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Mar 19, 2011

Xeyra rated it:

I really enjoyed this novel. I don't usually read chick-lit, not because I don't like it, but mostly because my usual literary tastes tend to other genres more often than not. It doesn't mean I won't sit down with a light read once in a while in-between other books, or that I'm not willing to read something that's outside my usual genre. I like to consider myself versatile in my readings.

So, I picked this book up for the YBS #8 at Bookrelay because I saw it on many wishlists and had More...

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Jan 27, 2009

bookczuk rated it:

I've liked Weiner's other two novels, if only because she chooses to have the main character not be stunningly beautiful, tiny proportions etc. They seem real.I still think my favorite of Weiner's books is Good In Bed, but there was a lot that I liked about this book, too. Once again, the author has creater characters that oculd indeed be real. I'm so sick of chick lit books where the characters are perfect looking and fall for hunks of masculinity. Of sexual banter and tension that is a litt More...

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Nov 07, 2009

Linda rated it:

Powerful to me during this period of my life. This author's way of intertwining lives and making you feel like you have a front row seat is just amazing. It was hard to be brought back to those early days with a baby and how it did shake up every essence of your life and marriage, but wonderful to have perspective. I enjoyed all of it and her amazing writing. I also liked how the ending felt real.

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Dec 16, 2009

donna added it

this is the closest i'll probably get to a trashy novel that isn't pornographic. it isn't trashy. it was somewhat funny and somewhat lame. quick read. it follows four new mothers and the book is divided by each woman's story instead of chapters. "becky," "lia," "ayinde," "kelly." it's cheesy. but probably truthful. i think this falls under the category of 'beach reading.' respect to new mothers. i really don't want an infant chewing on my nipples. use cond More...

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Apr 30, 2008

Jocelynneb rated it:

I didn't give it 5 stars because the main character is typical of her other books...strong minded, insecure inside, wants to befriend everyone, etc etc.

I did like the detail she went into in the supporting cast though. She easily could have left them all sort of one-dimensional, but she gave them all real situations, real lives, real problems. And I like that.

I like that her main characters are sort of quick to judge others (other women mostly) but end up realizing th More...

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Apr 09, 2007

Clare rated it:

Here's the thing: I like Jennifer Weiner. In terms of developing a narrative, she's probably one of the most refreshing chick-lit writers out there, because she doesn't fall back on the trite searching-for-Mr.-Right-and-meeting-him-accidentally formula that sadly characterizes most of the genre. I avoided this book for a long time because it's about a subject (new motherhood) that I can't currently relate to, and hope not to be able to relate to for several more years. But I did find it surprisi More...

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Jan 21, 2008

Amy (amyb2332) rated it:

I listened to abridged version of this book, read by Jennifer Weiner. This is one of those books I wish I could give a 3.5 stars. It really is better than "I liked it" but I'm also not sure that it was 4 star worthy. I ended up rounding down because I think in six months, I won't remember or still be raving about this book.

I thought the author did a really great job narrating this book. I think she really made the book extra good. I also really liked the story of the fo More...

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May 26, 2009

Preeti rated it:

"Bye and bye, bye and bye,
the moon is half a lemon pie.
The mice who stole the other half
have scattered star-crums in the sky.
Bye and bye,
bye and bye,
my darling baby, don't you cry.
The moon is still above the hill.
The soft clouds gather in the sky"....
:0)

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Nov 26, 2011

Sarah rated it:

I read this for an online book group...who always seem to pick chick-lit. I stuffed down the last hundred or so pages, and I'll admit that a book like this is slightly easier to humour if you read it all in one go rather than stretching it out like I did the first part of it. It was a simple, predictable little story that didn't challenge any social norms or shock in any way. The characters were generic (business woman, TV presenter, mad mother-in-law, hunky husbands), as was the storyline (mad More...

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Sep 07, 2011

Glorialaihuang rated it:

So I deviated from my usual elitist book-selection method whereby I try to only read books with awards or accolades, and I read this book. Largely because it was sent to me free from Barnes & Noble. I had never heard anything about it, so was a little amused and surprised to find out it was basically full of pregnant characters. (Barnes & Noble, are you spying on me??) I was also surprised to discover that the author also wrote "In Her Shoes," which I frankly didn't even realize ha More...

