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Must Love Dogs

by Claire Cook (Goodreads Author)

3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 · rating details · 4,078 ratings · 323 reviews

Forty-year-old preschool teacher Sarah Hurlihy thought she'd set herself up for a great life. She'd married the man she loved. They bought a house, decorated it, and then sat, looking at each other, trying to remember why they'd gotten married in the first place. But Sarah didn't have to wonder for long; her husband took up with a younger woman, sounding the death knell fo...more

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Published July 5th 2005 by NAL Trade (first published June 1st 2002)

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Dec 21, 2010 Miranda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction

"This was a perfect holiday read, although truth be told I started before I left for holidays! If you are in your 30's, and dating, thinking about dating, or just remembering dating, this is a fun read that will leave your nodding your head in agreement and laughing out loud! The charactors are zany enough to keep you entertained, but realistic enought that you don't roll your eyes and give up on the story, and the story itself isn't original or groundbreaking, but this author has a way of reeli...more "This was a perfect holiday read, although truth be told I started before I left for holidays! If you are in your 30's, and dating, thinking about dating, or just remembering dating, this is a fun read that will leave your nodding your head in agreement and laughing out loud! The charactors are zany enough to keep you entertained, but realistic enought that you don't roll your eyes and give up on the story, and the story itself isn't original or groundbreaking, but this author has a way of reeling you in.[return][return]From the Publisher:[return]Claire Cook'S Beguilingly Original Ready to Fall struck a vibrant chord with its ""perky take on midlife angst"" (Publishers Weekly). In Must Love Dogs she gives us a contemporary Everywoman in a big rollicking south-of-Boston Irish family--a zany novel with the flavor of Nora Ephron, Susan Isaacs, & Jeanne Ray's Julie & Romeo. Forty-year-old Sarah Hurlihy, a divorced pre-school teacher whose life is her classroom, is about to meet her first date in more than a decade. It was the ""Must Love Dogs"" that hooked her in the personal ad, & now she is scanning her neighborhood caf for the man with a yellow rose. And find him she does, but her prospective date turns out to be . . . her father. In Must Love Dogs, such hilarious missteps abound. Widowed Billy Hurlihy, with six adult kids, is seeing at least two women. But he & Sarah aren't the only Hurlihys with romantic challenges. Her brother Michael, for one, has a rocky marriage that Mother Teresa, his St. Bernard, just may put over the edge. With self-deprecating humor & a laugh-out-loud view of the way we live now, including shar pei/Labrador crosses & a transgenerational body-piercing experience, Must Love Dogs is a perfect beach read that melts the heartache of dating with warmth & humor.[return][return]Why I Liked/Didn't Like the Book:[return]Like I said, this was a wonderful holiday read! I loved the charactors, and once in a while it is great to read a book that mimics real life, but with happier endings, and normal-available-single men who turn out to be okay in the end! At any rate, I'd look for another of Claire Cook's books and pick it up for a fun read!"(less)

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Apr 08, 2013 Christy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Preschool teacher Sarah Hurlihy, encouraged by her close-knit Irish Catholic family, begins to think about dating after being divorced for two years. Sarah answers a personal ad in her local paper, only to find her date is her widowed father; something her family finds hilarious. Sarah’s sister Carol places a personal ad for Sarah which starts Sarah on the path to weeding out prospective dates. One or two hold promise but Sarah can’t seem to find the time for any relationship to marinate while d...more

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May 31, 2012 Megan rated it 2 of 5 stars

I really don’t know what to say about this book.

The main character Sarah is in her 40’s, teaches at what I believe was a daycare center, is divorced, and has a rather large family that loves to just show up at her house uninvited, meddle in what little of a dating life she has, and then you have the dad who comes off as a flaky man whore jumping from one woman to the next. Everyone in this family is full of advise that is not always the best and has what seem to be families of their own full of...more

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Mar 01, 2012 Särah Nour rated it 3 of 5 stars

Romantic comedies are rarely as well done and as charming as Must Love Dogs by Claire Cook, a fun, light read with warmth as well as wit. Though rom-coms typically do not appeal to me, I found this one to be a highly enjoyable tale of a midlife crisis and the trials and tribulations of courtship.

