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Bad Boy
Before Melissa Bank and Helen Fielding, bestselling novelist Olivia Goldsmith was penning tales "like Jane Austen dealing blackjack" (Newsweek). The queen of the modern comedy of manners serves up her sharpest novel yet, "Bad Boy".A modern day Pygmalion with a twist. Best friends Tracie and Jonny have been meeting for coffee every Sunday for the past six years, trading stories of failed romance. Tracie has been involved with one bad boy after another -- men with a fondness for black leather and motorcycles and a distate for commitment. Jonny, on the other hand, is a nice guy and he always hears that women like him as a friend, but never "in that way". Now the tables are turned when Jonny convinces Tracie to teach him how to be a bad boy and, after his successful transformation, she falls in love with her best friend. Olivia Goldsmith, author of The First Wives Club, turns her sharp wit to the foibles of modern dating in this comic and poignant "young" novel.
407 pages, Hardcover
First published December 28, 2000
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Olivia Goldsmith
47 books155 followersOlivia Goldsmith (January 1, 1949 - January 15, 2004) was an American author, best known for her first novel The First Wives Club (1992), which was adapted into the movie The First Wives Club (1996).
She was born Randy Goldfield in Dumont, New Jersey, but changed her name to Justine Goldfield and later to Justine Rendal. She took up writing following a divorce in which she said her husband got almost everything (including her Jaguar and the country house). A graduate of New York University, she was a partner at the management consultants Booz & Company in New York prior to becoming a writer.
Many of her books can be described as revenge fantasies; a constant theme is the mistreatment of women by the men they love, but with the women coming out the winners in the end.
Controversially, in late 1996 Goldsmith said, in response to an Entertainment Weekly reporter's question, that her favorite event of 1996 was when Bob Dole fell off a stage during a campaign function.
She also wrote several books for children, which were published under the name "Justine Rendal."
Goldsmith died as a result of complications from the administration of anaesthesia before cosmetic surgery. Her final two books were published posthumously.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, amended.
She was born Randy Goldfield in Dumont, New Jersey, but changed her name to Justine Goldfield and later to Justine Rendal. She took up writing following a divorce in which she said her husband got almost everything (including her Jaguar and the country house). A graduate of New York University, she was a partner at the management consultants Booz & Company in New York prior to becoming a writer.
Many of her books can be described as revenge fantasies; a constant theme is the mistreatment of women by the men they love, but with the women coming out the winners in the end.
Controversially, in late 1996 Goldsmith said, in response to an Entertainment Weekly reporter's question, that her favorite event of 1996 was when Bob Dole fell off a stage during a campaign function.
She also wrote several books for children, which were published under the name "Justine Rendal."
Goldsmith died as a result of complications from the administration of anaesthesia before cosmetic surgery. Her final two books were published posthumously.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, amended.
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September 13, 2018
2 Estrellitas La verdad que no me ha gustado mucho el mensaje que transmite este libro, esconde mucha vanidad y superficialidad entre sus páginas. Puede ser que al no ser realmente romance, es lo que más me ha frenado en la valoración, esta novela la englobaría más bien en chick lit que en novela romántica, su historia es muy de película americana, y no me extrañaría que la hubiese.
En "Chico malo busca chica" tenemos la historia de Tracie y Jon. Se conocieron en la universidad y desde entonces fueron inseparables, los mejores amigos. Mientras que Tracie es una chica moderna, despampanante, y con una ristra de novios guaperas a sus espaldas, Jon es la antítesis. Jon es el cliché del chico nerd informático que no se come un rosco, aunque es muy bueno e inteligente, no sabe ligar ni cómo comportarse con las chicas.
Un día en que a Jon le dan un plantón muy humillante decide cambiar su suerte. Le dice a Tracie que lo ayude a deshacerse de su fachada y convertirlo en un chico malo, en un ligón, como los tíos que le gustan a Tracie y a sus amigas. Como es lógico, Tracie no lo cree muy posible, pero se lo acaba tomando como un reto, y como periodista que es, podría utilizar el cambio de Jon para un artículo. Así que se toma como algo muy personal la transformación de Jon.
No puedo decir que el libro no haya sido entretenido y divertido, pues sí que ha tenido unas cuántas escenas con Jon que han merecido la pena, pero lo que critico muy duramente es la vanidad de éste libro, parece ser que bajo esa ropa horrible y esas feas gafas, hay realmente un hombre guapo y presentable, pero ¿Qué enseñanza nos pueden dar estos libros, donde vanaliza el aspecto físico, y donde parece que nadie merece la pena en el mundo si no es guapo o está cañón? Y eso solo por hablar del aspecto, que por suerte es lo principal que hay que cambiar, pero ¿y después? Es que no basta sólo con el físico, también hay que cambiarle su forma de ser, su rutina, y personalidad; Jon ya no puede ser un chico amable y bueno, tiene que ser un chico buenorro, malo, inalcanzable y en general un cabrón para que pueda ligar cada noche con una chica distinta.
