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Karyn Bosnak

Author of 20 Times a Lady

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Birthdate
1972-09-24
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Places of residence
New York, New York, USA
Occupations
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This was the only book my landlady (Dawn) had that sounded good. Actually, I knew it was probably the predecessor to the film "What's Your Number?", which I remembered was an interesting story.
The book is markedly different, but just as funny. Truly, incredibly written and insightful. Definitely recommended.
 
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MXMLLN | 16 other reviews | Jan 12, 2024 |
Fun, quick read. The movie What's Your Number with Anna Faris is based on this book.
 
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littlemuls | 16 other reviews | Jan 28, 2021 |
I saw the movie before reading the book. The book was really good, but I'd lean more towards the movie. The book is definitly funny and quirky.
 
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oxlabyrinthxo | 16 other reviews | Jul 10, 2016 |
This was possibly the most ridiculous book I have ever read. The somewhat-repellent premise of What's Your Number? (previously titled 20 Times a Lady, which once you know the premise may sit as badly with you as it did with me) is that a 29-yo woman -- Delilah Darling, if you can stand it -- who's had 19 previous men in her life reads in a magazine that 10.5 is the lifetime average, decides that she is on her way to becoming a tramp and that her life total must not go over 20. So the next one has to be her Be-All and End-All, since he will be her last. When she has an another unthought-out one-night stand, she concludes that since she can't add anybody new, the only answer is to go on a cross-country trip to revisit all her previous entanglements and see if one of them has magically metamorphosed into Mr. Right. Considering that her life list features "Greg the East Village Idiot" and "Grody Gordy Peterson", it's safe to assume that there is a slew of good reasons all these guys are exes.

If you like screwball comedy, you may enjoy this book, but don't expect the events to be even slightly believable. Delilah gets herself into a series of increasingly-impossible and/or appalling situations, demonstrating a total lack of sense both on her part and the author's. When I wasn't ranting about Delilah's unbearable narrow-mindedness, I was cringing at either her stupidity or her utter lack of tact.

The characters in this book are almost universally one-sided caricatures, very shallow. Even her grandpa, who is presented as the voice of wisdom, disappoints by the end. I did read the book all the way through, hoping to see Delilah grow in wisdom, but there just wasn't enough payoff in that regard.
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