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Frozen Pancakes and Fake Lashes
Angela Moore, an attractive and confident lawyer, masterfully maneuvers through a man’s world – a world created by men for men – using her femininity to her utmost advantage. Comfortably happy and married to a cute, penniless but loving husband who is great in bed, Angela is a good bet for making partner at her firm next year. Indeed, she is well on her way to conquering the world when she finds it abruptly turned upside down: she learns that she is unexpectedly expecting … a baby. With zero exposure to children and absolutely no idea how to raise an infant, Angela tackles the demands of motherhood while desperately trying to hang on to her first baby, the one which she has nurtured so well for so many years – her career. Along the way she loses touch with her husband and unwittingly acquires an unwelcome but tempting admirer, further complicating an already thorny mess.
At least she has her best friend Louise to help her sort things out – or so she thought. Louise, married to an aging and increasingly disinterested real estate tycoon and hitting her sexual peak, toys dangerously with the idea of sleeping with her luscious young trainer. Meanwhile Angela, to her comically tragic undoing, turns herself into a walking pacifier for the sake of her exclusively breastfed baby and struggles to make it through each workday without getting fired. Still recovering from the physical ravages of childbirth, to inadvertently celibate Angela, her horny best friend resides on another planet where people still indulge in the alien ritual of sex. And just when things reach what seems to be an unbearable boiling point, Angela discovers the ultimate betrayal … How will she ever recover?
At least she has her best friend Louise to help her sort things out – or so she thought. Louise, married to an aging and increasingly disinterested real estate tycoon and hitting her sexual peak, toys dangerously with the idea of sleeping with her luscious young trainer. Meanwhile Angela, to her comically tragic undoing, turns herself into a walking pacifier for the sake of her exclusively breastfed baby and struggles to make it through each workday without getting fired. Still recovering from the physical ravages of childbirth, to inadvertently celibate Angela, her horny best friend resides on another planet where people still indulge in the alien ritual of sex. And just when things reach what seems to be an unbearable boiling point, Angela discovers the ultimate betrayal … How will she ever recover?
382 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 7, 2008
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July 7, 2011
Let me be the voice of dissent here and say the books is not THAT good. Yes, it is entertaining, a beach read, and ok, but it is nothing more than that. The book, written by G. Pearl Mak, is about Angela, an attorney working for what I assume is a high powered law firm. She works a minimum of 60 hours a week, is married to a nice guy starting up a software company (thus maintaining him) and does not have a care in the world, except work that is, where she is on the fast track to being a partner at her law firm. But then, Angela finds herself pregnant and freaking out about the prospect of being a mother. Having a child she doesn't really want, scared about the effects of her pregnancy at work and noticing the effects on her marriage and her body, Angela is confronting quite a bit of stress. Understandably so.
Regardless of the potentially good story (I honestly saw a lot of potential here), this book and its plot remain a cliché. Not only are the situations and the plot something recycled from several other books in the chic lit genre, the writing itself uses cliché phrases and non-original writing. The writing remained simple, no literary breakthroughs here (the perfect beach read). But this book merely seemed like many other books I have read in terms of writing. The books is quite the fast read and quite easy to read due to the simple writing style. What annoyed me the most was the writer's tendency to go into every single tangent imaginable. The writer would often move on to a tangential subject to explain something. That is ok, normally. The problem here is that she remained in the tangent subject for too long, pages sometimes. This made the book a bit boring and she usually diverted us from what was actually going on and it was hard to get back to the main plotline.
The main character remained throughout the book nothing less than whiny; it was annoying to read her constant whining about every single thing for all 380 pages. Her evolution into motherhood was a bit questionable and more questionable even were her decisions at the end. [SPOILER: Honestly, did she have to give it up; there were other options such as a part time track for lawyers that want it. Yes, it IS an option. END SPOILER].
I was rather disappointed by the character, not necessarily her decisions. I think the character herself compromised herself too much and resembled nothing of the character we are presented with at the beginning.
Everything the main character goes through is something women can relate to: motherhood, being a wife, the effect of motherhood on work, jealousy, losing yourself, the hectic work schedule, etc. The problem here I find, is that although relatable, the book was just a big cliché. It was just like any other book.
Although I found the book a bit funny and entertaining for a bit, I was disappointed by the end and the general writing of this book. I was not expecting much yet, I was disappointed by what I read. This is nothing more than a book you read at the beach when you are looking for something quick and not that complicated.
Regardless of the potentially good story (I honestly saw a lot of potential here), this book and its plot remain a cliché. Not only are the situations and the plot something recycled from several other books in the chic lit genre, the writing itself uses cliché phrases and non-original writing. The writing remained simple, no literary breakthroughs here (the perfect beach read). But this book merely seemed like many other books I have read in terms of writing. The books is quite the fast read and quite easy to read due to the simple writing style. What annoyed me the most was the writer's tendency to go into every single tangent imaginable. The writer would often move on to a tangential subject to explain something. That is ok, normally. The problem here is that she remained in the tangent subject for too long, pages sometimes. This made the book a bit boring and she usually diverted us from what was actually going on and it was hard to get back to the main plotline.
The main character remained throughout the book nothing less than whiny; it was annoying to read her constant whining about every single thing for all 380 pages. Her evolution into motherhood was a bit questionable and more questionable even were her decisions at the end. [SPOILER: Honestly, did she have to give it up; there were other options such as a part time track for lawyers that want it. Yes, it IS an option. END SPOILER].
I was rather disappointed by the character, not necessarily her decisions. I think the character herself compromised herself too much and resembled nothing of the character we are presented with at the beginning.
Everything the main character goes through is something women can relate to: motherhood, being a wife, the effect of motherhood on work, jealousy, losing yourself, the hectic work schedule, etc. The problem here I find, is that although relatable, the book was just a big cliché. It was just like any other book.
Although I found the book a bit funny and entertaining for a bit, I was disappointed by the end and the general writing of this book. I was not expecting much yet, I was disappointed by what I read. This is nothing more than a book you read at the beach when you are looking for something quick and not that complicated.
June 13, 2008
It is a very sassy, fun, and funny read! It's been difficult to put it down at night--- LOVE IT!
July 19, 2010
I "met" the author online just after the book came out and bought it right from her. I thought it was such a fun book! Very real to what women think too! :-)
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