (all caused by this crazy woman) and I can't believe that a guy wouldn't just be like, alright lady, ENOUGH already!
There is not one instance where she helps HIM out. She seems totally self involved (obsessed) and up her own arse. I understand that it's because she's going through a tough phase, but if the tough phases of life reveal what type of person we're dealing with, then here, we are dealing with an overgrown brat. She doesn't seem to have a nice, kind bone in her body. When she does do something nice, it's with some resentment and bitterness. Except for the thing with her friend. That was all good. But I can't say what it is because it was the one "surprising" thing in the book.
Can we all just agree that there is NO person who will agree to take on such a garbage heap of unresolved emotion unless they were already in a relationship with them. It just defies everything that I observe to be true.
Skeptic's last word: Annnnnyyyyway... the book is funny. Hilarious, even. But it didn't QUITE pass the Skeptical smell test as an actual, believable romance. But who cares right? It was a fun read and that's all you need sometimes.
January 9, 2008
Enjoyable typical chiclit read. Girl meets love of her life, messes it up several times, but in th end it all works out ok. The characters are likeable and fairly believable. The author sets the typical storyline in the unusual setting of a 20something girl mourning the loss of her distant father. I got annoyed that around chapter 35 the main character suddenly became aware that she was playing to an audience but on the whole an enjoyable, if fluffy, read.
August 11, 2007
I've been working on reading this book for (what is for me) a long time. I begin reading a couple of pages, become disappointed and put it down again for a later time. I have finally just begun to get over the rough beginning, and am seeing this as an enjoyable read....
It was a ho hum book, although I did laugh out loud at some of the humor...very cheeky, as the heroine would say. I love Brit chick lit, just not overly fond of this one.
It was a ho hum book, although I did laugh out loud at some of the humor...very cheeky, as the heroine would say. I love Brit chick lit, just not overly fond of this one.
April 27, 2016
One of the funniest books I have ever read. I had picked this up after my own mom passed away and it was literally scary how much I was feeling exactly what was written. It was as if someone had written about my life! I really laughed out loud with this one. This is the book that started my journey with reading everything on the list that Anna Maxted had written. Has not been a disappointing journey at all!
June 13, 2017
I enjoyed this book immensely. The main character draws you right in and it had lots of dramatic twists and empathetic characters. It almost seemed too close to life, the kind of relationship drama and little things that can cause misunderstandings. It is for that reason I am keeping it at 3 stars. I really liked it but the characters weren't uplifting- just human! Full disclosure I read it in my hostel and 40 pages had been ripped out so I may revise later.
August 1, 2024
I haven't liked many of Anna Maxted's books but I did like this one....A LOT! Such a funny story about life as a single woman and how shit just happens sometimes and you just have to power through. If you're looking for a good easy read and you need a good laugh, this one is for you. Highly, highly recommend. Soooooo fun! She gets it!
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February 6, 2015
I read this book many years ago. There's one scene that I've never forgotten; the one where she mourns her father by burning red candles and paper memories.
Anna Maxted, like Marian Keyes, writes chick lit with depth.
Anna Maxted, like Marian Keyes, writes chick lit with depth.
June 16, 2013
Fun.. Easy read, some parts laugh out loud funny... Definitely chick lit and just what I needed.. I enjoyed it very much and found myself rooting for Helen..
March 30, 2020
Men, vilken irriterande människa Helen är! Hon är ju rentav störd! Hon gapar och skriker på andra och till och med mobbar vissa personer, Tina, t.ex. men så fort någon kritiserar henne, eller bara kommer med sina tankar och idéer så blir hon vansinnig.
Jag begriper inte hur hon kan ha så många kompisar! Hon hjälpte visserligen Tina men i övrigt var hon inte mycket till kompis och var alldeles för barnslig och egoistisk och hade alldeles för höga tankar om sig själv för att jag skulle vilja att det gick bra för henne.
Hon förtjänade verkligen inte Tom! Hon skulle ha varit ihop med den där sprätten Jasper istället, för de var av samma skrot och korn. Tom ville henne bara väl när han tog upp att hon inte verkade må bra och som hon behandlade honom då begriper jag inte att han överhuvudtaget ville ha mer med henne att göra. Hon behandlar honom som skräp och sedan blir hon upprörd när hon tror att han har en ny tjej! Nej, Tom var för god för henne. Han förtjänar bättre.
Visserligen var väl hennes föräldrar inte särskilt bra föräldrar så det skulle vara förståeligt om hon var lite instabil men det finns ingen anledning till att vara elak och nästintill narcissist.
Författaren uttrycker sig dock ganska kul på vissa ställen och man fnissar till lite men att Helen är en sån osympatisk människa drar ner bokens betyg väldigt mycket.
Jag begriper inte hur hon kan ha så många kompisar! Hon hjälpte visserligen Tina men i övrigt var hon inte mycket till kompis och var alldeles för barnslig och egoistisk och hade alldeles för höga tankar om sig själv för att jag skulle vilja att det gick bra för henne.