Must Love Dogs tells the story of preschool teacher Sarah Hurlihy, who, having tired of spending evenings at home watching The Brady Bunch, attempts to venture back into the dating scene after her divorc...more Romantic comedies are rarely as well done and as charming as Must Love Dogs by Claire Cook, a fun, light read with warmth as well as wit. Though rom-coms typically do not appeal to me, I found this one to be a highly enjoyable tale of a midlife crisis and the trials and tribulations of courtship.

Must Love Dogs tells the story of preschool teacher Sarah Hurlihy, who, having tired of spending evenings at home watching The Brady Bunch, attempts to venture back into the dating scene after her divorce. Hilarity ensues when her bossy older sister places a personal ad for her behind her back that, to her dismay, reads, “Voluptuous, sensuous, alluring and fun. Barely 40 DWF seeks special man to share starlit nights. Must love dogs.” Before long, Sarah finds herself juggling more men than she can handle—each more quirky and questionable than the last—while getting caught in the middle of the romantic escapades of her widowed father, and the entrance of a Saint Bernard puppy into her life.

Sarah’s rapport with her large Irish-American family—which includes five siblings—ought to be painfully familiar to those who have experienced the constant meddling, lack of privacy, and general wackiness that comes with a claustrophobic family environment. Sarah, ever the multi-tasker, often finds herself the mediator between her sister and her rebellious niece, as well as between her roguish father and his girlfriend, all while attempting to comfort her brother throughout his marital problems. Meanwhile, every failed date, faux pas and awkward situation she endures provides fodder for embarrassing stories at future Thanksgivings.

In a culture that idealizes youth and has many a novel out there about young people falling in star-crossed love, a 40-year-old divorcee for a heroine—with all the imperfections and insecurities as any woman her age, in her position—is a breath of fresh air. A dryly witty, self-depreciating narrator, Sarah is relatable enough for readers to feel as though they’re having lunch with her at a café, listening to her funny stories of romantic entanglements and familial mayhem.

Must Love Dogs ought to strike a familiar chord with readers with large families or tumultuous love lives, or those who just enjoy a good laugh. It would allow one to take a break from the drama of their daily life and enjoy someone else’s for a change.(less)

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Nov 01, 2011 Laura rated it 1 of 5 stars

This was the first time I read a book about a movie, instead of the other way around. I have never seen "Must Love Dogs", but judging by the trailers, people are better off watching it instead of reading this adaptation. The story is not the only thing to blame for my negative feedback. I can't really think of a romantic comedy I've read that I thoroughly enjoyed. As I've said before, I'm happy to be given any book titles you've liked in this genre.

"Must Love Dogs" is a story about a divorced wo...more

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Jun 03, 2011 Rebecca rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: chicklit

Ohmigod, lamest book ever. Thank god it only took me like 2 days to read it. How could someone read this and say, lets make a movie? There are so many other good chick-lit books out there and this one was written for like a high schooler. Or did the movie come first and then someone wrote this book? Who knows. I never saw the movie and after this book, I have no plans to EVER see it. Shit, I just looked at IMDB to see who played what character, because I only knew the leads and Dermot Mulroney p...more

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Mar 24, 2011 Slayermel rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: anyone who likes humor with their romance / chick lit

Shelves: 21st-century, american, female-authors, fiction, humor, library, made-into-film, romance, 2011, audiobooks, chick-lit, favorites

This book has very quickly been added to my favourite’s shelf; it had me laughing out loud so many times I had to keep checking around me to see if anyone noticed. *giggle*

I found the characters in this book were so real and easy to relate too, you know people just like them as well as being able to compare yourself and your own insecurities to them.

