- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Red Dress Ink (May 1 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0373250282
- ISBN-13: 978-0373250288
- Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 13 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 259 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #717,907 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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According to Angie's friend Michelle, men are like jars: they need their "lids" loosened before they're ready to take the plunge into marriage. Angie's boyfriend, Kirk, is a prime candidate for lid loosening, and with the help of Michelle, Angie starts being less available and more mysterious, and it works. She gets the long-coveted invite to Kirk's parents' house, and Kirk becomes even more passionate, at least when he's not consumed by his work. Angie's own career as an actress is floundering, in large part because she hasn't been going to auditions since being cast in an exercise program for children on cable. When a big network expresses interest in the show, Angie is forced to decide whether she wants to chose the safe route or pursue more challenging opportunities. And as Kirk inches closer to the big proposal, doubts begin to plague Angie: Is he really the guy for her? Curnyn, author of Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend (2002), delivers another fun and frothy crowd-pleaser. Kristine Huntley
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Angie has had three serious boyfriends, none of whom she married and all of whom married their next girlfriend--proving that men are in fact like tight lids...one woman comes along, loosens him up, leaving him for the next woman to pop off the lid. But Angie had never benefited by this theory...until now. She realizes that her current boyfriend has already been "loosened" and she would like to pop him open, by getting him to pop the question. The author of Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend will utterly engage readers with her vibrant new novel that chronicles Angie's angst and euphoria as she resolves to "mate" it in Manhattan.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
The Pressures of Marital Bliss...,
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This review is from: Engaging Men (Paperback)
This book was absolutely delightful to read, having both an interesting plot and insightful moral lesson learned by the main character Angie DiFranco. As if being a 31 year old struggling actress in New York City wasn't hard enough, she has the pressure from today's society to find a man to marry. Angie's torn between satisfying this acceptance of society and her own unwillingness to commit to one man, especially one man that could be absolutely wrong for her. As soon as Kirk, Angie's love interest, is first introduced in the novel, the reader loves to hate him. Watching Angie through her ups and downs balancing love, friends, work and family is a joyous adventure. A nice light-hearted read is always fun. I can't wait for Lynda Curnyn's follow-up to Engaging Men, called Bombshell. It tracks the story of Angie DiFranco's best girl friend Grace, who is just as neurotic and lovable as Angie.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ok, for what it was,
By Butterscotch (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Engaging Men (Paperback)
This was another in the long line of chick-lit books, and it wasn't that bad. It was quite readable, funny at times, and followed the life of Angie and her quest for love and mariage. The title and the back cover are a bit misleading - this book is not really about a woman and all her ex-boyfriends. I thought it would be, so I was surpised by that. Instead, the book is about Angie and her romantic life with her boyfriend Kirk, and how her past relationships (and his) may affect thier future. The end is very easy to figure out by the third chapter, but the getting there was half the fun I guess. This is a recommended book for light reading and lazy days.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyment,
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This review is from: Engaging Men (Paperback)
Plots like the one in this story is what I would call "realism romance". The problem that I find in realism romances is that the author spends more time talking about "oral" (ex. Zane, Dickey) and less on the plot. I enjoyed this story a lot because it actually had some dept to it & didn't spend more than half of the novel talking about sex (that gets old after the first few lines, especially if you aren't excited about the characters who are doing the "do"). The story talks about a woman in a fury to be married & just like in "Two Can Play that Game", the main character follows a game plan. But all kinds of funny obstables block her down the Marriage Path. My favorite character was Justin and Grace is almost exactly like my best friend. Curnyn took the time to build her characters before making them fall madly in love, have sex, blah blah blah and that is what's missing in most novels today! I love this story for that. But at the end she fell into the same old path and my heart sunk. And the annoying fact that she kept bringing up New York was repetitive. I would love to go to New York but the arrogance would get under my skin immediately. Brag about it once, brag about it twice, I'll even give you three times...but after that, ENOUGH! Besides the watering down, raunchy parts towards the end and the constant cheerleading of New York, this was a quick, engaging read.
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