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Jan 21, 2009

Karen rated it:

This book was surprisingly enjoyable - a lot better than some of the other chick lit shit I've read. I would have given it another star, but the movie (which I've seen many more times than I should probably admit) did a much better job of building a story arc and tying up the various plot lines. To the point where it's like, that's so perfect and obvious, how did Jennifer Weiner not think of doing that herself? But still, thumbs up for the book.

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Jul 03, 2007

Erin rated it:

It's hard to believe that Rose and Maggie are sisters - it seems the only thing they have in common is their shoe size. Rose is the responsible sister; at age thirty, she's a lawyer at a successful firm, and she's finally found herself a good boyfriend. Maggie is twenty-eight; she is the attractive sister. Despite her looks, she has not held a job for very long at all. Flighty and irresponsible, she detests Rose's approach to life.

Unfortunately for the sisters, Maggie is forced to mo More...

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Feb 22, 2008

Alison rated it:

Jennifer Weiner can write funny passages. There's the 80-something woman who uses her new computer to print fake parking permits. The fussy pug that prefers more elegant surroundings. Maggie's attempt to get into the MTV VJ auditions. I did grin a few times while reading this book.

But glimmers of situational humor aren't enough to overcome the bigger problems with this novel. It's formulaic, even for chick lit. Two sisters don't get along - one's chubby and bookish, the other More...

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Dec 29, 2008

Tree rated it:

It seems Weiner must have had a terrible jerk for a father and stuck up leech for a sister, because all her books seem to dance around this.

I read Weiner hoping to find a new stronger "Good In Bed" but never do. This book was entertaining but not good. I refused to watch the movie because the main character should be at lest a tad fat. Instead, in typical Hollywood fashiong, they just made a thin girl homely.

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Jan 18, 2008

Annalisa rated it:

Maybe there was too much sex or scandal, but I didn't find myself endeared to the characters. The story and writing are alright, about appreciating your sisters, but the inconsistencies of character, plot holes, and shock value ruined it for me. It did have good perspectives into the mind of the smart "fat" girl and the attractive "stupid" girl and how they clash. Plus, Weiner's formula for plot seem to follow to same consistent lines: fat girl who is funny and smart, incredu More...

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Mar 12, 2009

Michelle rated it:

I was prepared to hate this book. I hadn't heard anything about it, but I had seen the movie trailers, and it looked like some kind of silly romance story. Someone told me they loved it, and while I don't remember who it was, it is someone who's opinion I respect, so I figured I would give it a try, just to say I tried. The first few pages made me believe that I was probably going to be right, but I plodded on, figuring I would just "get through it". Well, the farther I got into it More...

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Jan 08, 2009

Gette rated it:

Everyone knows this title because it's been made into a movie starring Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette and Shirley Maclaine. I've not seen the movie, which I intend to remedy one way or the other.[return][return]Rose Feller is a successful lawyer - 30 years old, a bit on the frumpy side and quite proper. She wishes that her sister Maggie would find herself a nice guy for once and get a steady job.[return][return]Maggie is drop dead gorgeous and irresponsible. She wishes that Rose would mind her own More...

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Jan 03, 2012

Devin rated it:

We all grow up with the weight of history on us. This family just had a lot more than most of us do, throughout life. I think this book is good for just about anyone. Even though it's kind of a chick flick in the beginning.It teaches you a lot about family. We all have family problems and this is a great way to understand a different point of view, of one of your family members.

The aspects I liked about this book were, in the beginning you thought it would be just about how More...

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Dec 21, 2011

Roberta rated it:

Rose e Maggie sono sorelle, ma non potrebbero essere più diverse: Maggie è una bellissima ed affascinante aspirante show-woman, Rose è una noiosa e banale avvocatessa. D’altra parte, Maggie non riesce a tenere un lavoro o un ragazzo per più di qualche ora, non ha prospettive nella vita e si caccia sempre nei guai, mentre Rose è una persona affidabile e di buon cuore che ha dedicato la sua intera vita al lavoro e soffre di solitudine.
Proprio quando Rose sembra aver trovato un ragazzo molto More...

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Aug 10, 2011

Candace rated it:

Ok ~ Well I almost burned the book! I was half way through it and one of the most despicable things happened and I felt like it was the last straw! I didn't burn it, even though the rage was definitely there! I just can't do that.
I decided to give the book 1 more chance after I read a few reviews on it proclaiming that it was all going to get resolved... among other things ~ yes there were a few spoilers out there, but they helped me to come back to the book, so I was grateful.
After sta More...