Sarah Hurlihy is a divorced forty something who seems to be going through a bit of a midlife crisis, she's depressed and feels utterly hopeless whe...more

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Feb 13, 2012 Leah K rated it 3 of 5 stars

Must Love Dogs by Claire Cook

★ ★ ★

This is the second time I've read a Claire Cook book. And I already have to formula down. Girl (woman in 40s anyway) feels like she will never grow up. Girl is divorced or never married. Girl feels like she will never find man. Girl tries too hard. Girl finds too many men at the same time – too many for me to keep track of. Girl realizes one man is the best. Girl and boy live happily ever after...everyone together now...awwww. With that in mind, I did not mind...more

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Jul 16, 2012 Cyndy Aleo rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: women-s-fiction

I've been burned out on women's fiction for quite some time now, and especially burned out on women's fiction that's been turned into a movie starring Diane Lane. It seems to be a specific genre or something that just drives me nuts, but when author Allie Larkin tweeted a recommendation for Claire Cook's Must Love Dogs , which was free on Amazon, I decided to take a chance.

Sarah Hurlihy is 40, childless, and newly divorced. At the encouragement of one of her sisters (she comes from the stereotyp...more

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Jul 17, 2011 Michele rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011, audio-books, movie-made

Most of this review is more a review of my first experience with an audiobook. Toward the end I'll discuss the book itself.
This was my first audiobook. When I decided to take my 5 mile run to the treadmill (rather than the roads) one day, I decided to check out an audio book online from my local library, to hopefully break the monotony of a treadmill workout. I chose this book because I remembered thinking the movie trailers looked cute (will now have to watch the movie) and it seemed an easy en...more Most of this review is more a review of my first experience with an audiobook. Toward the end I'll discuss the book itself.
This was my first audiobook. When I decided to take my 5 mile run to the treadmill (rather than the roads) one day, I decided to check out an audio book online from my local library, to hopefully break the monotony of a treadmill workout. I chose this book because I remembered thinking the movie trailers looked cute (will now have to watch the movie) and it seemed an easy enough "read" that if I occassionally drifted off mentally while running, I wouldn't miss much. This book accompanied me for most of my runs over the past week.

It took me though the first run to really get into listening to a book. Initially, I missed the printed pages. I kept imagining how certain words looked on paper, as opposed to being read to me. I wondered if certain passages (such as the personal ads Sarah was reading from the newspaper) were written in itallics, or double-indented and centered. I wondered if the author placed commas and other punctuation where it sounded like it belonged.

After that first 50 minute run on the treadmill, I found myself looking forward to my next run, to continue the book. By the next run, I was able to get passed my initial thoughts, and just listen to and enjoy the book. I found it a pleasant distraction from some brutal runs this past week (lots of heat/humidity!). I just finished it up while doing some long overdue housework (audiobooks just may help my house become cleaner!) and have already downloaded the first few parts of my next audiobook.

As far as a review of this book itself goes, I enjoyed it. I think I also would have enjoyed reading it in actual book form, but I realized this was one of those books that would probably forever be on my "to read" list, but that I would never actually get to. Sarah's family is made of a bunch of charachters, and her escapades trying to find love after a divorce are funny. It's a cute and lighthearted story. Despite the title, the plot doesn't have all that much to do with dogs, so no need to be a dog lover to enjoy this book. More of a romantic comedy, chick-flick of books. (less)

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Oct 02, 2012 Mamma rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-to-avoid

I am so ashamed of myself for even picking up this book. But what can I say? I was looking for a fun, light read. It was definitely light, but not fun. After two pages, I put it down. I picked it up again only to wish it wasn't a library book so I could burn it or throw it across the room. Stupid, stilted prose. Crummy, crummy, painfully embarrassing dialog. Yikes. Double yikes.

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Apr 04, 2009 Louise rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: women-s-fiction

This was a laugh out loud novel from beginning to end and a nice light and lively read.

From back cover:

"Voluptuous, sensuous, alluring and fun. Barely 40 DWF seeks special man to share starlit nights. Must love dogs.

