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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for Chick Lit fans!, November 27, 2001
This review is from: See Jane Date (Red Dress Ink) (Paperback)
Ever since Bridget Jones, I have been consumed by Chick Lit -- I can't get enough! I am so pleased that the publishers at Red Dress Ink have made this genre their trademark. I now know who to go to for my next fix.... It's not easy being the last single person in the family. Jane Gregg feels terribly alone and small, especially in the glare of her younger (and engaged) cousin, Dana Dreer's, limelight. And with everyone always asking her if she's got a boyfriend, Jane does what any single, 28-year-old, red-blooded American woman would do -- she lies. Thus catapults Jane into a blind-dating frenzy in order to find a suitable boyfriend in time for Dana's wedding. See Jane Date is -- yes -- your typical "single girl from the City who wonders why she can't get a man" novel. But this time, there is something different in the mix: Author Melissa Senate has managed to make our heroine, Jane Gregg, likeable and capable of evoking real sympathy from readers. I was Jane Gregg's one-woman pep squad, rooting for her as she embarks on a frantic search for the "one." Concluding with a nice moral to the story, See Jane Date is a perfect example of one single girl's struggle to be accepted and loved.
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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Chick novel written all over it!, November 8, 2001
This review is from: See Jane Date (Red Dress Ink) (Paperback)
I shall be the first to admit that I hadn't anticipated an original novel in this one. After all, I must've read hundreds of single-in-the-twenties/thirties-living-in-NYC/London chick novels! I also shall be the first to admit that I happen to love said novels. So I shall spare the potential reader of this book from comments like "unoriginal" or "Bridget Jones wannabe." (Okay, fine! That was my first impression when I started reading this novel.) However, See Jane Date turned out to be one fun book! Jane Gregg is an underappreciated assistant editor at a Publishing House who chain-smokes and has had it with her chronic single status (Sound familiar?). She also endures having to edit the pretentious memoir of the Nicole Kidman look-alike named Natasha, the woman Jane's always envied. To make matters worse, she will be the bridesmaid at her cousin's wedding. Add insult to injury, the wedding will be held at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. Having led everyone to believe that she's got a fabulous boyfriend, Jane embarks on a hilarious and at times poignant journey to find a boyfriend for the wedding by way of blind dates. Jane becomes a serial dater. I am pleased to announce that there are some twists and turns that lead to a surprising ending. This novel was slow at first. The plot seemed too familiar and I almost gave up on it. I am glad that I continued to read it. It's got wit and warmth and vibrant characters. However, I was annoyed with the fact that almost every character in the novel resembled a celebrity. Yes, See Jane Date is a typical chick novel. It is a cross between Bridget Jones's Diary and The Trials of Tiffany Trott and TV's Sex and the City and Ally McBeal. I know I said I wouldn't compare it to other reads, but I just couldn't resist! :-)
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, November 9, 2001
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This review is from: See Jane Date (Red Dress Ink) (Paperback)
See Jane Date is very funny, very real, and even made me tear up twice. I'm single, in my 20s, and live in New York City, and I really related to Jane and her adventures (and misadventures) in dating, at work, with her family, and her friends. If you like tv shows like Ally McBeal and Sex in the City, you'll LOVE this book. Jane's younger cousin is getting married at the Plaza Hotel in 2 months, and her relatives want to set her up on a blind date for the wedding with the dweeb who lives next door to Jane's grandmother (been there!). To avoid the date, Jane fibs that she's "sort of" seeing someone, then gets caught in the fib and has to find a boyfriend to bring to the wedding. So, her friends set her up on five blind dates (that are hilarious!!). Meanwhile, all Jane really wants is a promotion at work (she's an editor at a publishing house), but to get the promotion, she has to get her star author's memoir on the New York Times bestseller list. And the star author is her high school nemesis, a faux celebrity writing about her sex life. Very funny stuff! I definitely recommend this book, even if you're not single.
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