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The Art of Undressing
by
Stephanie Lehmann (Goodreads Author)
Ginger's mother, Coco, used to be an exotic dancer, though now she makes her living selling sex toys and teaching classes like "The Fine Art of Striptease." A straitlaced, self-respecting twenty-five-year-old, aspiring pastry chef Ginger has no desire to follow in her mother's high-heeled footsteps. She's too busy trying to convince her sadistic French cooking school instr...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
March 1st 2005
by NAL Trade
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Ginger is a strait-laced student chef who often gets roped into helping her exotic dancer mother, Coco, at her striptease classes. I felt Lehmann was using her characters to discuss feminism wrt body and sexual politics, which would've been okay had it not ended up on a rather infuriating note by the end. For a book that's obviously trying to push for some enlightenment about the pressures of (paternalistic) society on the freedom of women to choose how they present their bodies and their sexual...more
This is a great book about the coming-of-age of a college graduate whose mother is an exotic dancer-turned pole dance instructor. After graduation, she realizes she can't find a job in her field and really wants to be a chef anyways. she enrolls in school and, under the tutelage of an unbelievable, pompus jerk, masters the art of pastries and learns quite a bit about herself.
This book is soooo much fun!!! It was fast and funny. It's just a light hearted romance with good messages about finding who you are, loving yourself, and going after your dreams without letting yourself and others stand in the way.
I understand her inadequacy with regards to her body image...I guess a lot of us women have gone through that phase at one point or another and to see her triumph....beautiful
The 'bad guy boss' was a bit predictable in his motivations, but otherwise, a nice quick read. Typical chick lit, but with knives instead of shoes.
Aug 16, 2010
Siti
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
som1 who bored
Recommended to Siti by:
nobody
don't get jealous if ur mom has skills that u doesn't get from her.
stop pretending its ok, and learn it.
btw, 5 stars to d book's cover!
stop pretending its ok, and learn it.
btw, 5 stars to d book's cover!
I really enjoyed this read, I loved how different the two characters were, mother and daughter but they were soooo much alike too
i thought this was a fun book. i'm sure anyone might be awkward if your mother was an ex-stripper.
I really wanted to love this book, but I couldn't. I don't hate it. It just didn't grab me. Good book to pass the time, maybe during a rainy weekend, but not something I would recommend to a friend as a great book.
If anyone has ever been just a bit shy of their bodies and about being seen naked...I would read this book.
Jul 28, 2011
Tracy
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I was impressed. Not your typical fluff fluff read, but entertaining to say the least.
I actually didn't mind this book at all. I found some parts made me laugh and some parts made me think. I wouldn't mind reading more of her books.
Totally read this because of the main character's name.
Pretty predictable, but a quick and fun read.
Pretty entertaining for its genre.
This book was fantastic! It was funny and interesting and kept you wanting and hoping for things to happen. It was so realistic and relateable which is why I enjoyed it so much. Shit happens in real life and things are complicated, stuff gets in the way, and the author did such a great job of showing that. I found myself relating to Ginger a lot. Plus she lives in NYC, so hell yeah, I want to be her.
Great, quick, refreshing read if you want something different!
Great, quick, refreshing read if you want something different!
Mar 25, 2008
Evelyn
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone looking for a quick and fun read
Recommended to Evelyn by:
Online Clearance rack on Barnes and Noble
I really enjoyed this book. I have never read anything written by this author and am always interested in finding new books to read...it was an easy read for anyone looking to just grab a book and relax...maybe a weekend retreat! I learned a lot with this book...as women, we need to work hard for what we want and we don't have to be what others want us to be...its okay to just be you!
This book was so boring I couldn't even finish it!
Eh, not the worst chick lit book I've ever read, but not the best either. Would be funny having a former-stripper mom who's current job is selling sex toys and striptease lessons.
This is how a girl feel when her mom is more beautiful than her. But you just have to be yourself to get the man you love and to be loved.
Absolutely adorable....gives an interesting twist to for self-esteem boost to luv you as you are.
As far as chick-lit goes, this is a pretty good read. Fast, funny and enjoyable.
Occasionally amusing. At times it was more about cooking than undressing.
Aug 20, 2007
Bronwen Stair
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who likes womens' fiction
Amazing what we can learn from our mothers. Definately going into the library.
Just a simple book to take on vacation..no real substance to it..
This was ok. A little angsty for a light read.
It was okay! Very different premise.
Das Cover ist schöner als der Inhalt;)
Good beach read.
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My novels are The Art of Undressing, Thoughts While Having Sex, Are you in the Mood?, and You Could Do Better. They aren't as sexy as they sound, which could be good or bad depending on your point of view.
My new novel is Astor Place Vintage, and that will be published by Simon and Schuster in 2013. It's about a woman who works in a department store in 1907 Manhattan and a woman who owns a vintage...more
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My new novel is Astor Place Vintage, and that will be published by Simon and Schuster in 2013. It's about a woman who works in a department store in 1907 Manhattan and a woman who owns a vintage...more
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