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Liked It “Nora Ephron's "get even" novel. Great fun.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “Was okay. A lot of Jewish humor, that I didn't understand.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“not that good... actually, i only recommend it to those people who suffer from heartaches while enjoying cooking or baking. It's somehow funny but its not my kind of book.”
KriStiNa R wrote this review Monday, October 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Nora Ephron's "get even" novel. Great fun.”
Nicoline S wrote this review Saturday, October 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“She says what I think about, but better.”
Baglady wrote this review Wednesday, June 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I don't know how she did it but Norah Ephron manages to get the funny into a rather depressing subject - disintegration of relationships. I chuckled all over the place as I read the book but there are a number of gut-wrenching moments. Hat tip to the lady for surviving a terrible bust with wanker, Carl Bernstein (of Watergate fame), and his skank Margaret Jay. An enjoyable read.”
scootergrrl wrote this review Wednesday, April 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I can't tell you how many times I've read this book. I. Am. Rachel. Semstet.”
Monica R wrote this review Thursday, March 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“If I had read this before (as I had said in my lists), I do not remember it.
Michelle C wrote this review Tuesday, March 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Although the writing style and story telling style is rather different than most, it was an enjoyable character-driven story about the realities of marriages and how they devolve. Anyone who has been through a divorce will recognize the feelings and thoughts that Ephron presents. Peppered with real recipes that the character talks about as part of her life story, there are little jewels of wisdom and worth in the telling. Also, Ephron wrote one of the When Harry Met Sally Lines in here in talking about the mistress: "Thin. Pretty. Big [ta-tas]. Your basic nightmare."”“Was okay. A lot of Jewish humor, that I didn't understand.”
Nancy N wrote this review Sunday, March 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I really love Nora Ephron's humor - but this book was a bit of a disappointment. I liked one of her books so much better! Forgot the name - it's on my list. It has to
Deborah A wrote this review Sunday, September 14 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
do with getting older and our necks getting wrinkled. SO funny. This one? Not so much.”
“This was my first foray into the "Chick Lit" genre. I have long been indifferent to its charms, but when I moved to Texas, my books were in storage and this book's... pinkness... beckoned from my mother's bookshelf.
Erika O wrote this review Saturday, March 8 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I didn't expect to enjoy it overly much, despite the fact that it was written by a pretty entertaining screenwriter. I expected it to read as though it was about to be adapted into a movie... and I guess it does read that way, but it's pretty amusingly written as well, and that makes up for many ills for me. And I really, *really* ended up liking the main character.
"Heartburn" is the story of middle-aged, pregnant Rachel, who suddenly discovers that her seemingly perfect husband is having an affair. It's pretty apparent that this will end with the dissolution of her marriage, and the event leads Rachel to reminisce about what romantic choices and willful blindnesses brought her to this point. (In addition, Rachel is a cookbook author, and since the book is written as though it's one of Rachel's, there are a number of really appealing recipes scattered throughout the text.)
I read this book a immediately after dissolving my own long-term relationship, which is probably why I burst into tears when Rachel is unexpectedly given the financial means to walk out of her marriage. It was kind of an empathetic gut-punch to me, which I suppose is the point of sharing such a personal story after all, (it's based on Ephron's own divorce) but which subsequently made me feel corny enough not to dip into any similar literary wells too soon, lest I hang myself from the rafters of suffering sisterhood.”
“I loved this book! The effect of the fridge light on the male iris still makes me laugh! ”
Elizabeth R wrote this review Monday, January 28 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
