Murder With Strings Attached
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Sometimes even the most carefully conceived burglary can take an unexpected turn. Florence Palmer...
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Zoe Bell recommended Pulp Fiction (1994) in Movies (curated)
The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain
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Mark Twain's famous novels, "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" (available in Everyman) have long been...
One Jaded Rose (Nic Thorn Caper #1)
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One jaded Rose is a light-hearted caper, the first in the series written by James Byron Books. Rose...
General Fiction Humorous
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in Books
Oct 24, 2017 (Updated Oct 24, 2017)
It begins with the end of the earth (sadly), with a sole survivor Arthur Dent, or that's what we think, until he discovers Trillion, the other survivor. Whisked away on the Heart of Gold ship with his friend Ford Prefect (an alien) and his cousin, they gallivant across the universe attempting to find answers. And thus begins an epic adventure.
So it's not as sophisticated as Arthur C. Clarke's status of science fiction, or Andy Weir's level of technical details, and its not supposed to be. It's light hearted, and fun, as Douglas Adams creates a detailed and splendid look at our insignificant existence in the most humorous way possible.
An Unexpected Role
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The devastation of a ruined summer. The gift of a second chance. Can Josie learn the lessons...
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Nabokov's Favourite Word is Mauve: The Literary Quirks and Oddities of Our Most-Loved Authors
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'Read this book thoughtfully. It's fun. And, I think, the shape of some very interesting things to...
The Irresponsible Magician: Essays and Fictions
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As any good magician or psychoanalyst knows, it's the deliberate chalking of a particular square...
Brief Interviews With Hideous Men
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In his startling and singular new short story collection, David Foster Wallace nudges at the...
Christine A. (965 KP) rated Been There, Married That in Books
May 23, 2020
Agnes Murphy Nash has the perfect Hollywood life...or so she thought until arriving home to find the gates and doors locked and is prevented from entering her own house. What ensues is a humorous look at divorce, the stupid things people do while divorcing, and how badly we can act.
Gigi Levangie Grazer could have written Been There, Married That as a Debbie Downer book especially when discussing Agnes having to still cohabitate with her husband during the divorce. Anyone who had to endure cohabitating knows there is not much to laugh about. Grazier focuses on the negative but writes it with such style you are guaranteed to laugh.
I do not usually read "women's fiction" or "chick lit" but, after reading its description, I figured I would give it a try. I am so glad I chose this novel. I will continue with my norms (mystery, YA, SciFi) but will not shun women's fiction immediately from now on. I will probably still avoid romances but Been There, Married That is not a romance novel.
I also heard part of the audiobook. The narrator, Amy McFadden, did a fabulous job and really brought this novel and its humor to life.
This 200-word review was published on Philomathinphila.com on 5/23/20.