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5.0 out of 5 stars Come here come here come here go away
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4.0 out of 5 stars The book is much better...
I really liked the movie, mainly because of Hugh Jackman. However the movie was made a little too a la Hollywood cookie cutter romantic comedy ending. The book has a much better ending and all of the zany nonsense makes more sense. The writer has a way of getting you hooked into the story at the very beginning and keeping you interested until the very end. The people are more real, like someone you might actually know and can identify with. It was fun, light read. Great for dreary winter weekends.
3.0 out of 5 stars The one time that the movie was better than the book
The one time that the movie was better than the book; though it ends up with Jane finding out what she needs to know about herself and ends up happy alone. Yes, it's cliché for Jane to find the love of her life but that's how the movie ends. Let's give this a happy ending vs. the lukewarm passion presented in the book
2.0 out of 5 stars amusing premise with little depth
Having seen the movie well in advance of reading the book, I will admit that my opinion of the book is slightly skewed. While I enjoyed the humor of the beginning, the book began to lose my attention when it became clear that the characters were steadfastly refusing to develop. While Jane learns to cope with her grief over her doomed romance (which was obviously doomed from the get-go), she comes to no real enlightenment other than someone must surely be out there for her...a someone who never materializes and it seems Jane is still significantly unhappy, if successful, by the end of the book. Moreover, Eddie -- who the reader feels must have been brought in for some greater purpose other than to serve as Jane's inadvertent research subject -- does not, in fact, do much of anything other than continue to womanize and drown himself in liquor over a woman who isn't coming back. Nothing significant happens by the end of the book, leaving it at best a quick read with little to take from. Well, perhaps this much was taken from reading Animal Husbandry: don't get into a relationship with a person who's already in a relationship. Seems like basic romance fundamentals 101, but apparently no one clued Jane in on that one.
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Break Book Ever!
This is truly a hilarious and clever book. The writer's metaphors are spot on . If you or a woman friend have recently been dumped etc etc , this book will make you laugh amidst your pain.
1.0 out of 5 stars Tired premise, not very compelling
I generally love chick lit, but this was the worst book I've read in a long time. It was so bad, it made me angry.So this woman Jane gets dumped by her boyfriend and comes up with this amazing GROUNDBREAKING theory. Get ready for it: Men are attracted to new, younger women. Are you shocked? If someone came up with this incredible, novel theory, would you pay them to write a SHOCKING column about it? And this is such a revelation that you'd have to use a pseudonym because there would be an outcry if a woman were discovered for saying that men who have been with the same woman for a long period of time might be interested in a new women.Maybe I just read the copyright date on this book wrong. Maybe it was written in 1825, when something like this might be a new idea.To make matters worse, nothing else happens in this book beyond developing this shocking new theory. Jane spends most of the book whining about being dumped and never moves on, meets anyone new, or develops her character in any way. I am baffled that this book did so well.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh and Funny
A different, funny take on relationships - enjoyable! If you date, you have to read this. If you've ever dated, you should read this. If you have friends who date, they must read this.
4.0 out of 5 stars I liked it.
I liked it.
I like it!
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Animal Husbandry - Laura Zigman
Iv`e read this book 3 times.It`s funny, Clever witted, and a must read for any woman wishing to try to understand the male species & why we get dumped! lol.There is a movie based on this book called " somone like you "I enjoyed the book so much better and i would recommend that if interested, then read the book fist. Don`t let the movie ruin lauras great penmanship!!
Below par!
What an effort it took to finish this book. And I am sorry to say this guys but the movie is better. The book fails to make the reader continue reading. Also, it lacks humour and too much of jargon makes it dull.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Come here come here come here go away
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4.0 out of 5 stars The book is much better...
I really liked the movie, mainly because of Hugh Jackman. However the movie was made a little too a la Hollywood cookie cutter romantic comedy ending. The book has a much better ending and all of the zany nonsense makes more sense. The writer has a way of getting you hooked into the story at the very beginning and keeping you interested until the very end. The people are more real, like someone you might actually know and can identify with. It was fun, light read. Great for dreary winter weekends.
3.0 out of 5 stars The one time that the movie was better than the book
The one time that the movie was better than the book; though it ends up with Jane finding out what she needs to know about herself and ends up happy alone. Yes, it's cliché for Jane to find the love of her life but that's how the movie ends. Let's give this a happy ending vs. the lukewarm passion presented in the book
2.0 out of 5 stars amusing premise with little depth
Having seen the movie well in advance of reading the book, I will admit that my opinion of the book is slightly skewed. While I enjoyed the humor of the beginning, the book began to lose my attention when it became clear that the characters were steadfastly refusing to develop. While Jane learns to cope with her grief over her doomed romance (which was obviously doomed from the get-go), she comes to no real enlightenment other than someone must surely be out there for her...a someone who never materializes and it seems Jane is still significantly unhappy, if successful, by the end of the book. Moreover, Eddie -- who the reader feels must have been brought in for some greater purpose other than to serve as Jane's inadvertent research subject -- does not, in fact, do much of anything other than continue to womanize and drown himself in liquor over a woman who isn't coming back. Nothing significant happens by the end of the book, leaving it at best a quick read with little to take from. Well, perhaps this much was taken from reading Animal Husbandry: don't get into a relationship with a person who's already in a relationship. Seems like basic romance fundamentals 101, but apparently no one clued Jane in on that one.
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Break Book Ever!
This is truly a hilarious and clever book. The writer's metaphors are spot on . If you or a woman friend have recently been dumped etc etc , this book will make you laugh amidst your pain.
1.0 out of 5 stars Tired premise, not very compelling
I generally love chick lit, but this was the worst book I've read in a long time. It was so bad, it made me angry.So this woman Jane gets dumped by her boyfriend and comes up with this amazing GROUNDBREAKING theory. Get ready for it: Men are attracted to new, younger women. Are you shocked? If someone came up with this incredible, novel theory, would you pay them to write a SHOCKING column about it? And this is such a revelation that you'd have to use a pseudonym because there would be an outcry if a woman were discovered for saying that men who have been with the same woman for a long period of time might be interested in a new women.Maybe I just read the copyright date on this book wrong. Maybe it was written in 1825, when something like this might be a new idea.To make matters worse, nothing else happens in this book beyond developing this shocking new theory. Jane spends most of the book whining about being dumped and never moves on, meets anyone new, or develops her character in any way. I am baffled that this book did so well.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh and Funny
A different, funny take on relationships - enjoyable! If you date, you have to read this. If you've ever dated, you should read this. If you have friends who date, they must read this.
4.0 out of 5 stars I liked it.
I liked it.
I like it!
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Animal Husbandry - Laura Zigman
Iv`e read this book 3 times.It`s funny, Clever witted, and a must read for any woman wishing to try to understand the male species & why we get dumped! lol.There is a movie based on this book called " somone like you "I enjoyed the book so much better and i would recommend that if interested, then read the book fist. Don`t let the movie ruin lauras great penmanship!!
Below par!
What an effort it took to finish this book. And I am sorry to say this guys but the movie is better. The book fails to make the reader continue reading. Also, it lacks humour and too much of jargon makes it dull.
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