You Have to Kiss a Lot of Frogs

by Laurie Graff

Book Overview

Forty-five-year-old actress Karrie Kline doesn't usually lose a lot of sleep over her age or her single status. But after one too many bridal showers, a notice on her apartment, an expired... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373895437
• ISBN13: 9780373895434
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Red Dress Ink
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

To all the frogs I've loved before....

To any woman who's kissed (and may still be kissing) her share of frogs- you'll adore this book. The protagonist is a 45yr old single jewish actress. The novel is written as an account of her 20+ years of dating. Karrie Kline (the main character) looks back over all the blind dates, relationships and strange occurrences of the male kind she has had with humor and wit. The book is a great find and I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys 'chick-lit' or can appreciate another woman's man trials and tribulations.

A great summer read for every season- don't wait!

Don't wait for summer to enjoy this wonderfully light and easy read. It's fast paced and funny. The character,Kari Kline, has a different dating story to tell in each chapter which made it so hard to put down. I usually can't stay up late reading,but I couldn't put this book down even as I was fighting to keep my eyes open. Following Kari's experiences actually makes dating seem kind of fun. Most of her dates were happenstance meetings, not blind dates or other kinds of forced introduction. That alone should give single people renewed hope and encouragement that you just never know who and how you'll meet someone. It enforces how unpredictable life is. Besides entertaining, I found Lori's writing insightful. What Kari learns from each relationship about herself and other people made me reflect. I highly reccommend "You Have to Kiss A lot of Frogs" and hope there's more to come from Lori Graff!

Hope for the Hopelessly Romantic

I bought a copy of "You Have To Kiss Alot of Frogs" hoping to be amused and entertained by a light novel aimed at those of us who are single, middle aged, and still hoping to find Mr. Right. And not only was I amused and entertained, but the character of Karrie Kline possesses such an enterprising romantic spirit, that, no matter how many times Mr. Right turns out to be Mr. Wrong, she never gives up her quest to keep putting her heartaches behind her and moving forward to the next possibility of true romance. Karrie, and the men she dates, have the kind of 21st century neurotic sensibilites that I think alot of women can relate to!I, for one, was instilled with the desire to jump right in and get back in the dating game, after a long hiatus. The book inspired me to get over those past heartbreaks and string of Mr. Wrongs and get out and take chances again!

a very uniquely written book: Clever/Creative/Funny/Poignant

I have to say that with the abundance of all the chic-lit kind of books about being single and all that, I kind of stopped reading them. They all seemed the same more or less.But then, this one caught my eye in the store and I took a chance......!!!!! and i was crazy about this book!Now i have been purchasing it for friends, and even for my Mom, who laughed and cried through the whole thing.The author writes with such an honest, insightful perspective that the reader can't help but to feel the life of the single gal in the book, Carrie.I picked up the book every night before bed and read a story or two, and was just blown away.Even the way the book was organized and set up is pretty cool.but don't just take my word for it, read it for yourself and share with others who are or were single!

Even married folks love this book!

I was exhausted from a day chasing after the kids, weary beyond belief. I finally had some quiet time and thought I'd read a chapter of this new book, You Have to Kiss a Lot of Frogs. I was giggling as I read the first chapter and guffawing my way through the rest. I had my share of frogs and Laurie Graff's book brought back some of my own fond and laughable memories. Reading this make me appreciate even more the husband I have and married life. Great story. Fun reading!