Junts!

Jack & Amy #1

by Josie Lloyd, Emlyn Rees, Mercè Costa Clos (Translator)

En Jack té vint-i-set anys. L’Amy en té vint-i-cinc. Ell és solter i comparteix pis amb un amic. Ella també és soltera i viu sola en un apartament a Londres. Ell, tot i que no descarta trobar una nòvia formal, està prou satisfet amb les seves aventures. Ella faria qualsevol cosa per trobar un noi com cal. Un di a es coneixen en una festa i aquí comença la seva història, una història que ningú veu amb gaire futur, però que amb el temps, unes quantes cites, unes borratxeres més, i encara més malentesos es va consolidant. Junts! És una comèdia enginyosa, una història irreverent i divertida sobre la generació dels noranta, que ha obtingut un èxit que no s’havia repetit des d’El diari de Bridget Jones.

Genres: Chick Lit, Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Novels, Humor, Roman

312 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Lidia · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5. Chick lit molón. Lo he disfrutado mucho y me ha enganchado más (necesitaba algo así). Le baja la nota la previsibilidad y el vocabulario (que sí, que sí, que podéis llamarme mojigata y bla bla bla...)
Dicho esto, si conseguís alguna edición, pilladla porque os va a hacer pasar un buen rato.

[Alexandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my all-time favorite books!!! It tells a love story from two different perspectives, namely the two main characters points of view. Jack's interpretation is written by Emlyn Rees, and Amy's viewpoint is told by Josie Lloyd. In real life, they are married, which I can imagine, makes for some interesting debates around the dinner table.

[Tessa Hayes · Rating 3 out of 5]

A rainy weekend trip down memory lane - picking one of my go-to easy read books from 21 years ago. It hasn’t necessarily aged well - Jack’s attitude to Amy not sleeping with him even though he bought her dinner is a bit off - but like a Macca’s sundae I devoured it all the same.

[marley sookool · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5* i really enjoyed this but hates the use of lists and jacks attitude towards amy was extremely poor and quite misogynistic at times

[•Anna• · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.5*

Il titolo è veramente idiota, e la copertina suggerisce una storia frivola e banale. Che poi è quello che è, ma la copertina stona comunque.
Jack ed Amy hanno dei problemi a relazionarsi con le persone dell'altro sesso: Jack ci riesce anche troppo bene sul momento, ma oltre ad andare a letto con la conquista della serata... non c'è niente da fare; Amy, da quando ha rotto col fidanzato Andy non riesce nemmeno a fare quello in cui Jack eccelle.

Tutto viene narrato col doppio punto di vista, alternando un capitolo lui, e uno lei.
A me di solito i doppi POV mi danno sui nervi, perché non fai in tempo ad abituarti a quello che lui/lei ha da dirti, che subito devi cambiare prospettiva.
In 'Chissà se stai dormendo', invece, questo non accade, perché un capitolo è infinito, e hai più tempo per "abituarti".
Come ho già accennato la storia è piuttosto semplice, non richiede grande perspicacia, ma non ti annienta dalla noia. Anzi, i capitoli in cui è Jack a parlare sono anche divertenti.

Jack ed Amy alla fine sono una coppia di quelle da catalogo, quelle ben assortite, così carine da provare una certa invidia. C'era un po' di ship nell'aria, da parte mia, lo ammetto.
Soprattutto nella fase del misunderstanding finale.
Veramente carino :3

[Mayu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Todavía recuerdo que al empezar este libro no podía dejar de decirme "que raro es", pero poco después Jack y Amy se conocieron y todo empezó a fluir, y yo empecé a adorar en cierto modo a este libro. Admito que Amy me aburría narrando porque solo sabía hablar de trabajo, pero Jack era muy entretenido a su infantil modo, y las escenas entre ambos, esos encuentros, como iba creciendo su relación, como pasó todo de ser solo sexo y aparecí-en-tu-cama-por-casualidad a convertirse en amor fue sorprendente y bonito. Me emocioné mucho con la historia de amor de Amy y Jack.

