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Here Comes Your Man
Meet Garrett: 30-year-old computer geek, master of irrational optimism, and serial-kisser of women who (it turns out) don't like him that way. After three blurry years of business travel and inadvertent celibacy, Garrett is so ready for a serious relationship that he's a little bit dangerous.Inspired by a romantic near-miss on a flight home to Seattle, Garrett hurls himself into the deep end of the dating pool, determined to find happiness no matter how miserable it makes him. Too bad the women he falls for don't share his sense of urgency: Froot Loop sculptress April worries she's warping his personality, cynical attorney Corinne suspects he likes her too much, and upstairs neighbor Meryl just wants to be friends.Garrett refuses to give up though... well, at least until he does. But sometimes, after you've finally abandoned hope, you find that someone else hasn't given up on you."With wit, heart and intelligence, Derek Gentry's Here Comes Your Man reminds readers that you never know what is around the next corner or on the next page. Those who enjoy Nick Hornby will devour this book."-Eileen Cook, author of Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood
- GenresChick LitContemporary
352 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 1, 2010
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1 book24 followersI'm a fiction writer from Newton, MA. My first novel, Here Comes Your Man, is now available at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and Apple's iBookstore.
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January 21, 2017
If the blurb on your cover is going to invoke The Hornby — Nick Hornby, that is — you better be damn sure your book is up to the task. One cannot simply mention indie music they like and throw in a protagonist who unmaliciously screws up his relationships, then hope for the best. And at the very least, one must invite pre-publishing readers that won’t kiss your ass in effort to spare your feelings. Here Comes Your Man is not a bad book, but what it needs more than anything is an editor.
Beginning just before the new millennium, we find Garrett the burnt-out IT consultant who has spent three years traveling for work. He hasn’t dated anyone in quite some time, but he continually harbors fantasies of meeting that special gal in the airport. On his flight home to Seattle, he meets a woman who, while not available, inspires him to take a more active role in his love life. Problem is, he’s terrible at it. Take your most overeager puppy, give him an inferiority complex, and then give him an opportunity to yammer about it at length — Here comes your man, indeed. His blinding optimism mixed with desperation makes him believe that any woman who is momentarily nice to him might be the one with whom he should spend the rest of his life. Through a handful of new relationships, he begins to figure out what he finds important and what it means to truly be in synch with another person.
See, here’s the trouble with reviewing books (or insert your creative field here) in this modern world: If one has previously conversed or knows the creator in any way, one might feel like an asshole to criticize, however constructively, the work in question. Twitter and Goodreads make it easy to talk to other writers, and I won this book through a Goodreads giveaway from Gentry himself. He’d read my site before, and once again, the internet felt much smaller. I always want to enjoy what I read — I wouldn’t start something I didn’t think I would like at least in some small way — but I feel a certain responsibility when it comes to the person behind the books. Since I write, nothing annoys me more than intellectual wankfests where the critic wants to show how much better they are than their review material. I think it does a disservice to both the writer and the readers, and as such, I try to keep my reviews honest. That said, I hope any author who might stumble upon a review I’ve written will not take it personally. Sometimes, it’s not a problem with the book; it’s the time in which I read it.
This time, however, it’s the book. I feel like a jerk, but it’s true. While I remained interested in Garrett’s story, curious to know if he’d ever get it together, I found a lot of distractions along the way. The manuscript has typos, extraneous information about minor characters (their height, for instance — I don’t need to know the exact height of everyone unless it’s pertinent to the story), and overuse of certain words (“Well,” “Actually,” etc.). Some of the dialogue explained too much — characters gave away their back story at once, and the back story did not always relate to what was happening.
I could overlook some of that, were it not for the characters’ tones being so similar to one another. Garrett’s inner voice read more like a story one tells an acquaintance (even saying “you” to the reader a couple of times, but not enough to break the fourth wall as a style choice). He glosses over his situation and tries to be clever rather than getting to truth of the matter. In conversation, he is worse. That could just be chalked up to his neuroses, except that the other characters sound like him. If there wasn’t a “he said” or “she said” after some runs of conversation, I often had to go back and figure out who said what.
Insight into why Garrett has come to this point in his life does not come until the last eighty pages or so, which is too late for a 342 page book. There is a scene in a hospital where he allows the moment to hit him and he no longer tries to be clever, competent or strong. It’s the most honest, heartbreaking chapter, and I wished that the whole book could have sprung from this place in his past. He spends 200 pages ignoring why he can’t bear to be alone, and because of that the story loses its effectiveness.
