Getting Over It

by Anna Maxted

Book Overview

Helen Bradshaw isn't exactly living out her dreams. She's a lowly assistant editor at GirlTime magazine, she drives an ancient Toyota, and she has a history of choosing men who fall several thousand... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006098824X
• ISBN13: 9780060988241
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Terrific and Funny

Getting Over it is a fabulously funny novel and you'd have to be a complete sourpuss not to enjoy it. There were countless times as I read the novel that someone asked me what I was reading because I was laughing out loud. Anna Maxted has a tremendous talent and I look forward to reading anything else by her (hurry, please!). Getting Over It adds an additional, interesting layer over the typical humourous single woman in London story in that Helen, our heroine, must deal with the sudden death of her father and all of the complications that ensue (emotional problems, dealing with her mother, etc.) And yes, it is a romantic comedy, so we see her meet a guy, lose him, etc. All of Maxted's character's are terrific and entertaining. What really makes this book unique, however, is the humor. I highly recommend this book, but I warn you--don't read this in a crowd if you are prone to embarrassment, you won't be able to stop yourself from laughing out loud.

A wickedly funny and compelling read

I have fallen in love with this book! The comic timing is precise and the story is infectious and enchanting. Anna Maxtet is -- without a doubt -- one of the funkiest and boldest new voices in contemporary fiction. Helen Bradshaw is a great heroine; Bridget Jones has got nothing on her! After having lost her father to a heart attack, Helen's world crashes down. Well, her life has never been perfect anyway. After all, she has a menial job at a woman's magazine, drives an old Toyota, has had her share of bad boyfriends, lives with the roommate from hell, her mother is the mother of all drama queens, her friends always seem to be perfect, and her cat, Fatboy, is the only man in her life. While she tries to deal with her mother's grief, Tom -- a charming veterinarian -- sweeps Helen off her feet. But will he stick around after having witnessed Helen's embarrassing tequila incident? There are some memorable and incredibly funny moments in this novel. Getting Over It is one of those rare treasures that should be read again and again. I strongly recommend this title. Now roll along and get it!

A Sequel Please!

I first picked up Getting Over It, read the back cover, and immediately put it down due to lack of interest. Days later I was still desperate for a new book and, almost reluctantly, decided to give it a try. What a giant surprise! After reading so many generic books about the modern day life of a 20-30 year old woman, Getting Over It was anything but generic. After reading a book with Anna Maxted's witty style it's hard to go back to another author. No one is as creative, hilarious and insightful as Anna Maxted. She captures our insecurities while also showing our strengths. A book not only about romantic relationships but about those with our parents and friends as well. My mom has now read it and is recommending it, as it not only made her laugh, but gave her insight into her own relationship with her mother. Please write a sequel!

GETTING OVER IT IS A WINNER!

How utterly refreshing to read a novel about a believable, realistic female character and her daily follies. I have a lot of girlfriends who are exactly like the main character, Helen Bradshaw. Also, I was able to indentify with some of her daily struggles. This is a funny, fictional account of one woman's issues with life, death, work, her mother, her grandmother, friends, and boyfriends (or at some points, her lack thereof.) It begins with Helen's life being instantly turned upside down by her father's death. She spends the rest of the novel trying to piece her life back together. Some of the things that happen along the way are really humorous. I highly recommend this book. It's a light, funny read for anyone who is just looking for something to take to the beach this summer or likes to relax with a good book, this is the one! Enjoy it, I did :)

FABULOUS "STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS" WRITING

I followed this, no flipping back and forth like in the Girls Guide. Anna Maxted's writing is clear and conscise with wit and humour thrown in throughout. Her previous experience as a sex columnist is obvious in her hard hitting details about looking for Mr. Right in the 90's (or now 2000). Although the book deals with getting over a parent's sudden death, Helen Bradshaw, the main character, reveals all in a stream of consciousness style that makes her one of the most entertaining and likable characters out in the summer reading. GET IT TODAY; YOU'LL LOVE IT!