Knitting Under the Influence

by Claire LaZebnik

Book Overview

When you're in your late twenties and nothing in your life seems to be falling into place, knitting is an awfully seductive way to spend your free time -- especially when life doesn't come with a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446697958
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: 5 Spot
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 1.1" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Great read - buy a copy for a friend

The book is filled with emotion, psychological decisions, fun,and humor with the author's genius sprinkled throughout. I bought copies for all my girl friends and my 20 something daughter's friends and they all loved it. I can't wait for her next novel!

A wonderful read, a wonderful writer

I just finished KUI, and I felt like I spent a fabulous weekend away with three close girlfriends, with all the benefits of intimate, nonstop conversation, and none of the obligations of having to cook, clean, and make bed assignments. LaZebnik creates a world that is at once familiar and compelling. Her characters are completely relatable -- you'll recognize parts of yourself in their busy lives and hilarious predicaments. It's a breezy read without being fluff. The author has such a keen understanding of how enriching women's friendships are -- the confidences they share, the advice and support they offer -- that you'll wish you, too, had a knitting circle comprised of wonderful women like these with whom to share your trials and tribulations.

Lazebnik takes chick-lit to a whole new level

I'm a big fan of Lazebnik's so I was anxiously awaiting the release of "Knitting Under the Influence". I read the book in record time simply because I just couldn't put it down. Page after page of witty dialogue and carefully crafted sentences draws the reader into the knitting circle which is Sari, Kathleen and Lucy's world. Lazebnik examines the flaws of her leading characters in a way that is honest and likeable. "Knitting Under the Influence" takes chick-lit to a whole new level. Hopefully it will be a chick-flick soon.

Give yourself a treat and read both of Lazebnik's novels!

Author Claire Lazebnik has done it again: she's written a book that you can't put down because real-life just isn't as entertaining as her witty, wise world. KUI is loads of fun, but it also deals with some heavy-duty subjects. It makes you think without ever making your head hurt. And, it will make you want to take up knitting...I'm not kidding. But before you take up your needles and yarn, be sure to read Lazebnik's first novel, Same as it Never Was.