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The Dumpster: One Woman's Search for Love
by
Becky Due (Goodreads Author)
Nicole, a cute, chubby, twenty-something woman, is looking for love in all the wrong places. Who would have guessed that a dumpster in the back alley below her bedroom window would hold the key to finding love?
Paperback, 202 pages
Published
October 21st 2010
by Due Publications
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The Dumpster: One Woman's Search for Love by Becky Due
Release Date: December 29th, 2010
Publisher: Due
Page Count: 187
Source: From author, via Dawn Seidel, for review
Nicole, a cute, chubby, twenty-something woman, is looking for love in all the wrong places. Who would have guessed that a dumpster in the back alley below her bedroom window would hold the key to finding love?
What Stephanie Thinks: To sum up The Dumpster with a few words, I would say: quick, easy, and entertaining. Kind of how I like...more
Release Date: December 29th, 2010
Publisher: Due
Page Count: 187
Source: From author, via Dawn Seidel, for review
Nicole, a cute, chubby, twenty-something woman, is looking for love in all the wrong places. Who would have guessed that a dumpster in the back alley below her bedroom window would hold the key to finding love?
What Stephanie Thinks: To sum up The Dumpster with a few words, I would say: quick, easy, and entertaining. Kind of how I like...more
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When I started reading this book it took me a few chapters to get into it. It was slow going and I even put the book up for a few weeks and came back to it. Once I picked it back up I trudge with it and in the middle of the book started to get really interesting. Nicole is trying to find love and so far in all the wrong places. She has a smelly dumpster right outside her bedroom window, where she throws out things from food to items. On Valentine’s day, her so called boyfriend gives h...more
When I started reading this book it took me a few chapters to get into it. It was slow going and I even put the book up for a few weeks and came back to it. Once I picked it back up I trudge with it and in the middle of the book started to get really interesting. Nicole is trying to find love and so far in all the wrong places. She has a smelly dumpster right outside her bedroom window, where she throws out things from food to items. On Valentine’s day, her so called boyfriend gives h...more
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Nicole is a young lady who was self esteem issues. Her professional life as a banker seems to be going well, but her personal life well its in the dumpster!She wants a kind caring man who is willing to go the distance with her but because she is self conscious about her weight the steady stream of losers men in her life has been less than ideal.When she hosts a Valentine's day party so that everyone can meet her newest boyfriend Tom, someone she has dated for two weeks! He shows up for the party...more
Feb 14, 2011
Molly
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Recommends it for:
all women!
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Wow. This was an unusual but good book. I will admit, though, that it isn't one that I would just pick up in the store had that been the place that I had seen it. The description isn't one that I would normally find appealing to read. But, sitting down and opening up this fast, easy read, I was rather surprised at how I flew through the pages and was at the end before I knew it!
Becky Due is a woman with talent. She creates funny, characters who have LOTS of flaws, and adds them to a story line...more
Becky Due is a woman with talent. She creates funny, characters who have LOTS of flaws, and adds them to a story line...more
Nicole is a spirited young woman, looking for love in all the wrong places. Hoping to find Mr. Right, every man she dates or has a one night stand with, has the potential to be The One. Instead, they turn out to be The One who is afraid of commitment or The One who likes to sleep around, hardly qualifying as marriage material! But through her sometimes crazy dating adventures, she realizes that love doesn't always show up when you want it to, or where you'd expect to find it!
Beck Due brings us a...more
Beck Due brings us a...more
When I saw the cover for "The Dumpster" I knew I had to give it a shot. I just had to know what the dumpster had to do with a woman finding love. Due answered that question in this super fun read about love and the dating world through the eyes of one slightly chubby single gal.
Nicole is a typical girl searching for love in all the wrong places with all the wrong guys. She gets dumped on Valentine's Day, which turns out to be the best thing that could have ever happened to her. A horrible, stink...more
Nicole is a typical girl searching for love in all the wrong places with all the wrong guys. She gets dumped on Valentine's Day, which turns out to be the best thing that could have ever happened to her. A horrible, stink...more
Nicole is, unfortunately, looking for love and acceptance in all the wrong places. She is cute, but chubby. Her friends are critical at times and not very resourceful when it comes to meaningful advice. Even her own mother seems lost in life and Nicole has to step up and be the mother. "The Dumpster" appears to be a refreshing, entertaining read, but it ended up being difficult to read. I had a hard time sympathizing with Nicole as she encountered crazy situations and found that, what should hav...more
I found this book to be well written and fun to read, however, it did seem to be a bit more explicit than necessary for the storyline. I loved the romance between Rick and Nicole and the fact that it was this slow romance that finally made Nicole realize what she had been searching for with her foolish sexual encounters.