Pero la autora aún tenía un as en la manga, uno de esos que rompen cualquier historia de amor. Amy se puso tonta y decidió volver a coquetear con su ex, Jack se puso tremendamente celoso y se emborrachó, a Jack una clienta suya se presentó en su casa y se negó a irse y él se fue a dormir SOLO a su habitación, Amy se deprimió porque su ex solo quería contarle que se casaba con otra, y horas después, Jack pensó que Amy estaba a su lado... dándole "los buenos días", y resultó que... su vecina le estaba violando. Fue jodidamente trágico, de verdad. ¿A que autora se le ocurre hacer algo así? Lo que lloré, joder, se me rompió el corazón. Pero también se me rompió porque Josie decidió que Jack debía sentirse como si le hubiera sido infiel a Amy, y cuando Amy se enteró, lo mismo. Poneos en situación, alguien duerme, otra persona la toca indebidamente, la víctima se despierta y cualquier cosa buena que pudiera estar sintiendo en su sueño, desaparece ante el horror de lo que le están haciendo. Eso es una violación, y lo mismo da si la sufre un hombre o una mujer, sigue siendo una violación.

Me pareció horrible que le hicieran sufrir eso a Jack, que las autoras fueran tan crueles con él, y que encima se rieran convirtiendo una violación en otra cosa. Por culpa de ESO, odié mucho a este libro, y cuando traté de releerlo, no pude terminarlo. Por un lado, por eso, por la violación, y por otro, porque Amy era una sosa insípida y bastante coñazo.

Jack se hacía querer, al principio era un cerdo, pero en vez de involucionar, evolucionó, si bien nunca dejó de ser un niño, creció al enamorarse de Amy. Amy en cambio solo demostró que era una neurótica egoísta y descerebrada, de esas que persiguen algo y cuando lo consiguen, ya no lo quieren.

Esta novela afronta ese eterno las-mujeres-quieren-compromiso y ellos-solo-buscan-sexo-sin-amor, pero según avanza, crea algo bonito, hasta que todo se rompe y se viene abajo por la violación a Jack (sin olvidar que cuando Jack se lo cuenta a Amy, ella entra en cólera y le abandona, y durante meses Jack debe luchar por recuperar a Amy).

Josie Lloyd y su compañera de letras le hicieron algo jodidamente imperdonable a Jack. Y por si eso fuera poco, decidieron joder a Matt, el amigo de Jack, llevándole a enamorarse de la egoísta perra desconsiderada mejor amiga de Amy, cosa que sale muy mal, como se ve en el segundo y estúpido libro que jamás debió ser escrito.

Hace cosa de unos minutos he descubiertos que hay una tercera novela, donde Jack y Amy ya no se aman. ¿Estas escritoras están muy amargadas o no? Definitivamente, no caeré en la trampa de ese tercer libro. Más desgracias, no. ¬¬

[Sarah Brown · Rating 1 out of 5]

I’d have enjoyed this sort of thing in my late teens but unfortunately, as a nearly 40 year old, I found it incredibly boring.

[Marina Maidou · Rating 3 out of 5]