¿Qué ocurre después de esto? Que Tracie empieza a sentirse atraída por Jon, como ha estado atraída por un montón de cabronazos fracasados, pero después de enviarle literalmente en brazos de un montón de chicas ¿Sentirá Jon lo mismo por su amiga?
Pues por mucho que quiera no me ha convencido, no he visto realmente romance, y sí sexo de actualidad, no he visto ni he sentido a los protas enamorados, ni cuándo se han enamorado, salvo en las últimas páginas donde todo ha sido muy rápido, superficial y poco desarrollado.
En cuanto a sus personajes, Tracie no me ha gustado, no me ha parecido tan buena amiga como parecía ser, ni un buen cicerone como debía haber hecho para conducir a Jon por un mejor camino. Jon sí me ha gustado, pero el Jon real, y no el artificial que se inventa Tracie, sí, el Jon friki con su ropa y sus gafas espantosas, pero el Jon verdadero que es un chico bueno y amable y por ser quien es las chicas deberían admirarlo. Lo que sí he disfrutado ha sido de los personajes secundarios, sobre todo de la camarera Molly, que ha demostrado tener más inteligencia que ninguno, y también Laura, la amiga de Tracie, o incluso Phil, el actual novio rockero y chico malo de Tracie.
En general es una lectura para pasar el rato, pero creo que la disfrutarás si sabes lo que vas a encontrar y te gusta leer estas historias. A mí como romance me ha dejado mucho que desear, y me hubiese gustado que la historia se desarrollase de otra manera, pero no le quito el mérito de que ha estado entretenido y divertido.
En "Chico malo busca chica" tenemos la historia de Tracie y Jon. Se conocieron en la universidad y desde entonces fueron inseparables, los mejores amigos. Mientras que Tracie es una chica moderna, despampanante, y con una ristra de novios guaperas a sus espaldas, Jon es la antítesis. Jon es el cliché del chico nerd informático que no se come un rosco, aunque es muy bueno e inteligente, no sabe ligar ni cómo comportarse con las chicas.
Un día en que a Jon le dan un plantón muy humillante decide cambiar su suerte. Le dice a Tracie que lo ayude a deshacerse de su fachada y convertirlo en un chico malo, en un ligón, como los tíos que le gustan a Tracie y a sus amigas. Como es lógico, Tracie no lo cree muy posible, pero se lo acaba tomando como un reto, y como periodista que es, podría utilizar el cambio de Jon para un artículo. Así que se toma como algo muy personal la transformación de Jon.
No puedo decir que el libro no haya sido entretenido y divertido, pues sí que ha tenido unas cuántas escenas con Jon que han merecido la pena, pero lo que critico muy duramente es la vanidad de éste libro, parece ser que bajo esa ropa horrible y esas feas gafas, hay realmente un hombre guapo y presentable, pero ¿Qué enseñanza nos pueden dar estos libros, donde vanaliza el aspecto físico, y donde parece que nadie merece la pena en el mundo si no es guapo o está cañón? Y eso solo por hablar del aspecto, que por suerte es lo principal que hay que cambiar, pero ¿y después? Es que no basta sólo con el físico, también hay que cambiarle su forma de ser, su rutina, y personalidad; Jon ya no puede ser un chico amable y bueno, tiene que ser un chico buenorro, malo, inalcanzable y en general un cabrón para que pueda ligar cada noche con una chica distinta.
¿Qué ocurre después de esto? Que Tracie empieza a sentirse atraída por Jon, como ha estado atraída por un montón de cabronazos fracasados, pero después de enviarle literalmente en brazos de un montón de chicas ¿Sentirá Jon lo mismo por su amiga?
Pues por mucho que quiera no me ha convencido, no he visto realmente romance, y sí sexo de actualidad, no he visto ni he sentido a los protas enamorados, ni cuándo se han enamorado, salvo en las últimas páginas donde todo ha sido muy rápido, superficial y poco desarrollado.
En cuanto a sus personajes, Tracie no me ha gustado, no me ha parecido tan buena amiga como parecía ser, ni un buen cicerone como debía haber hecho para conducir a Jon por un mejor camino. Jon sí me ha gustado, pero el Jon real, y no el artificial que se inventa Tracie, sí, el Jon friki con su ropa y sus gafas espantosas, pero el Jon verdadero que es un chico bueno y amable y por ser quien es las chicas deberían admirarlo. Lo que sí he disfrutado ha sido de los personajes secundarios, sobre todo de la camarera Molly, que ha demostrado tener más inteligencia que ninguno, y también Laura, la amiga de Tracie, o incluso Phil, el actual novio rockero y chico malo de Tracie.
En general es una lectura para pasar el rato, pero creo que la disfrutarás si sabes lo que vas a encontrar y te gusta leer estas historias. A mí como romance me ha dejado mucho que desear, y me hubiese gustado que la historia se desarrollase de otra manera, pero no le quito el mérito de que ha estado entretenido y divertido.
February 14, 2020
"I want you to train me to be the kind of guy that girls always go for. You know, the kind of guy you're always going with."
Bad Boy by Olivia Goldsmith
I loved this book.
I do not care that it has so many one and two star ratings. The book is adorable. How could anyone who even moderately likes fun and smart chick lit not love this?
