This made the rounds a few weeks ago (baxlala and Jenny S posted reviews), and I pretty much agree with them, that this was good, but not great, and certainly not as great as I’ve come to expect from Weiner. Rachel, who was born with a heart defect, is a veteran of hospitals, and she’s wandering about one night at eight years old when she meets Andy, also eight, in the ER waiting room. Andy’s been brought in because he fell off of a hotel […]
You say, the price of my love’s not a price that you’re willing to pay
This is the third Jennifer Weiner book I’ve read, but the first that I’ve picked up in at least 10 years. I remember enjoying the other two, Good in Bed and In Her Shoes, which was later made into a movie with Toni Collette and Cameron Diaz that I have seen approximately seven times for some reason (not that it’s bad, I just don’t know why I’ve watched it so much). If Who Do You Love is ever made into a movie, I’m not sure […]
Fate is a Funny Thing
This latest novel by Jennifer Weiner was thoroughly readable and engaging as long as I squashed my inner cynic into a small ball and buried it deep in a drawer. It tells the story of Rachel Blum and Andy Landis, who first meet when they are 8 years old. Rachel is in a Florida hospital being treated for a heart condition that she has struggled with since birth. Andy ends up in the E.R. of the same hospital with a broken arm. The accident happened […]
I Love The Author More Than The Book
I love Jennifer Weiner. I love that she invents terms like Franzenfreude. And that she fights back against sexism in book reviews and isn’t afraid to name names. I love reading her essays and interviews and I have even watched her “vlog” on YouTube. I think she’s super smart and funny and I’m certain I would melt if I had the chance to meet her or listen to her speak live. While I’m a fan, it had been well over a decade since I had […]
Thank goodness for consistent authors
Jennifer Weiner is one of the few writers I have the utmost faith in delivering a well-written chick-lit-lite novel. At this point I have an entire shelf dedicated to her books and my husband actually recognizes her name. Who Do You Love is told from the alternating perspectives of Rachel Blum and Andy Landis over a period of thirty years. Rachel was born with a heart defect that lands her in the hospital for several weeks when she is in middle school recovering from an […]
All Fall Down
Jennifer Weiner has written some of my favorite books and is one of the authors who really introduced me to “chick lit.” She has shown me no reason to stop being faithful to her and I tend to pre-order all her novels. Allison Weiss is a mommy blogger who has it all, or at least she has it all on paper. She is married to a man who has become more of a roommate and her 5-year-old daughter is sensitive to every little thing. When […]