Customer Reviews

sMothering

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I'm surprised I hadn't heard much about this book before. I had always seen it at my local library and the pink cover and picture with a girl snarling out the window at her mother was too difficult to avoid---it's obvious that most of us will be able to identify with this character!

Claire's mom comes to visit out of nowhere and decides to stay, uninvited, on her couch. Claire is less than thrilled because her life is a mess already: She recently had been broken up with by the *perfect* man, she hates her job, she has no friends to speak of, and she and her mom clearly have issues. Her mother nitpicks incessantly, leaves personal and highly private notes with Claire's secretary, and still can't accept the fact that her other daughter Stephanie, is a lesbian, even though everyone else has.

Can she survive a week or two with this woman staying on her couch without strangling her?

Wendy French's quick wit and fun dialogue made me want to read more! It was a fun read with realistic characters that you will remember!

Recommended!

This book is so funny and a quick read. I couldn't put it down! Highly recomended!!!

This was a really fun book! Just the right speed for the story, and a wonderful look at how mixed up families can be at times. I enjoyed the pace of the book and the writing style. There were parts that made me giggle and I even gasped at one revelation in the story.

All in all a good read, I will read more by this author.

This book is full of laughs from the first page until you read the last sentence. Others have posted good reviews about the plot, characters, yadayadayada....so I won't duplicate what has already been said.

I will tell you that Ms. French is my "new" favorite author and I can't wait to read what she's got in store for her readers next!!

Wendy French is an author who clearly enjoys her job. From her characters, to their lives, it is obvious Ms. French dives into her stories and keeps on writing fully until the last word. If you haven't yet discovered this author, I recommend you do. :-)

I can't believe how many people like this book! The author is clearly an amateur - I was not surprised to see this is her first book. The story barely held my interest, the characters were flat, shallow, and one-dimensional and relied completely on stereotypes. The book has a series of one-liners that you can tell the author thought were witty and wrote onto a list, then plucked them off one by one to use in her book. It appears that the writer thinks her writing is clever and witty, but it really just reads like a sad first-attempt at a novel.

This novel is so funny, the author has a great way of being sarcastic and witty. I enjoyed the descriptions of people and several times I laughed at loud and read passages to my husband.

I recommended this book to my own mother and she loved it too. What a great mothers day gift to give you own mom, something that will make her chuckle.

I look forward to Wendy French's next novel, this author is great!

Loved this book! It had me laughing out loud! The author knows how to use sarcasm so I could definitely relate to how the main character was feeling! She has great one-liners and descriptions that I wish *I* would have thought of! Can't wait to read her next book!

This book left me laughing! From the day I recieved it, I couldn't put it down. If you want to feel better about yourself read about the misery this poor girl goes through each day. You'll love it.

This novel was a wonderful blend of humour and "real life" situations.

The writing style is breezy and fun. This was a great chick lit read and I recommend to all fans of this genre.

I did, however, find myself irritated throughout the entire storyline. The main character was just a little too laid back. I wanted to scream at her to "SPEAK UP FOR YOURSELF and SAY SOMETHING". This kind of removed some of the fun for me.