John. He is a computer geek, something of a nerd, can't get a woman's interest and is not happy about it.
John's best friend is Tracy. She is a sassy and fun loving young lady whose boyfriend is a "bad boy". Cliff is a rocker with long hair and a selfish attitude. Tracy loves him. He is the latest in her disasterious dating choices. John can't understand what she sees in him.
John gets an idea..how about if Tracy does a "makeover" on him and educates him on w hat women want and how to be a "bad boy". That is all Johnny wants. To be able to walk into a bar or party without fear and get the woman of his dreams.
After initial skeptisism Tray agrees. There follows one hilarious book as Tracy literally schools John..whose name she has changed to Johnny because Johnny is a bad boy name.., in the art of everything from how to dress, how to walk, what to eat and how to break up with a woman. It makes for highly amusing and surprisingly poignant reading.
Eventually the experiment works..Johnny is a hot bad boy..and every woman seems to want him.
What Tracy did not count on however are her own feelings regarding Johnny.. maybe these feelings are not so pure..
I loved Bad boys..it was an incredibly tender, highly humerous read with vivid character depth taking place in Seattle at the height of the grunge rock scene. It was like a breath of fresh air.
Highly recommended to anyone who wants a break from ions of dark books and just wants a fun, really sweet book. I loved it.
Bad Boy by Olivia Goldsmith
I loved this book.
I do not care that it has so many one and two star ratings. The book is adorable. How could anyone who even moderately likes fun and smart chick lit not love this?
John. He is a computer geek, something of a nerd, can't get a woman's interest and is not happy about it.
John's best friend is Tracy. She is a sassy and fun loving young lady whose boyfriend is a "bad boy". Cliff is a rocker with long hair and a selfish attitude. Tracy loves him. He is the latest in her disasterious dating choices. John can't understand what she sees in him.
John gets an idea..how about if Tracy does a "makeover" on him and educates him on w hat women want and how to be a "bad boy". That is all Johnny wants. To be able to walk into a bar or party without fear and get the woman of his dreams.
After initial skeptisism Tray agrees. There follows one hilarious book as Tracy literally schools John..whose name she has changed to Johnny because Johnny is a bad boy name.., in the art of everything from how to dress, how to walk, what to eat and how to break up with a woman. It makes for highly amusing and surprisingly poignant reading.
Eventually the experiment works..Johnny is a hot bad boy..and every woman seems to want him.
What Tracy did not count on however are her own feelings regarding Johnny.. maybe these feelings are not so pure..
I loved Bad boys..it was an incredibly tender, highly humerous read with vivid character depth taking place in Seattle at the height of the grunge rock scene. It was like a breath of fresh air.
Highly recommended to anyone who wants a break from ions of dark books and just wants a fun, really sweet book. I loved it.
September 2, 2015
My expectations were way too high for this book, it let me down in more ways than one. Staring with the ridiculous title, are they suppose to be any bad boys in this book? Maybe I glanced over the characters cause the book was extremely boring and trite. It is one of those books that I regret that I believed the hype surrounding it. I don't have a clue what this was about, no character made a lick of sense to me. One part it was about a strained relationship, but who were the characters? Opps I forgot the moment I flipped the page. It was laughable to see the rules of what makes a bad boy.
I read several books with similar content but this was one was pathetic.
Another book that bites the dust...
NEXT!
I read several books with similar content but this was one was pathetic.
Another book that bites the dust...
NEXT!
September 16, 2014
¡Joder, con las ganas que le tenía a este libro! Me encantó la sinopsis, era innovadora y parecía un libro divertido. ¿Y he dicho ya que tengo debilidad por las historias de mejores amigos? Pero no creo que merezca la pena este libro. Solo he mirado las últimas páginas, muy pocas, pero las suficientes para ver que era un libro cerdito. Vamos, de esos en los que los protagonistas se acuestan entre si pero también se acuestan con otros, y sí, todo a la vez. Libros con estúpidos protagonistas con adicciones al sexo y con falta de cerebro, no gracias.
April 14, 2008
I've read this book a few times and in all honesty I'm not quite sure why. It's not the best in a literary sense but I think that sometimes you just want to read a book because it is nice more than anything. This novel allows a cynic of all things romantic to indulge in little romance and enjoy it for the nice ending and nice characters. Nice, being the operative word, not brilliant.
July 14, 2017
Io non so cosa mi spinga a leggere la chick-lit, cosa mi porta a sprecare ore della mia vita. Forse la speranza di trovare un romanzo che parli alle donne senza stereotiparle e allo stesso tempo mi presenti una storia d'amore realistica, ma a lieto fine. Lo so, lo so, chiedo troppo. Eppure questi tipi di romanzi non si chiamano chick-lit perché sono appunto fatti apposta per ragazze? Non dovrebbero quindi soddisfare, almeno in parte, un bisogno (un prurito, quasi) che hanno gran parte delle donne tra i 20 e i 40 anni?
