Flip-Flopped

by Jill Smolinski

Book Overview

A charming story of single motherhood, a fierce custody battle, and a once dormant volcano that's suddenly about to blow. Hawaii may be the island of romance according to the travel brochures, but for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312316119
• ISBN13: 9780312316112
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable

This was an easy read and very enjoyable.

A summer must-read!

A friend of mine recommended Flip-Flopped. Apparently, Jill Smolinski's writing style is similar to Marian Keyes's and Jennifer Weiner's. Having read the aforementioned authors' novels, I picked up Flip-Flopped. Glad I did. Filled with dry, sarcastic humor, Keenley is one of the funniest heroines I have read in a while. Set in Hawaii, Keeley is under a lot of stress. Her husband, Kam, has left her for a hula dancer. He intends to move to Figi with her and, to Keeley's dismay, take his and Keeley's son with him, which is why he stops at nothing to get full custody of the child. To make matters worse, she is stuck in a professional rut. As a scientist, she wishes to study the progress of a volcano that threatens to burst at any given day, but she is in charge of the finance department instead. The only good thing going in her life is Ian, an adorable British art agent. But does she have time for romance? And, more importantly, is she over Kam? There are some interesting twists in the novel.I love the characters. Morna, Keeley's eccentric divorce lawyer, is the most hilarious character in the novel. I also liked Regatta and Keeley's workmates. Character development was done brilliantly.I have to agree with my friend. Smolinski's writing is similar to Marian Keyes's and Jennifer Weiner's. In fact, for all Marian Keyes fans, this novel reminds me of Watermelon. However, Smolinski is a great author in her own right. I hope that she continues to write for a living. I recommend this gem.

A Fun Read

I really enjoyed the characters in this book. Ms.Smolinski made then seem like my friends. I loved the Origami Exhibit! Her style of writing makes for a fun read, yet her characters had depth, and you really felt the emotions that Keeley was going through. It is a very amusing story, yet it has depth that makes you want the book to go on,long after it has ended. I hope it is made into a movie

Take a trip!

"Flip-Flopped" is a laugh-out-loud visit to the Big Island--complete with a volcano, Davy Jones, erotic origami and an iguana named St. Ignatius...and those are just the side trips. Keeley Baker-Kekuhi is a smart, but frazzled, woman with an interesting job (as a volcanologist), a young son and an even more immature surfer-dude husband, whom she's trying to divorce, in fits and starts. Smolinski's writing is nimble and makes biting use of pop culture (the kind spelled with a "k"). This book is filled with laughs and truths about the way people (and iguanas) behave and misbehave.

A Fun, Fast, Fantastic Read

I was preparing to go on a vacation to New York and I wanted to get a book to read on the plane. A friend of mine suggested a brand-new romantic comedy called "Flip-Flopped." I picked up a copy and later that night started to read it. Well, I couldn't put it down. Page after page kept me riveted to this amazing character, Keeley, and her emotional roller coaster ride on the Big Island of Hawaii.What made the book so unique and fun was that the author gave us a character we have not seen before. Keeley is sexy and sweet, smart and refreshingly unsentimental. In the madness of a divorce she somehow manages to keep her head together and keep her heart open all the while taking care of her adorable son Dante.As she balances affairs of the law and the heart we fall in love with Keeley's tenacity, tenderness and her terrific sense of humor. I found this book to be a fantastic read. The problem is I couldn't stop reading it. Now I have to get another book for my vacation!

The BEST Read of the Summer!

I saw that this got a "thumbs up" from the author of GOOD IN BED (which I loved), so I decided to check it out... glad I did! I couldn't put it down! Much like GOOD IN BED, the main character is witty and a bit sarcastic, yet the book has moments where it's very touching. It tells the story of Keely, a woman who's trying to come to grips with the fact that she's been dumped by her husband, then finds herself in a custody battle over their four-year-old son. There are some very funny moments in here. My favorites were the erotic origami auction and the scenes involving Davy Jones of the Monkees. Hilarious! Yet the story also has a lot to say about love, relationships, forgiveness and parenting that will stay with you long after the laughs are over. You can't go wrong for a fun and thoughtful read. The BEST book of the summer!