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Chargement... The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing (original 1999; édition 2000)par Melissa Bank
Information sur l'oeuvreManuel de chasse et de pêche à l'usage des filles par Melissa Bank (1999)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Coming-of-age Unlike Megan, who put me onto this title, I did not find myself laughing out loud. I chuckled, I rolled my eyes, and I smiled and got a little teary. This is a fun book written in sections which don't necessarily fill in what happens in between the episodes of the main character's life. At one point, it changes completely to the second person, which is kind of interesting, as though I am reading about my life- and as a single woman in my thirties discovering about myself and about love, I very well could be. It was a quick read, and felt like an honest one- someone who wasn't going to romanticize things or make them neat and tie up well and have things make sense. (Though I wouldn't mind that now and then. If I can't have it in my life, at least I can have a little in my guilty pleasure reading, right?) There aren't any answers here, and I didn't even feel like I had gained a friend in the main character, but I enjoyed stepping into her life and seeing how the imaginary women live. Wasn't sure what to expect. Sort of surprised it was very good. Like Jane the book was smart and funny. I love that there was practically no whining about life's hardships, and that Jane's family were close, loving and mostly supportive. And it may have taken Jane a minute or two to recognize when it was time to gracefully end both professional and personal relationships and move on. And she does successfully. I found the last part of the novel mostly happy but also confusing about why Jane was trying to follow some strange, nonsensical set of rules. Perhaps I spaced out while reading that section. Yes, finding true love can be hard but so worthwhile! Est en version abrégée dansDistinctions
The New York Times bestselling classic of a young woman's journey in work, love, and life "In this swinging, funny, and tender study of contemporary relationships, Bank refutes once and for all the popular notions of neurotic thirtysomething women." --Entertainment Weekly "Truly poignant." --Time Generous-hearted and wickedly insightful, The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing maps the progress of Jane Rosenal as she sets out on a personal and spirited expedition through the perilous terrain of sex, love, relationships, and the treacherous waters of the workplace. Soon Jane is swept off her feet by an older man and into a Fitzgeraldesque whirl of cocktail parties, country houses, and rules that were made to be broken, but comes to realize that it's a world where the stakes are much too high for comfort. With an unforgettable comic touch, Bank skillfully teases out universal issues, puts a clever new spin on the mating dance, and captures in perfect pitch what it's like to come of age as a young woman. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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