La verità è che forse in questo tipo di romanzi, che chiaramente sono un prodotto del loro tempo (la classica donna americana in carriera non più giovincella in cerca del vero amore), ci si rivedono solo le americane, e probabilmente negli ultimi tempi neanche loro. Io, lettrice italiana ventiquattrenne che non ha ancora un lavoro e ha avuto una sola relazione nella sua vita, non riesco proprio a immedesimarmi nelle protagoniste di questi romanzi: queste sarcastiche donne di successo o quasi in carriere letterarie (guarda caso sono sempre scrittrici, giornaliste, screenwriters ecc) dal passato sessuale promiscuo non riescono mai a suscitare in me alcuna compassione o empatia.
Potevo tollerare Il diario di Bridget Jones solo perché aveva qualche spunto divertente e perché era una rivisitazione in chiave moderna di un grande classico. Ma cosa rimane a un libro con una trama mediocre e concetti imbarazzanti quando è anche scritto male?
La verità è che forse in questo tipo di romanzi, che chiaramente sono un prodotto del loro tempo (la classica donna americana in carriera non più giovincella in cerca del vero amore), ci si rivedono solo le americane, e probabilmente negli ultimi tempi neanche loro. Io, lettrice italiana ventiquattrenne che non ha ancora un lavoro e ha avuto una sola relazione nella sua vita, non riesco proprio a immedesimarmi nelle protagoniste di questi romanzi: queste sarcastiche donne di successo o quasi in carriere letterarie (guarda caso sono sempre scrittrici, giornaliste, screenwriters ecc) dal passato sessuale promiscuo non riescono mai a suscitare in me alcuna compassione o empatia.
Potevo tollerare Il diario di Bridget Jones solo perché aveva qualche spunto divertente e perché era una rivisitazione in chiave moderna di un grande classico. Ma cosa rimane a un libro con una trama mediocre e concetti imbarazzanti quando è anche scritto male?
March 28, 2021
1.5/5 🌟
Te półtora punkta daje za Molly! Która jest jedyną lubianą bohaterką w tej książce. Jestem zła. Oczywiście nie spodziewałam się nie wiadomo czego, ale to była jedna wielka masakra. Jestem sfrustrowana, zła i mam ochotę pozabijać wszystkich bohaterów w książce. Bardzo steoretypowe myślenie. Najbardziej mnie wkurzył tekst typu ,, Kobiety mają problemy z swoją wagą, nie akceptują się. Wykorzystaj to" Przecież, to jest tak szkodliwe, a bohaterka będąc kobietą mówi takie rzeczy. Na dodatek była nudna jak flaki z olejem. Koncówka przewidywalna, słaba. NIE POLECAM!
Te półtora punkta daje za Molly! Która jest jedyną lubianą bohaterką w tej książce. Jestem zła. Oczywiście nie spodziewałam się nie wiadomo czego, ale to była jedna wielka masakra. Jestem sfrustrowana, zła i mam ochotę pozabijać wszystkich bohaterów w książce. Bardzo steoretypowe myślenie. Najbardziej mnie wkurzył tekst typu ,, Kobiety mają problemy z swoją wagą, nie akceptują się. Wykorzystaj to" Przecież, to jest tak szkodliwe, a bohaterka będąc kobietą mówi takie rzeczy. Na dodatek była nudna jak flaki z olejem. Koncówka przewidywalna, słaba. NIE POLECAM!
January 5, 2020
Sometimes you just need an easy read. This book fits the bill.
November 16, 2017
Este libro me lo leí hace tiempo y me gustó un montón, sí me lo volviera a leer ahora creo que no llegaría ni a la décima página
November 2, 2013
I have to say that The First Wives Club was by far her best work, and all of her other books including this one fell short.
The story is about Tracie and Jon who have been best friends since college. He’s your stereotypical nice guy nerd who has it all except love. She’s your stereotypical female who falls for the bad boys and is friends with the nice guys. In a desperate attempt to win girls over, Tracie agrees to transform and train Jon to be a bad boy. However after successfully turning him into a ruthless heartthrob, she realises that maybe bad boys aren’t all they are cracked up to be.
The premise of the story was interesting however I don’t think it was pulled off all that well. There were sections that seemed to have no point and sometimes it didn’t seem to flow properly.
I found Tracie extremely hard to like. I understood her issues causing her to be attracted to men that treated her like crap however she just really bugged me. I mostly liked Jon, however as his true self rather than his ‘bad boy’ self. The other characters in the book i liked – Tracie was the only one who I really didn’t connect with.
For most of the book I felt like the author didn’t really know what she was doing, and it really came across. Like someone who looks amazing but they have no self confidence – you see right through them. The book didn’t have a strength that only the author brings, where even if it’s the crappest book ever written it still compels you because the author wrote it with self confidence believing they knew what they were doing. I felt a lack of that, which even though the book wasn’t terribly written I keep doubting myself whether it was or not. I don’t know if anyone can relate to what i just said. Maybe I’m talking out my butt.
I really don’t want to spoil anything but the ending was the worst! I think it’s what tipped the book from being alright to completely lame. It was so cliche and corny however not even in a good way! I don’t mind a sweet, corny ending but this was just dumb. And it was so quick and weirdly written like the author didn’t know how to bring it all together.
