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How To Meet Cute Boys
by
Deanna Kizis
- This is the first book to be formatted with magazine-style articles and quizzes, which are interspersed throughout the novel. HOW TO MEET CUTE BOYS contains all the content from your favorite periodicals, and also features a special two-color design, lending it the look and feel of a women's magazine.- Titles about single women surviving the urban dating scene are an eno...more
Hardcover, 304 pages
Published
February 28th 2009
by Warner Books
(first published August 1st 2007)
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Months ago I had a book recommended to me called How to Meet Cute Boys. It's fiction-- don't worry. It looked cute, so I put it on my to-read list. A few weeks ago, while perusing the audiobooks at my library, I saw it in CD form. Deciding it would be as good a time as any to read it, I went to the desk to check it out. An older gentlemen librarian was waiting to do me the honors, so I placed the book on the counter in front of him. He picked it up, read the title aloud (I started blushing, but...more
Deanna Kizis, West Coast Editor at Elle magazine, delivers a cute and entertaining debut addition to the chic-lit genre. Although the advice and dating policies are not what I'd take to heart, this remains a light, humorous break from the real world.
27-year-old Benjamina Franklin (a.k.a. Ben) is a journalist at a successful woman's magazine, which gives her almost instant access to the hottest parties and social events in L.A. You'd think finding a boyfriend would be easy. Wrong. As Ben continue...more
27-year-old Benjamina Franklin (a.k.a. Ben) is a journalist at a successful woman's magazine, which gives her almost instant access to the hottest parties and social events in L.A. You'd think finding a boyfriend would be easy. Wrong. As Ben continue...more
I would give this a 2.5.
After I was about halfway into the book, I realized I had read it before but just forgot about it (it's probably been a year or two since I read it). I picked it up because I had just finished reading Kizis' other novel, which I enjoyed.
I thought it was a cute idea how Kizis used "magazine articles" throughout the book that the heroine, Ben, had written for the fictional magazine she writes for. The articles were cute and broke the book up some, plus I found them to be...more
After I was about halfway into the book, I realized I had read it before but just forgot about it (it's probably been a year or two since I read it). I picked it up because I had just finished reading Kizis' other novel, which I enjoyed.
I thought it was a cute idea how Kizis used "magazine articles" throughout the book that the heroine, Ben, had written for the fictional magazine she writes for. The articles were cute and broke the book up some, plus I found them to be...more
This novel is definitely in the marshmallow-fluff category, but everyone needs a little junk food now and then. It is a novel that verges on self-parody: lead character in publishing, imbued with hipster references, lots of pink type, lots of girly drinks, lots of self-deprecating comments, lots of boy angst.
But what really makes this book stand out is the self-centered, narcissistic and neurotic character of the 27-year-old Benjamina Franklin. Her thoughts and actions were based on one princip...more
But what really makes this book stand out is the self-centered, narcissistic and neurotic character of the 27-year-old Benjamina Franklin. Her thoughts and actions were based on one princip...more
Benjamina ‘Ben’ Franklin beranggapan bahwa mendapatkan cowok lebih susah daripada pekerjaannya yang hanya menulis berbagai artikel berupa tips dan cerita pribadinya di majalah gaya hidup, ‘Filly’. Walaupun mempunyai ibu yang pernah menikah tiga kali dan yang saat ini sedang berkencan dengan pria manapun yang bisa dikencani, Ben tetap tidak bisa mendapatkan pria idamannya. Terlebih lagi adiknya Audrey akan menikah, yang artinya akan mendahuluinya terlebih dahulu. Belum lagi sahabatnya Kiki, cewek...more
I can't believe I read this. It's not even really my style. The main character is a writer for a seriously man-hating fashion mag, she's 27 and completely insecure. Everything that happens I've already read in similarly pink-covered but better written books, and the ending just goes poof. There were some funny moments, but the relationships were all unbelievable. I just can't swallow the I-can't-live-without-a-man storyline these days. Aren't we past this?
This one's going to back to the office.....more
This one's going to back to the office.....more
Oh my goodness did I love this book. Benjamina is a writer for a chick magazine, where she writes about boys. The story starts when Ben and best friend Kiki are out on the town. Kiki has recently broken up with her boyfriend and Ben is trying to convince her to take a chance and go meet a cute new boy--it's easy! Kiki says, if its so easy you go meet a cute new boy. So Ben does. Max is everything adorable and the next thing Ben knows she's falling head over heels trying to navigate her way throu...more
It was on sale, so I picked it out of the shelf. Thought it would be a light reading for the weekend. Honestly, I don't expect much from this book.
So now that I officially finish the book, I can assure you that it is definitely not on my favorite list (it is free for giveaway, even, if anybody wants it). It is basically a story about how to meet cute boys - who are jerks. But the girl is dumb anyway, so she deserves it.
