So far (I'm about 40% through) I think it's funny and relatable (really, teetering on the edge of CRAZY), but I can't seem to finish it. Too many children's fantasy series to read, and they are so much easier. ( )

Okay - once again I realize that these "hilarious" books about relationships are just not my cup of tea. While I found an occasional phrase mildly amusing, I feel like the overall story tries too hard to be amusing. I guess I don't like reading page after page of "oh woe is me", "love me or love me not", nonsense.

This woman spends years and years of her life pining after a guy who clearly doesn't love her and yet she remains at his beck and call over and over (even after he's married someone else). She doesn't get a job, lives with her parents, bemoans her life, and can't get over this obnoxious man. I didn't like her or him or the story!

Read for "title w/ antonyms" for the 2015 challenge. Not recommended unless you want to wallow in someone's story who has a worse life than you! ( )

It took a couple of tries, but this chick-lit satire grew on me. It's clever, funny, and sharp. The narrator spares neither herself or others from the snark. It's like a modern day Wodehouse or Waugh, though it is difficult to discern the time period at first. (For the first couple of chapters, I was pretty sure it was set in the 1960s; then came a 21st century reference.) There are moments of gleeful frustration as the heroine (and and most around her) does stupid and ridiculous things you know will turn out badly. It's a fun way to pass the commute. ( )

I can understand all the one-star reviews: our protagonist is neurotic and is obsessed with a narcissistic man for a decade. I like Marx's approach of detailing the relationship without delving into the why. Hilarious, audacious, intelligent, and absurd. ( )

Book Club Read #2 ( )