- Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Harlequin (Nov 1 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0373810792
- ISBN-13: 978-0373810796
- Product Dimensions: 16.6 x 10.4 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #663,795 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
In this shopworn, Bridget Jonesy tale, Tracey Spadolini is desperate for love. Not surprisingly, given the genre, Tracey smokes, drinks and eats too much, and frets about her romantic life. Even more predictably, the 24-year-old plumpish protagonist from a sprawling Italian family in upstate New York has settled for an unfulfilling entry-level ad agency job with a smarmy boss, and lives in a "drab East Village flat." The good news is that Tracey's friends pretty Kate, a bleached blonde with "fake aquamarine pupils," and gay stereotype Raphael, a Ricky Martin look-alike love her. The bad news: life isn't peachy in the true love department. Will, Tracey's handsome, waspish boyfriend, is an actor with little talent and no time for Tracey. Their relationship "has been about as stable as an Isuzu Trooper at eighty mph on a hairpin curve," but a decent alternative turns up in attentive Buckley, a freelance copywriter. When Will leaves town to act in summer stock, a dejected Tracey starts slimming down, boning up on literary classics like Moby Dick and generally re-evaluating her life. Markham a pseudonym for Wendy Corsi Staub, award-winning romance author and ghostwriter for the likes of Fabio has done little here to break out of pulp romance and into literature. The narcissistic upsets of a shallow crew of 20-something singles and the hackneyed ending now are sadly out of date and hold little appeal. Agent, Laura Blake Peterson.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.From Booklist
Tracey Spadolini has always been insecure. She's somewhat overweight, unhappy in her job, and dating Will, a handsome but commitment-phobic actor. Will is spending the summer in upstate New York, leaving a morose Tracey behind in Manhattan, so she decides to use the time to turn herself into the woman she has always wanted to be. She goes on a diet and starts to read classics. She also meets Buckley, a good-looking, sweet guy who pursues a friendship with her even after he mistakes their first trip to the movies together as a date. Tracey can't help but compare him to Will, and Buckley comes out ahead every time. Will hardly ever calls and seems hesitant when she tells him she wants to come to visit him, but Tracey is sure that he'll be won over by her new look. It takes Tracey a maddeningly long time to come to her senses, but it's an undeniably fun journey for the reader. Kristine Huntley
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Is chick-lit legit?,
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This review is from: Slightly Single (Paperback)
Tracey Spadolini is an overweight cigarette-smoking 24- year old from upper upstate New York (so far upstate it's the Midwest) in a lousy job in Manhattan trying to get her selfish, narcissistic actor boy friend to make a commitment.I suppose by now we should stop grumbling about similarities to Bridget Jones (and, after all, there are plenty more avatars and predecessors) and accept that chick-lit is an established genre, or category, or whatever, and that some writers choose to write in it, just as they might choose to write mysteries or science fiction. It is a lowly category (as far as the TLS and NYRB crowd are concerned) just one notch above romance and glitz. This contains some wonderful passages like "I focus on my beverage, attempting to stir the sweetened foam into the darker liquid below. It refuses to harmonize, clinging in wispy clumps to the wooden stirrer like the cottony clumps of maely bugs on my sickly philodendron at home." Trying-to-lose-weight jokes have become a cliche (remember "Sheena Levine is Dead and Living in New York") s but there's a twist here - she succeeeds. The descriptions of nine hour bus rides and of her home town ring absolutely true and are often poignant and hilarious. The plot is simple but compelling. She almost had me wanting to get into the book and scream "dump the guy." It was a pleasant surprise to pick up a book by an author unknown to me(do I sound patronizing? good) in a humble literary sub-species, and find such great entertainment.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Honestly, loved it!,
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This review is from: Slightly Single (Paperback)
First of all, I have to say Thank you to Wendy for finally getting the rent situation in New York to a realistic amount in your book. On Friends I can handle the apartmenst they live in, becasue they never actually say how little they are paying, but I am sick of seeing movies and reading books where these poor struggling people afford these great places! That in itself deserves 5 stars in my book!Ths story was a little predictable, but I still loved it. I felt her pain when she didn't see things coming. I loved the ending! and I even wanted more! This book is very funny! I can't wait for the sequel!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun read!!,
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This review is from: Slightly Single (Paperback)
I truly loved reading this book along with Wendy Markham`s four books that followed (slightly settled, slightly engaged, slightly married, & slightly suburban). This was a great series, following a girl through all the stages of a modern relationship. I am hoping / waiting for the next addition... perhaps slightly pregnant??!!Enjoy the read!
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