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The Waitress
Katie Simmonds wants to be a film director. Last week she wanted to be a writer, the week before that an educational psychologist, and the week before that a florist. One thing Katie isn't short of is ambition, but she knows for certain that none of her ambitions are to be a waitress. Unfortunately, Katie Simmonds is a waitress.
Hassled by customers, badly paid and stuck wi...more
Hassled by customers, badly paid and stuck wi...more
Paperback, 528 pages
Published
August 19th 2004
by Arrow
(first published 2004)
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i just love Melissa Nathan's style. Getting to know something about everyone in the book. You always find a way of identifying with at least one of her characters.
In my case that was the main character Katie Simmonds. In her twenties, not knowing what to do with her life, that job she really wants to do and having her parents at her back, trying to get her to make a decision. A decision, they would approve of.
Well at least her mother does. Her father only wants, what's good for her. He w...more
i just love Melissa Nathan's style. Getting to know something about everyone in the book. You always find a way of identifying with at least one of her characters.
In my case that was the main character Katie Simmonds. In her twenties, not knowing what to do with her life, that job she really wants to do and having her parents at her back, trying to get her to make a decision. A decision, they would approve of.
Well at least her mother does. Her father only wants, what's good for her. He w...more
Nov 30, 2010
Namratha Kumar
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Katie Simmonds is an ambitious young lady. This week she wants to be an educational psychologist. The one before that, she wanted to be a teacher. And the week before that, a film director. She’s earned her degree from Oxford and believes that the world is her oyster. Sadly the oyster is yet to be shucked and she’s living out her life as a waitress in a dead-beat cafe. It may not be the best job in the world but it pays the bills and provides a stop-gap while she imagines herself in one glamorou...more
i loved The Waitress! The unique plot about a girl who is unable to decide her future career or the right man is someone I could definitely relate to. The honest narration and the fine sarcasm mixed with the right amount of humor was charming.
Katie Simmonds, a waitress at the rundown restaurant, The Cafe has big dreams with zero ambitions. Every week she has new career choice or a new passion, something which she gets bored of in less than a week. Her chance encounter with Dan and a later disas...more
Katie Simmonds, a waitress at the rundown restaurant, The Cafe has big dreams with zero ambitions. Every week she has new career choice or a new passion, something which she gets bored of in less than a week. Her chance encounter with Dan and a later disas...more
I like the way The Waitress written by Melissa Nathan is written in. Following the format like a menu in a restaurant. With appetizers, main courses, desserts and of course don’t forget there is the bill. These subcategories are separated from her life. For instance, the main courses are what the protagonist- Katie’s ideals are such as her idea of romance is a goodbye kiss. However, the bill which she needs to pay up are her ex eager to find her. Nathan ended with the novel nicely. The mood she...more
Ok, I am not finished (and probably won't finish) this book but I have to say that the beginning is really asinine. I mean...wow. I'm more into historical fiction, but want to get back into books in my own century. So far...not working out so well. I can't get past all the stupid little phrases. One being "pelvic floor" instead of "stomach." That turn-of-phrase didn't necessarily make me think her lil romance w/ Danny-boy would be fun to hear about.
I've only made it to page 12.... Not sure if I...more
I've only made it to page 12.... Not sure if I...more
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Sep 13, 2012
Chiara (Oscuro y Seductor Romance)
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Cómo hacía tiempo que no me leía nada de chick-lit, me decidí por esta novela que tenía buena pinta.
En realidad, he salido algo escaldada y no es que la autora escriba mal. El libro, al igual que mis favoritos de Marian Keyes, tiene puntos buenos de humor, temas interesantes de los que tratar y unos personajes que no podían ser más sacados de la realidad ni hechos a medida (yo misma me he sentido identificada con uno de ellos) pero aún con todo y eso, la historia no me ha terminado de convencer....more
En realidad, he salido algo escaldada y no es que la autora escriba mal. El libro, al igual que mis favoritos de Marian Keyes, tiene puntos buenos de humor, temas interesantes de los que tratar y unos personajes que no podían ser más sacados de la realidad ni hechos a medida (yo misma me he sentido identificada con uno de ellos) pero aún con todo y eso, la historia no me ha terminado de convencer....more
after reading "the learning curve" by melissa nathan i thot tht any book wud b bettr thn this buk...but unfortunately this buk was evn worse...the only gud thng abt melissa nathan's book is tht the outlining plots or the storyline is gud...in ths book the outline "girls strands a guy in the restaurant on their first date and ends up owrking with him" is interesting n one might evn look forward to it wid excitement...but thr is absolutely NO chemistry between the lead pair...how cn they fall in l...more
My Review: The late Melissa Nathan was an excellent chick-lit author. Even though the storyline of her book, The Waitress, doesn’t really deviate too far away from the other chick-lit books out there, there was still something distinct in her style of writing that make the book looks unique. I’ve read her two other books before – The Nanny and The Learning Curve – and I’m glad to say that this one also didn’t disappoint.
