Fishbowl
by Sarah Mlynowski
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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!, show more 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...?
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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.
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.
Another one. This one is funnier than Monkey Business, and it only has female voices. The characters are somewhat similar to MB, but the interactions are lighter. It's basically three roommates and a burned-down kitchen. What's not to like? The suspense was a bit forced, and the main romance was obvious from the beginning, but watching the girls interact was great. I enjoyed it.
This book is not as good as Milkrun. The story of the three roommates was cute. It reminds me of all the drama I had living with roommates.
'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.
Another one. This one is funnier than Monkey Business, and it only has female voices. The characters are somewhat similar to MB, but the interactions are lighter. It's basically three roommates and a burned-down kitchen. What's not to like? The suspense was a bit forced, and the main romance was obvious from the beginning, but watching the girls interact was great. I enjoyed it.
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).
Ths book was pretty typical only the story line that followed Emma had a ring of reality. The end of her story was not wrapped up witha bow. The rest of the book was very predictable. I was not surprised
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Sarah Mlynowski was born on January 4, 1977 in Montreal, Canada. She attended McGill University where she graduated with a degree in English Literature. She later moved to Toronto to work for Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. She used her romance publishing experiences to fuel her first novel Milkrun. She now writes full-time and her other works include show more Fishbowl, Monkey Business, Me Vs. Me, and Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have). She also writes the Magic in Manhattan series. Her title's, Bad Hair Day and Beauty Queen made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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