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Loading... Certain Girls (original 2008; edition 2009)by Jennifer Weiner
Work detailsCertain Girls by Jennifer Weiner (2008)
None.  ABShepherd | May 15, 2013 |  I cried pretty hard towards the end, but I still loved this story! No whitewashing! Only true characters, who acted like actual people do in the real world. Full review to come soon both here and on my blog (un)Conventional Bookviews (  ) Lexxie | Apr 23, 2013 | As I mentioned in my comments while reading this book was a big disappointment to me. While in the other book there was an upbeat feeling going on and the book was funny, (Good in Bed) this book was the opposite. I've been thinking why I did not like this book, Well like for instance with Shopaholic where the main character keeps on spending her money and appears she does not learn until maybe at the end of the book, it is the same thing with this book. I guess I just don't like books where I am constantly annoyed. where the main characters just keep on doing stupid things you just want to toss the book away. That was what happened with Certain Girls. (  ) Marlene-NL | Apr 12, 2013 | I sobbed through the last quarter of this book. I was NOT expecting the happy-go-lucky story to take such a turn! Be prepared for a tear jerker if you read it! (  ) amhamilt | Apr 9, 2013 | Since I loved "Good in Bed," I was glad when I heard Weiner was writing a sequel. This novel starts 12 or 13 years after the events of the first novel, and the chapters alternate from the perspectives of Cannie and her about to be bat-mitzvahed daughter. Weiner did a great job of getting into a 13-year old's head, and it was interesting to see how Cannie had both changed and not changed. I also loved how near the end of the book, she used the Yom Kippur prayer to help express Cannie's emotions. (  ) JillKB | Apr 4, 2013 | no reviews | add a review
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My problem with this book, is that I try to avoid books that make me sad. I read for "escapism". Having the otherwise healthy husband die without warning in his 40s at the end of the book ruined it for me. I realize this kind of thing happens in real life too, but had I expected something like this I may not have read this book, at this time. I nearly lost my husband a few months ago. This brought back all those fears for me. Too painfully real. (