Recommend a light hearted book

[starburst]

Another Jen Lancaster vote. I also like Jill Mansell, who writes British chick-lit.

[winnied]

Confession: I like Emily Giffin's books. They're fun reads.

Bossy Pants

[lolo]

Oct 31, 2012 14:08:02 GMT -5 Kore said:

Anna and the French Kiss. I so love that book.

Seconded.

[dancingirl21]

The Slightly series by Wendy Markham is also really good.

Slightly Single
Slightly Settled
Slightly Engaged
Slightly Married
Slightly Suburban

[lolo]

Oct 31, 2012 15:44:04 GMT -5 @lcap said:

Oct 31, 2012 14:54:35 GMT -5 @redbellpeppers said:

Seriously. Don't even bother with Something Blue.

+1

Now I refuse to read her books out of principle due to her H's bullying ways on Amazon.

I feel out of the loop. What is her H up to on Amazon?

ETA: Nevermind, found this: mybookgoggles.blogspot.com/2012/08/author-behaving-badly-emily-giffin.html

[Kore]

Oct 31, 2012 17:09:34 GMT -5 winnied said:

Confession: I like Emily Giffin's books. They're fun reads.

Bossy Pants

Haha. My confession is that I hated the one Jen Lancaster book I tried to read. She seriously annoyed me.

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Oct 31, 2012 17:16:11 GMT -5 Kore said:

Oct 31, 2012 17:09:34 GMT -5 winnied said:

Confession: I like Emily Giffin's books. They're fun reads.

Bossy Pants

Haha. My confession is that I hated the one Jen Lancaster book I tried to read. She seriously annoyed me.

Do you know which one it was?

She is far more annoying now than she used to be. She used to be relatable but I think she ran out of good stories and now tries to make things funny that just come off as snobby. At least in her last book.

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Oct 31, 2012 17:16:11 GMT -5 Kore said:

Oct 31, 2012 17:09:34 GMT -5 winnied said:

Confession: I like Emily Giffin's books. They're fun reads.

Bossy Pants

Haha. My confession is that I hated the one Jen Lancaster book I tried to read. She seriously annoyed me.

Do you know which one it was?

She is far more annoying now than she used to be. She used to be relatable but I think she ran out of good stories and now tries to make things funny that just come off as snobby. At least in her last book.

[Kore]

It was Such a Pretty Fat. I like sarcasm, but not her particular over-the-top style.

[Myrrhine]

You've gotten lots of suggestions, but I will add I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella. I loved it; the main character wasn't perfect, but she wasn't a complete mess like some chick lit heroines.

[Kore]

Oct 31, 2012 18:04:56 GMT -5 @msstarry said:

It's kind of funny that I feel like I never read, yet have read a fair amount of suggestions (Bossy Pants, Jennifer Weiner, Hunger Games). I will probably check out the Mindy Kaling book and some of the others suggested (maybe this Jen Lancaster).

For my own entry, I like David Foster Wallace's A Supposedly Funny Thing I'll Never Do Again. Some very funny short stories in there. I have been trying to build up the energy to one day read Infinite Jest but it hasn't happened yet.

Thanks!

I love DFW. Infinite Jest is my H's favorite book. I need to attempt it again now that I'm on ADD meds. It's tough!

[liveintheville]

Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis

Not chick lit but it's my pick me up book.

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Oct 31, 2012 16:57:26 GMT -5 scout8 said:

I really love Marian Keyes' books. Chick lit, but a step above the usual. Very funny, but there is usually a serious side to it too.

I LOVE HER.
The book about the girl in rehab (Rachel's Holiday) is one of my favourite books. Its hysterical, sad and a good read!!

[nonsenseabound]

AJ Jacobs is hilarious!

[gt7301b]

Oct 31, 2012 14:57:59 GMT -5 phunluvin82 said:

Well, it's not chic lit, but I like Dave Sedaris for lighthearted...Me Talk Pretty One Day is good. I literally laugh out loud in public when I read his stuff. Also, most of his books are short story-esque...the chapters can stand alone, which makes it good for the occasional pick up & put back down.

I love David Sedaris, but his latest book was horrible. Probably one of the worst books I have ever read.

I also like AJ Jacobs, Jen Landcaster, and Tina Fey.

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Sammy's Hill byKristen Gore was great.

[OG Jo]

I'm going to second/third/whatever the suggestion for Marian Keyes - I love all of her stuff. I think the first one I read was Sushi for Beginners.

