The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Every once in a while a novel sinks into your consciousness that bit deeper than the others. Weeks and years later, apart from recounting the plot, you're left with a feeling, a sense of its soul. It may yet be too early to tell if the The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing will be memorable, but it's soon enough to tell that it defines an epoch. Melissa Bank has written a definitive account of the journey into adulthood, a female perspective on mating and dating. Any woman born this half of the 20th century, who's enjoyed (endured?) more than one relationship with the other side will warm to this funny, frank and sensitive novel. Jane Rosenal's entrée to the world of significant relationships begins with her older brother's older woman. The bewildered teenager's naive understanding and disbelief as the relationship disintegrates before her eyes should have served as a mighty warning on the perils of the mating game. But, hey, what's a little knowledge without bitter experience? As Jane grows into, and out of, a career in publishing, so she melts into, and out of, a series of pointless affairs. Throw in a few life- shattering personal experiences along the way, a near- disastrous encounter with a self-help manual, How to Meet and Marry Mr Right, and finally, Jane learns the secret that has eluded her for so long. Elegantly written and searingly honest, Melissa Bank's debut novel is one to recommend to all your girlfriends - single or not.
Every once in a while a novel sinks into your consciousness that bit deeper than the others. Weeks and years later, apart from recounting the plot, you're left with a feeling, a sense of its soul. It may yet be too early to tell if the The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing will be memorable, but it's soon enough to tell that it defines an epoch. Melissa Bank has written a definitive account of the journey into adulthood, a female perspective on mating and dating. Any woman born this half of the 20th century, who's enjoyed (endured?) more than one relationship with the other side will warm to this funny, frank and sensitive novel. Jane Rosenal's entrée to the world of significant relationships begins with her older brother's older woman. The bewildered teenager's naive understanding and disbelief as the relationship disintegrates before her eyes should have served as a mighty warning on the perils of the mating game. But, hey, what's a little knowledge without bitter experience? As Jane grows into, and out of, a career in publishing, so she melts into, and out of, a series of pointless affairs. Throw in a few life- shattering personal experiences along the way, a near- disastrous encounter with a self-help manual, How to Meet and Marry Mr Right, and finally, Jane learns the secret that has eluded her for so long. Elegantly written and searingly honest, Melissa Bank's debut novel is one to recommend to all your girlfriends - single or not.
On its way, with The World's Stupidest Laws to hunnyb, in exchange for The Cat Who Went to Paris.
Thanks drutt! Received this today :) Looks great - it's tagged as the thinking woman's Helen Fielding (author of Bridget Jones' Diary)? Interesting!
This was fantastic! Chicklit but with a darker, wittier side. Explores relationships really well, and I liked the changes in narrator (although it did seem a little confusing at times). Thanks so much drutt for sharing this - I think I'll offer it as a bookray to let it continue on its travels.
This is now a bookray with the following participants:
ocenass
airyaa
MMPA
anna1000
charlieboots76
boomda181
amambaw
bookreadera
vicki9170
kylieoz
purple-lilly
Please try to move the book on within 4 weeks :) Thanks!
ocenass
airyaa
MMPA
anna1000
charlieboots76
boomda181
amambaw
bookreadera
vicki9170
kylieoz
purple-lilly
Please try to move the book on within 4 weeks :) Thanks!
Got it in the mail today.
I'm gonna read it ASAP.
I'm gonna read it ASAP.
I read it over the weekend. I should say that it didn't appeal to me very much, but it was worth a try.
I'm going to pass it to the 2nd person.
I'm going to pass it to the 2nd person.
Journal Entry 8 by oceanss at -- By post or by hand/ in person, RABCK , bookring/ray in Tehran, Tehran Iran on Saturday, November 19, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (11/19/2005 UTC) at -- By post or by hand/ in person, RABCK , bookring/ray in Tehran, Tehran Iran
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I mailed it to Paria today.
I think it'll take about 1 week to reach there.
I mailed it to Paria today.
I think it'll take about 1 week to reach there.
It arrived just on time. I'd finished reading The Eyre Affair and was looking for another book to read.
Thanks hunnyb for the ray. :)
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(Nov 26)
Enjoyable read though I didn't understand why chapter "The Possible Light" and "You Could be Anyone" were included in the story... I saw no relation.
And I must confess that the cover is not interesting at all.
I pmed MMPA and am waiting for address.
Thanks hunnyb for the ray. :)
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(Nov 26)
Enjoyable read though I didn't understand why chapter "The Possible Light" and "You Could be Anyone" were included in the story... I saw no relation.
And I must confess that the cover is not interesting at all.
I pmed MMPA and am waiting for address.
Journal Entry 10 by airyaa at Controlled Release in Oeiras, Lisboa (distrito) Portugal on Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (11/29/2005 UTC) at Controlled Release in Oeiras, Lisboa (distrito) Portugal
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This bookray seems to be lost in transit and has been kindly replaced by a new copy.