Which do I envy more: being a size 6 or having a man?

September 8, 2006

I read A Total Waste of Makeup (Kim Gruenenfelder) and since I am a fan of chicklit, I enjoyed the book.  It starred a very typical chicklit heroine:  a witty, late 20s/early 30s character who is physically above average, has a great job (ie self sufficient), smokes and/or drinks excessively and can’t find a man to settle down with (although ex-boyfriends and men to shag are a dime a dozen).  And she has a love/hate relationship with her family!  On some of these points I can certainly relate.

The author does a great job of bringing the book’s (many) characters to life in a way that you don’t lose track of who’s who at all.   And I don’t think I’m ruining anything to share that the book has a happy ending; that’s part of the chicklit recipe.

Filed under: Reading & Writing by jummy

4 Responses to “Which do I envy more: being a size 6 or having a man?”

  1. Laura, on September 8th, 2006 at 9:11 am Said:

    Did she have a gay friend? Always the gay friend. I want one.

  2. jummy79, on September 8th, 2006 at 12:35 pm Said:

    LOL, good point but no gay friends in this book…although her dad's sexuality keeps getting questioned all through the book…that was a pretty hilarious part of the book!

  3. itsy, on September 8th, 2006 at 1:45 pm Said:

    I tried to read that book last week but couldn't get into it so I moved on to another book. Have you read "Something Borrowed? or "Devil Wears Prada"? So good.

  4. Vanessa, on September 20th, 2006 at 12:54 pm Said:

    I'm reading it too! I'll let you know what I thought once I'm done…

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