There's a book called Jemima J that I loved but I can't remember who it is by.

My all-time favorite book is Summer Sisters, by Judy Blume. It's like my crack and I make everyone I know read it.

[badtzmaru22]

Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress by Susan Jane Gilman. It's older, but I love it. Also, Little Altars Everywhere, the prequel to Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood is HILARIOUS. I crack up so much just thinking about the part where they name the pagan babies.

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Bookmarking this thread for future reference. MsStarry, I am so with you, I HATED the end of My Sister's Keeper. I almost threw the book across the room. I will never read Jodi Picoult again.

[rootbeerfloat]

I like Marian Keyes' books, too.

Also, the Sookie Stackhouse series is fun.

[biscoffcookies]

Oct 31, 2012 14:08:02 GMT -5 Kore said:

Anna and the French Kiss. I so love that book.

[phone]

It has a follow-up (not really a sequel, but set in the same universe with cameos by the main characters from the first book) called Lola and the Boy Next Door. Also cute, but not as good as the first one.

[biscoffcookies]

Oct 31, 2012 14:37:02 GMT -5 @vicmo said:

I like Jennifer Crusie's books. Really, any of them - when I was having a stressful time at work last year, I read/re-read everything she's written. Light and fluffy romance, but the heroines are usually 40-something ladies with a grumpy dog, who aren't looking for a white knight to save them.

Ditto this also. My favorites are Bet Me and Maybe This Time, but they're all fun reads.

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Oct 31, 2012 16:40:27 GMT -5 ladygirl said:

Oct 31, 2012 15:44:04 GMT -5 @lcap said:

+1

Now I refuse to read her books out of principle due to her H's bullying ways on Amazon.

Say what?! Do tell!
I didn't like Something Borrowed at all. I didn't mind Something Blue. I have liked her other books though.

Her husband apparently lost his mind recently and started bullying people who left negative reviews of her latest book on Amazon. To make it even more WTF worthy she actually defended him on her FB page. The whole thing was very unprofessional and extremely petty. I honestly can't believe they care about a few random reviews like that. She is a NYT bestselling author! She wrote a book that was turned into a major movie. You'd think they'd be above that kind of behavior.

coreyann.me/2012/08/authors-behaving-badly-how-i-pissed-off-legions-of-emily-giffin-fans/

Oh and I second the recs for Jennifer Crusie and Marian Keyes! They're a bit fluffy but very cute and fun

[ejpint]

Oct 31, 2012 17:45:02 GMT -5 Kore said:

It was Such a Pretty Fat. I like sarcasm, but not her particular over-the-top style.

Such a Pretty Fat was not one of my favorites.

I agree with bucky - her earlier books were very funny (to me), then she tried fiction and she lost me. Bitter is the New Black and Bright Lights, Big Ass were her zenith. She peaked too soon.

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Oct 31, 2012 16:57:26 GMT -5 scout8 said:

I really love Marian Keyes' books. Chick lit, but a step above the usual. Very funny, but there is usually a serious side to it too.

This! This! This! Love her.

Also just finished The Lifeboat (came out a few months ago I believe) - by Charlotte Rogan - it was so good! Not "super light" reading but I read it all the way through in one sitting.

Bunch of wealthy people on a lifeboat after their luxury cruise liner sinks - think it was set in early 1900s. Good stuff.

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OMG on Emily Giffin's husband.......Wow. Just, wow.

[mbcdefg]

This book is pretty funny: www.amazon.com/Love-Everybody-Other-Atrocious-Lies/dp/0812969006/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1351793075&sr=8-2&keywords=i+love+you+other+lies

[mishap]

Curtis Sittenfeld has good Chick Lit -- decent reading but nothing heavy. (She's a chick, despite her male name.)

[phoenixrising]

If you like Jennifer Crusie, I also have to recommend Kristan Higgins. They are total fluff, but they are awesome!

[raangoli]

Oct 31, 2012 14:41:30 GMT -5 @redbellpeppers said:

Oct 31, 2012 14:07:04 GMT -5 v said:

What about Bossy Pants by Tina Fey? It is a memoir, but is funny and light and she's very smart, so it is well-written.

I love this and Mindy Kaling's Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns).

I am in the middle of reading Mindy Kaling's book. I started reading it on the plane and was afraid my seat neighbor would think I am nuts bc I was cracking up that hard. I <3 her.