The Rebound Journal: Breaking Up and Bouncing Back with Style [Spiral-bound]

Jennifer Worick (Author), Kerry Colburn (Author), Neryl Walker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2003

Cheaper than therapy, less risky than stalking, The Rebound Journal will let you get past that jerkwad you used to think was charming. List all the ways he was unworthy, chronicle the characteristics that make you better than him, remind yourself of the really, really bad times. Then revel in your new single life! Includes a quiz, guided journal entries, and both vengeful and self-empowering rebound rituals.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jennifer Worick is the co-author of My Fabulous Life , My Dysfunctional Life , and The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Dating & Sex . She lives in Philadelphia.

Kerry Colburn is the co-author of The Rebound Journal, My Fabulous Life and My Dysfunctional Life. She lives in San Francisco.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 116 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (September 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811838307
• ISBN-13: 978-0811838306
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,953,198 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not That Helpful, November 18, 2004

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Ruby G (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rebound Journal: Breaking Up and Bouncing Back with Style (Spiral-bound)

Though this book is graphically interesting (spiral bound, die-cut corners, colorful, cool illustrations), the meat of the book leaves a lot to be desired. This in no way will help you get over anyone - it will merely give you a few laughs. If it is suppose to be a guided journal, it falls short. The authors only leave about five lines per entry to write your thoughts and / or responses - not nearly enough for someone who really needs a good purge. It was a total waste of money as far as I'm concerned.

If you're looking for a similar book, I'd suggest "The Breakup Diary." I bought both of them and - though it seems that "The Rebound Journal" borrows much of its content from "The Breakup Diary" (the Breakup Diary came out more than a year earlier) - "The Breakup Diary" is a lot more thorough and helpful.

Also, you might want to consider buying your own blank journal and checking out "How to Survive the Loss of a Love," or "Letting Go." Both helped me IMMENSELY. "Letting Go" has a lot of great exercises that really helped me get over my ex. If you're looking for a funny book, I'd get "A Girl's Guide to Surviving a Breakup."

Just an opinion from a girl recently going through a breakup.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smart, funny, and really works!, October 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Rebound Journal: Breaking Up and Bouncing Back with Style (Spiral-bound)

Unlike a lot of the other breakup advice books out there (and I've tried a lot of 'em!), this book actually works. It's smart and funny, and instead of making you bitter at your ex, it helps you focus on how wonderful, intelligent, desirable, and witty YOU are. And that attitude is far more healthy and conducive to getting over your ex than sitting around moping! I've been recommending this book to all my girlfriends.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smart and Funny, October 8, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Rebound Journal: Breaking Up and Bouncing Back with Style (Spiral-bound)

Breakup blues be gone! I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard. This book is full of smarts and wit without the usual tiresome references of crying into a pint of Hagen Das. It's worth breaking up just to read!