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Jul 24, 2011

Sana rated it:

Little Earthquakes started with Lia who has come home leaving her husband and the glamorous life in Hollywood behind. She is not ready to fess up anything to her mother or anyone else and thinks about what happened as her fault. Then there is Kelly, Becky and Ayinde who meet in a prenatal yoga class and then Ayinde's water breaks from where Kelly and Becky take her to the hospital.

Becky is very happily married but then there is the issue of her mother-in-law Mimi who has the annoying h More...

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Jun 03, 2011

Rebecca rated it:

Damn, I just blew through a 400 page book in less then two days. And I actually comprehended everything, mainly cause it was a Jennifer Weiner book and I have enjoyed the past two books of her I read. So it's not really much of a surprise. Just shows you how much I did this weekend as well (nothing).

This book was about 4 different women and at first I was afraid I was going to have a hard time keeping track, but like most books, it ended up being easy to tell everyone apart. The book w More...

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Feb 17, 2011

Roberta rated it:

Il titolo originale di questo libro è Little Earthquakes, ovvero piccoli terremoti, molto più azzeccato della scelta italiana che fra l'altro dimentica una delle protagoniste. Becky, Ayinde e Kelly si conoscono alle lezioni di yoga per donne incinte. Tutte loro, chi per un motivo chi per un altro, stanno vivendo questa gravidanza con dei timori. E nel corso del romanzo ognuna di loro dovrà affrontare un "piccolo terremoto" cercando di tenere in piedi le loro vite nonostante tutto. Al t More...

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Dec 19, 2010

Valette rated it:

I read Jennifer Weiner's In Her Shoes shortly after my sister died. In my grief I was seeking out everything I could about sisterly connections, and this fit the bill perfectly. I don't remember much of the book, only that I cried most of the way through it. Then I grabbed her Good In Bed based off of some magazine suggestion and found the main character sassy and fun, different that other chick-lit characters I've known.

I found the main characters in Little Earthquakes to be carbon co More...

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Dec 18, 2010

Pikachu rated it:

This wasn't as chick-litty as I thought it was going to be. I liked the fact that the women were fairly normal-looking and had real problems that don't consist of "THAT HOT GUY DIDN'T SLEEP WITH ME ON THE FIRST DATE! HE MUST NOT LIKE ME!" or "I SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY ON CLOTHES!!" or "OH NO! FALSE IDENTITY!" Okay... well, maybe that last one kind of applies here, but luckily, it isn't the main focus of the story.

Little Earthquakes is about babies; the care o More...

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Sep 17, 2010

Meagan rated it:

I picked this book up at the swap meet for a buck...I recognized the author and her previous works (although I had not read them) and thought why not? I'm falling behind on my goal for the year so I was in need of some chick-lit.

"Little Earthquakes" attracted me by it's premise...mothers dealing with real mother/wife/woman problems in the real world. Which is similar to what I've dealt with in the past 17 months...what I didn't quite expect from it were how real the charac More...

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Aug 13, 2010

Sarah rated it:

Little Earthquakes. Jennifer Weiner. 2004. Washington Square Press. 414 pages. ISBN 0743470109.

Little Earthquakes is the third novel by bestselling chick-lit author Jennifer Weiner. When I read Weiner's first novel Good in Bed (2001) several years ago, I knew she was going to be one of those authors (which for me includes Chuck Palahniuk and Tracy Chevalier among numerous others) who produces such amazing work that you just have to read everything they publish. In saying this, I am a More...

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Jun 12, 2010

Andrea rated it:

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Little Earthquakes is a novel of friendship, motherhood and loss. Jennifer Weiner has really created a wonderful story that you don't want to put down.

The novel revolves around the lives of 4 women, three who meet at a yoga class during their pregnancy and a fourth who has returned home to recover from the loss of her child.

All three women experience a "little earthquake" that rocks their world and changes their lives.

The w More...

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Apr 11, 2010

Lindsay rated it:

It might seem weird that a 25 year old would be reading a book that was written for teens, but that's how I am. I'll read anything, so it only felt right to read the fourth book in the Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants series since I had read the first three, and I'll stick to what I've said before, the first book is still the best. In this one, the girls have just finished their first year of college and are realizing that things aren't always going to be the same, that it's going to be harder More...