Also good are the periodic moments of natural humor. He tells of an evening out in San Francisco with his co-worker, Kevin, in which they meet two trans people locked out of their car. With two elaborate battles with a coat hanger, followed by dinner with the women, the evening becomes surreal, fun and one of his most satisfying moments traveling.
With more editing, Here Comes Your Man could be an entertaining tale about one man’s romantic and professional journey. As it stands, it’ll do well enough to pass the time in airports, listening to The Pixies.
Beginning just before the new millennium, we find Garrett the burnt-out IT consultant who has spent three years traveling for work. He hasn’t dated anyone in quite some time, but he continually harbors fantasies of meeting that special gal in the airport. On his flight home to Seattle, he meets a woman who, while not available, inspires him to take a more active role in his love life. Problem is, he’s terrible at it. Take your most overeager puppy, give him an inferiority complex, and then give him an opportunity to yammer about it at length — Here comes your man, indeed. His blinding optimism mixed with desperation makes him believe that any woman who is momentarily nice to him might be the one with whom he should spend the rest of his life. Through a handful of new relationships, he begins to figure out what he finds important and what it means to truly be in synch with another person.
See, here’s the trouble with reviewing books (or insert your creative field here) in this modern world: If one has previously conversed or knows the creator in any way, one might feel like an asshole to criticize, however constructively, the work in question. Twitter and Goodreads make it easy to talk to other writers, and I won this book through a Goodreads giveaway from Gentry himself. He’d read my site before, and once again, the internet felt much smaller. I always want to enjoy what I read — I wouldn’t start something I didn’t think I would like at least in some small way — but I feel a certain responsibility when it comes to the person behind the books. Since I write, nothing annoys me more than intellectual wankfests where the critic wants to show how much better they are than their review material. I think it does a disservice to both the writer and the readers, and as such, I try to keep my reviews honest. That said, I hope any author who might stumble upon a review I’ve written will not take it personally. Sometimes, it’s not a problem with the book; it’s the time in which I read it.
This time, however, it’s the book. I feel like a jerk, but it’s true. While I remained interested in Garrett’s story, curious to know if he’d ever get it together, I found a lot of distractions along the way. The manuscript has typos, extraneous information about minor characters (their height, for instance — I don’t need to know the exact height of everyone unless it’s pertinent to the story), and overuse of certain words (“Well,” “Actually,” etc.). Some of the dialogue explained too much — characters gave away their back story at once, and the back story did not always relate to what was happening.
I could overlook some of that, were it not for the characters’ tones being so similar to one another. Garrett’s inner voice read more like a story one tells an acquaintance (even saying “you” to the reader a couple of times, but not enough to break the fourth wall as a style choice). He glosses over his situation and tries to be clever rather than getting to truth of the matter. In conversation, he is worse. That could just be chalked up to his neuroses, except that the other characters sound like him. If there wasn’t a “he said” or “she said” after some runs of conversation, I often had to go back and figure out who said what.
Insight into why Garrett has come to this point in his life does not come until the last eighty pages or so, which is too late for a 342 page book. There is a scene in a hospital where he allows the moment to hit him and he no longer tries to be clever, competent or strong. It’s the most honest, heartbreaking chapter, and I wished that the whole book could have sprung from this place in his past. He spends 200 pages ignoring why he can’t bear to be alone, and because of that the story loses its effectiveness.
Also good are the periodic moments of natural humor. He tells of an evening out in San Francisco with his co-worker, Kevin, in which they meet two trans people locked out of their car. With two elaborate battles with a coat hanger, followed by dinner with the women, the evening becomes surreal, fun and one of his most satisfying moments traveling.
With more editing, Here Comes Your Man could be an entertaining tale about one man’s romantic and professional journey. As it stands, it’ll do well enough to pass the time in airports, listening to The Pixies.
July 12, 2010
An absolutely WONDERFUL book! If I didn't know Derek was a guy, I'd swear it was written by a woman....he has such insight into the angst that we all go through in relationships. The angst that men suffer through also, but rarely admit to. No offense Derek with the "written by a woman" comment, but man, you are TUNED IN! This is a love story from a GUY'S point of view and Derek pulls it off like he's been writing these for years!
