Stupid and Contagious: [STUPID & CONTAGIOUS] [Paperback]

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Warner Books (May 31, 2006)
• ASIN: B001KSGRVW
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (136 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Caprice Crane is the internationally bestselling author of four novels and a writer for both television and screen. Crane has written for the hit TV show 90210 (2.0) and Melrose Place (2.0). Crane won awards for both her debut novel, STUPID AND CONTAGIOUS, and her second novel, FORGET ABOUT IT. Her 3rd novel, FAMILY AFFAIR, received rave reviews and Crane's fourth novel, WITH A LITTLE LUCK, a romantic comedy that puts love, luck and superstitions to the test will hit stores on July 26, 2011. She divides her time between New York and L.A., depending on the mood of her dog, Max. Her website is: www.capricecrane.com

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Zany Characters in a Lighthearted Farce, May 10, 2006

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Monica Poling "OnceWritten.com" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stupid and Contagious (Paperback)

Written in a he-said, she-said style, the novel opens with over-the-top Heaven lamenting the fact that her husband is cheating on her. Wait, her husband's not actually cheating, because she's only engaged, not married. She's just practicing for the future. But wait, she's not really engaged, just practicing that too.

Heaven's just been fired from her mega-PR-firm, new next door neighbor Brady has his own problems. He's trying to start his own independent music label, trying to get in touch with Starbuck's Howard Schultz to pitch "Cinnamilk," and he has to find a new place to live, because his psycho ex-girlfriend commandeered his rent-controlled apartment.

It is only around page 100, when Crane has finally established the "different-ness" of her characters, that she really finds her stride and settles into a story that is as enjoyable as it is familiar. After Heaven gets fired from the deli, she goes with Brady on a trip to Seattle. He's trying to score a one-on-one with Howard Schultz, and she wants to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the passing of Kurt Cobain.

It is here that the reader starts to take Brady seriously as a businessman, and when we start to see Heaven emerge from the bitter funk she's been in. It is also when we really begin to like these characters.

What really gives this novel it's refreshing flavor, is that the main character is not a fashionista, not even sporting the slightest shoe-obsession. Rather than search e-bay for name-brands, Heaven gets excited by receiving a can of "Tab."

The book also stands out from the fray with it's excellent music references-it's obvious that former MTV writer Crane knows her stuff. Even the groaner, when Brady's "knock knock knocking on Heaven's door," works in the context of his character.

Stick with the book. Once you get past it's somewhat over-the-top beginnings, you'll find this a very enjoyable read, one that doesn't sound like every other book on the chick-lit shelf.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smart and Addicting, May 1, 2006

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Stefan L. Blitz (Providence, RI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stupid and Contagious (Paperback)

I'm not one for the atypical "Chick Lit", and despite the cover and the possible premise, this book was anything but. Smart and funny with two characters that I actually wanted to be friends with, "Stupid and Contagious" is a fast-paced, charming and thoroughly entertaining read. Highly recommended!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dude such a funny book!!, March 30, 2009

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Stephanie Crookham (Austin, Texas baby!) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stupid and Contagious (Paperback)

Dude if you want to get lost in a book and just laugh out loud this is the book for you!!! My friend let me borrow this book and I read it in two days cause I couldn't put it down it was sooo funny!!! I strive to be as funny as Heaven, she kills me!! But for real it's a great fun read so I definitely recommend it!!