Moral lessons:
Don't date younger boys (or any guys) who are not looking fo...more
So now that I officially finish the book, I can assure you that it is definitely not on my favorite list (it is free for giveaway, even, if anybody wants it). It is basically a story about how to meet cute boys - who are jerks. But the girl is dumb anyway, so she deserves it.
Moral lessons:
Don't date younger boys (or any guys) who are not looking fo...more
This book was cute along the lines of Confessions of a Shopaholic. You do finally want to shake the main character and tell her to grow up and get over her schoolgirl crush and move on to a "real" relationship. It's definitely light, fast, and entertaining, but I wouldn't give it more than three stars just because I got tired of her neediness by the time I was about halfway through.
Super cute fast read. Expect a light romp through the life of a confused 20- something trying to navigate career, workload, kooky mother, over achieving baby sister, and the dating world. Benjamina doesn't always get things "right", and she may frustrate you with her decisions, but Kizis' deft hand and clever style make this an enjoyable read.
This book read more like a Cosmo magazine. I have to say, I have never been a fan of those cheesy mags. I was never one of those girls that filled out any of those quiz's on what kind of friend/fruity drink/high heel shoe you are. I always seemed to have better things to do with my time (like reading books). So I guess it comes as no surprise that this book was not really my cup of tea.
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I should get a reward for reading this book the whole way through. The concept is fun. A book with traces of a magazine? Cool. I just couldn't get into it. At all.
As an avid fan of closure, I was not satisfied with the ending. I threw the book on the ground when I saw there were no more words. The characters were annoying and unbelievable. It's terrible. The plot was slow. Many things were unnecessary. I face palmed way too many times. I think after a couple pages, I was already bored, but I ke...more
As an avid fan of closure, I was not satisfied with the ending. I threw the book on the ground when I saw there were no more words. The characters were annoying and unbelievable. It's terrible. The plot was slow. Many things were unnecessary. I face palmed way too many times. I think after a couple pages, I was already bored, but I ke...more
It's like "Sex in the City" for 20-somethings, but written like it's "Cosmopolitan" (the mag). It's a fun, fast read that I was able to really relate to (during my wild 20s, ha ha).
This is a cute quick read all about those obsessive boy crazy behaviors many of us have yet are loathe to admit exist. I will admit that I could relate to "B" and the inner craziness that exists when a boy we really like is involved. This book reminded me of another book The Bachelorette Party when B's sister makes a surprise visit.
I was not over the moon about the way the ending shaped up, but it's closer to reality than I want to admit. Try this out if you've ever gone crazy over a boy - at le...more
I was not over the moon about the way the ending shaped up, but it's closer to reality than I want to admit. Try this out if you've ever gone crazy over a boy - at le...more
When I started reading this book I didn't realized that I already read it. But I just had to reread it because I didn't remember the ending. The writing is good but I really didn't like the ending.
This book was predictable. The title should have given it away. It was an easy quick read. At the same time easy to forget. Not an original what-so-ever.
There's nothing wrong with this book, I just got bored with it. I guess I'm not in the mood to read it right now ... maybe I'll pick it up again sometime later.
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The only reason I rated this chick-lit book so high was because a lot of it was my life, in a nutshell. So I identified, and the author made a lot of sense to me. That's all, really. Definitely not the best-written book I've ever read, by far. It was light, fluffy, the usual. But I actually DID like the way the ending left things unresolved: it made it feel more real, and more hopeful, in a way. Especially at this point in my life, I'm not all for lovey-dovey "and they lived happily ever after"...more
I feel like I'm way smarter than this girl but why did I read this.
Udah lama baca buku ini dan nggak bisa suka sama karakter utamanya.
It only got a star because I finished it, but a TOTAL waste of time.
I listened to this book in the car. Pretty cute.
It was a quick, girlie read. Not a big fan of the ending though.
cute format
Aug 20, 2011
Indah Threez Lestari
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
indonesian,
chicklit
873rd - 2011
I loved it!
nice...
This would have scored higher if it didnt just COMPLETELY END WITH NO RESOLUTION. That has to be my hugest pet peeves with books or movies.
The main character is pretty needy, and hung up on a guy that is 7 years younger than her. I kept waiting for the payoff of her realizing that he was a young jerk and she deserved better, but at the end all I got was her hopping in her car, driving to Las Vegas and back (from LA) and then deciding to ignore voicemails.
The main character is pretty needy, and hung up on a guy that is 7 years younger than her. I kept waiting for the payoff of her realizing that he was a young jerk and she deserved better, but at the end all I got was her hopping in her car, driving to Las Vegas and back (from LA) and then deciding to ignore voicemails.
Perhaps it was because the love interest's name was Max that bugged me. Not that it should... but whatever. I love the whole older woman with a younger guy theme, it's good fun. I hated the quizzes and little articles in between, so annoying. And once again the ending left much to be desired. I guess I'm the person who reads chicklit and likes it everything in the end to be all tied up nicely in a pink satin bow, is that too much to ask for?
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