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120th out of 1,228 books
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2,998 voters
Stupid and Contagious
by
Caprice Crane (Goodreads Author)
In this hilarious, romantic comedy, two twenty-something neighbors embark on a zany mission to meet the founder of Starbucks, and in doing so, find each other.
Paperback, 317 pages
Published
May 12th 2006
by 5 Spot
(first published May 1st 2006)
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Berhati-hatilah membenci seseorang karena bisa-bisa Anda malah jatuh cinta padanya. Benci tapi Rindu, begitu kata Diana Nasution dalam lagunya. Jadul…!
Berhati-hati juga kalau Anda terlalu sering bersama dengan seseorang, bisa-bisa Anda jadi terbiasa dan malah jatuh cinta padanya. Seperti kata pepatah Jawa, witing tresno jalaran soko kulino. Yang artinya… Tanya saja sama temanmu yang berasal dari Jawa, karena bertanya padaku adalah hal yang mustahil.
Dua hal di atas, pernah terjadi pada teman kul...more
Berhati-hati juga kalau Anda terlalu sering bersama dengan seseorang, bisa-bisa Anda jadi terbiasa dan malah jatuh cinta padanya. Seperti kata pepatah Jawa, witing tresno jalaran soko kulino. Yang artinya… Tanya saja sama temanmu yang berasal dari Jawa, karena bertanya padaku adalah hal yang mustahil.
Dua hal di atas, pernah terjadi pada teman kul...more
This book was comic genius. Told from the alternating point of view of a guy and a girl. He's trying to come up with "The Next Big Thing"...as soon as he thinks of what that might be. She's his seemingly crazy neighbor that's trying to figure out what to do with her life.
Lots of current cultural references. Just plain funny and easy to read.
Lots of current cultural references. Just plain funny and easy to read.
So good! I loved this book. Funny, silly, goofy. Heaven and Brady were perfect loveable characters.
Looking forward to her next novel.
Looking forward to her next novel.
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(3 + 1) stars, [that 1 star being for all the times it made me laugh the hardest]
When I started I had really really super-duper high hopes for Stupid and Contagious (never a good thing that, right?) so yeah I was a tiny bit disappointed.
To be honest I loved Heaven and Brady. Yup, loved them! The book was like that silly-funny book, still so much meaningful. I sure as hell liked the book. Though I am going to agree that just as I thought in Significance by Shelly Crane, I thought there...more
(3 + 1) stars, [that 1 star being for all the times it made me laugh the hardest]
When I started I had really really super-duper high hopes for Stupid and Contagious (never a good thing that, right?) so yeah I was a tiny bit disappointed.
To be honest I loved Heaven and Brady. Yup, loved them! The book was like that silly-funny book, still so much meaningful. I sure as hell liked the book. Though I am going to agree that just as I thought in Significance by Shelly Crane, I thought there...more
The is Caprice Crane's debut novel and the second of hers that I have read. It's not usual to find great first books and I'm glad to say I liked this one as much as her second book.
Heaven and Brady are next door neighbors. It's dislike at first sight, even though they dislike each other even before they meet for the first time! Heaven works in public relations and she's good at what she does. Unfortunately she has a low bs meter and no sense of personal boundaries. You're either left laughing a...more
Heaven and Brady are next door neighbors. It's dislike at first sight, even though they dislike each other even before they meet for the first time! Heaven works in public relations and she's good at what she does. Unfortunately she has a low bs meter and no sense of personal boundaries. You're either left laughing a...more
Really, really good. Not just a chick book. Has guys perspective too.
This book was hilarious. And the main guy character is my soulmate.
New author, great story, intermixing "pop culture"
#2010-88#
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us..
Lirik lagu dari Nirvana di atas sepertinya mengilhami si penulis untuk memberi judul buku ini Stupid and Contagious, apalagi ada satu bagian yang menceritakan perjalanan ke Seattle pada hari peringatan bunuh dirinya Kurt Cobain, yang anehnya kenapa diterjemahkan jadi 'jodoh dari kamar sebelah', sepertinya misterinya berkurang. Jadi terbaca jelas bahwa ketika mereka diceritakan bertetangga, jadi berjodoh.
Cerita ini memuat dua su...more
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us..