Και Μαζί … και Μόνοι - Τζόσι Λόιντ και Έμλιν Ρήζ
Είναι ένα κοινωνικό βιβλίο αλλά με την ιδιαιτερότητα ότι έχει γραφεί από δύο συγγραφείς κατά την παράδοση «Αυτή-Αυτός», δηλαδή ζούμε μια ιστορία αγάπης σε ζωντανή μετάδοση, μια που τα κεφάλαια γράφονται εναλλάξ από την γυναίκα συγγραφέα Τζόσι Λόιντ και του άντρα (με το απίθανο όνομα) Έμλιν Ρηζ. Μια γυναίκα και ένας άντρας ηλικίας «βλέπω τα τριάντα και σκιάζομαι αλλά δεν είμαι ακόμα ευτυχώς», μόνοι αλλά με διάφορες σχέσεις, είτε θλιβερές (για την Έιμι), είτε της μιας βραδιάς (για τον Τζακ). Βλέπουμε τον αγώνα που κάνουν, τόσο για να αποκτήσουν την οικονομική ανεξαρτησία, όσο και να βρουν την ταυτότητά τους, το στόχο τους μέσα στον κόσμο.
Παραδόξως μου άρεσε πολύ η πλευρά του άντρα, έτσι όπως την έχει δώσει ο συγγραφέας, επειδή συνήθως βλέπουμε την γυναικεία πλευρά του τι γουρούνια είναι οι άντρες, πού πήγαν όλοι οι άντρες, και γιατί όλοι οι Άντρες έχουν αινιγματικό χαμόγελο και βαθιά, υποβλητική φωνή. Ο Τζακ λοιπόν αυτοσαρκάζεται, επειδή οικονομική ανεξαρτησία δεν έχει, αφού μένει στο διαμέρισμα του ευκατάστατου φίλου του, μοιράζεται τα ρούχα του φίλου του και δουλεύει επί της υποδοχής σε μια γκαλερί που δεν πατάει άνθρωπος, με όνειρο να ζωγραφίσει κάποια μέρα, ενώ στο μεταξύ την πέφτει σε διάφορες γυναίκες, όταν δεν εξασκείται στην μονοπρόσωπη τέχνη του έρωτα. Η Έιμι μου θύμισε Μπρίτζετ Τζόουνς, παρότι είναι σαν βιβλίο προγενέστερή της και εμπίπτει στο γνωστό τύπο «σκοντάφτω όπου βρίσκω/πίνω/καπνίζω τ’ άντερά μου/δεν σταυρώνω άντρα γιατί είναι όλοι γουρούνια», χώρια που την εμφανίζει αρκετά επιδερμική, γεγονός παράξενο για γυναίκα συγγραφέα.
Η ιστορία κυλάει καλά, έχει τα πάνω της και τα κάτω της (ίσως λίγο περισσότερο δράμα ή περισσότερο γέλιο να είχε, ήταν αρκετά στη μέση και έχανε σε ουσία). Καλύτερο σημείο είναι εκεί που ο Τζακ περιγράφει ξύπνημα μετά από χανγκόβερ και χειρότερο σημείο εκεί που η Έιμι περιγράφει μια ημέρα της (απίστευτη βαρεμάρα).
Ευχάριστο βιβλίο και με καλό τέλος, παρά τα εμπόδια και η έκπληξη είναι ότι οι συγγραφείς, όχι βέβαια με τον ίδιο τρόπο, συνδέθηκαν και αγαπήθηκαν και στην πραγματικότητα.

[Allie · Rating 3 out of 5]

All in all, great stupid romance read. Quick, somewhat humourous. Wouldn't race out to read it but had fun reading on a whim!

Both main characters are crazy and not healthy people. Perhaps it is for this reason they deserve each other. Jack likes Amy because she is straightforward and he is very horny. Amy likes Jack because he goes down on her unprompted. Jack gets mad at Amy for lying multiple times, yet never really gets caught in his own lie about being a successful artist with money. Amy dumps Jack because he cheated on her. In reality a woman started giving him a BJ when he was asleep (thus it actually being sexual assault!!). Misogyny etc every other page minimum really. 90s vibes!!

Thank you Moonlight Tops Hut of Paparoa Track fame! Read in one afternoon - hard to stop reading when getting up is immensely painful 🤡

[H.J. Moat · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh man.
I read this after coming across it some 26 years after the first time I read it. I was about 14 and it was one of the first 'grown-up' non-classics I ever read and I really liked it so I thought I'd get a lovely sense of nostalgia picking it up again.
And I sort of did, but I also thought it was terrible.
I wouldn't say that's entirely down to the writing itself, or the authors. It's very much a product of its time, in a bad way. Compared to something like Bridget Jones is a product of its time in a good way. And I think that's because Bridget Jones is very reflective of the 90s era in terms of what was going on in society at the time, the energy of the decade and the window dressing - the reliance on answer phones, the smoking etc, whereas Come Together is centred on a very outdated nineties concept of gender stereotyping - he's a commitment-phobic good time guy who charms women into bed then moves onto the next one, he's cocky and attractive and uses phrases like 'uber-babe' in a non-ironic way (not that ironic would be much better), and she's a adorably awkward but sexy every woman who veers between girl-power 'feminist' to googly eyed smitten kitten who will stand her best friend up to placate her boyfriend. Bridget Jones shared some of these qualities but she felt like a real person, who had these traits because that's the way she was built rather than to fit some nineties romcom stereotype.
And I think because the book relies so heavily on this concept - she's a nineties girl, he's a nineties guy so therefore they cannot communicate effectively with each other and hijinks ensue, it just feels unbearably dated now we've moved on to a world where that kind of gender stereotyping is cringworthy to many of us. I was unable to like either of the main characters, I wouldn't be friends with either of them. There wasn't enough focus on developing a compelling plot so it really lived or died on the characters and they were both annoying.
In terms of writing, I would say it was fine, I think - it's a little hard for me to judge as it was littered with words like 'funky' and 'groovy', which again I find dated in the wrong way.
I did get my nostalgia hit I guess, it just wasn't enough to overcome the shortcomings of the novel. Back to Bridget Jones I guess...

