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I liked the book and really loved the movie! I've seen it numerous times. Loved the characters, especially the 2 sisters. Laced with humor throughout, the story also tugs at the heartstrings! (  ) gentech | May 15, 2013 |  I did read it and released but because of the sequel I decided to buy another copy so I can read both. Read this in 2004 On September 19 I wrote: Yesterday I had to travel and the book I was reading was to heavy to take with me so i decided to take In her Shoes with me instead. Well I could not put it down. I think i like this even better, or just as much as Jennifer Weiner's first novel. Good in Bed. Like you I was also getting annoyed by maggie's selfishness. Right now I am at page 352 out of 442 (Rose receives a letter from Maggie, telling her she is staying at her grandmother) and I will finish this book today. I know one thing for sure: I want to read jennifer Weiner's next book I am planning to buy this book because i really want to re read. (  ) Marlene-NL | Apr 12, 2013 | Saw this one sitting on the shelf at the library and thought that it might be good since I liked the movie. It was OK. The story line was a little too herky-jerky for me and I didn't feel a connection to either character (which for me is important). (  ) sunnydrk | Nov 5, 2012 | From the very beginning of this book, I had a hard time liking Maggie. The way she treats Rose is just awful. Because of that I had a hard time understanding why Rose was so forgiving and patient with her. Maybe I don't understand that kind of sisterly relationship because I don't have a sister myself. Or maybe I'm just cold-hearted! I also thought both characters could have been developed a little more. They both change a lot over the course of the book but I didn't feel like the impetus for the change in either of them was explored enough. I especially liked the scenes that took place at the retirement home. I thought Mrs. Lefkowitz, a blunt and spunky eighty-something year old retiree, was really funny. Overall, I found In Her Shoes to be an enjoyable feel-good novel. I listened to the audio book version of In Her Shoes which is narrated by Barbara McCulloh. I thought she did a great job with the narration. She had an upbeat, almost sassy style of reading that fit perfectly with the tone of the book. This book is a good choice for listening to in the car. (  ) mcelhra | Jun 18, 2012 | Touching, earnest, and uplifting. What more could anyone want in a beach or bathtub novel? ( ) Mooshrimp | May 16, 2011 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0743418204, Paperback)The Feller sisters are equal but opposite. Maggie is the good-looking, dyslexic little sister who knows how to get anything she wants--but not how to keep it. She "felt as if somewhere between the ages of fourteen and sixteen she'd walked off the edge of a cliff and had been falling ever since." Rose is the plump, practical, responsible older sister who knows about law but not much about her own happiness: "What did she like, besides shoes, and Jim, and foods that were bad for her?" When Maggie's latest eviction lands her in Rose's apartment, and Maggie insults Rose by seducing one of her sister's rare boyfriends, what follows is a chain of events by turns hilarious and heartbreaking. Embarrassed Rose evicts Maggie and begins a work sabbatical leading to a new livelihood and way of living. Maggie flees and runs away to Princeton. Masquerading as a student, she learns to love poetry and saves money for a trip to Miami--and a visit to a long-lost grandmother named Ella who might offer her a last shot at sanctuary. But In Her Shoes, the second novel from Good in Bed author Jennifer Weiner, is about more than the sisters' latest sibling rivalry; Maggie and Rose must sort out the childhood vulnerabilities and family mysteries that still linger two decades after their mother's death. In less capable hands, the plot might grow corny, but Weiner's humor and affection for the characters ultimately helps them transcend both neuroses and grief and learn the redemptive power of love. --Jane Hodges(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:57:37 -0500) Meet Rose Feller, a thirty-year-old high-powered attorney with a secret passion for romance novels. She has an exercise regime she's going to start next week, and she dreams of a man who will slide off her glasses, gaze into her eyes, and tell her she's beautiful. She also dreams of getting her fantastically screwed-up, semi-employed little sister to straighten up and fly right. Meet Rose's sister, Maggie. Twenty-eight years old and drop-dead gorgeous. Although her big-screen stardom hasn't progressed past her left hip's appearance in a Will Smith video, Maggie dreams of fame and fortune -- and of getting her big sister on a skin-care regimen. These two women, who claim to have nothing in common but a childhood tragedy, DNA, and the same size feet, are about to learn that they're more alike than they'd ever imagined. Along the way, they'll encounter a diverse cast of characters -- from a stepmother who's into recreational Botox to a disdainful pug with no name. They'll borrow shoes and clothes and boyfriends, and eventually make peace with their most intimate enemies -- each other.… (more) |
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