Bergdorf Blondes341 reviews Plum Sykes Miramax, 2007 Completely whimsical + Good summer chick lit... People who compared this to (or expected) Sex & The City didn't really get it... It's completely whimsical. The main characters are sympathetic, but not really identifiable for most of us. They are shopping their way through life, even shopping for boyfriends, with almost limitless means & free ...             The Sand Cafe: A Novel10 reviews Neil MacFarquhar PublicAffairs, 2007 Many a true word said in jest..... + Gosh, a real writer about the Gulf War! + The Sand Cafe' + a thoroughly enjoyable read             The Hot Flash Club Chills Out: A Novel12 reviews Nancy Thayer Ballantine Books, 2007 Funny book for over 45 women + Chill Out with Chills Out + Hot. Hot. Hot. + Fun, Fun, Fun!             The Wizard Swami Cyril Dabydeen Peepal Tree Press Ltd., 2007 A finely observed comedy of manners, this novel presents an imaginative and poetic play on the symbols of Hinduism in a secular and cosmopolitan society. Devan, a teacher of Hinduism to rural Indians, finds his life turned upside down when he leaves his village and family and heads to the urban, cosmopolitan capital of Georgetown, Guyana. In a city that is ethnically diverse, he meets members of ...             The Gospel According to Sydney Welles: A Novel13 reviews Susi Rajah Bloomsbury USA, 2007 Rajah Redefines The Genre + don't be turned off by the cover + The greatest chic lit book in THE UNIVERSE! Even GOD thinks so! + Perfect for the big screen!             Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, ...79 reviews Jen Lancaster NAL Trade, 2007 Get in touch with your catty side! + I read it in one sitting, now my butt hurts and I can't see to drive! + Entertaining anecdotes! If you're easily offended, skip this book. But if you love to listen to someone who is not afraid to express their opinions, no matter how crass and politically-incorrect, oh my gosh, Jen will make you laugh like nobody's business. You have to be in the mood for her. I recommend her after a dose ...             Mourning Wood: A Novel3 reviews Daniel Paisner Volt Press, 2008 Funny, perceptive and highly entertaining!! + are you serious + Extremely entertaining, This is a great book. A real surprise. What a treat. On the one hand, this is a tale of reinvention. It's a story about having (or having had) everything you wanted - and then still wanting to call a do-over. On the other hand, it is hysterical. Sometimes it's hysterical in a laugh-out-loud ...             Don't Sleep with a Bubba: Unless Your Eggs are in Wheelchairs20 reviews Susan Reinhardt Kensington, 2007 Simply ..."pee your pants funny" and heartfelt + poignant and clever + This is an UNFORGETTABLE book! Just finished reading Don't Sleep with a Bubba: Unless Your Eggs are in Wheelchairs and per usual, I laughed til I almost wet myself (perhaps more information than you bargained for), and cried as well. Loved it! I will force the women of my mom's club to purchase every last copy at barnes and ...             Fresh3 reviews Mark McNay MacAdam/Cage Publishing, 2007 Fresh is a fun read! + life where a full belly, a warm fire and a good woman is perfection. Author's background: McNay was brought up in a mining village in central Scotland. After a failed electrical engineering course and 15 years doing odd jobs, McNay graduated from a creative writing course at a Scottish university and began his writing career. He lives in Norwich. Plot in a ...             The New Monk (Gothic Classics)1 review R.S., Matthew Gregory Lewis Valancourt Books, 2007 Amusing & Funny A parody of M. G. Lewis's The Monk. It's a great gothic read, full of hilarious morbidity and unforgettable dialogues! I strongly recommend it to those who have read The Monk.             Mandarins: Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa4 reviews Ryunosuke Akutagawa Archipelago Books, 2007 An Alternate Angle on Akutagawa + A welcome addition to Japanese literature shelves. + Translation preference keeps it from 5 stars If one wants to read the vaguely disturbing stories of Akutagawa Ryunosuke, the "Father of the Japanese Short Story" in English translation, there are any number of good collections available. This one is a little different, though, and not just because it includes three works never before ...             The Men I Didn't Marry: A Novel16 reviews Janice Kaplan, Lynn Schnurnberger Ballantine Books, 2007 from Tarah of LoveReads! (www.love-reads.info) + An absolute delight!!! Left alone and open-mouthed Hallie {now} Laurence is a sudden divorcee, her husband barely waving as he drops her off after a trip dropping their daughter at Yale. Dazed and confused she immediately immerses herself in a Oreo cookie eating and soap opera watching cocoon. With help from her ...             The Sleeping Beauty Proposal27 reviews Sarah Strohmeyer Dutton Adult, 2007 Perfectly skewers modern marriage expectations + Some light and lighthearted reading... There are parts of Sarah Strohmeyer's The Sleeping Beauty Proposal that make it difficult to read. Genie constantly worries about how her secret might come out, and watches herself inadvertently sink deeper and deeper into the charade. If you're the kind of empathetic reader who easily identifies ...             Raptured: The Final Daze of the Late, Great Planet Earth (Kiss My Left Behind series)4 reviews Earl Lee See Sharp Press, 2007 A one, two knockout! + Spirits lifted! + Hilarious! + Wow!!!             Anybody Out There?141 reviews Marian Keyes Avon A, 2007 Another great my Marian Keyes + Wonderful Escape + Visit with a good friend I love Marian Keyes, especially the books about the Walsh sisters. I was really happy to have one about Anna, the "flighty" sister. This book was wonderful: I laughed out loud, and cried. I recommend this to anyone who wants a great book about characters that actually have depth and feeling to them!             Can't Wait to Get to Heaven: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)146 reviews Fannie Flagg Ballantine Books, 2007 Grab it - quick! + made me feel so gooood + When "I" Get To Heaven...... + Loved this book + Delightful, inspiring, comforting, sweet, and thoughtful             Finn (Platinum Fiction Series)71 reviews Jon Clinch Center Point Large Print, 2007 Huckleberry Finn's Father + Some the best writing I've read for a very long time + Deliciously Dark + What a Brilliant Book             Lulu Meets God and Doubts Him38 reviews Danielle Ganek Viking Adult, 2007 fun look at the art world + A good descriptive painting of a crazy art world In Manhattan's Chelsea section Mia McMurray works as a gallery receptionist assisting patrons at Simon Pryce Art Gallery by looking snooty and pretty. However, Mia sees the job as temporary as she dislikes her peers whose self-importance seems ridiculous to her as all they do is act like candy to ...             You Suck: A Love Story130 reviews Christopher Moore Harper, 2007 Review of You Suck (the audio version) + Undead need a good laugh, too + Such a LOVE story!! I think I started this on the wrong foot... You Suck was recommended to me, but I've never read anything by Christopher Moore, so I didn't realize that this was a sequel until about halfway through. It works just fine as a stand-alone story, but I'll definitely be picking up Bloodsucking Fiends. ...             Swapping Lives78 reviews Jane Green Plume, 2007 discovering that you've got everything you want Jane Green seems to keep on writing roughly the same book: a woman goes through an internal crisis of some kind, somehow manages to step outside her life so that she can gain perspective, gains some self-confidence, and everyone lives happily ever after. I don't mean this as a complaint. I bought ...