Natural Selection

By Bill Dare

James has made a science of trying to find out: what turns women on, and why? For example, there is sweet, pretty, vivacious Victoria, who he's pined after for years and finally tricked into loving him. He doesn't understand why she would be with him, a bit of a bore with an embarrassingly stalled career, when she can be with his best friend, Stefan. Stefan is clearly the superior mate. Anyone who knows the first thing about natural selection could see that Stefan and Victoria belong together. So being it's only a matter of time before they realize it themselves. James decides it's only fair to help them along.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425208834
• ISBN13: 9780425208830
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Berkley Trade
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.9" x 5.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Moving and funny

This book ranges from hilarious physcial comedy - climbing down drain pipes, hiding in cupboards, to very insighful and moving scenes. I think it's realy about trying to overcome a sense of not being good enough to be loved. The journey that James takes in the novel is gripping on an emotional level, and I could not put the book down. If you've ever had doubts about how loveable you are this is for you. Read with a tissue in your hands - for the laughter and the tears.

Extremely thoughtful and funny book.

I bought this book on a whim at a local bookstore, and i must say, I am glad that sometimes i judge a book by it's cover. A pair of men's briefs, a bra, and some swimming trunks adorn a clothsline with the caption "Only the Sexy Survive." Most people think of the word sexy as some catchall phrase to be applied to physically attractive men and women, but this book delves deeper into the notion of the word sexy. The main character tries to foster a relationship with his girlfriend and his good friend from back home, because he thinks his girlfriend deserves someone with all the right characteristics of sexy. Through his oftentimes crazy attempts at rationalizing his attempt to connect his girlfriend with his friend, the novel educates as well as makes you laugh (quite often i found myself doubled over in laughter)as he discovers that sexy is in the eye of the beholder. A truly first-rate romantic comedy novel, I reccomend it to all people who enjoy well written books with the proper doses of wit, humor, bittersweet moments, and most of all, love.