Monday, June 16, 2008

Certain Girls


I just finished listening to this book on a cd. It was really good. I have loved Jennifer Weiner's other books but its been awhile since I read one. This one started off slow but towards the second half I was hooked.

The book is the sequel to Good in Bed. Cannie is now a mother to a thirteen year old girl, Joy. The book alternates between Cannie and Joy as narrators. The audio book was cool because it had an adult narrator for Cannie and a young girl narrator for Joy.

I thought the characters were well developed and the plot was good too. I think Jennifer Weiner has a great talent for exploring various emotions. I love the way she talks about things that everyone thinks, but doesn't always say. I would definitely recommend this book, especially for a quick beach read.

9 comments:

Muffy said...

Oh, I just LOVE Jennifer Weiners books! I'll have to add this to my summer reading list! Thanks for the tip! ;)

Red and White Preppy said...

I enjoyed it, too! I can imagine that the different narrators was a plus. Hope you had a great weekend :)

Life, Love And Lola said...

I love her books too.

Paul Pincus said...

my sister, amy, loves jennifer weiner's work!

excellent weblog.

cheers.

Anonymous said...

I loved the book Good In Bed. Cannie has made a few appearances in JW's books. I believe I must put this book on my list to read this Summer!

Hopsy said...

This sounds good and very appealing escpecially the book on tape. I might have to track down a copy for a long drive. Thank you for the tip!

Lauren @ Adventures of a Southern Newlywed said...

Thanks for the suggestion! I am on the lookout for a fun summer read.

Enjoy your week!

Paula@SweetPea said...

I just finished "In Her Shoes" and loved it. I read "Good in Bed" and few years ago and liked it. I'm going to add this book to my to read list.

Olivia: (mostly) Happy Homemaker said...

Love Jennifer Weiner... thanks for the recommendation!