[F.J. Campbell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book and have read it a few times since I first bought it in the early 2000s. It's written by a real-life couple and the chapters alternate between Jack and Amy. Jack is likeable but not loveable - he lies, he cadges off his friend, he is lazy and he has a huge fear of relationships. Typical 20-something man. Amy has different problems - she's a bit pathetic and desperate for a man, procrastinates about her career, drinks and smokes too much and regrets everything she does and says. Amy's looking for a boyfriend and finds Jack.
Because they're both flawed, the whole story is totally realistic and you really want them to work things out and be happy together.
You read a book like this and you know what's going to happen at the end, but this didn't make it any less enjoyable. Jack and Amy don't have an easy time of it - all sorts of things get in the way, and that keeps you turning the pages. It nails that feeling of being in London after you've graduated, not having much money or any clue about what to do with your life, and all of the falling in and out of love that happened in your 20s.
And reading it again now is great - there's stuff in there about London in the 1990s that makes me smile. How pubs used to be smoky. The music and films and TV. The way we talked and behaved. Weekends away to Brighton. Disastrous holidays to Greece.

[Julia Hardy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ada seorang kawan yang selalu mencibirkan bibirnya setiap melihat aku membaca chiklit katanya itu bacaan ga penting cewe2 berpendidikan rendah, dan dia memamerkan bacaannya semacam Quantum Ikhlas, La Tahzan dan bacaan2 orang berpendidikan tinggi.

aku cuma senyum2 saja dengan pendapatnya itu, toh dijamin dari semua buku2 yang dia sebutkan itu aku berani taruhan dia pasti gak pernah selesai baca lah wong tiap ditanya gimana isinya pasti ngeles.

CHiklit memang biasanya ceritanya ringan, kadang cenderung lebay, penuh drama2 ala cewe gitu tapi yg terpenting adalah isinya menghibur, dan sangat ringan.

Kita hidup di dunia yang keras dan penuh hal-hal berat untuk dipikirkan, sesekali bacalah sesuatu yang ringan toh itu tak menjadikan kita seorang yang berkepala kosong karenanya

[Beverly Freese · Rating 3 out of 5]

Much like a romantic comedy, I found this entertaining. It was a light read, and I finished it in just a couple days. Even though the plot was fairly predictable, I kept wanting to read more. I really liked having the back and forth between the two characters narrating the chapters and being able to see both sides of the story.

[Katy · Rating 3 out of 5]

It actually pains me to give this book only 3 stars. It has been one of my favourites for so long (20 years?)! It’s been probably 7 or 8 years since I read it, and apparently I’ve changed my views on the world a lot since then. Reading it now, Jack was a dick and Amy needed therapy. Both of them were really immature. Pretty disappointing to be honest, but I guess we all grow up sometimes.

[Eleidhunita · Rating 2 out of 5]

(2.5) Aceptable, pero flojo. Tan flojo que me lo he acabado porque soy demasiado orgullosa como para que un libro así pueda conmigo. Entretiene, pero, a diferencia de otros, me parece totalmente prescindible.

[Amaya B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book, it was so funny - this is my second time reading it, first time in year 7 and a bit confused as to what the innuendos meant now I’m in year 11 I understand it more and it’s just funny,I shipped H and Matt and I want a book on their relationship

[Nina Draganova · Rating 4 out of 5]

Тез англичани нямат алкохола за нищо, постоянно са си пияни .
Книгата щеше да е подходяща за мен , когато бях на 20 и правех същите номера.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bought this when it came out and thought it was brilliant. Re-read it now and still like it a lot. It’s very nineties and very British. An excellent feel-good book.

