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Certain Girls: A Novel | 
 enlarge | Author: Jennifer Weiner
Publisher: Atria
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  160 reviews
Sales Rank: 1394
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 0743294254
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780743294256
ASIN: 0743294254
Publication Date: April 8, 2008
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Readers fell in love with Cannie Shapiro, the smart, sharp-tongued, bighearted heroine of Good in Bed who found her happy ending after her mother came out of the closet, her father fell out of her life, and her ex-boyfriend started chronicling their ex-sex life in the pages of a national magazine.Now Cannie's back. After her debut novel -- a fictionalized (and highly sexualized) version of her life -- became an overnight bestseller, she dropped out of the public eye and turned to writing science fiction under a pseudonym. She's happily married to the tall, charming diet doctor Peter Krushelevansky and has settled into a life that she finds wonderfully predictable -- knitting in the front row of her daughter Joy's drama rehearsals, volunteering at the library, and taking over-forty yoga classes with her best friend Samantha. As preparations for Joy's bat mitzvah begin, everything seems right in Cannie's world. Then Joy discovers the novel Cannie wrote years before and suddenly finds herself faced with what she thinks is the truth about her own conception -- the story her mother hid from her all her life. When Peter surprises his wife by saying he wants to have a baby, the family is forced to reconsider its history, its future, and what it means to be truly happy. Radiantly funny and disarmingly tender, with Weiner's whip-smart dialogue and sharp observations of modern life, Certain Girls is an unforgettable story about love, loss, and the enduring bonds of family.
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 LOVED IT. November 2, 2008
I am surprised to see that many Good In Bed readers didn't LOVE this book. Is it because of the end? I guess I am not a happily ever after person. To me, Good in Bed is all about Mothers and Daughters and the JOY (no pun intended) that comes from that bond....even though it's a small part of the GIB story-- it's a HUGE part of Certain Girls, and furthered the relationship that I wanted to see more of.
LOVED IT. YAY CANNIE!!!!
 Really? October 31, 2008
Was the ending truly necessary? She's a good writer, but the the ending ruined it for me.
 Just Good October 29, 2008
I fell in love with Cannie in Good in Bed, and I will take what I can get in terms of a sequel--I'm just glad we got to see what happened to her down the line. She definitely still had that quick wit and sense of humor that made Cannie so great. It was good to see the Shapiro family again. Unlike Good in Bed, though, I probably would not re-read this one.
 Lacks the magic October 27, 2008
I LOVED "Good in Bed", "In her Shoes" and "Little Earthquakes", and found each of them insightful in their own ways. All of them went above the stereotypical "chick lit" style and morphed into something quite meaningful. I enjoyed "Certain Girls" but it lacked the magic of the first book. Cannie's character does not sparkle like it did in the first book. Joy's voice is an interesting addition to the story. Weiner did have me nodding my head vigorously in some places; anyone who has grown up and experienced pain and rejection will sympathize. If you liked Weiner's previous work you'll like this book too.
Weiner Delivers a Range of Emotions and Likeable Characters - Recommended! October 19, 2008
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While this book stands on it's own legs, I would recommend reading the author's prior book, "Good in Bed", since it picks up approximately 10 years after that one leaves off. This story is told from the perspective of Cannie Shapiro, who is the central character of "Good in Bed" and her daughter, Joy, who is now 12 years old and preparing for her bat mitzvah.
One of the things I find most enjoyable and endearing in Jennifer Weiner's books is her ability to develop characters and families that are real, imperfect and eminently likeable and this one is no exception. While Cannie's unorthodox family remain characters in this book, they are on the periphery and mainly add a little interest to a story with a great mix of tradition, family, friendship, love and acceptance.
As with all of her books, Jennifer Weiner writes with great humor (I can't help but think she would be as likeable as her characters) and I believe this is her best so far. While I was prepared for a good read, I was still surprised at how the range of emotions I felt while being entertained by this book. As they say, it made me laugh and it made me cry - and I found this a very touching story that goes beyond the cliched Chick Lit.
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