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Certain Girls: A Novel
 

Certain Girls

by Jennifer Weiner

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... (read more)

Top tags: chick lit,  jennifer weiner,  fiction,  mother-daughter relationships,  womens fiction (all tags)

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Lauren A
  • Rated 5 stars

“There were so many times that I almost put down this book. I was frustrated in the beginning because it seemed Cannie and Joy's relationship was going down in stereotypical overprotective mother/ rebellious teenage daughter history. But I'm so glad that I did finish it!

Weiner seems to know the exact moments in which to be funny, and which to refrain... a rare talent!”

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Crystal W
  • Rated 2 stars

“This book was a big disappointment to me. Jennifer Weiner is a good writer but she was lacking material with this one.”

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  • Rated 3.617778 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 0 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Liz C

    liz c said:

    “i have never read a book by any other author that tugs my heart and my head in so many directions. Weiner writes exactly what real life is like. she's amazing and i will forever be a fan.”

    posted Saturday, June 14 2008
  • Toni K

    toni k said:

    ““This is one of the best follow up stories I have ever read. If you loved "Good In Bed" you'll LOVE "Certain Girls”

    posted Tuesday, June 10 2008
  • BookFanatic

    bookfanatic said:

    “I just finished reading GOOD IN BED and had such high hopes for Cannie and her new life with Joy. Since I was looking for a little entertainment and escape, reading about how Joy was turning out didn't sit well, probably because I'm the mother of a teenage daughter--the trip into Certain Girls was just too frustrating for me! Think I'll save this one for another time . . .”

    posted Monday, May 19 2008
  • Amanda B

    amanda b said:

    “I was bummed by the ending because I'm a hopeless romantic...but in the end I'm okay with the author's choice. All in the all, the book was great although I wanted to slap Joy every once in a while...typical teenager!

    I agree with the folks that say Jennifer Weiner's writing continues to mature. I love her wit and creativity. I can't wait for her next novel. I listened to a libary lecture she gave in Pennsylvania and LOVED it...she's a natural comedianne!

    Kudos, Jen!”

    posted Monday, May 5 2008
  • Amanda B

    amanda b said:

    “Available tomorrow...can't wait!”

    posted Monday, April 7 2008
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