Lirik lagu dari Nirvana di atas sepertinya mengilhami si penulis untuk memberi judul buku ini Stupid and Contagious, apalagi ada satu bagian yang menceritakan perjalanan ke Seattle pada hari peringatan bunuh dirinya Kurt Cobain, yang anehnya kenapa diterjemahkan jadi 'jodoh dari kamar sebelah', sepertinya misterinya berkurang. Jadi terbaca jelas bahwa ketika mereka diceritakan bertetangga, jadi berjodoh.
Cerita ini memuat dua su...more
Heaven has lost her job as a PR rep and now a waitress trying to make ends meet and stay happy with her life. Brady just got out of a bad relationship and is struggling trying to make his record label work, and he just moved into next to Heaven. With mis-delivered mail that Heaven takes it upon herself to open for Brady their friendship starts and blossoms into what seems to be a mutual annoyance friendship that grows.
I enjoyed this book. Which seems different from most of the reviews I look at...more
I enjoyed this book. Which seems different from most of the reviews I look at...more
I hesitated to even admit that I read this on here. And I had to explain to my daughter why I was reading a book with this title and she isn't allowed to say the word stupid in our house. I don't recommend this to anyone unless their looking for total mind candy. That being said, there are some very funny parts to this book, including this quote,
"yesterday I had a woman ask me what kind of salad dressings we have. I told her we have sesame soy dressing, spicy lime vinaigrette, and blue cheese. s...more
"yesterday I had a woman ask me what kind of salad dressings we have. I told her we have sesame soy dressing, spicy lime vinaigrette, and blue cheese. s...more
After having a so-so reaction to Caprice Crane's other novel, Forget About It, I was wary of reading this one, but here I am, giving it 5 freaking stars. Color me pleasantly surprised.
The prose switches between the two characters, Heaven and Brady, chapter-by-chapter. I don't normally enjoy this type of format, but Crane makes it work by skipping the doldrum "this is my life" explanation crap and jumping right into the essence of the characters - how they speak. I'm a big believer of dialogue...more
The prose switches between the two characters, Heaven and Brady, chapter-by-chapter. I don't normally enjoy this type of format, but Crane makes it work by skipping the doldrum "this is my life" explanation crap and jumping right into the essence of the characters - how they speak. I'm a big believer of dialogue...more
I thought this book was funny, but I had to stop reading it halfway through because there was just way too much language! I got tired of reading the F word 10 times every page. A bit excessive. So I did not finish it, but it is pretty obvious from the first chapters what is going to happen anyway so I don't think I am missing much....other than reading the F word another 2000 times.
Caprice Crane’s debut novel,Stupid and Contagious, initially piqued my curiosity because: 1) Ms. Crane is the daughter of Tina Louise (remember “Ginger” from Gilligan’s Island?); 2) the cover title refers to Nirvana’s most awesome song “Smells Like Teen Spirit”; and, 3) the cover design (to your left) showing the kids sitting on the retro-green couch with orange shag carpet at foot is pretty cool. So I started reading Stupid and contagious and—despite some early reservations—continued on through...more
Cerita ini memuat dua sudut pandang, dari sisi Heaven, dan dari sisi Brady, yang dimuat dalam bab yang bergantian. Heaven, mantan PR yang di-dzalimi oleh mantan bosnya yang lalu berganti kerja 180 derajat menjadi seorang pramusaji yang selalu ketiban sial karena selalu ketemu dengan pelanggan yang sangat-sangat menyebalkan. Sedangkan Brady adalah pencari bakat di dunia musik, yang baru saja putus dari pacarnya yang rada-rada pyscho, yang entah bagaimana mempunyai jalan hidup yang hampir mirip de...more
Stupid and Contagious by Caprice Crane was different from many of the books on this blog. Heaven loses her high paying PR job and ends up as a waitress where she has a hard time not talking back to rude customers. Brady struggles to keep his record label afloat and has just moved to Heaven's apartment building.
The two meet when Heaven brings over Brady's mail which has found itself to her instead. Brady is not impressed with his open mail and Heaven's forward personality. Heaven can barely stand...more
The two meet when Heaven brings over Brady's mail which has found itself to her instead. Brady is not impressed with his open mail and Heaven's forward personality. Heaven can barely stand...more
This book makes me wish we could rate on the half star...I'd give it two and half stars. It was ok for what it is.
I finished this blindingly fast, as is often the case with chick lit books. They’re heavy on conversation- short, quippy/quirky dialogue that’s a breeze to read. At points it was laugh-out-loud funny.