Anyway even though it completely rubbed me up the wrong way, it was interesting enough that I kept turning the pages.
Also if you think you might relate to Tracie then you should probably read this book as it might open your eyes a bit to yourself.
Overall I wouldn’t say I disliked this book or thought it was a waste of my time, I just felt it was severely lacking – it had so much potential and could have been something great.
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The story is about Tracie and Jon who have been best friends since college. He’s your stereotypical nice guy nerd who has it all except love. She’s your stereotypical female who falls for the bad boys and is friends with the nice guys. In a desperate attempt to win girls over, Tracie agrees to transform and train Jon to be a bad boy. However after successfully turning him into a ruthless heartthrob, she realises that maybe bad boys aren’t all they are cracked up to be.
The premise of the story was interesting however I don’t think it was pulled off all that well. There were sections that seemed to have no point and sometimes it didn’t seem to flow properly.
I found Tracie extremely hard to like. I understood her issues causing her to be attracted to men that treated her like crap however she just really bugged me. I mostly liked Jon, however as his true self rather than his ‘bad boy’ self. The other characters in the book i liked – Tracie was the only one who I really didn’t connect with.
For most of the book I felt like the author didn’t really know what she was doing, and it really came across. Like someone who looks amazing but they have no self confidence – you see right through them. The book didn’t have a strength that only the author brings, where even if it’s the crappest book ever written it still compels you because the author wrote it with self confidence believing they knew what they were doing. I felt a lack of that, which even though the book wasn’t terribly written I keep doubting myself whether it was or not. I don’t know if anyone can relate to what i just said. Maybe I’m talking out my butt.
I really don’t want to spoil anything but the ending was the worst! I think it’s what tipped the book from being alright to completely lame. It was so cliche and corny however not even in a good way! I don’t mind a sweet, corny ending but this was just dumb. And it was so quick and weirdly written like the author didn’t know how to bring it all together.
Anyway even though it completely rubbed me up the wrong way, it was interesting enough that I kept turning the pages.
Also if you think you might relate to Tracie then you should probably read this book as it might open your eyes a bit to yourself.
Overall I wouldn’t say I disliked this book or thought it was a waste of my time, I just felt it was severely lacking – it had so much potential and could have been something great.
www.readingforthemasses.wordpress.com
August 16, 2011
Another Veeta's recommendation and I looooved it!
I know it's kinda cheesy, flat and predictable for some people. But well, it's kinda story that could be happened in our daily life. And reading this novel felt like watching those Hollywood's romantic comedy movies.
Saya suka karna baik karakter hero dan heroine-nya tidak digambarkan punya perasaan lebih terhadap satu sama lain. Jadi bener-bener (keliatan) murni berteman. Bahkan selama tujuh tahun mereka punya jadwal rutin kencan bareng yang nggak pernah terbatalkan. Bahkan Phil, pacarnya Tracie, pun ampe ngalah kalo Tracie mau cabut, tau bahwa hari 'itu' jam segitu adalah jadwal kencan Tracie dan Jon. Baru deh pas Jon udah berubah dan mulai kencan dengan banyak cewek, perasaan Tracie dan Jon yang sebenernya mulai keliatan. Dan karna dari awal terekspos sama pertemanan mereka, waktu Jon mulai ngaret bahkan ga muncul di kencan rutin mereka, huhuhuhu... Ngerasain deh perasaan sedihnya Tracie, for turning him into bad boy.
When they finally made love, berasanya simpel dan natural, malah nggak diekspos sama sekali. Waktu mereka berantem lagi gara2 Jon liat artikel proyeknya Tracie tentang transformasinya dia dari nerd ke bad boy, trus mereka musuhan, dan Jon nggak maafin Tracie ketika akhirnya artikel itu keluar dan Jon pun terpampang di mana-mana (pdhal Tracie udah bilang ga setuju itu diterbitkan dan malah dipecat), hatiku ikut hancur.
Mereka nggak berhubungan sama sekali selama berbulan-bulan. Akhirnya, waktu Jon akhirnya tau Tracie dipecat, putus dari Phil, dan kerja jadi pelayan di cafe tempat kencan rutin mereka, dia akhirnya memutuskan dateng ke situ. Oh, aku sukaaaaaa banget. Endingnya sederhana dan maniiiiis... Love it!
I know it's kinda cheesy, flat and predictable for some people. But well, it's kinda story that could be happened in our daily life. And reading this novel felt like watching those Hollywood's romantic comedy movies.
Saya suka karna baik karakter hero dan heroine-nya tidak digambarkan punya perasaan lebih terhadap satu sama lain. Jadi bener-bener (keliatan) murni berteman. Bahkan selama tujuh tahun mereka punya jadwal rutin kencan bareng yang nggak pernah terbatalkan. Bahkan Phil, pacarnya Tracie, pun ampe ngalah kalo Tracie mau cabut, tau bahwa hari 'itu' jam segitu adalah jadwal kencan Tracie dan Jon. Baru deh pas Jon udah berubah dan mulai kencan dengan banyak cewek, perasaan Tracie dan Jon yang sebenernya mulai keliatan. Dan karna dari awal terekspos sama pertemanan mereka, waktu Jon mulai ngaret bahkan ga muncul di kencan rutin mereka, huhuhuhu... Ngerasain deh perasaan sedihnya Tracie, for turning him into bad boy.
