Journal Entry 1 by tqd from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Monday, February 22, 2010

I got this one as an Early Reviewers' Copy over on LibraryThing but I have to confess I did not finish it. I was suckered into asking for it by the cool title (of course girls like funny boys!), but the book did not live up to its promise.

For one, Johnny Goodwin wasn't really all that funny. He was cruel and his one-liners were all about sex. Maybe this is typical of young men, and I should be praising the veracity of the author, but he did not paint the portrait of someone I wanted to spend time with. At one early scene, Johnny's beloved old dog dies. My initial reaction was "oh, get a grip" as Johnny fell apart. Obviously, I didn't care for the character at all.

And the really annoying thing is the way the female characters brayed with almost hysterical laughter at his jokes. It was all too much. Even if the jokes were funny, it was a ridiculous reaction. I also did read ahead to the last chapter (which I generally avoid doing) and it was still patently ridiculous stuff.

And the plot seemed to suddenly happen at times, without any real development.

The writing is fairly easy to read, in that I did churn through 100 pages before I put it down (and then realised I didn't want to pick it back up). I'm sure this book has an audience out there, it's just not for me. 

Journal Entry 2 by tqd at Crown Hotel, Elizabeth St in Sydney CBD, New South Wales Australia on Monday, April 12, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (4/13/2010 UTC) at Crown Hotel, Elizabeth St in Sydney CBD, New South Wales Australia

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Dropping off at meetup (bookdrinks!).

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