Book Review: Good in Bed

I know, I know, this will be the second review in a row where I have been complimentary and completely snark-free, but I fucking loved this book. It’s the debut novel by author Jennifer Weiner, and my sister read it and loved it. Of course, the last time my sister recommended a book to me, it was KarenMarie Moning’s highlander novels, and the first time I tried to read the first book in that series I couldn’t get past the opening chapter, so I was a little skeptical about this book. But it was excellent!

Cannie Shapiro works for a major Philadelphia newspaper. Then one day she finds out that her ex-boyfriend Bruce has written an article in a women’s magazine called Moxy. The article is called “Loving a Larger Woman” and it chronicles some of his thoughts about being with Cannie, who had never before considered herself a larger woman. That article changes her life, and Cannie embarks on a journey of self-discovery, overcoming a lot of obstacles before she can finally be happy.

Like I said, I freaking loved this book. As a lead character, Cannie is wonderful. She's smart, funny, sensitive, and a good person. She is strong and generally self-reliant. And while she does go through long periods of angst, it's all reasonable angst and I could empathize with her. None of this, “OMG my life sucks! I have a harem of hotness and I'm the uberspecial chosen one waaaaah why me?” that happens in a lot of other books. Cannie's problems feel real, and I'm totally with her through all of her trials. Her narrative voice is pleasant, and reading the book, I felt like I really got to know Cannie. She's the sort of person I could picture myself having coffee with and talking about life. And she's extremely cool, despite all the crap she goes through.

This is definitely a must-read in my opinion, especially for “larger women”.