Watermelon
by Marian Keyes
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I picked this book up after I finished Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married. Like Lucy Sullivan, I enjoyed Marian Keyes chatty style. Reading this book feels like a chat with a friend and I found that I got to know the main character very well. Marian Keyes excels at character development.
As you probably know, this story is about Claire, a 29 year old Irish woman living in London. A few hours after she gave birth, her husband James announces that he doesn't love her anymore and that he is leavi...more
As you probably know, this story is about Claire, a 29 year old Irish woman living in London. A few hours after she gave birth, her husband James announces that he doesn't love her anymore and that he is leavi...more
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Read in October, 2007
I'm having ups and downs with this so far. I really love Marian Keyes humor, and that's what keeps me going. I'm having a hard time totally caring about Claire though, and I'm not sure what I'm missing. I almost feel like there is just too much of her that I don't know. I know her sisters better than her. I can't identify with the new mom thing, or the husband leaving her thing, and I'm just not finding anything to latch on to. Except the drinking, as I've done a bit of that lately myself ...more
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Read in February, 2008
Full of quick, clever, sarcastic humor. Claire's (the star of the story) inner dialogue was, often times, laugh-out-loud funny. Such a quirky character with a tendencey to get worked up over nothing---a conversation that hadn't happened yet--a situation that "could" take place. I found Claire to be delightful (if not a bit like me :)) I am sure my husband would agree!:) But....haven't we all found ourselves playing out a scenario that could present itself. It is always good to be...more
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Read in January, 2008
A Christmas present from Megan...I was really excited to read this because it is the story of the oldest Walsh sister.
The very day she gives birth to their first child, Claire is told by her husband that he is leaving her for another woman. She returns home to Dublin, seeking the comfort of her crazy and quirky family, while she figures out how to deal with this abrupt change in her life. Something I love about Keyes' writing - although her books are most definitely of the chick-lit genre, ...more
The very day she gives birth to their first child, Claire is told by her husband that he is leaving her for another woman. She returns home to Dublin, seeking the comfort of her crazy and quirky family, while she figures out how to deal with this abrupt change in her life. Something I love about Keyes' writing - although her books are most definitely of the chick-lit genre, ...more
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Read in December, 2007
Of course I would love this book just because of it's genre but this is definintely at the top of my list. I guess because I'm actually going through such a similar situation as the character's (minus the baby) and so it touched the heart very closely. I love Claire's humor and how this book made me feel like I wasn't the only person out there going through a rollercoaster from murderous anger to guilt to all the other millions of emotions out there. It's all perceived as normal.
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Read in August, 2007
I am quite random myself, skipping from subject to subject without segways, but Keyes takes it to another level. I just felt like yelling "get to the point!". Some of Claire's inner dialog was funny, but by page 30 I was skipping over large chunks to get to the actual moving plot line of the book. A couldn't whole heartedly recommend this to anyone looking for a mindless chick book that is a quick read, cause it was too annoying to be mindless. Marian Keyes came highly recommended ...more
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Read in July, 2007
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This is a great book. The only reason it didn't get 5 stars was because there were SO many typos in it. I don't mind a few, but it was insane that a best selling book in a repeat printing would have so many errors in it.
It was pretty easy to tell that this was Keyes' first novel in parts, but for the most part I really liked it and can't wait to keep reading her stories. I'd totally suggest reading these books in order though... even though they aren't totally related, they sort of are an...more
It was pretty easy to tell that this was Keyes' first novel in parts, but for the most part I really liked it and can't wait to keep reading her stories. I'd totally suggest reading these books in order though... even though they aren't totally related, they sort of are an...more
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Read in November, 2007
Watermelon was great plane reading! I've now read 2 of Marian Keyes' books, and I've had similar reactions: I expect 'light and fluffy' chick lit, but her stories always seem to dig a little bit deeper, deal with issues more realistically, and give me more satisfaction than other books in this genre. I also find myself annoyed with the flightiness and weakness of her characters sometimes, but they seem to come out stronger on the other end - as Claire did at the end of this book. I think that's ...more
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Read in July, 2008
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Read in November, 2007
I ran out to get the First book that Keyes wrote since I LOVED her "Is anyone out there?" (most current)
"Watermelon" was the book that started her career.
Well, it was good BUT it wasn't AMAZING as her "Is anyone out there".
But don't go on just my review because, I told a friend how I TRUELY LOVED "Is anyone out there?" and she decided to start with "Watermelon".