When they finally made love, berasanya simpel dan natural, malah nggak diekspos sama sekali. Waktu mereka berantem lagi gara2 Jon liat artikel proyeknya Tracie tentang transformasinya dia dari nerd ke bad boy, trus mereka musuhan, dan Jon nggak maafin Tracie ketika akhirnya artikel itu keluar dan Jon pun terpampang di mana-mana (pdhal Tracie udah bilang ga setuju itu diterbitkan dan malah dipecat), hatiku ikut hancur.
Mereka nggak berhubungan sama sekali selama berbulan-bulan. Akhirnya, waktu Jon akhirnya tau Tracie dipecat, putus dari Phil, dan kerja jadi pelayan di cafe tempat kencan rutin mereka, dia akhirnya memutuskan dateng ke situ. Oh, aku sukaaaaaa banget. Endingnya sederhana dan maniiiiis... Love it!
September 10, 2013
Este libro es definitivamente uno de tus libros si te gusta todo el asunto de chico malo.
Una de las cosas que más disfrute de libro es que iba a la reversa y era diferente, fue bueno encontrar algo diferente a -chicomaloconoceachicabuenaycambia- si no mas -chicobuenoconoceachicaycambia-.
Tengo que decir que tengo un par de quejas de este libro, como dejaban algunas partes inconclusas pricipalmente, y sobretodo lo insoportable que resultaba la protagonista por partes.
Fue algo desesperante leer el libro porque no puedo soportar a las tontas que salen con idiotas y basicamente en esto consiste el libro.
Puntos buenos:
Fue algo realmente interesante por leer y me mantuvo despierta e interesada.
Puntos malos:
Habían partes tan estupidas en las que me quedaba como '¿Estan jodiendo conmigo? SPOILER: como cuando Jon viene de tener sexo con la come hombres compañera de trabaja de Tracie y tiene sexo con Tracie y se enoja cuando Tracie le cuenta que tuvo relaciones con Phil, estaba como papito mejor vaya a dormir.
En finnnnnnnnnnnnn, es buen libro pero no es para todos los lectores, es más para las enamoradas estupidas colgadas de tipos malos.
Una de las cosas que más disfrute de libro es que iba a la reversa y era diferente, fue bueno encontrar algo diferente a -chicomaloconoceachicabuenaycambia- si no mas -chicobuenoconoceachicaycambia-.
Tengo que decir que tengo un par de quejas de este libro, como dejaban algunas partes inconclusas pricipalmente, y sobretodo lo insoportable que resultaba la protagonista por partes.
Fue algo desesperante leer el libro porque no puedo soportar a las tontas que salen con idiotas y basicamente en esto consiste el libro.
Puntos buenos:
Fue algo realmente interesante por leer y me mantuvo despierta e interesada.
Puntos malos:
Habían partes tan estupidas en las que me quedaba como '¿Estan jodiendo conmigo? SPOILER: como cuando Jon viene de tener sexo con la come hombres compañera de trabaja de Tracie y tiene sexo con Tracie y se enoja cuando Tracie le cuenta que tuvo relaciones con Phil, estaba como papito mejor vaya a dormir.
En finnnnnnnnnnnnn, es buen libro pero no es para todos los lectores, es más para las enamoradas estupidas colgadas de tipos malos.
January 24, 2013
After reading 'book club books', this book seemed really silly. I felt it had no substance and not much character development. It was hard to feel anything for the main character, Tracie, when even the waitress at the restaurant called her an idiot and she was dating Phil solely for his looks. And really? This smart, nice-looking guy, Jon, waited for her for seven years and commented that he even loved her earlobes? Not all that practical. At least they could have made Tracie succeed at writing or Jon fail at Micro Con but the book didn't even do that. Overall, skip the bad boy and go for a better read.
February 3, 2014
I had high hopes for this but I think it was of its time 2002 and tastes have moved on from then. So the two stars is rather mean. I might well have given it more than that if I'd read it ten years ago.
What I liked - there were moments of real comedy in this. My favourite was the climbing wall - hilarious. The section at baggage claim was funny too. But I wished there had been more to laugh at. In fact, there was much that made me rather sad. For the lack of a proper conversation too much time was wasted, but then, that was the point of the story. So not bad for whiling away a sunny afternoon but it was a bit too old fashioned for me.
What I liked - there were moments of real comedy in this. My favourite was the climbing wall - hilarious. The section at baggage claim was funny too. But I wished there had been more to laugh at. In fact, there was much that made me rather sad. For the lack of a proper conversation too much time was wasted, but then, that was the point of the story. So not bad for whiling away a sunny afternoon but it was a bit too old fashioned for me.
