- Paperback: 337 pages
- Publisher: Ballantine Books (30 May 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0345484002
- ISBN-13: 978-0345484000
- Product Dimensions: 2 x 1.3 x 0.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,767,582 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Blog: an online diary.
My Blog: How I got over the worst, most humiliating breakup in web-recorded history–and became stronger, smarter, and better off without the biggest Loser on the face of the earth.
Life is sweet for Rachel. She’s living with her boyfriend of two years in Seattle and is starting a new high-paying job at the same snazzy computer company where he works. Then Rachel’s system crashes. Her supposedly adoring almost-fiancé cheats on her, lies to her, dumps her, and hooks up with someone else–specifically, her own boss’s boss’s boss. Talk about tacky.
Heartbroken, beyond depressed, and stuck in nine-to-five hell, Rachel follows a recovery regimen that features an arsenal of meds (including General Celexa: "the holy pink pill"), deliciously detailed daily entries in her newly inaugurated weblog Breakup Babe, and a string of dates–from the irresistibly bad Little Rockclimbing Spy, who proves to be full of surprises, to the high-flying ladies man Sexy Boy, who loves weed almost as much as he loves women.
With her shoulder-perched alter egos Sensible Girl and Needy Girl vying for her sanity, and a growing legion of supportive online fans threatening to snap her out of her grand funk, Rachel somehow survives, thrives, and discovers just how risky and liberating love, loss, and blogging can be.
My Blog: How I got over the worst, most humiliating breakup in web-recorded history–and became stronger, smarter, and better off without the biggest Loser on the face of the earth.
Life is sweet for Rachel. She’s living with her boyfriend of two years in Seattle and is starting a new high-paying job at the same snazzy computer company where he works. Then Rachel’s system crashes. Her supposedly adoring almost-fiancé cheats on her, lies to her, dumps her, and hooks up with someone else–specifically, her own boss’s boss’s boss. Talk about tacky.
Heartbroken, beyond depressed, and stuck in nine-to-five hell, Rachel follows a recovery regimen that features an arsenal of meds (including General Celexa: "the holy pink pill"), deliciously detailed daily entries in her newly inaugurated weblog Breakup Babe, and a string of dates–from the irresistibly bad Little Rockclimbing Spy, who proves to be full of surprises, to the high-flying ladies man Sexy Boy, who loves weed almost as much as he loves women.
With her shoulder-perched alter egos Sensible Girl and Needy Girl vying for her sanity, and a growing legion of supportive online fans threatening to snap her out of her grand funk, Rachel somehow survives, thrives, and discovers just how risky and liberating love, loss, and blogging can be.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Pretty darn good
8 Aug 2006
Format:Paperback
You know, there's something fundementally unappealing about the main character, Rachel. Cheated on, lied to, and dumped by her boyfriend of two years, Rachel spends an unholy amount of time obsessing over the breakup and crying in her office. For months, crying in her office. A thirty-four year old woman after a not-very-long relationship crying in her office for months. Does this strike anyone else as, well, mental? Most people need a week of sappy movies and some cookie dough-- not pharmacuticals to just get them through the day without a nervous breakdown. She sleeps with guys left and right. She gets emotionally attached if a guy looks at her with anything other than disgust. She thinks about a boy she was with for two months over a decade ago. She's pathetic! She's co-dependent! She has no ability to stand on her own two feet!
And yet she's loveable. And funny. Rachel is everything I hate about women-- but she does it with style.
I loved the incorporated blog into the text of the novel. I loved the comments from her loyal readers. I loved Lil' Rockcliming Spy and hated the Doctor. And even though her replacement names for all her characters was really annoying at first, I got used to it. Once I got started with this book, I got sucked in. The ending was very satisfactory and I closed the cover very entertained.
And that's what it's really about.
And yet she's loveable. And funny. Rachel is everything I hate about women-- but she does it with style.
I loved the incorporated blog into the text of the novel. I loved the comments from her loyal readers. I loved Lil' Rockcliming Spy and hated the Doctor. And even though her replacement names for all her characters was really annoying at first, I got used to it. Once I got started with this book, I got sucked in. The ending was very satisfactory and I closed the cover very entertained.
And that's what it's really about.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Breakup Babe
31 Aug 2006
Format:Paperback
I just finished "Breakup Babe" today. Overall, the book is not bad. Rachel starts a blog to find release from the Loser that cheated on her when she was on vacation. I think the beginning of the novel is the best part of the book. The experiences that Rachel deals with in the first part of the novel seem to hook me in compared to the latter part of the novel. The best part for me was reading the comments that others left after Rachel submitted a blog entry. And I did relate to some of what Rachel went through. What made me give this book 4 stars and not 5 is that although Rachel is a great character, after a while her complaining about things got to be a bit much. Like her comments about how she would put links to other people's blogs but then complain how those people couldn't write or wrote boring blogs. The whiny part about Rachel got to be a little harder to take towards the end of the novel. But other than that aspect, I did enjoy reading "Breakup Babe" and it was a fast read for me. So if you're looking for a good read for that last trip to the beach or if you're starting to compile your reading pile for your Fall and Winter reading, consider looking into get this one.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Very Good Summer Beach Read
18 July 2006
Format:Paperback
I took this book with me on a cruise for a relaxing read. It kept me interested, curious, but not too emotionally attached like serious dramatic books do. It's perfect when you just want to sit on a beach chair and read.
Also, I can definitely say that it sure did bring me back to memories of being single quite frequently through-out the book. As a single female, i could relate a lot to the emotions and feelings of loneliness the main character went through. On that same token, it made me appreciate how much I love my boyfriend!
Also, I can definitely say that it sure did bring me back to memories of being single quite frequently through-out the book. As a single female, i could relate a lot to the emotions and feelings of loneliness the main character went through. On that same token, it made me appreciate how much I love my boyfriend!
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