There were two main characters, a guy and a girl. Yeah, you can see where this is going. It’s told in a kinda past/present first-person narrative, usually in alternating chapters. I thin...more
I finished this blindingly fast, as is often the case with chick lit books. They’re heavy on conversation- short, quippy/quirky dialogue that’s a breeze to read. At points it was laugh-out-loud funny.
There were two main characters, a guy and a girl. Yeah, you can see where this is going. It’s told in a kinda past/present first-person narrative, usually in alternating chapters. I thin...more
I liked this book, even if it was a little bit of a mindless indulgence. The humor and character dynamic definitely had enough quirkiness to be considered a little edgy and interesting, without overdoing the zaniness to the point of trying too hard. (Although I had my doubts, at first.)
The further I got into this book, the more fond I started to feel of the main characters, particularly the male character, who I actually thought had a fairly believable male "voice", and who grew endearing to me...more
The further I got into this book, the more fond I started to feel of the main characters, particularly the male character, who I actually thought had a fairly believable male "voice", and who grew endearing to me...more
I read this book a few years ago, and I have actually read it about 3 times total. Then I lent it to someone and I have never seen it again. And I miss it desperately! I can't bring myself to buy a new copy because I have so many passages underlined, and tons of my own comments in the margins that to have to start all over makes me sad. (Every time I would re-read I would use a different color ink. This allows me to know when the different yummy bits popped out at me.) I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOV...more
May 21, 2009
Andres
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
People between 20 and 30
Recommended to Andres by:
Christina Cheuk
What did Franklin Roosevelt and Stalin have in common during their alliance in WWII? Very little. Stupid and Contagious, by Caprice Crane, revolves around the lives of two very different people, giving alternating chapters for both protagonists: twenty-six year old Heaven Albright, a failed PR executive turned embittered waitress, and twenty-nine year old Brady Gilbert, a hopeless independent music producer with a get-rich quick product idea: "Cinnamilk" – a questionable “beverage” that is actua...more
Life doesn’t always work out the way you think it wil —sometimes you walk into the restaurant thinking salad, and end up with nachos and a greasy Reuben.
- Heaven
Can’t she see my Mudhoney T-shirt? I am so not a “sir.”
- Brady
Someone once said, People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. They forgot one other option: Some people come only to give us their contact information, let us know that we really need to get together sometime, and why don’t we give them a call?
- Brady
Lif...more
- Heaven
Can’t she see my Mudhoney T-shirt? I am so not a “sir.”
- Brady
Someone once said, People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. They forgot one other option: Some people come only to give us their contact information, let us know that we really need to get together sometime, and why don’t we give them a call?
- Brady
Lif...more
Another lovely book by Caprice Crane! I believe this is her debut novel (though I could be mistaken) and I loved the way it was written from two perspectives, and that one is a woman while the other is a man. Stupid and Contagious really captures the nuances between two people, the way people can see a situation with difference and sameness, and the way two people interact.
Crane created likable characters and made it easy to dislike the ones you weren't supposed to like... which I have written...more
Crane created likable characters and made it easy to dislike the ones you weren't supposed to like... which I have written...more
I would say this book was ok. and I had a lot of laughs reading this one. Heaven and Brady? Are just two of the most crazy people I have read and they are meant for each other. They are both hilarious, they are both weird, they both love their music and they are just crazy (didn’t I say that earlier).
First let’s dig into the crazy life of Heaven:
She’s a nuisance (well according to Brady and I definitely agree with him) and the type of person that just gets into your nerves. What’s up with openin...more
First let’s dig into the crazy life of Heaven:
She’s a nuisance (well according to Brady and I definitely agree with him) and the type of person that just gets into your nerves. What’s up with openin...more
I love this book! I actually kind of struggle with wether to give it 4 or 5 stars. I hesitate with 5 because it's not one of the very best books I've read, BUT I will definitely be recommending this one all around so it's THAT good. It's also rare that I would put a book on my "favorites" list that I give 4 stars to, but it's on there. I think in the end I would actually give this one 4.5 stars.
HEAVEN! Gah! What's not to love?! She's fucking CRAZY! Like off her rocker, and I LUVVVVVV her. I thi...more
HEAVEN! Gah! What's not to love?! She's fucking CRAZY! Like off her rocker, and I LUVVVVVV her. I thi...more
I was extremely surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. Other than Sophie Kinsella, I've never been able to stomach other chick lit books because they lacked the magic Kinsella weaved in her stories. 