December 22, 2016
oh help, hoe begin je hieraan zonder de schrijfster in kwestie te kwetsen.
ik heb het boek uitgelezen, dus er was wel iets dat me een beetje beet had en ervoor zorgde dat ik verder las. en het einde is een pak beter dan het begin, dat zorgde nog voor 2 sterren ipv 1.
maar alles in het boek is fake, traag, onecht, slow, niet realistisch, een tempo van een slak,...
val ik in herhaling? neen hoor, dat is de stijl van het boek.
zucht
maar 1 ding is wel positief: nu dit boek uit is, kan ik aan een volgend boek beginnen :)
ik heb het boek uitgelezen, dus er was wel iets dat me een beetje beet had en ervoor zorgde dat ik verder las. en het einde is een pak beter dan het begin, dat zorgde nog voor 2 sterren ipv 1.
maar alles in het boek is fake, traag, onecht, slow, niet realistisch, een tempo van een slak,...
val ik in herhaling? neen hoor, dat is de stijl van het boek.
zucht
maar 1 ding is wel positief: nu dit boek uit is, kan ik aan een volgend boek beginnen :)
June 17, 2016
Definitely, may be! The book is very predictable. However, still the characters are refreshing. After I had lost this book and found it after one month, I couldn't forget the characters. I could relate the characters very much. Moreover, Molly is awesome. A fun ride!
October 27, 2016
No heavy reading here. No highbrow story line. But a fun, light read perfect for a trip or a day when you need the literary equivalent to a hot fudge sundae. It would make a great romantic comedy movie.
September 13, 2012
Read a review saying the back cover was better than the actual book. Agree.
July 17, 2015
Pretty awful. Did not finish. Too many good books to read.
May 7, 2019
Publishers Weekly
For all its hip talk and flaunting of high-tech accessories, Goldsmith's {The First Wives Club) cream-puff new read is an old-fashioned tale of love and friendship. In the new SeattleDa town suddenly stinking rich, "famous for its bad boys, good coffee, and Micro Millionaires"DTracie Higgins is a young reporter for the Seattle Times. Though she has a musician-poet-lout boyfriend, every Sunday Tracie meets platonic chum Jonathan Delano for brunch. Jonathan is a techno-wizard for
Micro/Con; he is responsible, dedicated, environmentally correct; good to his mother and stepmothers; and alas, an ugly duckling dweeb who hasn't had sex in a year.
Tracie agrees to give him a "make over" : the clothes, the mov es, the haircut, the linesDin short, attitude. "Women don't want nice guys," she says. She should know.
In fact, every man in the book (except Jon) is a selfish leech, abusive or indifferent. Every woman seems clueless. But the dialogue is crisp and funny, and though the characters a re shallow, they're lively, comradely and comic. The makeover itself is wonderfully funny, especially as poor Jon remains pretty hapless on the pickup.
Soon, however, his spiffy clothes, spiked hair, stale lines and casual cruelty turn his love life around. Has the loyal friend, the true lover, the decent, smart, stock optioned man vanished into chic-ether? Read on.
October 26, 2024
*Sinopsis: Este libro nos habla de Traicy y Jon, dos amigos desde hace años que están enamorados el uno del otro pero solo Jon sabe que lo está de Traicy.
Un día Jon, harto de estar solo y no encontrar a la chica que quiera compartir su vida con él, le pide a Traicy que le ayude a cambiar para ligar más, o lo que es lo mismo, covertirlo en el típico chico malo que tanto le gusta a Traicy.
Ella acepta el reto y ve la oportunidad de escribir un artículo para publicar en el periódico donde trabaja.
Cuando Jon comienza a llevar a la práctica las lecciones de Traicy, empieza a ver los resultados. Esto lo que provoca es que poco a poco Traicy se ponga celosa y sienta que Jon se está alejando de ella. Es entonces cuando ella se da cuenta de que siempre estuvo enamorada de Jon sin saberlo.
*Opinión: Este libro se nota que está escrito en una época muy mala en cuanto a estereotipos, donde el hombre que ligaba con muchas mujeres era un triunfador y los sentimientos o forma de ser no eran relevantes.
Personalmente creo que el libro entretiene pero hubo muchos momentos que me produjo rechazo, ya que estamos viviendo un momento importante de cambio en la manera de relacionarnos y en cuanto a cómo vemos las relaciones de pareja.
Un día Jon, harto de estar solo y no encontrar a la chica que quiera compartir su vida con él, le pide a Traicy que le ayude a cambiar para ligar más, o lo que es lo mismo, covertirlo en el típico chico malo que tanto le gusta a Traicy.
Ella acepta el reto y ve la oportunidad de escribir un artículo para publicar en el periódico donde trabaja.
Cuando Jon comienza a llevar a la práctica las lecciones de Traicy, empieza a ver los resultados. Esto lo que provoca es que poco a poco Traicy se ponga celosa y sienta que Jon se está alejando de ella. Es entonces cuando ella se da cuenta de que siempre estuvo enamorada de Jon sin saberlo.
*Opinión: Este libro se nota que está escrito en una época muy mala en cuanto a estereotipos, donde el hombre que ligaba con muchas mujeres era un triunfador y los sentimientos o forma de ser no eran relevantes.
