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Loading... Fishbowlby Sarah Mlynowski
![]() to get (209) No current Talk conversations about this book. ![]() I found this book a real effort to get through. I have liked other Mlynowski books but this one left me cold. Three female housemates, all clichéd, move in together, burn down the kitchen (it's only one of their faults, that one); do parties in a bar to fundraise and fall in and out of love and obsession with a few boys. A coming of age novel where I didn't care about the characters or their lives, they frankly bored me silly and reading about it from several people's perspective didn't improve things. It was trying to hard to be clever and fell flat on it's face, for me at least. 'd been eager to read this one, but I didn't really enjoy the book at the start - it too me a few chapters to get the hang of the author's style. But then I got caught up in it! Enjoyable book about 3 roommates, a handful of guys, a kitchen fire, a handyman, and three smashing parties. I think the party descriptions were the best. 20-something roommates in Toronto struggle with normal roommate issues as well as having to pay for repairs after a kitchen fire (they throw parties in bars and charge admission). Just didn't grab me, maybe because I'm way past the living with random strangers stage (which worked out OK in grad school, but I wouldn't especially want to do it again). no reviews | add a review
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Having roommates means living in a fishbowl: you are never alone. Smart, witty and a little bit bitchy, Fishbowl lets you press your face against the glass to see into the lives of three unique roommates--and laugh your head off. Allison, Jodine and Emma set their apartment on fire. No, they didn't do it on purpose. What kind of lunatics do you think they are? And don't go worrying. No one got hurt, although they did go to the hospital. Unfortunately, there was no one in white yelling stat!, no one climbing aboard a gurney to thump life back into someone's heart and no hot paramedic performing artificial respiration. What they do have now is one giant repair bill and no money. Problem? No way! Not for three bright women with a great fund-raising idea--they'll organize swanky soirees and dating seminars. Perfect. How could this possibly go wrong...' No library descriptions found.
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