Sarah Hurlihy's second mistake is letting her sister write the personal ad for her. (Her first was answering one, and getting the surprise of her life). Now she's juggling her job at the preschool, her interfering family, and more men than she knows what to do with. It might beat min...more

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Jul 23, 2012 Alyssa Archambo rated it 2 of 5 stars

So, I really didn't like this book. I gave it two stars, because it was a quick read and I was able to finish it, but on the whole, I was disappointed. I can't remember what I thought of the movie since I watched it so long ago, but I think it may have been better. Nothing of importance really happened, I didn't find it all that funny even though it's labeled as a "humor" book, and the characters annoyed me. Granted, I'm not divorced or anything, so maybe I'm not in the target audience, but I th...more So, I really didn't like this book. I gave it two stars, because it was a quick read and I was able to finish it, but on the whole, I was disappointed. I can't remember what I thought of the movie since I watched it so long ago, but I think it may have been better. Nothing of importance really happened, I didn't find it all that funny even though it's labeled as a "humor" book, and the characters annoyed me. Granted, I'm not divorced or anything, so maybe I'm not in the target audience, but I think that other authors cover this topic much better and in a much more entertaining way.

The number one way for me to dislike a book is if I dislike the main character. That's exactly the problem I had with Must Love Dogs. Yes, she's been through some tough times, but all she does about it is whine and watch The Brady Bunch. I couldn't relate to her, because all she does is put herself down all the time. (Honestly, the bulk of the book isn't taken up with any real plot, it's mostly Sarah whining about her life.) And though she finds some semi-decent men to date, she treats them like crap. She walks out of a guy's house without saying goodbye to him or anything, because he stops making out with her to deal with his puppy. Which is somewhat understandable, but at least say something. And she's really snarky and sarcastic for no good reason. I can see the occasional smart remark, but it was over-the-top. In short: she complains about not finding good guys, but she treats all the guys she dates like crap, so there's no one but herself to blame, really.

Secondly, nothing happened in this book. I felt like Claire didn't go through much of a change at all. There wasn't anything of significance that could have been a major turning point. If there were a sequel, I feel we'd find her in the same situation as the beginning of this book, just older.

In terms of audiobook format, the production is great. MacDuffie is an excellent narrator, and had the content been better, this would have been a fantastic read. The thing is, there are many funnier chick lit books out there to spend your time on, in my opinion.
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Mar 08, 2013 Lesley rated it 3 of 5 stars

Not really crazy about Must Love Dogs, but the book was ok. It just never seemed like it was ever going to go anywhere, and even at the end after I read the last word, I still didn't think it ever went anywhere.

I did enjoy the quirkiness of Sarah's family and some of the encounters she had with the men she came into contact with with amusing, but throughout the encounters I never thought 'oh, I hope this is the one she ends up with'.

I read it on my kindle, so wasn't even aware that it had been...more

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Aug 30, 2012 Liz rated it 5 of 5 stars

Absolutely loved the fast pace, great characters and terrific dialog of this novel. I have never seen the movie, and didn't even put the titles together until after I finished, so I have no idea if the movie does it justice or not.

Claire Cook is my new favorite writer. Her fictitious family are so wonderfully real that you want to be a member of the clan, or a least a fly on the wall at one of their holiday dinners. Her New England town and Irish American sense of humor made me home sick for NY...more

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Nov 01, 2012 Cyndi rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was my first Claire Cook book (and I admit it was because I'm in love with John Cusack who stars in the movie version). I love her fluffy, fun style. Sometimes, I just want a fun book. I don't want complicated plots or some murder to be solved or a vampire/zombie/werewolf to jump out at me. I just want to relax and enjoy reading about someone else's crazy life. Cook definitely delivers. Her books are fun and breezy--the perfect summer read. They have lovable, quirky characters that make me...more

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Mar 04, 2008 Suzanne rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: summer-read, play-film, new-england, fun

I just love Claire. I have known her for years and she taught two of my kids while dreaming of someday being a writer.
She has done just that. Her books are great fun and make one laugh. They just feel good.

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Nov 12, 2009 Stephanie rated it 5 of 5 stars

For the longest time I had absolutely no idea that this story originated as a book, but having fallen absolutely head-over-heels in love with the movie, I decided to try it out when I stumbled upon a copy at my favorite used bookstore. Putting aside for a moment my opinions of film-versions of bestselling books (because I could talk all damn day about it) I'm prepared to talk warmly about both of them.