[Lily · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the style the book is written in. It was really fun and made me think boys are not really those jerks which they mostly pretend to be.

[Mauser · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dov'è finita la coerenza?
È quel che mi chiedo anch'io.
Lo ammetto, avevo delle aspettative su questo libro, lo consideravo qualcosa di più di un chick lit di infima categoria e l'ho aspettato con ansia e cercato con determinazione.
...e poi arrivano le batoste. Nel mio immaginario, probabilmente distorto, si trattava della narrazione di un rapporto normale tra due persone dal punto di vista di lui e di lei, cosa peraltro scritta anche in copertina e sull quarta, invece mi accorgo subito che non è così, che chi scrive ha voluto aggiungerci uno svolgimento narrativo in piena regola con tanto di situazione di calma iniziale, rocambolesche avventure, amiche piantate al momento peggiore, identità improbabili e, dulcis in fundo, una quotidianità non proprio normalissima.
Insomma, sfido io a vedere quanti tra i lettori di mestiere fanno l'artista, dipingono ragazze nude fingendo che sia solo per mestiere e vivono in un pub ristrutturato con il migliore amico multimilionario. Non solo, ma per questa Amy e questo Jack sembra assolutamente normale ubriacarsi dal mattino alla seria e fumare come caminetti e annoverare nella loro lista dalle 12 (lei) alle 25 (lui) conquiste da una botta e via. Alla faccia della normalità! Capisco che siano a Londra e forse anche in Italia è così da qualche parte, ma non ovunque! Dove stava la tanto decantata normalità?
Già di per sé la situazione è un po' poco realistica, ma tra le descrizioni dei pensieri di Jack ed Amy ci si passa oltre, alcune trovate sono esilaranti, altre amare, ma tutte abbastanza realistiche, almeno fino alla metà, quando ci si converte a tutti gli effetti al romanzetto chick-lit da edicola.
Non l'ho tollerato bene perchè se il romanzo voleva essere una cosa quotidiana gli autori dovevano comprendere che la prima cosa da evitare era una vicenda hollywoodiana, il capo lo ripete ad Amy, «questo non è un film» beh, qualcuno dovrebbe rammentarlo all autrici perchè se Mick, impiegato di provincia e contabile frustrato e Maggie, commessa in un negozio di un centro commerciale s'incontrano e si piacciono, anche senza finire tutti e due sbronzi marci e distrutti dall'alcol, la loro storia d'amore può andare avanti anche senza che lei dia di matto, anche senza che lui la tradisca, anche senza che entrambi cambino lavoro per realizzarsi, probabilmente andranno a convivere e dopo un po' si sposeranno senza tutta questa scena. È questo che manca nel romanzo e io non glielo posso perdonare perchè, invece, è stato uno degli aspetti più decantati e meno veritieri: dalla metà in poi i pensieri di Lui&Lei, prima umani, diventano talmente artificiosi che si ha voglia di chiudere tutto e dire basta, niente più verità, ma il classico pensiero che un'eroe o un'eroina potrebbe avere in un romanzo, non in uno spaccato di vita, senza contare la commedia degli equivoci che si è andata costruendo, fatta di menzogne, una cosa tipicamente da libro: dov'è finita la coerenza di questa narrazione che doveva essere così normale? Boh...

[A.K. Johns · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really don’t know what to say about this one. As I was reaching the end I wondered how they would fit in a huge amount of resolution and then BAM! it was over and I felt slightly cheated by it. I needed an epilogue.

I see that there are two books that follow on and although I’m curious to see what happened after this book, I’m not sure that I’m prepared to invest in this series, feeling so let down as I do by the ending.

And it’s a shame, because it was actually very easy to read. The characters were well shaped and easily recognisable, even appealing in some ways. The friends were a bit of a let down when the main characters were in need of support, but generally the whole group seemed likeable enough. The narrative helped you to picture yourself in their shoes and certainly described the surroundings well.