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Jul 31, 2011

Sanna rated it:

No way I can give this more than 2/5. An easy read, and I guess a pretty ok piece of chick lit -but still, come on...

The beginning was ok, but the main characters were written to be too opposite to each other. I guess that was supposed to be the leading idea of the book but it never really worked. I just disliked Maggie from page one whereas for Rose I only felt mild sympathy. And the ending - OMG what lovey-dovey crap: They all turn their lives around and forgive everything and understand each More...

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Mar 28, 2011

Robin rated it:

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Mar 10, 2011

Kater rated it:

I read GOOD IN BED, which I think is an earlier novel by this author, and I enjoyed it, so I expected this to be even better. Alas, it took a small step back.

Like GOOD IN BED Weiner has a plump protagonist, which I approve of. This, perhaps, is why her work is denigrated as "women's fiction." Rose is a lawyer who has the misfortune of falling in love with one of her firm's partners. Her messed-up sister Maggie comes to visit and basically throws a hand-grenade into Rose's More...

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Oct 09, 2010

Jessica rated it:

In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner tells the story of sisters who couldn’t be more different. Rose is a successful Philadelphia lawyer while Maggie is between jobs, apartments and boyfriends. When Rose walks in on Maggie and Jim, the man Rose dreamed of marrying, Rose has had enough.

Sick of taking care of her little sister, Rose throws Maggie out, quits her job at the law firm and unexpectedly starts a dog care business. Maggie, with nowhere to go runs to the one place she never thought s More...

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Jul 11, 2010

Susan rated it:

Big time lawyer Rose has had a screwed up past, or family i should say her sister on the wild side nothing like her at all. Her sister comes on hard times and moves in tempporary with her. Totally takes advantage of her and Roses passion is shoes and cloths she can afford cause she's a lawyer. It all comes to an end when Maggie is caught in bed with her sisters boyfriend and Rose finally has enough.Maggie tramps heself on a college campus and gets caught, Maggie with no where to go tracks her gr More...

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Jun 20, 2010

Nica^^ rated it:

Its great book!!!!
seriously!! XD
well, honestly there several book that have similar types like this book. about 2 sister that have different character. english book and indonesian. english book is named One Available Man, that the sisters seek the same man, but they married with different guy at the end. and its almost the same with this, the different just the lil sis finally have talent at gardening and interior but in this book about fashion. and the indonesian book laso the same, More...

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Mar 20, 2010

Mel rated it:

Rose Feller is a plain, plump yet successful lawyer living in a luxury apartment and a closet full of expensive shoes. She has everything, except a man to tell her she's beautiful.
Maggie Feller is an irresponsible party girl who dreams of becoming a star. She's thin and beautiful, but secretly unhappy. Anytime Maggie is in trouble, her sister Rose is always there to rescue her.
Ella is the long lost grandmother, consumed with guilt and grief over her daughter's death. S More...

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Feb 09, 2011

Brandi rated it:

I ended up really enjoying this book - but it took me about 100 pages to get into it.

The book centers around dealing with family, relationship, and career choices - the good, the bad, the ugly.

Read this after you've read the book - and then send me a message with your thoughts!

Two things shocked me in this book.
Maggie - After spending time at Harvard and then moving in with Ella, I was flabergasted when she said she wanted to take money from Ella. I wa More...

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Jun 24, 2010

Tori rated it:

I love weiner. Jennifer weiner that is. However, this has to be my least favorite of her books. My intuition has been telling me this for years as I passed by this book on the library shelf and read all of her other novels. I just don't like the premise. Sister sleeps with sister's boyfriend and path to enlightenment ensues. Let's get one thing straight, if I was Rose, I would have kicked Maggie out as well. Only I would have made good on not wanting to see her again after all the trauma More...

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Aug 20, 2011

Joanne rated it:

Had this in my TBR pile for a while and brought it along on a mini vacation. In the end I enjoyed the book, but in the beginning I found Maggie annoying and hard to like and kept wishing Rose would tell her to disappear. Well that finally happens, but at a price to Rose. Some things should not be shared among sister (boyfriends are off limit - shoes are fair game).

After that I found Maggie's stay at Princeton funny and ingenious. Rose went through her dark times, but came to the rea More...