Derek has told the tale of poor, poor Garrett (he's not financially poor, just relationship-poor)...in a funny, touching and revealing essay into the hearts and minds of men. In it's all-too-familiar litany of "just how the hell do we find a decent person to date?" and "how do we make it past the first few weeks?"....Garrett takes us through his journey to find someone....someone he can build a life with. But we also have to follow him through his "couchatonia" stage (haven't we all been there?) and just hope and pray he pulls out of it.
By the end of the first chapter, you are rooting for Garrett and you continue to root for him the entire book.
I highly recommend this book as an addition to your library, as a great beach read or even as a gift to any person (man or woman) who is romantically challenged....it just might give them the boost they are looking for. And if not, they'll certainly have a blast reading it!
Derek has told the tale of poor, poor Garrett (he's not financially poor, just relationship-poor)...in a funny, touching and revealing essay into the hearts and minds of men. In it's all-too-familiar litany of "just how the hell do we find a decent person to date?" and "how do we make it past the first few weeks?"....Garrett takes us through his journey to find someone....someone he can build a life with. But we also have to follow him through his "couchatonia" stage (haven't we all been there?) and just hope and pray he pulls out of it.
By the end of the first chapter, you are rooting for Garrett and you continue to root for him the entire book.
I highly recommend this book as an addition to your library, as a great beach read or even as a gift to any person (man or woman) who is romantically challenged....it just might give them the boost they are looking for. And if not, they'll certainly have a blast reading it!
July 21, 2010
An entertaining quick read with an engaging male lead character. Not the best written story, but with a breezy writing style that seems better suited for email stories shared between friends then in a novel form. (a lot of parenthetical asides in the story). Did find a number of typos, ie. missing or extra articles - would have thought that these would have been found before publishing.
November 18, 2011
The problem may be that I had too high of hopes for this book. I was prepared for "500 Days of Summer" combined with Nick Hornby--what I got instead was a mixture between a movie script and a book that was...well, not written by Nick Hornby.
I have a problem with books written in first person, and this one was no exception. You could practically feel the writer's exhasperation with constantly having to use the word "I."
In my experience, first person narrators also require an extremely likeable character who you want to conquer their problem and succeed (Russian authors are excluded, as they seem to have found numerous ways around this). The protagonist, Garrett, is not this person. He reminded me of half the guys in my English program. Actually, to give the author some credit if he likes Eugenides, he reminded me of a less intelligent version of Mitch from "The Marriage Proposal."
A little about Garrett: He's an IT guy, which immediately explains loads to me, but does not make me like him anymore. He also has questionable taste in women, which is no surprise since he pitches a tent for every woman who glances his way. He truly does not live in the present world. It's much easier for him to live in fantasy land where a woman asking him if he's okay prompts him to want to marry her. He is one of those guys who falls in love with women when they happen to like the same music he does (i totally picked this book out b/c of the pixies reference). And when they reject him...oh. my. Ego-damaged men are the worst, no? Especially when there's not much of an ego to begin with. Pouty and annoying, Garrett can't stand anyone trying to wake him up to the real world going on around him.
Because the book is in first person, we're also subjected to Garrett's inner-monologues and verbose descriptions of a woman's features or quirks. They are at time cringe-worthy. For example, he writes about one particular romantic interest and describes the long fart she lets out in a cafe. She then takes a bow and blows kisses to her "audience." I didn't find this cute or funny, and I actually found it really disgusting a waitress would do this in a restaurant. I kept thinking of it whenever this book's scenes took place with the waitress or at the restaurant. I've read lots of books about these "quirky," cute, free-spirited types, but this went way too far. Quirky, cute, free-spirited girl as a love interest is officially over with the farty waitress.
I would love to have an ominicient narrator letting us know why these women are attracted to Garrett in the first place. Okay, perhaps I'm being harsh. I just can smell guys like Garrett a mile away. His bland attempts at being clever are overshadowed by raging insecurities. I know this guy, and he never gets the girl for a reason...and it's not because he's "too nice." Anyway, we'll never know exactly why women like him because we hear Garrett's self-depricating description of himself. Naturally he's short. Garrett says he's 5'10, but readers know he's probably really 5'8 at best. He has a baby face and will never look mature. He is slightly pudgey and is a compulsive eater when depressed. Wow! My loins are raging right now for this male version of Cathy!!