Hon förtjänade verkligen inte Tom! Hon skulle ha varit ihop med den där sprätten Jasper istället, för de var av samma skrot och korn. Tom ville henne bara väl när han tog upp att hon inte verkade må bra och som hon behandlade honom då begriper jag inte att han överhuvudtaget ville ha mer med henne att göra. Hon behandlar honom som skräp och sedan blir hon upprörd när hon tror att han har en ny tjej! Nej, Tom var för god för henne. Han förtjänar bättre.
Visserligen var väl hennes föräldrar inte särskilt bra föräldrar så det skulle vara förståeligt om hon var lite instabil men det finns ingen anledning till att vara elak och nästintill narcissist.
Författaren uttrycker sig dock ganska kul på vissa ställen och man fnissar till lite men att Helen är en sån osympatisk människa drar ner bokens betyg väldigt mycket.
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October 20, 2019היי חברים,
את הספר הזה מצאתי בבאזר למען הכלבתולים, תורמים לשם ספרים, הכנסות עוברות לטיפול בכלבתולים חסרי בית
(השבוע התרומות הועברו לעיקור וסירוס).
קראתי את התקציר, נשמע לי נחמד ולקחתי,
10 שקל למטרה טובה 🤷♀️ למה לא...
כשהתחלתי לקרוא קיבלתי את התשובה לשאלה שלי 🤣
הספר משנת 1998, נשמע צ'יק פליק חמודי, והחלטתי לנסות לקרוא אותו היום...
לנסות... כי לא הצלחתי להגיע מעבר לעמוד 89.
באמת שניסיתי!
הספר מתחיל מהאלן, האלן עובדת באיזה מגזין, יוצאת עם איזה חתיך (שנשמע שהוא בוגד בה, או ששם עליה את הזין הענק שלו) חרא של חבר, שהיא רוצה לזרוק אותו, אבל הוא נראה טוב אז היא אומרת שתשמור עליו עוד שבוע...
ואז בום אבא שלה נפטר...
בדרך להלוויה היא מתנגשת ברכב.. של איזו בימבה שמתחילה לצעוק.. ואז מופיע תום.. ופותר את העיניין, ואף מציע לקחת אותה להלוויה כי היא לא במצב רגשי לנסוע.
מפה לשם, היא מזמינה אותו לצאת איתה ועם חברה שלה בערב, הוא נענה, אך מזהיר שהוא וטרינר תורן, אך אין סיבה שהוא לא יצליח להגיע.
היא מהצד שלה, מגיע לבר ומתחילה לדפוק טקילה... ולהתעצבן על המין הגברי...
תום כנסיך שכמותו, מנסה לצלצל אליה ולהגיד שיש לו לעשות ניתוח חירום והוא יתעכב... כשהוא מגיע "סוף סוף" הוא רק שומע ממנה את התיסכול שלה על המין הגברי... בצורה מפורטת ביותר כי טקילה עוזרת לה בניסוח... fun!
על ימין ועל שמאל מופיעות דמויות, כתיבה ממש מבולגנת... ודמות די מעצבנת .... אז כן.. סיימתי חח
את הספר הזה מצאתי בבאזר למען הכלבתולים, תורמים לשם ספרים, הכנסות עוברות לטיפול בכלבתולים חסרי בית
(השבוע התרומות הועברו לעיקור וסירוס).
קראתי את התקציר, נשמע לי נחמד ולקחתי,
10 שקל למטרה טובה 🤷♀️ למה לא...
כשהתחלתי לקרוא קיבלתי את התשובה לשאלה שלי 🤣
הספר משנת 1998, נשמע צ'יק פליק חמודי, והחלטתי לנסות לקרוא אותו היום...
לנסות... כי לא הצלחתי להגיע מעבר לעמוד 89.
באמת שניסיתי!
הספר מתחיל מהאלן, האלן עובדת באיזה מגזין, יוצאת עם איזה חתיך (שנשמע שהוא בוגד בה, או ששם עליה את הזין הענק שלו) חרא של חבר, שהיא רוצה לזרוק אותו, אבל הוא נראה טוב אז היא אומרת שתשמור עליו עוד שבוע...
ואז בום אבא שלה נפטר...
בדרך להלוויה היא מתנגשת ברכב.. של איזו בימבה שמתחילה לצעוק.. ואז מופיע תום.. ופותר את העיניין, ואף מציע לקחת אותה להלוויה כי היא לא במצב רגשי לנסוע.
מפה לשם, היא מזמינה אותו לצאת איתה ועם חברה שלה בערב, הוא נענה, אך מזהיר שהוא וטרינר תורן, אך אין סיבה שהוא לא יצליח להגיע.
היא מהצד שלה, מגיע לבר ומתחילה לדפוק טקילה... ולהתעצבן על המין הגברי...
