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In Her Shoes : A Novel
Jennifer Weiner

Washington Square Press, 2003 - 448 pages

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     highly recommended  highly recommended



Meet Rose Feller, a thirty-year-old high-powered attorney with a secret passion for romance novels. She has an exercise regime she's going to start next week, and she dreams of a man who will slide off her glasses, gaze into her eyes, and tell her she's beautiful. She also dreams of getting her fantastically screwed-up, semi-employed little sister to straighten up and fly right.

Meet Rose's sister, Maggie. Twenty-eight years old and drop-dead gorgeous. Although her big-screen stardom hasn't progressed past her left hip's appearance in a Will Smith video, Maggie dreams of fame and fortune -- and of getting her big sister on a skin-care regimen.

These two women, who claim to have nothing in common but a childhood tragedy, DNA, and the same size feet, are about to learn that they're more alike than they'd ever imagined. Along the way, they'll encounter a diverse cast of characters -- from a stepmother who's into recreational Botox to a disdainful pug with no name. They'll borrow shoes and clothes and boyfriends, and eventually make peace with their most intimate enemies -- each other.


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Weiner's best

This is a great read by Weiner. I liked it much better than Good in Bed. Basically the heavier girl from Good in Bed feels like she comes back in this book with a lot more chutzpah and strength. It's like Cannie is reincarnated into more of a heroine for bigger girls to look up to, and the waif girl is the loser. Nice change from the Hollywood standard.


Another enjoyable Jennifer Weiner book

I am admittedly a fan of most of Jennifer Weiner's books. This one is no exception - I found it as enjoyable as "Good in Bed" and "Little Earthquakes". The characters are well developed, and have a goodly amount of depth to them - even Maggie, who personality-wise is shallow and selfish.

It's very easy to warm up to and enjoy Rose early on in the book, despite her her lack of self-confidence. Maggie takes a lot longer to warm up to - you really have to get to know her more in depth and watch her transform to be able to like her better, as she starts out fairly badly. However, the book does a good job giving you background on both sisters and their personalities. And it's fun to watch both sisters develop into "better" people and ultimately develop a better relationship.

Yes, you will occasionally want to yell at one (or both) of the sisters. But you will also laugh, cry, and cheer for them as well. This is a great read, and one I would highly recommend.


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In Her Shoes - great!

This book was fabulous! I love Jennifer Weiner! I bought the book after seeing the movie (loved it) and it was the same! It is an easy read and you never want to put it down. I am really picky about my "chic lit" and this one was right on the money. You will love it!


decent womens fiction

This is the story of two women who are sisters. Rose, the good, smart one. Maggie, the pretty, sassy one.

For the first third to half of the book, Maggie is a total beyotch. I had a very hard time going past her abuse of everyone around her. Only the hints that there was something more, below the surface, kept me reading.

And there is a catharsis. There's an awakening on the part of each sister. And of course there's a happy ending.

I have not seen the movie, but a friend who has says that a very important part - Maggie's rebirth - is removed from the movie. It's the one thing that makes the book worth finishing, watching Maggie grow.

In all, a decent story about how women hurt each other, and how we support each other.

(*)>


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Pretty good

Two sisters could not be more different. Rose, the together, prim and proper attorney and Maggie, the beautiful, disorganized, mess. They are forced to cohabitate after Maggie runs short of money, causing a shock to Rose's world. However, they both have some things in common: they hate their stepmother, they would like to meet the grandmother they were cut off from when their mother passed away, and they are looking for men who will not turn out to be jerks (which does not turn out to be an easy task).

Quote: "Maggie showed no signs of leaving . . . and, Rose noticed, the money she'd given her had magically disappeared."

I liked this book somewhat - it takes different chapters from the viewpoints of various main characters, which I dislike. I found myself skipping over certain characters to keep with the story I was into at the time, because I like that continuity (then, of course, I had to go back and read the other characters' chapters in a row), until eventually the different characters more or less come together. It is a nice vacation read, if a little bit predictable.


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