But to be honest, none of these things would have bothered me if Garrett had real resolution to his problems. Yes, he ends up happy, but it's by nothing that he's done. He has not found a solution to his inability to extract his head from anus as much as he's run into a solution. The person who is seemingly the answer to his problems would be much more interesting. I can track the progression of her story much better, and it's complete with a problem, climax and turnaround.
The good: I was compelled to finish this book. Why? Well, as much as I dislike Garrett, I, too, am constantly in my own head too much. He is relatable on many levels. I guess I just didn't want to read a book about that type of guy (especially in first person) when I read books specifically to ESCAPE my own Garrett like voice. In short, "Here comes your man" is more aptly titled "Here comes your giant vagina."
I have a problem with books written in first person, and this one was no exception. You could practically feel the writer's exhasperation with constantly having to use the word "I."
In my experience, first person narrators also require an extremely likeable character who you want to conquer their problem and succeed (Russian authors are excluded, as they seem to have found numerous ways around this). The protagonist, Garrett, is not this person. He reminded me of half the guys in my English program. Actually, to give the author some credit if he likes Eugenides, he reminded me of a less intelligent version of Mitch from "The Marriage Proposal."
A little about Garrett: He's an IT guy, which immediately explains loads to me, but does not make me like him anymore. He also has questionable taste in women, which is no surprise since he pitches a tent for every woman who glances his way. He truly does not live in the present world. It's much easier for him to live in fantasy land where a woman asking him if he's okay prompts him to want to marry her. He is one of those guys who falls in love with women when they happen to like the same music he does (i totally picked this book out b/c of the pixies reference). And when they reject him...oh. my. Ego-damaged men are the worst, no? Especially when there's not much of an ego to begin with. Pouty and annoying, Garrett can't stand anyone trying to wake him up to the real world going on around him.
Because the book is in first person, we're also subjected to Garrett's inner-monologues and verbose descriptions of a woman's features or quirks. They are at time cringe-worthy. For example, he writes about one particular romantic interest and describes the long fart she lets out in a cafe. She then takes a bow and blows kisses to her "audience." I didn't find this cute or funny, and I actually found it really disgusting a waitress would do this in a restaurant. I kept thinking of it whenever this book's scenes took place with the waitress or at the restaurant. I've read lots of books about these "quirky," cute, free-spirited types, but this went way too far. Quirky, cute, free-spirited girl as a love interest is officially over with the farty waitress.
I would love to have an ominicient narrator letting us know why these women are attracted to Garrett in the first place. Okay, perhaps I'm being harsh. I just can smell guys like Garrett a mile away. His bland attempts at being clever are overshadowed by raging insecurities. I know this guy, and he never gets the girl for a reason...and it's not because he's "too nice." Anyway, we'll never know exactly why women like him because we hear Garrett's self-depricating description of himself. Naturally he's short. Garrett says he's 5'10, but readers know he's probably really 5'8 at best. He has a baby face and will never look mature. He is slightly pudgey and is a compulsive eater when depressed. Wow! My loins are raging right now for this male version of Cathy!!
But to be honest, none of these things would have bothered me if Garrett had real resolution to his problems. Yes, he ends up happy, but it's by nothing that he's done. He has not found a solution to his inability to extract his head from anus as much as he's run into a solution. The person who is seemingly the answer to his problems would be much more interesting. I can track the progression of her story much better, and it's complete with a problem, climax and turnaround.
The good: I was compelled to finish this book. Why? Well, as much as I dislike Garrett, I, too, am constantly in my own head too much. He is relatable on many levels. I guess I just didn't want to read a book about that type of guy (especially in first person) when I read books specifically to ESCAPE my own Garrett like voice. In short, "Here comes your man" is more aptly titled "Here comes your giant vagina."
October 14, 2010
It took me two days to read Here Comes Your Man. Every few minutes I could spare went to reading this enchanting story. For the most part, it was very well told.
Garrett is an IT man who's been off of the relationship scene for three years when his then-girlfriend dumped him over the telephone. He threw himself into work, traveling most of the time to fix IT computer issues across the country, and never even thought too much about dating during those three years.
Until he meets Dana in the airport on his way back from CT to Seattle. Dana is beautiful, has the same sense of humor as him, funny, charismatic, loves the same type of music... there's this instant connection to this stranger that he hadn't felt in a while... oh, and she's married.
