Method Man [Mass Market Paperback]

Naomi Neale (Author)

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The day Becca Egan signs her divorce papers, she arranges to meet friends in one of New York's swankiest bars. There she is rescued from an icky pickup attempt by the suave if slightly cheesy A. J., who takes pity on her inexperience and offers to teach Becca "the Method" for romantic pickups. After initially hesitating, and with continued misgivings, Becca decides that she owes it to herself to learn to have fun. Neale's narrator is endearingly wisecracking, and astute enough to accept the dross with the gold and move on. Her nurturing if somewhat smothering big sister and assorted friends provide continued irritants to induce Becca to stay on her chosen path long enough to become an expert. Neale, who has already proved herself several times over as a witty and articulate voice of the contemporary single woman, has penned another delightfully sarcastic tale drawing on the best aspects of chick lit to dramatize one woman's quest for self-discovery and self-respect. Lynne Welch
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"Neale [has an] addictively acerbic writing style and...an appeal that reaches beyond the chick-lit crowd." -- Booklist

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 341 pages
• Publisher: Making It (February 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0505526972
• ISBN-13: 978-0505526977
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,833,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars whimsical amusing contemporary tale, February 4, 2007

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This review is from: Method Man (Mass Market Paperback)

To celebrate her divorce from Sean, her best friends and sister plan to give Rebecca "Becca" Egan on a night on the town, but she arrives an hour early at Club Venetian to get her feet wet without their watchful eyes. However, when Mitch the hunk tries to pick her up, A.J. Daye, the brother of a friend of Becca's sister, prevents the dude from succeeding. He explains to Becca that the pick up artist was using the seven step method of the Yes Ladder on her.

A.J. and Becca bet on what the rejected guy will do next. Whereas A.J. insists he will find someone else to "git it, hit it, and forgit it; Becca says no way could h be that fickle. When he is proven right he accepts his winnings that Becca will assist him as his wingman when he uses the Yes Ladder methodology to successfully pick up moronic females. As she performs her sidekick job, Becca learns what is inside the two heads of a male and plans to use this knowledge to help her win the heart of the man she loves.

This is whimsical amusing contemporary tale that lampoons the modern singles crowd starting from the moment A.J. explains the Yes Ladder is the pick up equivalent to the Westminster Dog Show and keeps the humor going until the final confrontation. The key to this zany fun story is the realism of the cast; as the lead pair and the prime secondary characters seem genuine. Fans will appreciate the antics of the bigger Wingman and her lead as they tackle the player's game by making it their style.

Harriet Klausner