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Oct 02, 2009

Autumn rated it:

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Aug 14, 2009

Jennifer rated it:

I'm surrounded by pregnant women, new mothers, and aspiring moms. Everywhere I turn, there's a picture of a belly or a copy of an ultrasound on facebook. At work, I hear the stories of morning sickness and misery from two pregnant co-workers. I spend much of my time planning programs and creating flannelboard figures for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. I'm nowhere near the point of having a child of my own, but I'm barraged by the thought of them.

I picked up this book, not knowi More...

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Jul 17, 2011

Lauren rated it:

I liked this book, but I had a hard time relating to the characters. Keep in mind, however, that I'm not a parent nor do I ever want to be a parent...so it's hard for me to understand why anyone in their right mind would want to have a baby. :)
If I had to choose one of the characters I most related to, I would pick Becky. I think it was because of the crazy relationship she had with her mother in law Mimi. My mother in law and I don't really get along very well, so I could totally relate. More...

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Dec 19, 2008

melydia rated it:

(unabridged audiobook read by Johanna Parker): Though stories of multiple people all experiencing different variations on the same theme are far from uncommon, this one is reasonably fresh and enjoyable. Here we have four mothers (current, former, and soon-to-be) from four different backgrounds, each dealing with issues with her marriage and with her mother (or mother-in-law). The target audience is definitely mothers and mothers-to-be (and I think fathers could benefit from such an honest accou More...

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Dec 08, 2009

Katherine rated it:

I had read "In Her Shoes" by Weiner several years ago and was browsing at the library and saw this one. Definitely a light read but was really well timed considering that I am in the midst of living with a new baby. In a nutshell, it is the story of 4 new moms from all different walks of life who are joined by the fact that they live in Philly and all have new babies. Weiner's characters don't hold back from saying some of those things that we all think as new moms, and at times the More...

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Feb 05, 2010

Kate rated it:

I truly enjoyed "Little Earthquakes." Jennifer Weiner has a narrative style similar to one of my favorite authors, Melissa Banks. Her female characters are smart, funny, and realistic. As the mother of a 3 year-old and one on-the-way, I easily related to the characters as they came to the end of their pregnancies and became parents. All of the characters deal with the question that I think most of us confront on a daily basis, "Will it be okay?" The character Lia answers More...

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Jan 21, 2012

Sonia rated it:

I've read a few of Weiner's other books (Good in Bed was okay; Certain Girls, the follow up, was not), but picked this one up recently after the Franzen/Weiner drama started up again. I am heavily Team Franzen in that debate— not because I don't think women writers deserve just as much attention as their male counterparts, but because in no universe are Jennifer Weiner and Jonathan Franzen's writing comparable. Anyway, I bought this to give Weiner another chance.

It didn't work. This More...

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Oct 17, 2010

Kelly rated it:

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May 12, 2010

Kristi rated it:

Bye and bye, bye and bye,
My darling baby, don’t you cry.
The moon is still above the hill.
The soft clouds gather in the sky.
~ Lia’s lullaby from The Rainbabies

Little Earthquakes follows a year in the life of three engaging new moms — Becky, Kelly, and Ayinde – as their world becomes an unpredictable tremor of babies within marriages and all the emotions that follow and intertwine. I laughed at this book’s quirky, funny, and sarcastic moments. I nodded in af More...

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Mar 17, 2009

Tierney rated it:

I love Jennifer Weiner's books and this was certainly no exception. The novel focuses on a group of female friends, all of whom are struggling with their own issues related to first-time motherhood: breastfeeding, baby-mom bonding, sleepless nights, infidelity, illness, going back to work - happiness and misery all rolled up together. The author creates truly vivid characters that feel like people you might know: the former-journalist wife of a pro-basketball player, a chef battling the mother-i More...

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Jan 26, 2008

Stephanie rated it:

This is a great book for new moms who have a little distance from the challenge of those first few tough weeks/months. Even if it's fiction, it helps to see that it's hard for everyone at the beginning and that we all have reasons to count ourselves lucky. It's also a heartwarming story of how friendship can help us all weather lives storms.

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