Good in Bed (original 2001; edition 2002)

I can't believe it took me so many years to read this book! Having now read it and loved it I just wish I'd read it at the time I was reading "In Her Shoes". I think now I'd better get cracking on filling in the other gaps I have in my Jennifer Weiner reading experience!

I thought "Good In Bed" was wonderful, I really empathised with Connie and got completely swept away by her story. I laughed, I got angry at other characters and I cried throughout the course of the book. Great stuff! ( )

I can't believe it took me so many years to read this book! Having now read it and loved it I just wish I'd read it at the time I was reading "In Her Shoes". I think now I'd better get cracking on filling in the other gaps I have in my Jennifer Weiner reading experience!

I thought "Good In Bed" was wonderful, I really empathised with Connie and got completely swept away by her story. I laughed, I got angry at other characters and I cried throughout the course of the book. Great stuff! ( )

on Thursday, July 01, 2004 I wrote about this book:


Wow I,ve just finished reading this book and with regret that is.
I really loved reading this book and did not expect that at all.I thought it would be a "trying very hard to be funny book" It was an emotional book. I have been laughing but also on the verge of tears on the last 2 chapters.



Update February 28-2010.
I finished this book last night and yes I must admit I would not give this book 5 stars now. 4 stars would be better. Really still liked it but I have become more critical because I've read so many good books in the last couple of years. It was still a fun read but also sometimes very unbelievable.Planning to watch the movie some time. Really curious about the sequel. ( )

This book was well written and easy to read but something was missing and I could not enjoy reading it. I don't know what is it: maybe the constant pointing out how Cannie is a large woman. Or maybe I was not in the mood to join her in her wallowing in self-pity. ( )

I think one reason why I will be generous in rating this book highly is that I have just read a shitty book of so-called same genre. Again, it is not chick-lit per se, and I don;t know what else to call it. It is much maturer (thanks books of the genre) and the lead character is nothing like airhead Becky Bloomwood. She is Candace Sharpie, a journalist, more mature - a young twenty eight who is trapped in a body she thinks is fat. Her ex writes a sex column for man called 'Good in Bed' - where he shares his memories of her column after column. In between, lot of twists and turns later Cannie learns to live. It is not frivolous (that is, full of love and men :P), and despite its cheeky title it has lot of sadness going on latter part. But that said, what I loved was some of Cannie's memories - one about how she learnt swimming, it seemed a realistic, sweet story where in author did put some real thought into the plot.

Also, I learnt that one should be thankful of shitty books since they help you appreciate some such writing that you had always deemed 'easy'. :) ( )