I did like the back and forth between Amy and Jack chapters, but felt that they could have been provided in smaller more bite size chunks, as it was difficult to find a place to put the book down when necessary. I also think it would have helped it flow more if the chapters had been broken in to him and her chronologically to save the going over what had happened having skipped passed it earlier, just to fit the format. Funnily enough, it didn’t feel like it was written by two different people, they obviously have a very similar writing style or influenced each other.

It is very heavily about sex and that’s all they seem to want to start with, lacking emotionality. As someone that has wanted a relationship since I was about 12, I find it a bit crass to be so obsessive about shagging like this, but once the first couple of chapters have been and gone, it became a bit more like my sort of thing. Certainly there was more romantic elements.

This is a very British version of a Hallmark Made For TV Film story.

Having written this review, I don’t feel that I will buy either of the next books, but rather put this one on eBay. Maybe I might find time for the whole series at a later date, but I have far more interesting things to read between now and then I think.

[Fanny Fristhika Nila · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jack, laki-laki single yang sudah 6 bulan putus dari pacarnya.  Menjadi single, malah membuat dia  telanjur nyaman, karena tidak harus terikat dan bisa bebas berhubungan dengan wanita siapa saja. Apalagi dari segi finansial, Jack termasuk belum mapan. Hanya seorang seniman yang kerja paruh waktu di galeri seni, dan terkadang menjual dan membuat beberapa lukisan. 


Untungnya Jack tinggal serumah dengan Matt, sahabat sedari kecil yang tidak keberatan Jack menumpang di rumahnya. Matt sendiri seorang pengacara kaya yang juga tidak tertarik untuk terikat dengan wanita.  Bagi mereka berdua, hidup bebas tanpa memikirkan komitmen dengan pasangan, sudah paling cocok dan benar. Tiap malam bisa berpesta, kenalan dengan banyak wanita, dan cukup melakukan one night stand jika kebutuhan biologis tidak tertahankan. 


Sebaliknya Amy, wanita yang juga lajang, tapi sebenarnya menginginkan pasangan yang bisa diajak serius. Dia merasa wajahnya tidak jelek, tubuh juga boleh diadu dengan wanita berpredikat sexy, tapi kenapa selama ini cowok yang mendekatinya selalu modelan bangsat kaya sombong yang mengira Amy seharusnya berterimakasih bisa pacaran dengan laki-laki seperti mereka... 🥴


Dan saat keduanya bertemu, mereka saling menyukai di awal. Tentu belum untuk serius dulu. Bermula dari one night stand, lalu berlanjut dengan pertemuan-pertemuan berikut . Di sini, Amy mulai galau, karena perlahan dia merasa Jack mulai mengisi hari dan hatinya. 


Kebalikan dari Amy, Jack masih berusaha menyangkal hubungan mereka. Dia seolah belum rela untuk melepas masa single itu, tapi juga tidak mau kalau Amy sampai pergi meninggalkannya. Hingga kemudian, ketika hatinya sadar kalo Amy memang The One yang dia cari, Jack bersumpah untuk commit dan setia. 


Sayangnya, suatu kejujuran malah merusak hubungan mereka. Apakah keduanya memang belum siap untuk saling berkomitmen, atau mereka hanya butuh waktu buat menyadari apa yang sebenarnya mereka cari dalam pasangan masing-masing. 


Kesetiaan yang 100% terbuka satu sama lain, atau memilih menyembunyikan sesuatu yang dianggap bisa melukai pasangan? 

[Sarah Obsesses over Books & Cookies · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was actually a surprisingly solid novel for 'love story/chick lit/whatever.' It was written by a couple who each wrote the character's chapter (alt chapters) which was made all the cooler when I found out that the authors, who only met weeks before embarking on this project together, actually got married.

Okay so it starts off with Jack. And Jack is a bloke (this is England) and he's an artist and kind of barely making it by living with his mate (Matt) in Matt's house. Jack is the kind of guy who likes to have one night stands and has only had one committed relationship which died 2 years back.

Then we meet in chapter 2, Amy who is a friend of a friend and meets Jack and they sort of hit it off except that night she tells Jack that she's into Matt. And we should also mention that they've drank oodles of alcohol and the next morning she laments saying any such thing because of course she has fallen for him.