But, this Dana stranger was only the jumpstart to Garrett's realization that he wanted to be back on the dating scene. He wanted to give love another try. He wanted to be with "someone" after his 30 years on earth.
So, Garrett tries and tries again with different women he runs into... in his Seattle area, and not. "Here Comes Your Man' is the story of that journey to finding love again. It's funny, it's charismatic and endearing.
The only issue I had with the book was that every female character in this story has the same personality. They all talk in the same "voice" as the previous one. They all have the same personality as Garrett's. It was annoying at first, when I noticed that the second girl has the same personality as the first, but Mr Gentry is lucky that I LIKE Garrett's personality. So, to have six people in the same story with the same personality as Garrett (who is SUPPOSED to be really unique) is okay. It was never laugh-out-loud, but it was quite enjoyable.
Good read. I'd give it a try.
If you like this, try "Catch" by Will Leitch
Garrett is an IT man who's been off of the relationship scene for three years when his then-girlfriend dumped him over the telephone. He threw himself into work, traveling most of the time to fix IT computer issues across the country, and never even thought too much about dating during those three years.
Until he meets Dana in the airport on his way back from CT to Seattle. Dana is beautiful, has the same sense of humor as him, funny, charismatic, loves the same type of music... there's this instant connection to this stranger that he hadn't felt in a while... oh, and she's married.
But, this Dana stranger was only the jumpstart to Garrett's realization that he wanted to be back on the dating scene. He wanted to give love another try. He wanted to be with "someone" after his 30 years on earth.
So, Garrett tries and tries again with different women he runs into... in his Seattle area, and not. "Here Comes Your Man' is the story of that journey to finding love again. It's funny, it's charismatic and endearing.
The only issue I had with the book was that every female character in this story has the same personality. They all talk in the same "voice" as the previous one. They all have the same personality as Garrett's. It was annoying at first, when I noticed that the second girl has the same personality as the first, but Mr Gentry is lucky that I LIKE Garrett's personality. So, to have six people in the same story with the same personality as Garrett (who is SUPPOSED to be really unique) is okay. It was never laugh-out-loud, but it was quite enjoyable.
Good read. I'd give it a try.
If you like this, try "Catch" by Will Leitch
July 19, 2013
Kitabın adını gördüğümde ilk düşüncem, vayy ne iddialı 'senin erkeğin benim' demek ha!! olmuştu... Ama bir de baktım ki ana karakterimizi Garrett hiç de öyle iddialı bir tip değil.. İşkolik bir bilgisayar kurdu olan Garrett işi nedeniyle sürekli seyahat etmektedir... Aylar boyu evinden uzak kalmaktadır.. Bir gün seyahat dönüşünde uçakta karşılaştığı kadınla geçirdiği birkaç saat sonunda hayatında bir şeylerin eksik olduğunu fark etmeye başlar... AŞK!! Bu konuda atmış olduğu adamlar şimdiye kadar başarısız olmuştur ve yeni bir adım atmaya da tam olarak hazır değildir... Ta ki bir gün bir sergiye katılma daveti alana kadar.. İşte o an en büyük adımı atmıştır... Acaba bu hamlesi sonucu başarıya ulaşabilecek midir? Eh bunu öğrenmek için sizi kitabı okumaya davet ediyorum..
Garrett'a bayıldım, o kadar sevimli, o kadar tatlıydı ki.. Yaşadıklarını okudukça, işte dedim ben böyle bir şey yapsam sonucu kesin aynı olurdu. Bu adam benim erkek versiyonum olmalı :D Tabi bazı durumlarda yaptığı gereksiz ısrarları ben asla yapmazdım ama o kadarını görmezden geleceğim :D Kitap hoşuma gitti.. İlk defa böyle bir kitapta ana karakter olan erkeğimizin gözünden okuyoruz olayları çok hoş bir değişiklik oldu bu.. Hızla ilerleyen, sıkmayan bir romandı ;)
Garrett'a bayıldım, o kadar sevimli, o kadar tatlıydı ki.. Yaşadıklarını okudukça, işte dedim ben böyle bir şey yapsam sonucu kesin aynı olurdu. Bu adam benim erkek versiyonum olmalı :D Tabi bazı durumlarda yaptığı gereksiz ısrarları ben asla yapmazdım ama o kadarını görmezden geleceğim :D Kitap hoşuma gitti.. İlk defa böyle bir kitapta ana karakter olan erkeğimizin gözünden okuyoruz olayları çok hoş bir değişiklik oldu bu.. Hızla ilerleyen, sıkmayan bir romandı ;)
July 18, 2010
What fun! I have been rattling around trying to find something to read for weeks when this showed up in my mailbox (thank you Derek!). I devoured it in the last couple of days. It has had some great moments that brought me to tears from laughing. Such a great book that I found easy to relate to. My husband was a computer consultant at the same time this book was set.