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Nov 23, 2009

Kolleen rated it:

This book was recommended to me by a friend, and I'm gonna be honest, I was a little skeptical of it. I am not one to really get into girly books: books about shopping, and dating, and partying. I usually like the more dramatic fiction, but I fell in love with this one!

The story is ultimately about two sisters: the free spirit, partying, beautiful sister, and the uptight, chunky, plain sister. The only thing these sisters have in common is the death of their mother and shoes. So beg

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Mar 24, 2009

Archie rated it:

Technically, I guess people would view this as a "chick book." But hey, I picked it up, read it, and actually enjoyed it. So there is at least one heterosexual male out there who likes this book. And no, I don't listen to eat tofu, listen to Coldplay, or watch Friends.

As the title clearly indicates, it's about stepping into another person's shoes and sort of trying to see what their life is like and why life works for them a certain way. The book features two sisters that More...

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Apr 25, 2009

Purplycookie rated it:

The book takes such a personal look at the depth of two people that society fits into two typecasts: the older heavyweight, responsible woman in Rose versus the beautiful, spontaneous child-like qualities in Maggie. The themes can be recognized in every woman's life. We all know the girl who gets everything because she's beautiful but has deep rooted fears, or the woman who doesn't recognize her own spirit and beauty because she's grown up with poor self-esteem.

Weiner writes of more More...

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Oct 01, 2010

Erin rated it:

For entertainment purposes, the audio book was not horrible, but I can say with certainty that this book was not a favorite of mine. It was predictable and you know what will happen in the end, but stories about rivaling sisters are always intriguing to me because I grew up with 2 sisters and 1 brother (not that we competed with each other!). Maggie and Rose were compelling characters, Maggie being the sultry, rebellious almost-30-year-old who could not hold down a job, and Rose the very mature More...

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Jan 31, 2012

Bayan rated it:

‘Never judge a book by its cover’ dictates Edwin Rolfe. His words couldn’t have been more fitting. Your first perception of In Her Shoes might be that it is another chick flick, whose overall moral is to lay of the vodka. In truth, In Her Shoes proves to be the ‘crème da la crème’ of all supposed tearjerkers. The opus is set during the 2000’s; an era where technology governs, and familial relationships take the backseat of life. People in our society today can recognize this on-going struggle, a More...

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Apr 06, 2009

Louise rated it:

I was disappointed to say the least. I suppose I'd heard so much hype about this book that I had higher expectations and was sadly let down. However, I appreciate the opportunity I've had to read this for myself.

"Meet Rose Feller. She's thirty years old and a high powered attorney with a secret passion for romance novels. She has an exercise regime she's going to start next week, and she dreams of a man who will slide off her glasses, gaze into her eyes, and tell her that she's More...

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Apr 03, 2011

Barbra rated it:

A good, funny, readable book. It's about family ties, sibling rivalry and the search for happiness.

Back Cover Blurb:
Rose Feller is thirty; a successful lawyer with high hopes of a relationship with Jim, Mr Not-Quite-Right, a senior partner in her firm. The last thing she needs is her messed-up, only occasionally employed sister Maggie moving in: drinking, smoking, stealing her money - and her shoes - and spoiling her chance of romance. If only Maggie would grow up and settle do More...

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Jan 18, 2010

Angela rated it:

I didn't think that In Her Shoes was as enjoyable as Good in Bed, but at least our girl's saving grace didn't come in the form of a sperm invasion behind the uterine wall (Good in Bed's most serious flaw - Cannie's inability to help herself, so the little crying pink thing had to do it).

The Cheese Award goes to Cannie's (of Good in Bed) cameo appearance at the dog park in the middle of this novel. Was that necessary, Ms. Weiner? A little epilogue from your first hit? It's like rem More...

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Jun 01, 2009

Karalee rated it:

This book is about two incredibly different sisters both trying to find their way in the world. I have often secretly planned to quit my job as a lawyer and become a dog walker so I laughed out loud when Rose did just that in this book. I clearly related more to Rose of the two sisters although both were interesting and complex.

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Aug 23, 2009

Swanbender2001 rated it:

I found this book very entertaining. I could relate to both women and I loved the supporting characters. Lewis and Mrs. Lefkowitz were a total gas. I understood the stumbling blocks Maggie had for her with the sense that all she could rely on was her beauty and the reaction she could generate from men. I appreciated that she grew out of that tendency and started taking the time to think of others and care for more than just herself. I liked Rose and her transformation from the serious-minded car More...

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