תום כנסיך שכמותו, מנסה לצלצל אליה ולהגיד שיש לו לעשות ניתוח חירום והוא יתעכב... כשהוא מגיע "סוף סוף" הוא רק שומע ממנה את התיסכול שלה על המין הגברי... בצורה מפורטת ביותר כי טקילה עוזרת לה בניסוח... fun!
על ימין ועל שמאל מופיעות דמויות, כתיבה ממש מבולגנת... ודמות די מעצבנת .... אז כן.. סיימתי חח
July 18, 2023
Warning: spoilers.
FMC Helen is unable to form healthy adult interpersonal relationships with men. I read some negative reviews that felt that Helen was selfish and immature, and she was disliked as a main character. I can understand why many readers would feel this way, but I think they may be missing the deeper message from this book. Although presented in a humorous way, the book really deals with the serious issue of how inadequate/emotionally distant parenting can have long term negative consequences by impairing an individual's ability to function as an emotionally healthy adult. The book spends a good amount of time detailing Helen's childhood and her relationship with both her parents. As I said, I can understand way many readers would simply feel that Helen was a shallow, selfish woman--it can be hard to recognize the results of bad parenting unless you have experienced them yourself. But Helen is above all a victim. But this is presented in a humorous way, with really funny quips and dialogue as you would expect from British chick lit. But rather tragic, ultimately. Although in the end we are left with some hope that Helen may be finally starting to heal. I enjoyed it very much and will read more from this author.
FMC Helen is unable to form healthy adult interpersonal relationships with men. I read some negative reviews that felt that Helen was selfish and immature, and she was disliked as a main character. I can understand why many readers would feel this way, but I think they may be missing the deeper message from this book. Although presented in a humorous way, the book really deals with the serious issue of how inadequate/emotionally distant parenting can have long term negative consequences by impairing an individual's ability to function as an emotionally healthy adult. The book spends a good amount of time detailing Helen's childhood and her relationship with both her parents. As I said, I can understand way many readers would simply feel that Helen was a shallow, selfish woman--it can be hard to recognize the results of bad parenting unless you have experienced them yourself. But Helen is above all a victim. But this is presented in a humorous way, with really funny quips and dialogue as you would expect from British chick lit. But rather tragic, ultimately. Although in the end we are left with some hope that Helen may be finally starting to heal. I enjoyed it very much and will read more from this author.
March 7, 2018
Jag blev rekommenderad boken då jag själv förlorat min far i hjärtinfarkt och personen tyckte att det kanske kunde ge mig vissa insikter. Det var inte så tokigt tänkt men mitt problem blev istället främst att boken är väldigt tjejig. För en kille som inte tycker att längden på klackar, samt vem som tillverkar vilket smin är det viktigaste som finns så blir det en rätt trist bok. Är man inte heller intresserad av vilken typ av kjol som ger snyggast ben så blir det än mer trist. Tragiskt att huvudpersonen är så grund i sina intressen å värderingar. Tyvärr.
June 17, 2025
This was an unusual read. A sort of "Slice of Life" tome. I never thought it was THAT funny, but there some humorous parts. The main character and narrator, Helen, isn't too bright about men, and about creating a lasting relationship. She can't "see the forest for the trees" in a way. I sort of felt sorry for her, and angry at her for being stupid often. In light of the massive loss we learn about in the beginning, it's understandable that she flounders around. I guess I would admit this is a good book to enjoy.
November 15, 2017
this is the second time I gave Anna Maxted a chance, and only because it was free, and my friend said it was a silly but funny read. I didn't find that to be the case. The characters are so annoying and unlikable that I finally couldn't stand to spend any more time with them and quit halfway through. I have enjoyed books with unlikable characters doing interesting things, or likable characters doing boring things, but I couldn't hang with unlikable characters doing boring, stupid things.
March 24, 2018
Okay, this is a Pecan Sandies of a book: you can't help liking it and finishing it, even if you feel slightly sick after eating the whole box. Maxted is sometimes (though not always) very funny, and you care about her characters (even if they are a bit cartoonish), and some parts are unexpectedly moving. So take it on a long flight and do not feel guilty. That is what long flights are for. You can read Jane Austen when you get home.
May 4, 2019
This book is fairly predictable. Sometimes, a happy ending is reassuring. The characters aren't very complex. Somehow, you still care about the people and the relationships.
Lonliness, death, and appearances are major topics of the book. The main character is goofy, immature but still likeable.
Lonliness, death, and appearances are major topics of the book. The main character is goofy, immature but still likeable.
January 12, 2019
Hated the protag. What an annoying, immature, dislikable person! Yet loved the entirety of the book.
Granted, some parts were unnecessary, but they can be looked over!
Read it for it's warmth and wit, not the story. ^_^
Granted, some parts were unnecessary, but they can be looked over!
Read it for it's warmth and wit, not the story. ^_^
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