Waiting For Mr. Right by Christopher J. Moore

by Christopher J. Moore

Dolores is smart. Dolores is sexy. And at the age of thirty-two, Dolores is still a virgin. Just when she is about to commit body and soul to her fiance' Brad, she catches him cheating. After years of Waiting For Mr. Right, she says the hell with love and calls on her promiscuous best friend Liz to help her get laid. But in her journey to discover carnal knowledge, Dolores finds out what life, love, and sex are all about.

Paperback

First published October 1, 2008

About the author

Christopher J. Moore holds two BA degrees, in Psychology and Film and a Master’s in Screenwriting, from California State University, Northridge. His professional career began in 2000, when he won the Nickelodeon Screenwriting Fellowship. Since then, he has written for several major producers in Hollywood. He has sold screenplays and written for hit television shows, one of which ended up the highest-rated comedy series in cable television history, winning NAACP Image Awards for best TV comedy series two years in a row. He has written three novels God’s Child, Waiting For Mr. Right, and The Five Steps of Mr. Washington.

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

About a woman who after a failed engagement gives up her quest for Mr. Right and seeks Mr. Right now, but he may have been alongside her the whole time.
The story itself was very cut & dry. The author gets straight to the point and there is no meandering and we get a fully developed entertaining tale. While that is great for a quick read, which this definitely is, the story had so much more potential. This was a very generic, been done hundreds of times, predictable love story. Not that that’s a bad thing, but I think Mr. Moore should revisit this novella and flesh it out more. Give more details and add more twists. Make it a masterpiece. Not bad, but not great.

[Corinna · Rating 2 out of 5]

The plot was really good, it just wasn't fully developed. I found quite a few incomplete sentences, and the descriptions weren't actually very descriptive. I like where this book was going, and it definitely has potential, but sometimes I felt that the author didn't really have a grasp of how he wanted to portray things, like he didn't quite know how to describe things. I would have liked this book a lot better if the descriptions were more thought out. It was a funny read, though. I read it on my lunch breaks at work and it definitely had me laughing during some parts. That was the main issue though, the descriptions.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book as a Goodreads Giveaway.

The summary given for this book basically tells the whole story pretty succinctly. I was expecting a bit thicker of a plot than there was, but it was an ok-read-- a little graphic for my tastes in parts(for some reason, I was expecting this story to have more religious undertones than it did, and be a little less sexually graphic), and I found the ending a bit formulaic/predictable, but it was an easy, fun read. It's chick lit, but written by a man.

[Sarah Cessna · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was excited about winning this book through Goodreads First Reads, so I read it as soon as it arrived in the mail. Great light read! Keeps your interest throughout as you just can't wait to see if Dolores remains true to her morals until the end. This book captures a vast array of personalities that any one person can relate to from their own personal encounters. It is encouraging to read about a strong, independent female with self worth and high morals. Overall, this book was a pleasure to read.

[Deborah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this through a Goodreads/Firstreads giveaway and am so sorry I waited to long to find it in the pile and read it because I really liked it. Although the story was a bit choppy in places, I found Waiting For Mr. Right to be a very enjoyable read with a wonderful message, one you don't find too often in today's society. It is okay to 'wait for Mr. Right' by respecting yourself and not 'giving it up' to every Tom, Dick, Harry or Brad. Keep looking because Mr. Right might just be Mr. Right Under Your Nose.

[Ángel Huerta · Rating 5 out of 5]

My wife first read this book and she loved it. I was wondering what all the fuzz was about, so I read it too. I gotta say, it was an awesome read! Nice paced story and cool character driven plot.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dolores is a cool chick!

[Kathy Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed reading this book from beginning to end

[Renee · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was an okay quick read. Not a lot of character depth development and the story became predictable. But the short chapters will keep you from losing interest and the pages turning.

[Christopher Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hope you guys enjoy!

[Raina Shaw · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book with an unexpected conclusion!

[Teresa Russ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. I would recommend it to my friends. I'm looking forward to more books by this author.

[Alaina Maxam · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was a hard book to put down. definitely not what I expected. I really enjoyed this book. it is definitely a good read.

[William Humphries · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed the story and characters. It was a quick, fun read.

[William Humphries · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the story. It was a quick, fun read.