Claire Cook typed out a masterpiece when she dotted the final i in Must Love Dogs. I absolutel...more

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Jun 29, 2011 Jennifer Whiteford rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011

Boy is this ever what they call a "beach read". Entertaining and quick. Easy reading is tough writing so I appreciate that, but a few things about the book bugged me. As with much of "chick lit" the protagonist is made out to be such a mess, it is almost impossible to understand why dashing men are attracted to her. But I liked the constant inclusion of her crazy family, the fact that she was 40, not 25, and that she lived in a small town, not a bustling city. Also, just personally, I liked the...more

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Nov 29, 2010 Peggy rated it 4 of 5 stars

A quick, sweet read about a forty year old preschool teacher, recently divorced, looking for love. Sarah meets several men but she is not impressed. All kinds of antics occur, like her answering an add to find her widowed father is the writer. She almost gives up, but in the end she finds a suitable guy.
In between, she meets all kinds of odd and strange people, like Dolly, dad's old girlfriend, who serves the whole family raw turkey and talks about herself in the third person.

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Feb 20, 2012 Heidi rated it 4 of 5 stars

After ten dateless years Sarah Hurlily, a forty-year-old preschool teacher and divorcee in the greater Boston area, decides to respond to a personal ad in the newspaper. Soon she finds herself borrowing her brother’s dog to meet men, then juggling men while trying to save her two-timing Irish father from a raging girlfriend. She remains hopeful but wonders if marriage is worth the hassle as she observes other failed and failing marriages. This comical and entertaining tale has the reader wonderi...more

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Sep 30, 2011 Shanna rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Whiners, divorced people that let it destroy them, people into adorable minor dog character

Shelves: simply-not-my-cup-o-tea

Okay, first off, this is not one of my typical genres. Moving on, the lead character is whiny and infuriating. She is letting life run her over and she doesn't have the minerals to fight it or change it. Dolly, one of her dad's girlfriends made me want to choke her out, so that was effective if that is what Cook was going for. The Mother Teresa character was just adorable and the parts with her were pretty enjoyable, although who can resist a puppy, real or written? The ending felt really abrupt...more

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May 03, 2010 Dox rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2010

It's a mostly typical romance story, although it does offer some slightly different variations on the same-old theme.

I found the main character to be okay--the depth given to her was more by comparison to her siblings in which she is consistently found lacking. Her one strength, that she is a very good school teacher, is just about the only thing in the book that felt real. The rest of her characterization was too light, and left her acting too much like the typical fritzy-headed sit-com charac...more

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Aug 29, 2012 Andrea Guy rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-reads, chicklit, bookstomovies, supportyourlocallibraryreadingchall

When the film "Must Love Dogs" came out many years back, I didn't know it was based on a book. When I found a copy of the book in my library, I was over the moon to read it. Little did I know that the book and the film are nothing alike. This is actually a case where the book was really not that good.

I like Claire Cook but the characters here were just so unlovable. Sarah is not fun and neither is her family. I expected a light funny read and that wasn't what I got. Her father didn't seem to app...more

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Jun 15, 2012 Claire Cross rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit

Must Dogs gives “chick-lit” a bad name. This romantic comedy has the main character, Sarah, in a state of emotional confusion. Sarah Hurley is a divorcee trying to raise her social life out of a depressing coma. I had a hard time trying to keep up with what she was looking for in a man… perhaps this is the point, as she didn’t know herself.

