Elizabeth chronicles her true life dating spree as a marriage-minded mortician in her mid-30's. Set off by her broken engagement, she enlists everyone in sight to set her up on blind dates in a passionate quest to meet just one really great guy. Armed with a 10-point list of dating criteria, skintight jeans, and flash cards on Nascar, football, and micro-breweries, she spends one full year doing the blind meet and greet. Names are changed to protect the rejected as she humorously dishes dot-com hotties, compulsive bloggers, and tattooed graduates of the Gene Simmons School of Dating. Bridget Jones would be proud of her American cousin.
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Elizabeth Fournier's 77 stories, at once cautionary and joyous, will serve as a highly entertaining road map for anyone setting out on that potholed highway known as dating. She made me laugh derisevely, made me sigh in empathy, and most of all, made me remember why I stay married. --Michele Gendelman, author of What the Other Mothers Know
If you think that being beautiful and smart is a free pass to love and happiness, Elizabeth Fournier's memoir of a slog through the underbelly of American manhood is what you need. Funny, wistful and sharply observed. A must-read for men who want to do better socially. --Ed Goldberg, author of Dead Air
Fournier's recounting of a true-life spree of blind-dating will attract the young and not-as-young female readers who enjoyed Maria Dahvana Headley's THE YEAR OF YES. This is light-hearted and at times light-headed stuff, a revealing depiction of the mating game as it's played in this new millennium. --Harold C. Morris, author of Offering for an Eclipse
If you think that being beautiful and smart is a free pass to love and happiness, Elizabeth Fournier's memoir of a slog through the underbelly of American manhood is what you need. Funny, wistful and sharply observed. A must-read for men who want to do better socially. --Ed Goldberg, author of Dead Air
Fournier's recounting of a true-life spree of blind-dating will attract the young and not-as-young female readers who enjoyed Maria Dahvana Headley's THE YEAR OF YES. This is light-hearted and at times light-headed stuff, a revealing depiction of the mating game as it's played in this new millennium. --Harold C. Morris, author of Offering for an Eclipse
About the Author
Elizabeth Fournier is a writer, ballroom dance instructor, casino spokesmodel, wife, mother, and a small-town mortician who lives in Boring, Oregon.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Elizabeth Fournier is a motorcycling, ball-room dancing, beer drinking mortician who decides to go on 77 blind dates; if that isn't a formula for success, I don't know what is. And, believe me, this page-turning, hilarious yet thought-provoking book lives up to the promises of its premises. Elizabeth's imagery is alive and glorious; her dialog pops off the page; the pictures she creates shout aloud with color. In particular, the thumbnail sketches of the guys she dates are telling and resonant. We recognize these jerks; nay, we have dated them, if not blindly, then certainly (in my case) with our eyes closed. And her central character (herself) is beautifully drawn, quirky, half-vulnerable, half-brimming with confidence, at all times both totally empathetic and yet refreshingly unexpected. Buy this book for your girlfriends (and boyfriends) for Christmas, and they will forever be grateful.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Zing
If you are a man who can't get past the first date, Elizabeth Fournier's book on her 77 blind dates is a must read. You will learn what a classy, intelligent, and beautiful woman is seeking in the perfect man and 77 things to avoid on the dating scene. You will chuckle as Elizabeth recounts with great humor and style her dates with both the ordinary and extraordinary men of Silicon Valley.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
All Men Are Cremated Equal is as quirky and unique as its title evokes. It is the tireless journey of a thirty something woman determined to find love on the dating circuit with some strict rules and standards.
I read it as a newly single woman in my thirties, ok just turned forty, and it was fun to see what someone else went through to find the right man. The variety and comical encounters made me laugh out loud. The spunk, intelligence, and beauty of the author came out readily. That this is a true story, made it all the better.
I read it as a newly single woman in my thirties, ok just turned forty, and it was fun to see what someone else went through to find the right man. The variety and comical encounters made me laugh out loud. The spunk, intelligence, and beauty of the author came out readily. That this is a true story, made it all the better.
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IndieReader Review
Referring to herself as "Bridget Jones' American cousin," Elizabeth chronicles her true-life dating spree as a marriage-minded mortician in her mid-30's. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Amy Edelman
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Must read for romantics, women dating, and men too!
Elizabeth Fournier tells the enchanting and wildly humorous tale of her 77 blind dates in search of true love. Read more
Published on May 1, 2009 by Rob
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all men are cremated equal:my 77 blind dates
Elizabeth has created such an outstanding review of this phase of life that I am giving it to my age appropriate grandchildren. Read more
Published on April 24, 2009 by CZT
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Great Fun
I recently finished this book and really enjoyed it (and, I have to say, I am very excited to try Alka-Seltzer in the toilet bowl). Read more
Published on April 20, 2009 by S. Davis
5.0 out of 5 stars
Common sense advice and Laugh out loud.
I recommended this book to friends and even loaned mine out. This is a true story about a woman who valued her self worth. She wanted to get married, but not just to be married. Read more
Published on March 30, 2009 by F. Carrasco
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L. LaSene
Amazing funny and entertaining. She shared the good, bad and even the ugly dating stories during her journey to find her soulmate. I laughed so hard at times that I cried. Read more
Published on March 30, 2009 by Lisa Hunt
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious!
As a single person who has been on a number of blind and not so blind dates i totally enjoyed this book@ I thought it was hilarious and boy did I feel better about my own... Read more
Published on March 26, 2009 by Raquel E. Medina
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wacky, Touching and Fun
Elizabeth Fournier's book about 77 blind dates is great not just in its concept and telling, but great because of the story teller. Read more
Published on March 24, 2009 by C. Cooley
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book made me laugh out loud
In this book Elizabeth had me laughing outloud. Some of her encounters were unbelieveable. She handled the dates with strength and composure. Read more
Published on March 24, 2009 by Kathleen Grasso
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Entertaining
What a fabulous book. Elizabeth has a wonderful writing style, and she kept me entertained throughout the entire book.
Published on March 23, 2009 by Lisabet Koblos
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