This premise is so old. And I would usually pass over any story like this because of the eye rolling. But this was done in a fun way. Maybe it was because it was legit funny. Maybe it was because it wasn't predictable. (do they get together in the end? it's not as sorted as you might think)
Also it was written in the 90's so there was some nostalgia that I enjoyed.

I would recommend this to anyone looking for some not mindless but very easy fun reading that doesn't take the reader as a fool.

[Gemma · Rating 2 out of 5]

I made it through two thirds of this book before deciding that was enough for me. I picked it up for the nostalgia of reading some Josie Lloyd books in my teenage years but unfortunately I was left disappointed by this one.

I like the structure of a love story told from both character's perspectives and the opportunity it provides for understanding how miscommunication can so easily occur in the early days of a new relationship. However, I didn't find Jack or Amy particularly interesting or likeable so it was difficult to root for them and their connection. Jack's thoughts frequently crossed the line into sexism and misogyny which reflected how badly this book has aged and was one of the main factors in my decision to stop reading it, as it just felt uncomfortable.

[Ren · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting concept, but... I'm currently about 50 pages in and getting a bit annoyed with this book. Neither of the main characters have really grabbed me yet and at this point don't really care how they end up together in the end (I'm betting they will). They both seem way too sex-obsessed. May give it another 50 pages before I decide whether or not to give it up in favor of another book...

Well, this one's not making the cut. I got about 100 pages in and ended up picking up a book at the library that held my attention so much better! Read that one instead (Girls in Pants by Ann Brashares) and don't have any desire to pick this one back up.

[NataLand · Rating 3 out of 5]

Estuve apunto de abandonar tras los primeros capítulos pues me parecía que todo era totalmente previsible y/o un cliché demasiado descarado, pero al final me conseguí enganchar.

No deja de ser una historia de amor más, con sus comienzos llenos de luz y color y sus desencuentros, todo contado con mucho humor.

Jack me cayó bien desde el primer momento, pero a Amy no la soportaba hasta más o menos la mitad del libro, donde empezó a parecerme un personaje diferente a Bridget Jones...

Además, la estructura narrativa alternando los puntos de vista de ambos es diferente y convierte la lectura en algo muy ligero y entretenido.

Me ha gustado.

[Robin Duijsens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dit boek beschrijft de beginnende liefde van Amy en Jack. Deze twee twintigers doen zich beiden anders voor dan ze eigenlijk zijn. Wat ik zo leuk vond aan dit boek, was dat de hoofdstukken elke keer vanuit een ander perspectief werd geschreven. De ene keer vanuit Jack en de andere vanuit Amy.
Het is heel grappig hoe een situatie zo anders kan worden geïnterpreteerd door 2 personen en is het heel duidelijk hoe de man en vrouw kunnen verschillen. Heel leuk geschreven en erg herkenbaar.

[Elisa Vangelisti · Rating 1 out of 5]

All’inizio ho riso molto. Poi ho continuato a leggere sorridendo. A tratti alcune genialate che descrivono perfettamente l’animo umano e i rapporti di coppia mi hanno dato da pensare, ma alla fine non è che si debba buttare tutto in ridere. Per lo meno, io non sono il tipo. E i romanzi ridanciani fanno poco per me, perciò – a dispetto del loro buon scrivere – do il benservito a josie ed emlyn, passando ad altro.

[Petra van Soldt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Een heerlijke romcom (of chicklit, als je het zo wilt noemen). Voor het eerst gelezen toen ik jong en vrijgezel was. Toen kon ik me er meer mee identificeren en vond ik het een fantastisch boek. Nu is het nog steeds een leuk boek, grappig en romantisch, redelijk wat seks en drank en iets te veel lijstjes. Leuk dat het vanuit twee perspectieven is geschreven en het herinnerde me met een beetje weemoed aan alle keren liefdesverdriet die ik heb gehad.

[Asil_df · Rating 3 out of 5]

+ Une vraie comédie romantique en livre, avec sa dose de romance et de péripéties
+ Pas prise de tête, parfait pour se changer les idées
+ Les personnages étaient cool et très marrants

- L'écriture parfois un peu lourde
- L'humour c'est bien, mais trop de vannes tue les vannes (surtout une blague qui s'éternise sur une page)