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Post by mom2emilytaryn on Jul 27, 2014 2:00:14 GMT
Has anyone read Emily Giffin's newest book, The One and Only? I was not a fan, but I must have liked it somewhat because I read it in two days. But the whole storyline just made me think ICK!! When I added it to my good reads list, I read the first dozen or so reviews, and was not surprised to see that most people gave it only one star, for the same reason I didn't like it. I was curious what the Peas think!
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Gravity
Pearl Clutcher
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Post by Gravity on Jul 27, 2014 2:02:47 GMT
You're not alone. I thought it had major ick factor too. I was so disappointed. I have enjoyed her other books.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jul 27, 2014 2:15:55 GMT
I like her books, but haven't read that one due to he poor reviews. I'm all for fluff reading, but not junk.
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Post by lillieleigh on Jul 27, 2014 3:24:18 GMT
I liked her others much better than this one.
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Post by lillieleigh on Jul 27, 2014 3:24:34 GMT
I liked her others much better than this one.
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Judy26
Pearl Clutcher
MOTFY Bitchy Nursemaid
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Post by Judy26 on Jul 27, 2014 3:29:46 GMT
I didn't like it either. It felt rushed to me. And I felt no real compassion for any of the characters. It also seemed like she was grabbing her plot from the headlines and never really fleshed out the story.
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Post by honeyb on Jul 27, 2014 5:20:13 GMT
I usually like her books, but this one? Not so much. I had to force myself to finish it.
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Gennifer
Drama Llama
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Post by Gennifer on Jul 27, 2014 5:58:22 GMT
Haven't read it, but I've got it sitting here... It came in one of my PopSugar (June?) boxes.
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Post by Kelpea on Jul 27, 2014 11:29:07 GMT
Truly surprised at how all over the place the reviews are on Goodreads.com!
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Post by Prenticekid on Aug 4, 2014 0:19:47 GMT
FTR, I live in Pittsburgh where a lot of women take football very seriously. However, I can assure you that none are as vapid as the main character! How awful was she?! Besides, the book had too many "ick" factors to be likeable at all. I thought for sure, though, that someone was going to say something about the mention of "acid-free scrapbooking" on p. 16!  |
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Post by totravel on Aug 4, 2014 7:25:56 GMT
I loved her other books and was looking forwarding to reading this one. Major disappointment. I skimmed through a couple chapters and ended up reading the last 3 pages...Glad I didn't waste my time reading the whole book or buying it!  |
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Post by tampascrapper on Aug 4, 2014 11:31:30 GMT
I just finished the audiobook. Thought it was just ok but totally agree about the ick factor on so many levels.
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