Good in Bed Mass Market Paperback – September 29, 2015

There were some very fun and great parts to this book, but let me tell you what bothered me for months after reading it: very blatant, mean-spirited hate emanating from so many interactions of main character.The main character spends a lot of the book delving into how horrible her father is: abusive, cold, unloving and overall distant and uninterested.Her Mother, however, is loving and involved. Also turns out she is gay and eventually finds a partner whom which she is radiantly happy.The main character can’t STAND it and spends the entirety of the book bemoaning how horrible it is for her that her mother is gay (???) Seriously, when she finds out her ex-boyfriend conversed with some old classmates the first thing she asks, in a horrified whisper is “did you tell them about my Mom?”What the hell? How is anyone supposed to embrace such a selfish, shortsighted protagonist?Additionally: this is the part that really gets my heart: her Mother’s partner is neither mean nor offensive, in fact, on top of making her Mother supremely happy, she really makes an effort to connect with the family! And yet it’s a running gag throughout the novel how they continually reject her and find her offensive.For instance, her mother’s partner actually takes the time to HAND SEW every child a custom winter accessory (think hat or mittens) one Christmas and the book makes this big grand moment of everyone of them BURNING THEM IN THE FIRE AND LAUGHING. The novel plays this like its humorous or normal. I think its absolutely awful and cruel.I really don’t know what else to say in context of that: the main character and author somehow thinks it’s appropriate or endearing to literally burn someone’s genuine, handmade offer of kindness and laugh about it - simply because she found being gay such an offense and embarrassment to her life.Can’t believe this book is still being celebrated - can’t believe this author hasn’t been called out for her hatefulness.

I've heard this book referred to as a chick-lit classic and had wanted to read it for some time. I finally got around to it and found it to be a very big disappointment. The main character was constantly complaining about how awful her life was because she was overweight. When her ex-boyfriend whom she had broken up with a few months prior writes a column about loving a larger woman she becomes very angry. She also decides that she wants him back.This begins the portion of the book where all she does is think about and talk about getting him back. Put that together with an unplanned pregnancy, a sudden and deep friendship with a starlet, a screenplay sold for a lot of money and what I can only describe as a psychotic episode and you have anything but a chick-lit classic. And don't let me forget to mention that her name is Cannie, short for Candace, not Candy but Cannie.I could go on and on but I won't. What I will say is let the buyer beware before purchasing this book. If you like reading stories about a selfish, whining woman who needs a good therapist a heck of a lot more than a boyfriend then this book is for you.

Things wrong:1. Main character comes of as arrogant, bratty, whiny, and entitled.2. Dull writing ( It's hard to get through. It's like reading a book that was required for school that doesn't interest you.)3. Irrelevant information. ( I noticed that it was a lot of information that was unnecessary, and only seemed to draw out the plot.)4. The plot seemed promising, but it lacked excitement and fun moments.

Unbelievably disappointed. The story was repetitive at best. One thing I do not appreciate is reading the same exact thought process over and over, page after page, in every chapter. The story could have been told in two chapters tops. The content bounced around, and followed no true form. I typically enjoy her books, but I stopped reading at 50%, bounced to the last page and STILL knew what was going on. Wish I could get my money back!

Fantastic book. I laughed, I cried, I generally couldn't put it down once I started it. Marvelous writing and such wit. The perspective and frustrations of not being a "small" woman (this character is in good health, and Weiner writes her as about a size 12 and tall, so she's not obese) but still viewed as a "large" woman, and shamed with negatively. Her slow discovery of her own worth and her turn around are great! No "I got skinny and fair tale ended" here thank goodness. It's not about being skinny and shouldn't be. Our darned society is WAY too into super slender women and not accepting of the great variety of HEALTHY women of various body types and sizes in our society. Weiner brings this home in a sparkling, amusing, and gripping way. READ IT!

I did appreciate seeing the world from the point of view of a larger woman, and how that may feel. On the other hand, the author does not seem to have the same compassion for other people, and she reduces them to stereotypes, somehow thinking she has the right to be negative about them. This includes people with eating disorders, such as bulimia, and that really was the last straw for me!

Cannie Shapiro, a plus sized newspaper reporter has spent 28 years trying to come to terms with her weight. She has a great apartment, good friends, a nice little dog and she loves her job. After finally deciding to make peace with her body, her ex boyfriend Bruce has started writing regular articles about "loving a larger woman" - which sends Connie plunging into misery.This is funny and has a surprising tenderness toward the end - which I totally didn't expect. There is more to this book than 'poking fun at larger women'. Touching if a little long winded

this book was far too long and would have benefitted from a good editor.The story line wanders about all over the place and although Cannie, the main character is plausible very few others are shown as rounded characters with most being near caricatures or background fodder.There is a good story here somewhere but it is drowned by an awful lot of words which don't take us far.The happy ending doesn't really get the full treatment it should have to balance up the endless angs suffered earlier

I loved this book. I can tell that it will be one of those that I re-read again and again over the years and recommend to everyone. I picked up this book expecting a nice bit of easy reading chick lit but got so much more than that. So anyone put off from buying this book because of the girly title and cover don't be deceived. This isn't the usual chick lit and I think any woman can relate to Cannie whether your big or small. Every woman has their insecurities and that's what this book is about recognising them, accepting them and being happy despite them. This is such an uplifting book it made me laugh, think and cry one minute because I was sad and the next minute because I was so happy. This is definitely one of the best book's I've ever read, I couldn't put it down and highly recommend it. Above all this book has an important message all women deserve to be happy. All women deserve the best. The main thing is to love yourself and if you find someone to love the you that you love well that's just a bonus. I can't believe this was Jennifer Weiner's debut novel and will without a doubt be buying the sequel to this book ''Certain Girls''.

I fell across this book as you often do but I must say compared to some of the stuff I have read recently this was a pleasant surprise. Yes is has a heroine who isn't that confident about her appearance, and most of us can relate to that but through life's trials and tribulations she finds out that appearance isn't what is most important but those around you and you the person and she gets her happy ending but is not the usual formulaic stuff its life and that is what makes both the story and the character believable, we can relate to them as its real ! Good bedtime read.

I enjoyed this book. There were bits I could criticise and I would not rush to read more by this author, but the writing kept me interested, most of the story was fun but some sad bits, and a few salient points were made about how society judges people by their looks. The heroine is a plus size woman, confident and talented enough to hold down a good job, who starts worrying about her weight after she is dumped.