Dating is hard; it can be even more difficult for someone always on the road. Add to that a dash of insecurities and a helping of engineer, what you end up with is a great read. With characters that are just shy of being over the top, and well developed setting you get a great experience. The author shares what is so important about having a community and why it can be the hardest thing to recognize.
Dating is hard; it can be even more difficult for someone always on the road. Add to that a dash of insecurities and a helping of engineer, what you end up with is a great read. With characters that are just shy of being over the top, and well developed setting you get a great experience. The author shares what is so important about having a community and why it can be the hardest thing to recognize.
August 21, 2011
I really enjoyed this book. I really loved that the protagonist was a man. Not too many romantic books have the story told from the man's point of view. I really enjoyed the change. The characters were very enjoyable, and even though there were a few predictable parts, it really didn't detract from the enjoyments of the story.
I only wish we could have had a longer "happily ever after". I would have liked to have seen a bit more of them together at the end. I felt like the end was a bit abrupt. Otherwise, I really enjoyed it. If I was allowed to give half stars, it would get 4.5.
If you enjoy what I would typically call "chic lit", you need to read this one.
(I felt weird calling it chic lit since it was written by a man, but that is how the book reads!)
I only wish we could have had a longer "happily ever after". I would have liked to have seen a bit more of them together at the end. I felt like the end was a bit abrupt. Otherwise, I really enjoyed it. If I was allowed to give half stars, it would get 4.5.
If you enjoy what I would typically call "chic lit", you need to read this one.
(I felt weird calling it chic lit since it was written by a man, but that is how the book reads!)
August 19, 2011
Meet Garrett, a self-proclaimed computer geek, workaholic. Everything changes one day, however, when Garrett quits his job realizing something's missing, namely love. Although he knows what it is...he doesn't quite know how to get it, or more accurately, hold onto it.
This book felt like chick lit only refreshingly it's written from a guy's perspective. Because it was written by a guy, I think it made me like it more. It was cliche in some respects, but not overly girly as a lot of chick lit walks the line of doing. Nick Hornby-ish or John Cusack-esque, Here Comes Your Man was a fun, only semi-predictable read.
This book felt like chick lit only refreshingly it's written from a guy's perspective. Because it was written by a guy, I think it made me like it more. It was cliche in some respects, but not overly girly as a lot of chick lit walks the line of doing. Nick Hornby-ish or John Cusack-esque, Here Comes Your Man was a fun, only semi-predictable read.
December 23, 2010
After a rather slow start, I finally got around to finishing this book. I had a hard time being captivated by the book at first. Seems every time I tried reading it, I couldn't read more than a few pages at a time.
About half way through the book is where it really got interesting. I finally started enjoying it, and I could barely put it down.
It's a good book. A slow beginning but worth the read simply for the great ending.
About half way through the book is where it really got interesting. I finally started enjoying it, and I could barely put it down.
It's a good book. A slow beginning but worth the read simply for the great ending.
January 15, 2012
I wasn't 100% sure what to expect from the book, but I was pleasantly surprised by how I got sucked into it. I started it on a business trip and found myself reading it every chance I had. Maybe it's because I can relate to being a 'geek' (I can appreciate enginerd humor when it's available), but I enjoyed the book and it was an easy read.
October 10, 2010
absolutely loved the book! i think everyone can identify w/garrett at one point or another in their lives, he's someone you really find yourself pulling for! and i loved that the book was set in seattle, i felt right at home. this is a great read that i will recommend and share with everyone!!!
May 11, 2011
This seems to have a lot of mixed reviews, but I really enjoyed it. It was a sort of breezy read that flowed right along. The main character was nice, respectful, and someone I'd want to know. I was really rooting for him to keep trying to find "the one."
November 2, 2011
I really liked this book. It has everything I like in a book: interesting storyline, humor, great voice.
