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Loading... Faking It (2002)by Jennifer Crusie
![]() Books tagged "feel good" (123) No current Talk conversations about this book. ![]() ![]() It took me a while (4 books?) to completely "get" Crusie's writing style, but I really enjoy it! The humor is dry and for a couple of books, I felt like I couldn't tell when people were being sarcastic, funny, witty, serious, frustrated, angry, etc. I've learned to just assume the characters are being at least a little sarcastic, a little serious, and a little funny. In other words, Crusie takes banter to a new level, and I like it. I also like that her characters are good people, but morally interesting--affiliated with the mob, or grifters, thieves, con artists, etc. Faking it was just such a novel. I loved having Davey as the main character (He was a minor character in Welcome to Temptation). Crusie does such a great job of plotlines and characters with moral gray areas. For instance, Davey is a some-time thief (but mostly Robin Hood-like) and former con-artist. In contrast, his ex-girlfriend, and former porn star, Celia, is a thief, con-artist, manipulator, etc. And I can think she's gross and evil, and still root for Davey (who does a lot of the same things!). Love this line Crusie walks. no reviews | add a review
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Publishers Weekly (starred review) raves "Crusie charms with her brisk, edgy style...." Kirkus (starred review) of Crusie's latest, New York Times bestsellingFast Women states "Move over, Susan Isaacs. Crusie is just as smart and sassy about the things a woman has to do to make love work, and a lot funnier to boot." Reformed art forger Tilda Goodnight reluctantly joins forces with semi-reformed con man Davy Dempsey to steal a dubious painting and several million embezzled dollars from a lethal widow named Clea who has targeted a mild-mannered art collector as her next dearly departed. Complications include her sister, the female impersonator; his best friend, the reformed cat burglar; a recidivist embezzler named Rabbit; a hit man, some lousy sex, and a juke box. Trouble ensues.... No library descriptions found.
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