Getting Personal

by Chris Manby

Book Overview

Getting Personal by Chris Manby released on May 25, 2004 is available now for purchase. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340818972
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Canada
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.9" x 4.4"

Customer Reviews

Flat out hilarious

This is one of those books that hooks you from the first sentence and has you turning the pages in a flurry. Martin, Lou and Ruby are all useless at picking partners so place personal ads for each other with hilarious results. Martin is a loveable, sweet, very realistic character and you root for him all the way in his quest for love and personal fulfillment. Lou and Ruby have their own complex hang ups - everyone will be able to relate. There are so many reasons this book is fantastic but the main one is it is madly funny. It made me laugh out loud on the subway, on the bus, in a cafe. It is spot on, well observed, pee in your pants hilarious. Funnier than Marian Keyes and all the other chick lit pretenders. This is the real McCoy.

Cute but stretched out...

This was a really good book. Some parts of the plot were so obvious,but only occur in the last 5 pages or so. Like others have said,I think that Ruby's adoption was just a way to lengthen the story,because once I got to that part,it went really slow. I didn't really see the relation between that and the whole idea of the book. I would have loved to cut out some of the adoption parts and have seen more of what happens to Lou in the end! There's only about one sentence that refers to her and the guy she ended up with but that's all. Besides that,it is a good read,and I like how it's essentially 3 stories in one (Ruby's,Lou's and Martin's).

peppery chick lit tale

In London, singles Ruby Taylor, Louisa Capshaw, and Martin Ashcroft attend a wedding where they learn that the bride and groom met through a personal ad at the Telegraph. The three friends wonder why not one of them ever meet their significant other so they form the Lonely Hearts Club and agree to try ads. Lou writes one for Martin; Martin scribes one for Ruby; and Ruby creates one for Lou.As the ads are answered, Ruby detests anyone going out with Martin. He feels the same way about those blind dates taking out Ruby. While Lou finds her dates lacking, Ruby and Martin become jealous as each one now knows who their significant other is, but will either risk a cherished friendship to become potentially friend and lover or will both hide their heart from the other? As for Lou she tries a different path for her quest for happiness.Chris Manby allows her readers to get personal with the three musketeers as each seeks love. Though mostly a light romp, the amusing story line contains moments of pathos and weird twists especially concerning Lou and the stranger on the train. Chick lit fans will enjoy this tale because the Lonely Heart Club members provide a peppery plot.Harriet Klausner