The Waitress chronicled the life of Katie, a cheeky and sarcastic waitress...more
The Waitress chronicled the life of Katie, a cheeky and sarcastic waitress...more
Aug 09, 2011
Shannon Stults
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I finally finished it. Not that it was hard to read, I've just been a little busy this week. So my sister told me to read this book because Melissa Nathan is awesome. So I did. I enjoyed it, though I had a hard time getting into it at first. But then I was told that each of her books is based on one of Jane Austen's novels, and I'm a HUGE Austen fan! I'm glad I read this one first and I'm hoping that the others are better, since I'll definitely be reading all of them.
It took me about 100 pages to get into this book. Once I did, I was hooked. This reminded me a little bit of “Amanda’s Wedding” but it was much better. It is a story about Katie. Katie is a waitress and is trying to figure out what to do with her life. This book was had adjacent stories and expressions of feelings from the other characters. It made the book more interesting and unique. Although the main character was Katie, the author was very deliberate in detailing the lives of some of the oth...more
Not bad, a bit chick lit but a nice enough story with a happy ending – about a girl who doesn’t know what to do with her life so she is a waitress who nearly had a relationship with a guy who buys out the cafe not knowing she works there
This is one of the most boring books ever. I have to say I wasn't expecting great things but the writing was dull and there didn't seem to be even one original thought or concept in here.
In between the pretty serious Millennium trilogy I read this very simple entertaining piece of predictable fluff - bring it to the beach and you will crack a smile or two
The subject matter is pretty lightweight, but this book was beautifully written. The characters were believable and entertaining. I will definitely read some of Melissa Nathan's other novels.
I read this while I was waitressing...
I think my enjoyment of this book came from the fact that I was waitressing and could relate to the main character.
I think my enjoyment of this book came from the fact that I was waitressing and could relate to the main character.
SO far Melissa Nathan's retelling of Emma is right up there with Clueless on my list of all-time-favourite Austen-inspired stuff.
I'm not into reading thick books because I get impatient and most of the time ending up jumping to the last chapters after reaching the middle but this is one of those book which I patiently read through all chapters.
I actually wasn't expecting anything about this book. I bought it on a whim while I was on a date with my husband.
But after reading it I was amazed. I liked it. The story was written nicely and I smiled a lot. Because of this book I also bought "The Nanny" but after 3 chapter I got...more
I actually wasn't expecting anything about this book. I bought it on a whim while I was on a date with my husband.
But after reading it I was amazed. I liked it. The story was written nicely and I smiled a lot. Because of this book I also bought "The Nanny" but after 3 chapter I got...more
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A great laugh out loud book. I can really recommend it, to all fans of chick lit like Kinsella!
This was a really good book and i couldn't put it down.
slow for the first quarter, then couldn't put it down.
Much better than her Jane Austen updates.
Weird. But good in the end...after a slow start.
Enjoyable, easy to read chic lit. Not that hard to figure where it's going but a nice easy beach type read.
Listening to this as an audio book and im LOVING it
inspired by her determination..
I loved this book xD
2.5 stars
brilliant, kept me hooked from start to finish. Very funny as well.
was fun to read, but decided i'm not really into this kind of books...too stressful :D:D:D
An ok read. I didn't like how it jumped to different characters throughout the book. I keep wondering if it would have been better if it was written in first person. It wasn't funny either. The plot was ok with some twists and turns. The ending was perfect though.
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Melissa Jane Nathan (13 June 1968 – 7 April 2006) was a journalist and UK author of popular "chick lit" novels in the early 2000s.
When working on Persuading Annie (2001), Nathan was diagnosed with breast cancer. She refused to let the illness dominate her life, and - in public anyway - was unfailingly positive. She had no time for most journalism written by cancer sufferers: "self-indulgent dirges...more
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When working on Persuading Annie (2001), Nathan was diagnosed with breast cancer. She refused to let the illness dominate her life, and - in public anyway - was unfailingly positive. She had no time for most journalism written by cancer sufferers: "self-indulgent dirges...more
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