Customer Reviews

Dating Without Novocaine

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

The title is the reason I bought this book. I expected it to be much more entertaining than it actually was. I was quite disappointed. Although there were a couple of times it did make me laugh out loud, it ended up being quite predictable. Also, I was very disappointed in the ending.

This is a very good, easy reading book. I would recommend it for someone who just needs a quick fun book to get through a dull weekend. The ending is kinda given away in the middle. At the minimum a person could guess who the main character ends up with.

Granted, the market is currently oversaturated with books on single women and 20-30 somethings, but that is all the more reason to expect a twist to go with this catchy title.
I found this book disapointing at best. It did not provoke a reader's "high" with a creative or developing storyline. The ending was so predictable within the first 20 pages, that the rest of the book was on autopilot. If I hadn't paid for the book I wouldn't have finished it.

I bought this book because when I read the back, I was delighted to find it set in Portland, Oregon. As a native Portlander, it's so much fun to find books set in our quirky little city. Lisa Cach does a great job describing Portland. At one point she describes a fountain in a mall downtown and I knew exactly what fountain she was talking about(I've been to it many times) and it really made me feel like part of the story. Even if you don't live in Portland, I think you'll enjoy this story. My one complaint was that it was a little predictable and I could have continued reading about how Hannah and Scott turned out. Overall, a fun read!

I've read many books in the urban-woman-looking-for-love category, but this is the first one that did not once make me laugh. The characters never transcend the few "quirky" personality traits given to them to seem real. The main character is, I believe, supposed to be edgy and witty, but I found her rude, whiny, and inconsistent. I'd picked this book up before but never purchased it; I'm really glad that someone lent it to me, because I would be really upset if I'd paid money for this.

"Dating Without Novocaine" was somewhat amusing, but it had potential to be so much more! I was interested in Hannah's plight from the start--she's quite witty and likeable, but despite all of her misadventures with creepy guys, it was a bit dull. Midway through the book, I didn't really care if she found Mr. Right.

Her sudden desperation to get married seemed a bit pathetic as well. This idea that she needed to be heading down the isle before she hits 30 just seemed a bit old-fashioned. Where did it come from? She just comes to this realization a few months before her birthday? It's a bit far-fetched that a self-employed, independent, pretty, 29-year-old would suddenly become so obsessed with coupling up with a man that she settles for passionless dates with dorks.

In the end, it flows quickly and I think it was written well--like so many other Red Dress Inc. books. This book is enjoyable and has some funny moments, but there are better out there!

Dating Without Novacaine was my first foray into the world of "Chick Lit" as it has come to be called. I have never become so engaged in a book as quickly as I did with this one. To a Chick Lit novice, this book could be seen as slightly frustrating due to the fact that Hannah has a perfect dating prospect right under her nose.

However, the scenarios in which Hannah finds herself are enough to make any woman laugh until she cries. Since, reading this novel I have gone on to become an avid reader of all the books in the Red Dress Ink series, along with many others. I highly recommend this novel to those who are just starting out with stories of this nature. You'll be surprised what you end up entertaining yourself with once you get hooked!

Portland, who writes a book about Portland? I liked that immediately. It is original and smart. This book was a light fun read, and the people writing the bad reviews need to focus more on themselves. So what there were some errors? in one of the reviews that was complaining the most about this. I found several typos in the review! Lisa, ignore these people. Your book wasn't the most well written book I ever read, but it certainly wasn't as bad as these reviews say it was.
It has been about a years since I read it, sorry to just be reviewing, but I did really like it.
Good job

Consult your physician before reading Lisa Cach's "Dating Without Novocaine." You probably will need a dose of novocaine to get through this tired, poorly-written, error-laden poor excuse of a Red Dress book.

The characters are dull, and the plot trods along like a sick horse on a long country road. I could care less about Hannah or her boring cast of friends as Ms. Cach failed to give me any reason to give a gosh-darn about any of them.

If you really want to experience the "Dating Without Novocaine" phenomenon a la Lisa Cach, go stare at a blank wall for 5 days. It's the equivalent of reading the book.

I picked up this book because I loved the title. It's a quick read. Nothing very sophisticated or complicated about it. The ending is completely predicatable. You pretty much know exactly who she'll end up with by the end of the first chapter. But along the way, there are lots of funny dating disasters. Some made me laugh out loud. So it's not a complete waste of your time. But if you're going to read something, there are definitely better books out there. I'd highly recommend reading some titles by Jane Green.