She LOVED "Watermelon" and thanked me soooooo much because she was i...more
"Watermelon" was the book that started her career.
Well, it was good BUT it wasn't AMAZING as her "Is anyone out there".
But don't go on just my review because, I told a friend how I TRUELY LOVED "Is anyone out there?" and she decided to start with "Watermelon".
She LOVED "Watermelon" and thanked me soooooo much because she was i...more
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I still laugh my butt off every time I read this one. I really connect with this protagonist (which is sort of scary, now that I think about it.) The situation is that Claire (protagonist) is abandoned by her husband the same day she births their first child. So she packs up and goes home to her family, the Walshes. The family dynamic is slightly dysfunctional, but loving, the other sisters' characters are a pleasure to read, and Claire's internal dialogue is a scream. Thank goodness, Keyes has ...more
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Marian Keyes stands out in Women's Fiction because of her ability to capture the elusive characteristics that make emotionally clumsy but good hearted women interesting. In other hands, this sort of material (single girls, job woes, family problems) comes off as either stupid or a Bridget Jones rip-off. Somehow, Keyes rises above all that and crafts characters that are interesting, likeable, and often clever -- even when they're doing very silly things. I usually like her... and I don't normally...more
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I really enjoyed this book - but then thats nothing new. Marian Keyes does it again. I really connected with the character in this book and loved her fighting spirit. Claire is left on her own with a newborn baby after her fella runs off with her neighbour, but she realises that life goes on a fights back with a vengeance so that when he comes crawling back he gets a bit of a shock. The family life in this is crazy - just like my own, so I found it easy to relate to some of the situations in th...more
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Great first novel! I really enjoyed reading this book. What impressed me most was the author's ability to really pull you in to the character's life and perspective and then throw you for a loop by introducing another perspective. I could hardly wait to read "The other side of the story" another of Marian Keyes' novels... but I read them in order... I'm just compulsive that way. Another thing I liked about her books is that in five of them the heroines are siblings in the Walsh fam...more
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Read in March, 2008
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Read in October, 2007
I'm really wavering on how to rate this book. One star or two? I guess I didn't hate it because I actually finished it. Every time I went to throw it back in the bookbag, unfinished, I'd come across a funny line that was good enough to keep me on track. So it was occasionally entertaining but really one of the most annoying chick-lit books I've ever finished.
Boy cheats on girl, girl takes baby and runs home to family, girl meets new boy, first boy decides his affairs wasn't worth it...bla...more
Boy cheats on girl, girl takes baby and runs home to family, girl meets new boy, first boy decides his affairs wasn't worth it...bla...more
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Liked this book. On the day Claire gives birth, her husband (that she is in love with and thought he was madly in love with her) tells her he is leaving her. Her husband leaves her for another woman. So she packs her bags and moves back home with her baby. You'll like Claire's crazy family, yet they will get on your nerves.
There are other books in this series, the books are about each of the sisters. This book can stand on its own, you do not need to read all the books to know what is going o...more
There are other books in this series, the books are about each of the sisters. This book can stand on its own, you do not need to read all the books to know what is going o...more
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Read in April, 2008
Wow...I think I'm glad I didn't read these marian Keyes books in the correct order...I might not have ventured any further than this one. As much as i love the writing style, the characters (i am still waiting for the "Helen" book to come along)but this story line fell kinda flat...the beginning was great, but when james comes back...that's about the time everything just falls flat for me. It's not what i had expected but it was still...I don't know how to describe it...not enough um
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Read in March, 2007
I couldn’t stand the main character until the very end, and I think that was only because I could relate to the ridiculous manipulation and believing that it was best for the kid. Even then, though, the way that it was written… I didn’t like it. It was superficial, and not funny, which I think that it was intended to be.
I think that I usually like this author. Maybe not for her genius, because it’s not, but because it’s easy and fun. But this one was neither.
I think that I usually like this author. Maybe not for her genius, because it’s not, but because it’s easy and fun. But this one was neither.
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Read in July, 2007
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Watermelon is a story about a girl named claire who is pregnant with her husbands child. After giving birth to a newborn daughter, her husband informs her cowardly that he is leaving her. So with a broken heart, she sets off on a journey of hardships, laughter, tears, family and what love really means.
This book is a great read for anyone who has ever felt like love has given up on them, or simply for anyone who loves a good romance book with a whip of humor.
This book is a great read for anyone who has ever felt like love has given up on them, or simply for anyone who loves a good romance book with a whip of humor.
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