The book alternates between the POVs of the two main charcters Heaven and Brady. The story begins with Brady being kicked out of his flat by his psychotic ex, Sarah and moves next door to Heaven. Hilarity results with Brady yelling in his flat to test the echo and Heaven opening his mail. But thr...more
The book alternates between the POVs of the two main charcters Heaven and Brady. The story begins with Brady being kicked out of his flat by his psychotic ex, Sarah and moves next door to Heaven. Hilarity results with Brady yelling in his flat to test the echo and Heaven opening his mail. But thr...more
Well, I finally finished it. Honestly, I can see why some people find this book great and hilarious. I don't know if maybe I'm just not very into contemporary right now, but I had such a hard time going through the book-- especially at the beginning! I mean seriously, what is up with Heaven?
Somewhere in the latter-middle part, when my mind finally accepted the concept that is Heaven, the story became a little bit more readable for me although Brady did have some of his moments too.
After they get...more
Somewhere in the latter-middle part, when my mind finally accepted the concept that is Heaven, the story became a little bit more readable for me although Brady did have some of his moments too.
After they get...more
OOOH BOOK YOU'VE LEFT ME SPEECHLESS, YOU’VE LEFT ME SPEECHLESS; SO SPEECHLESS!!!!! *____________*
MY GOD, MY GOD, MY GOD!! This is such a skillfully written book that I don’t find much stuff to say!! *O*
The cover:
Mere and nice. I think it wholly shows the 'Stupid and Contagious' concept, if you see what i mean.
The Content:
The Storyline
It's about two stupidly awfully amazingly crazy people; a girl and a boy.
Heaven Albright, the girl, is a PR, works as a waitress. She also has a stupid belief: To...more
MY GOD, MY GOD, MY GOD!! This is such a skillfully written book that I don’t find much stuff to say!! *O*
The cover:
Mere and nice. I think it wholly shows the 'Stupid and Contagious' concept, if you see what i mean.
The Content:
The Storyline
It's about two stupidly awfully amazingly crazy people; a girl and a boy.
Heaven Albright, the girl, is a PR, works as a waitress. She also has a stupid belief: To...more
I enjoyed the content of this book but not the conversations. Heaven seemed a bit too flighty and she was difficult for me to relate to and I found myself liking Brady more and more throughout the book. It bothered me that I couldn't picture either Heaven or Brady while I was reading. They could make a movie out of this book and I wouldn't be disappointed in who they chose to act out the parts because they were that forgettable.
It might be silly, but one thing that bothered me was when Brady wa...more
It might be silly, but one thing that bothered me was when Brady wa...more
Heaven Albright was recently fired from her Public Relations work and is currently working as a job but also on the verge of getting fired and she is extremely convinced that she will die if she does not get married at the age of 27. Brady Gilbert, on the otehr hand, has a record label of his own but no band signed into it. He has a pscho ex-girlfriend and has a hobby inventing random things.
Then they end up living next to each other.
Heaven’s in hell. And Brady just moved in. So what happens wh...more
Then they end up living next to each other.
Heaven’s in hell. And Brady just moved in. So what happens wh...more
This was my most recent Gym Book, defined as one which fits perfectly in my Book Caddy [the best invention ever:], in which I don't anticipate having the urge to write notes, and which I can read without having to slow my pace with deep thinking. This book fits the criteria perfectly. It was light and predictable, but funny enough to distract me from my physical endeavors.
Here's the idea -- Heaven and Brady are new next-door neighbors. They hate each other but keep getting thrown into situation...more
Here's the idea -- Heaven and Brady are new next-door neighbors. They hate each other but keep getting thrown into situation...more
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“Yesterday I had a woman ask me what kind of salad dressings we have. I told her we have sesame soy dressing, spicy lime vinaigrette, and blue cheese. She made a face and asked, 'Is that all?' 'Yes,' I told her, 'those are all of our dressings.' 'Don't you have any other dressings?' he says. I mean, what the hell? What does she think? That I'm holding out? I was tempted to say, "No, we actually have an entirely different assortment of dressings that I don't tell people about the first time they ask, because they don't deserve these great secret dressings. But now that you have proven your worth, I will show you to the VIP room, where the array of salad dressings will dazzle and delight you.”
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Feb 28, 2010 07:03pm
soal pasangan yang stupid n contagious, kyknya ada di sk...more
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