Personalmente creo que el libro entretiene pero hubo muchos momentos que me produjo rechazo, ya que estamos viviendo un momento importante de cambio en la manera de relacionarnos y en cuanto a cómo vemos las relaciones de pareja.
May 6, 2020
This is actually a reread. I had bought this book many years back when it was a new release. I still remember it because it was how I got sucked into one of those monthly book catalogues that were popular in the 90’s. I did read it all and remember not thinking it was great, but reluctant to move it on and admit I’d wasted so much money on a dud book (it was expensive for me back then).
Anyhow finally doing a big purge and this is one of many on the reread and move on pile.
I’ll admit nostalgia value kept me reading half way through. This is a very 90’s chick lit with the protagonist, Tracie, giving her nerdy best friend Jon a bad boy make over so he can attract women. Tracie herself is involved with Phil, a cliched assh%%e wannabe rock star. I think anyone with half a brain can figure out where this one was going and amused nostalgia hit boredom by halfway for me.
This one’s off to a new home.
Anyhow finally doing a big purge and this is one of many on the reread and move on pile.
I’ll admit nostalgia value kept me reading half way through. This is a very 90’s chick lit with the protagonist, Tracie, giving her nerdy best friend Jon a bad boy make over so he can attract women. Tracie herself is involved with Phil, a cliched assh%%e wannabe rock star. I think anyone with half a brain can figure out where this one was going and amused nostalgia hit boredom by halfway for me.
This one’s off to a new home.
September 25, 2020
This one took me a long time to finish, but I am not a quitter. It seemed like it had some foresight, but I was irritated by the shallowness of the characters. This is a Cinderfella story where Tracie agrees to coach her guy friend into being an ass and catching women, of course it works. I hope it would not work in real life. I did not like Tracie, she played both her boyfriend and her friend, in addition to of course having the luxury of walking off of her job and living on her trust fund. I do wonder if there are whole careers for people out there on persona coaching or helping people become more confident, but this one seemed more focused on lying and shoes.
January 2, 2020
This wasn't the best book that I've read by Olivia Goldsmith. I found that half way through the book that I began to get annoyed with the treatment of women by the male character and how the main female character molded her man friend from a nice, nerdy guy to, basically, an asshole so that he could get women to like him. It pissed me off. Then to top it all off everything is fine in the end.
Maybe I wasn't in the mood for this type of book or the subject matter was off putting, I'm not sure but I don't really think you need to put a lot of effort into reading it.
Maybe I wasn't in the mood for this type of book or the subject matter was off putting, I'm not sure but I don't really think you need to put a lot of effort into reading it.
July 28, 2020
El comienzo del libro me hizo gracia y me recordó a la película "Cómo perder a un hombre en 10 días?", y por ese motivo lo continué, pero a medida que seguía leyendo, la protagonista se me hizo cada vez más insufrible. Terminé a favor de Phil, eso es mucho decir.
Jon no necesitaba cambiar, todo el tiempo la que está mal es Tracei.
Una parte que me dió gracia fue la de Jon en el aeropuerto porque recordé el episodio de "How i met your mother?" Pero después no tiene mucho más.
Jon no necesitaba cambiar, todo el tiempo la que está mal es Tracei.
Una parte que me dió gracia fue la de Jon en el aeropuerto porque recordé el episodio de "How i met your mother?" Pero después no tiene mucho más.
July 24, 2021
Divertido y ameno libro del género "Chick-lit" sobre la importancia de darse cuanta de las cosas, aunque sea tarde. El libro es cortito, pero contiene un sinfín de situaciones tan cómicas que te sorprendes a ti misma riéndote. Una muy buena recomendación para todos los públicos, con el que pasarás un rato muy divertido y ¿Quién sabe? igual te sirve para darte cuenta de ciertas cosas.
August 1, 2025
Het begin beloofde een goed boek maar ik kon het niet blijven doorlezen. Ik begon me mateloos te ergeren aan het hoofdpersonage, ik vond ze eigenlijk niet leuk. Af en toe werd het beter en had ik iets van... het wordt eindelijk beter, maar dan waren we weer bij af. Het werd enorm langdradig. Ik was blij dat het boek uit was en gaf me geen voldoening.
February 27, 2018
Ok, deze was een teleurstelling, mager verhaal, stereotype en weinig uitgewerkte karakters en een einde dat je van ver ziet aankomen. En bad boys, niet echt?! En ik hou van een goeie chicklit, zeker als ik ziek ben....
April 5, 2018
wattpad books about bad boys are better than this book, tbh.. but it's not that so bad either. maybe i just had high expectations. the story is light, but too light..
despite everything though, im still a sucker for happy and good endings no matter what
despite everything though, im still a sucker for happy and good endings no matter what
August 12, 2021
Tried finishing the book, but just couldn’t. Got about halfway through and the main character made me so mad. Women don’t always want bad boys who can’t pay rent or make a commitment. I’m sure in the end, the two ended up together, but I wouldn’t know. Couldn’t bring myself to finish.
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