My only gripe right now is that I can't find anything else he's written!
My only gripe right now is that I can't find anything else he's written!
July 4, 2011
It was interesting to read romance from a man's prospective.
October 31, 2011
It was a wonderful. A fun and enjoyable.
July 10, 2017
Love story. Nice reading for beach vacation. Rich characters. Finished in a day.
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January 30, 2013I loved this book. I was skeptical at first but it was really good. I love how Garrett character developed over the course of the book. For a moment, I thought he would end the book on a sad note but it was just right. I would suggest this book to anyone looking for a quirky, romantic novel that is not over romantic. Each cahracter i could identify with, like April Zany moments, or Corrine non-chalant nature. The supooorting characters, were just as cool but didn't have much depth except to force the main character not to retreat with defeat. I would suggest this book for a quick read. I think I started reading this book on a friday and completed fairly, quickly. This book is not for individuals that are hightly critical or judgemetal. Its really a relaxing book about the dating mishaps from a male persepctive.
March 12, 2012
I loved this book. It had me laughing out loud. I miss Garrett now that I am finished reading it. I started this book in an airport on the way from Indianapolis to Phoenix. Too perfect. What I loved most was the mistakes he made, how human he was and how it was told from a male point of view. There are plenty of books about relationships from a female point of view, and most of them are just too dramatic. This was real. He did dumb things and he liked to pig out afterwards and eat junk food. Dating and being in relationships is hard and it hurts to be rejected. Some how, this story was not depressing but funny and uplifting in the end.
I had been saving this book to read because I knew it would be worth it and it was.
I had been saving this book to read because I knew it would be worth it and it was.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 9, 2011
It took me much longer to finish this book than it normally takes me to finish one. To be fair, I was reading it on my iPhone with the iBooks app and I'm not sure how I feel about that experience yet. (I love the idea of e-reading and carrying lots of books on a device, but this was a very small screen to read from).
Because I kept picking it up after long periods away from it, it took me a few pages to get back in the groove and reestablish myself with the characters again.
The ending felt rushed and a little too tacked-on due to its jumping around from sad to happy.
I may have enjoyed this book better if I had read it in paper format in a normal timeframe for me. It feels like I'm dumping on the book due to the format, which isn't fair.
Because I kept picking it up after long periods away from it, it took me a few pages to get back in the groove and reestablish myself with the characters again.
The ending felt rushed and a little too tacked-on due to its jumping around from sad to happy.
I may have enjoyed this book better if I had read it in paper format in a normal timeframe for me. It feels like I'm dumping on the book due to the format, which isn't fair.
December 15, 2011
Here Comes Your Man, a contemporary romantic comedy, is not the kind of book that I typically read or review, but I was drawn to it because the story is told from the viewpoint of a geeky guy, something a bit different and a character-type for which I have particular affection. The narrator, Garrett, was very believable and reminds me -– for good and bad -– of many guys I know. Overall, Here Comes Your Man has a number of interesting characters and amusing moments, and I found myself rooting for Garrett and looking forward to his eventual romantic success.
August 26, 2010
Although this started out slow, the momentum built throughout the rest of the book till I could not put it down. Not exactly laugh-out-loud funny, but not your average boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy finds girl again book either.
Worth the read!
Worth the read!
Want to read
December 8, 2010I started reading this through a preview and it immediately reminded me of my boyfriend. This is so smartly written. I was pulled in right away. It's good to know that we're (women) are not the only ones suffering from dating insecurity. I like that a guy has written this.
September 30, 2013
OMG i loved it!! a rambling story told through 30 year old Garret Anderson. He falls in love a lot and we follow him as he navigates his feelings about life and love and women etc. It's a very quick and humorous read and was just what i needed for the past two days.
January 16, 2012
I pictured Jim Gaffigan as the protagonist throughout this book.
October 17, 2010
A great Gen X love story. The characters are lovable and annoying at the same time (like real people). I truly enjoyed Garrett and his strange journey to true love.
Want to read
September 25, 2010Sounds tempting
November 27, 2010
Well, the protagonist is a computer guy with a background in humanities.
Currently reading
July 8, 2011I am not too pleased with the flow of this piece. It isnot holding my
attention.
attention.
May 24, 2012
Hornby it is not. Sluggish in spots... but hey, it's a debut novel, and for that reason, it's not the worst thing I have ever subjected my eyes to reading.
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