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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Read!, April 12, 2007
This review is from: Life, Libby, and the Pursuit of Happiness (Paperback)
This was my favorite book by this author. Libby transforms before us. She is looking for her faith, though it was never really lost. She gets stuck in the middle of some fun situations and it's interesting to see how she gets out of them. This by far was the best of the books I have read by Lyda.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Tres Amusing...., June 5, 2007
This review is from: Life, Libby, and the Pursuit of Happiness (Paperback)
There have to be subgenres in Chick-Lit.
If so, Libby would straddle career and dismal love life lit.
Libby is an engaging voice. Angst riddled as are most Chick-Lit heroines. With first person Chick-Lit you get all of it, the good, the bad and the ugly.
Libby is far more likeable than several other characters I've met between the covers of novels. She's sarcastic and has a dry delivery. If you try to avoid snide, she hovers on that edge, so you may not like her. I happen to love sarcasm.
There is tad too much predictibility in Libby's life. But I guess that is somewhat realistic. After all, sometimes I'm the last one to see it because I'm so close to it.
I struggled with a few "yeah right" moments of coincidence. But then again, this is not the mystery genre.
Overall, I can easily recommend this book to those who love clever escapist reads.
As appeared on the NovelReviews blogsite.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun Christian chick-lit with great characters, September 14, 2007
This review is from: Life, Libby, and the Pursuit of Happiness (Paperback)
Life Libby and the Pursuit of Happiness by Hope Lyda. Libby Hawthorne has been living her life for a long time waiting for that big promotion which will lead to her finding true love, dressing better, making more friends, becoming closer with God, understanding her family, and falling in love with the perfect man. Haven't we all been waiting for that promotion? Instead what Libby gets is a demotion, newly single, and questioning every decision she's made in the last five years. When her former boss Cecelia promises Libby that promotion if she just helps her with one last project, Libby takes the bait turning her whole world upside-down. Libby is one of the most delightful characters I've encountered in chick-lit! She's sarcastic and funny, and while she may get down on herself, it's mostly just because she's floundering through life trying to figure out what she really wants. The conversations between Libby and her friends ring so true; it's almost as if Lyda tape recorded coffee house conversations about people searching for the meaning of life. Libby wants what we all do: a fulfilling job, love, a good relationship with her family, and when God doesn't seem to put obvious choices in front of her for those things, she keeps slugging on hoping someday she's figure it all out. Libby speaks with the voice of Generation X, so when she starts listening to God and paying attention to the opportunities He puts in her path, it's heart-warming. Maybe the ending is a little too neat, but that's just because I fell so thoroughly in love with Libby and her friends, that it seems to soon to see them go. There were a couple of moments that seemed manufactured for plot purposes, but with snappy dialog, great characters, and a strong message of faith, this is a great read!
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