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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining!,
By Janice (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Behaving Badly (Paperback)
Isabel Wolff's "Behaving Badly" deals with Miranda Sweet who is an animal behaviorist (somewhat of a psychologist for animals) who helps her clients to understand why their pets are behaving in strange manners such as tearing the house down when his/her owner leaves the house or bullying other pets. Miranda enjoys her job immensely and is successful at what she does. Her love life however is not so great. Fresh from her breakup with an upcoming TV star, Miranda is determine to move on, with the help of her best friend. She met photographer David whom she believes would make a great partner but in order for the relationship to continue, she needs to settle a part of her past which haunts her daily.
It's a shame that "Behaving Badly" is not published in the U.S. as I think this is one of Isabel Wolff's better books. The plot was clearly written, the characters were likeable (especially Miranda's best friend, Daisy) and I find the problems that Miranda's clients had with their pets simply fascinating. The author also did a great job in keeping certain parts of the books a mystery to engage her readers to continue reading the book. Overall, this is a better than average chick-lit!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderfully entertaining, with a lot of pathos,
This review is from: Behaving Badly (Paperback)
I was really impressed by this unusually entertaining, but also poignant book which had me laughing and crying in turn. Miranda Sweet is an animal behaviorist - or pet shrink. She has no problem working out the neurotic behaviors of the animals she sees at her clinic - whether it be deluded dachsunds, stir-crazy cats, or introverted iguanas. But understanding the behavior of men is not so easy. After one shocking incident newly single Miranda has given up on them altogether. But then she meets a handsome photographer - and they fall in love. But this gives her a huge moral dilemma - because she already has a dreadful connection with the guy from years before, which he does not know about. Should she confess to him the shameful thing she did, and risk him rejecting her - or keep quiet? The mystery of what it was Miranda did those years before, and which affected him so badly then - and still affects him now - kept me turning the pages. In addition to this darker part of the story there was lots of fun and humor with the animals themselves, and with Miranda's lovely friend, Daisy, whose long term boyfriend won't commit. But the overall theme of the book is about courage and also forgiveness - finding the courage to tell the truth - and the forgiveness to forgive. For me this elevated it far above the usual girl about town chick lit offerings into something very moving and worthwhile.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
I've been spoiled by better British authors, but this wasn't bad,
This review is from: Behaving Badly (Paperback)
American readers have been deprived of some hilarious, wonderful British authors who write the best chick lit out there. We're finally getting a few of them published here. Isabel Wolff is one of the authors who has made the leap to the American market, and she's a pretty decent writer. Behaving Badly is an above average book with a likeable heroine and a good plot. But, I've been spoiled. I buy the best of the best when it comes to British chick lit by going to Amazon.co.uk. When you've read Sarah Mason, Melissa Nathan (who's been published here and who, sadly, recently passed away), Katie Fforde, Victoria Corby, Donna Hay, Catherine Alliott, and a host of other fantastic British novelists, Behaving Badly doesn't quite stack up. I've never understood why someone like Isabel Wolff gets published more here in the U.S. than some of these other great writers. Ah well. That's why I'm not in the publishing industry. But, Wolff isn't half bad. Her book would have been better without the masses of pages spent on the conversations at her puppy parties. She also spends way too much time discussing various random animal problems that the owners need help with. I had to skim through all of that to get to the more interesting action with her main characters. So, this is a perfectly pleasant read, but I just wanted it to be as good as the books I get from overseas.
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