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Inventory Msg: All my books are registered at BookCrossing.com and will have a stamped # in them. It would be great if you could make a journal entry in the book. It is my way of seeing where my books have trveled.
Unreadable - Not trashy, just bad I bought this book in hopes of a guilty pleasure. But the only one who's guilty is the writer -- of extremely bad writing. The whole thing reads like a painful freshman exercise in creative composition. The analogies are excruciating and the whole story is what comics would call "hack." Search for better trash elsewhere, perhaps an "old-reliable" like Jackie Collins or Judith Krantz.
implausible, but so much fun Gen and Jack's interaction, at the bottom, reminded me so much of the interaction between my boyfriend and myself. Goofy, playful, caring, and sometimes someone says something awkward. People looking for lots of deep internal struggles and heartfelt declarations may be disappointed. These two are the most inherently sweet/nice characters I've come across in a long time. The heroine is a refreshing change of pace--not fabulously rich, not putting herself through school, not a single mom, etc.
There are no holes in the plot, and the writing's solid, but the author does call for us to accept some implausibilities. (Gen spends 11 years in Hawaii and is still the way she is?) The ride is so much fun though, filled with good sex, Jack's amusing but sweet struggle with his insecurities, and Gen's presumably nonauthentic but hilarious and charming "hillbilly" idioms. The subplot is more serious and calm and less goofy.
I noticed some complaints about southern stereotyping. Gen isn't supposed to be a generic southerner--she's from a grindingly poor and very rural place that happens to be in Tennessee, probably so Elvis's underwear could be tossed in the plotline. Also, some of Gen's acts stem from her being Gen, not Gen being a "hillbilly." Anyhow, the "hillbilly-ness" is presumably exaggerated in this book for laughs and drama.UNIQUE story with great characters. I really loved this book! I thought how could she possibly pull off the storyline while being plausible, but with a little stretch (it's fiction anyway!) it really worked and kept me interested. I fell in love with the characters and couldn't wait until her next "Nerd" book which I now own as well!