Her large, meddling, yet loving family members are constantly dropping in and out of her home like it has a revolving door. They provide the humorous situati...more

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Dec 22, 2012 James Sorensen rated it 4 of 5 stars

The story of a 40+ single woman, Sarah, looking for love. Sarah's family thinks she is wasting all the good years of her life by remaining unclaimed. All the fun breaks out when Sarah's sister places an singles ad in the newspaper. Sarah, reluctantly, answers a few of the responses and the fun begins. At the same time Sarah must deal with all the issues disrupting the lives of her siblings and Father. Who will Sarah end up with: Bob, John, Ray or someone else. Also thrown into the mix is an unex...more

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Apr 17, 2012 Coleen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

9/1/11 - I'm fairly certain I saw the movie adaptation of this quite a few years ago, but I honestly don't remember much at all about it. You'd think John Cusack would've made it a little more memorable. At any rate, I picked up this audio, figuring it for a fairly light & quick read, which it was. If you're picking it up thinking it's dog-themed, you may be disappointed. It's more or less a story of a divorced woman looking for love, experimenting with the personal ads, as well as a few dif...more

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Aug 16, 2012 Heather Boustead rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: audiobook, chick-lit, contemporary, romance

Must Love Dogs
By Claire Cook

Divorced forty year old Sarah Hurlihy is finally ready to start dating again, after much urging from her rather large and obnoxious family. Her sister decides she needs to place a personal add in the local paper and then after much nagging she concedes, from here thing get a lot more interesting in Sarah’s life and she soon has more male attention than she knows what to do with.

I fell in love with the Movie Must Love Dogs when it came out and I had, had no idea that i...more

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Aug 10, 2012 Rebekah Martin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit

I enjoyed this book. I like books that aren't too cerebral (just look at my review history), and I liked the movie when it came out. Sarah, for the most part, was a believable character, and I know that she's been living with her overbearing family for 40 years, but if she really wanted them to mind their own business, she could've just said so.

I didn't like two of her suitors, which was to be expected. You weren't supposed to like them much. I did think Sarah was a little too critical of June,...more

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Apr 20, 2011 kari rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009

I didn't like this book, didn't like the main character who just whined on too long. I wouldn't have finished it had I not chosen it for a reading challenge.
Sarah, the protagonist, seems stupid. She wants someone to love, but then resists all attempts by her family to help her find that special person. I didn't understand why she kept doing this. Her behavior didn't make any sense to me.
There is way too much story about her father's escapades and her brother's failing marriage, her teenage niece...more I didn't like this book, didn't like the main character who just whined on too long. I wouldn't have finished it had I not chosen it for a reading challenge.
Sarah, the protagonist, seems stupid. She wants someone to love, but then resists all attempts by her family to help her find that special person. I didn't understand why she kept doing this. Her behavior didn't make any sense to me.
There is way too much story about her father's escapades and her brother's failing marriage, her teenage niece going through growing pains and things that didn't add anything to the story. So much of this book simply felt like filler.
Now, to compare it to the movie. It resembles the book and has a few lines taken directly from the book, but I don't understand why so much of it was changed.
In the book, the hero is John Anderson and his personality doesn't even resemble John from the book. Book John works in an office and in the movie, his name has been changed to Jake and he makes boats. I don't know why the change other than so Sarah can swim after him in the climactic scene. Sarah's famiily name has been changed, don't know why. Her dad is portrayed much like he was in the book, being a charmer with multiple women, but the character of Dolly who is universally disliked in the book, becomes good friends with Sarah.
Bobby, who is the father of one of her preschool student's is portrayed like he is from the book. His character is likely the closest to the book's description.
Sarah's sisters were well-done, but all the various children are either not shown or don't exist, not sure which it is supposed to be, since there is a reference at one time to the children, but just in general terms.
Sarah's three brothers were pared down to her one brother Michael, the owner of the dog which was a St. Bernard in the book and a Newfoundland in the movie.
Sarah's best friend, Lorna, was turned into a gay male couple. Why was that? Does every woman now have to have a gay couple of friends? I don't get what the point of that is.
All in all, I like the movie a little bit better than the movie, but didn't care much for either one. Not recommended.(less)

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I wrote my first novel in my minivan when I was 45. At 50, I walked the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of the adaptation of my second novel, MUST LOVE DOGS, starring Diane Lane and John Cusack. Midlife rocks! My tenth novel, TIME FLIES, will be here in June 2013, and I'd be so grateful if you'd add it to your to-read list. Thank you! And don't miss the fabulous TIME FLIES sweepstakes - detai...more

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