The book could use a bit of polish - as one reviewer said - but all-in-all it was an enjoyable book.
I would recommend it to anyone who wants to remember the silly things they did...more
The book could use a bit of polish - as one reviewer said - but all-in-all it was an enjoyable book.
I would recommend it to anyone who wants to remember the silly things they did...more
A another wonderfully written book by author Becky Due. Unlike her other books, this mixes comedy and romance. Nicole is a young women trying to find love in all the wrong places, the bar, blind dates, (set up by her two best friends, whom are also dealing with their own issues) Little did Nicole know that a dumpster placed under her bedroom window would help her find the meaning of true love. Once again this was an easy read and I recommend it to any women who would like to take a break from th...more
Bottom line, it needs another draft. It took me months to get through this book because of the writer's style.
The plot is good! I've read a lot of romantic novels, and I would say this one has a great concept and storyline. At the same time, I'm an English teacher, and I couldn't help but feel like this was more of a 1st draft. A good first draft. The story is lost in a muddle of words, the lack of word choice, and the constant repetition of words or phrases in successive sentences.
For example:...more
The plot is good! I've read a lot of romantic novels, and I would say this one has a great concept and storyline. At the same time, I'm an English teacher, and I couldn't help but feel like this was more of a 1st draft. A good first draft. The story is lost in a muddle of words, the lack of word choice, and the constant repetition of words or phrases in successive sentences.
For example:...more
This story had me baffled from the first few pages. The story starts where main character Nicole is getting ready for a Valentine’s party and a romantic evening with her boyfriend. He will finally meet her best friends, I’m thinking he might propose¬¬––until I find out he is merely Nicole’s sex-buddy of two weeks. Um, what? And that’s when I knew I was going to be in for a ride––a very unpleasant ride. This book desperately needed an editor, there were scenes that were crammed in for reasons I c...more
WARNINGS: There are a few sex scenes, but they weren't rated R.
The Dumpster is a cute book. Nicole has no luck in the love department and partly because she jumps the gun. Everything goes in the dumpster (literally and figuratively) on Valentine's Day. She has a party so all her friends can meet Tom (current boyfriend) who shows up with a DVD and then promptly leaves.
Nicole has a hard time finding love especially when her friends find it so easily. Nicole uses the smelly dumpster below her win...more
The Dumpster is a cute book. Nicole has no luck in the love department and partly because she jumps the gun. Everything goes in the dumpster (literally and figuratively) on Valentine's Day. She has a party so all her friends can meet Tom (current boyfriend) who shows up with a DVD and then promptly leaves.
Nicole has a hard time finding love especially when her friends find it so easily. Nicole uses the smelly dumpster below her win...more
This was a quick, but pleasant read. I enjoyed the characters and thought the plot to be original and fun. I found myself laughing at many parts. The author had some great lines that came across as a way I would talk to my friends. I really liked this book and would recommend it to anyone looking for an out of the norm, good romance.
The plot is unique, however I found the ending rushed. The characters are colorful and entertaining, but some of the descriptions were unnecessary. The storyline could use some polishing. The casual sex and drinking may be a turn off for some, but I didn’t find any of it offensive. Overall it was an amusing read that covered a topic, many women can identify with, in one way or another.
Dating is dirty business...but somebody has to do it. The Dumpster is a breezy read about the dating trials of a confused twenty-something. Nicole's issues will be apparent to many people as they reflect on the often hazy, alcohol infused, days of early adulthood. Pick this up for a quick, cute read.
This book is a quick , light hearted read. It is the story of Nicole, a twenty something woman seeking love and self acceptance. The premise of the story is good, however the dialogue sometimes feels forced and there are times when it feels that the descriptions of bodily functions and sexual acts are unnecessarily graphic. There is humor and parts that are poignant. I was eager to find out how the story ended, but while I felt there were TOO MANY details in some parts, the ending felt abrupt. I...more
Jun 10, 2011
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Great Romantic Comedy!
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Becky Due is the new voice of women’s fiction. She has the courage, honesty and writing style for today’s busy women, and she does not cringe away from hard issues. She will leave you feeling strong, self-confident, independent, and in control of your life.
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Becky Due is the new voice of women’s fiction. She has the courage, honesty and writing style for today’s busy women, and she does not cringe away from hard issues. She will leave you feeling strong, self-confident, independent, and in control of your life.
Her bo...more
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