Juska's deeply pleasurable novel transcends its chick-lit trappings. Packed with hysterical pop-culture references and moments of genuine insight, it's the kind of book that will have you both nodding your head and laughing out loud. You don't need to be a child of the '80s--or a female--to appreciate such high-quality, flat-out fun writing.

This book is kind of like High Fidelity on estrogen, and that's a good thing. As a pop culture junkie, I got a kick out of all the references scattered throughout. Who doesn't remember their first rocker crush?

Juska knows how to use flashbacks to push the book forward, which is not an easy feat. Some authors tend to overuse flashbacks, stopping their story in the process. In her hands, though, it works.

This book kept me laughing throughout and turning the pages. I even read it twice. It's a great light read, but not so fluffy that you feel your IQ dropping as you read it.

My mom sent me this book over the summer with a bunch of other items from home. I started to read it and fell in love with it, it was perfect for me and I related to it so well. I asked her what compelled her to buy it for me and it turns out, she got it as a white elephant gift at work. She had no idea what it was about, and just threw it in a box with a few of my old prom dresses and a copy of Seabiscut (which I will never touch). This book is retrospective, smart, sarcastic, witty and perfect for every girl who is not always as together as they seem. She tapped right into what makes me tick and I LOVE this book.

I read this book after I read Juska's second book 'Hazards of Sleeping Alone' and this book cemented my love of the author. Her style is witty and easy to read but fresh enough to keep me rolling the whole book through. However I was moved by some of the flashback stuff. Eliza's eighties references were a welcome addittion to the pretty hysterical anectodes about the evolution of her love life. But ultimately this book is about Eliza's relationship with her family and her father and how important it is to deal with that stuff, even as an adult. I didn't love this book as much as 'Hazards' but that would probably be impossible because 'Hazards' is my fave, but it was a great read and definitely one that I would reccomend!!!!

I made the mistake of buying this book for the title. You have to admit it is a good title, though. It took me forever to read because I kept losing interest, but the story idea was a good one. It is about Eliza, a 26 year old travel copywriter whom has an addiction to dating "rock stars" and reviews her dating past with musicians and her issues with her dad who left home when she was young. Having my own past littered with rock star types, I thought this book couldn't miss. I mean there is easily enough material there. The problem? The author comes off like a fraud to music scene. It's all clichý and when it comes down to listing bands, it's not quite on the hipster level. But the worst thing, the thing that required me gritting my teeth to finish the book was that the author wrote a story around a pop-culturally savvy narrator got pop culture facts WRONG. And then the editor missed them too. It just cheapens the whole story, the characters and the author's credibility. Write what you know, Ms. Juska. And for the record, The Meat Puppets are not, were not, hardcore and Full House was set in San Francisco, not Seattle. I did manage to finish the book though and it was cute. I guess for people who weren't into the indie music scenes, this might be entertaining. What you don't know won't hurt you.