- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Flame; New edition edition (7 July 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340750553
- ISBN-13: 978-0340750551
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 948,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Funny Valentine gently subverts the outworn conventions of the chick-lit genre . . . a warmly observed, big-hearted rom-com with some real humour and a page-turning plot.' (Observer )
'Absorbing . . . Stevie is an engaging Everywoman for the twenties/thirties generation . . .there is a humanity in her take on relationships that ensures that FUNNY VALENTINE will be as popular as the rest of her oeuvre.' (Stephanie Merritt, Observer )
'She is the queen of witty one-liners' (Guardian )
'Terrific. Jenkins has hit on a winning formula . . . mixing the intriguing world of celebrity with a good old-fashioned opposites attract romance. She's adept at creating endearing and comic characters, and spinning them into an entertaining yarn . . . will hold you captive until the last page. A successful follow-up to Jenkins' debut best-seller Honeymoon, and fans will recognise the witty one-liners and fast-paced plot.' (Kerrie Thackeray, Daily Express )
'She is hip. She is hot. Above all, she is realistic about love, and highly original . . . her work is sharp, funny and grown-up; her characters are three-dimensional' (Weekend Australian )
'A very funny, witty novel.' (Herald Express, Devon )
'Plenty of drama . . . Perfect for a long train journey.' (Out )
'Funny and fast-paced.' (Bournemouth Daily Echo )
'A humorous look at the nature of fame.' (Reading Evening Post )
'Delightfully funny' (Heat (Aug) )
'Absorbing . . . Stevie is an engaging Everywoman for the twenties/thirties generation . . .there is a humanity in her take on relationships that ensures that FUNNY VALENTINE will be as popular as the rest of her oeuvre.' (Stephanie Merritt, Observer )
'She is the queen of witty one-liners' (Guardian )
'Terrific. Jenkins has hit on a winning formula . . . mixing the intriguing world of celebrity with a good old-fashioned opposites attract romance. She's adept at creating endearing and comic characters, and spinning them into an entertaining yarn . . . will hold you captive until the last page. A successful follow-up to Jenkins' debut best-seller Honeymoon, and fans will recognise the witty one-liners and fast-paced plot.' (Kerrie Thackeray, Daily Express )
'She is hip. She is hot. Above all, she is realistic about love, and highly original . . . her work is sharp, funny and grown-up; her characters are three-dimensional' (Weekend Australian )
'A very funny, witty novel.' (Herald Express, Devon )
'Plenty of drama . . . Perfect for a long train journey.' (Out )
'Funny and fast-paced.' (Bournemouth Daily Echo )
'A humorous look at the nature of fame.' (Reading Evening Post )
'Delightfully funny' (Heat (Aug) )
Herald Express, Devon
'A very funny, witty novel.'
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31 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Amy jenkins is the precocoius girl who developed 'This Life' from nowhere. Sadly, her youthful ideas seem to have deserted her with first "Honeymoon" (about a girl called Honey Moon), and now this.
Indistinguishable from every other wacky-jacketed chick-fic on the shelves, and worse than most. A tiresome, derivative plot with cardboard characters whose dialogue often makes conversation impossible to follow (which character said that? They all speak with teh same voice!).
In brief: Independant North London girl falls for worlds biggest film star (Notting hill, anyone?) and has to deal with his possessive ex.
There aren't any surprises, but then again, I don't suppose that the market this is written for really wants any.
Indistinguishable from every other wacky-jacketed chick-fic on the shelves, and worse than most. A tiresome, derivative plot with cardboard characters whose dialogue often makes conversation impossible to follow (which character said that? They all speak with teh same voice!).
In brief: Independant North London girl falls for worlds biggest film star (Notting hill, anyone?) and has to deal with his possessive ex.
There aren't any surprises, but then again, I don't suppose that the market this is written for really wants any.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Funny Valentine is a predictable novel about a journalist who a) Doesn't drink fair trade coffee b) lives in a flat with her oddball friends c) and who is downright awkward. She'd rather write stories about flowers then celebrities.
And then she bumps into a celebrity at the airport, and is forced by her unbelievable editor to do a story about him. When she turns up at the interview, she likes him from the start, and is too spellbound by him to do any work. But then she gets the chance to write an in-depth piece about him, and then she might just realise that she is going to fall in love with him, etc, with a few potholes along the way.
To me, the characters seemed sulky and unrealistic, and it made me want to scream! The plot is also blindingly obvious - I had worked it out from page 10!
And then she bumps into a celebrity at the airport, and is forced by her unbelievable editor to do a story about him. When she turns up at the interview, she likes him from the start, and is too spellbound by him to do any work. But then she gets the chance to write an in-depth piece about him, and then she might just realise that she is going to fall in love with him, etc, with a few potholes along the way.
To me, the characters seemed sulky and unrealistic, and it made me want to scream! The plot is also blindingly obvious - I had worked it out from page 10!
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Amy jenkins is the precocoius girl who developed 'This Life' from nowhere. Sadly, her youthful ideas seem to have deserted her with first "Honeymoon" (about a girl called Honey Moon), and now this.
Indistinguishable from every other wacky-jacketed chick-fic on the shelves, and worse than most. A tiresome, derivative plot with cardboard characters whose dialogue often makes conversation impossible to follow (which character said that? They all speak with teh same voice!).
In brief: Independant North London girl falls for worlds biggest film star (Notting hill, anyone?) and has to deal with his possessive ex.
There aren't any surprises, but then again, I don't suppose that the market this is written for really wants any.
Indistinguishable from every other wacky-jacketed chick-fic on the shelves, and worse than most. A tiresome, derivative plot with cardboard characters whose dialogue often makes conversation impossible to follow (which character said that? They all speak with teh same voice!).
In brief: Independant North London girl falls for worlds biggest film star (Notting hill, anyone?) and has to deal with his possessive ex.
There aren't any surprises, but then again, I don't suppose that the market this is written for really wants any.
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Entertaining!
I thought this book was great for what it was: chick-lit. Amy Jenkins is very witty, and it was nice to see a character who had principles, and who actually stuck to (some of! Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2006 by M. Munson
Give the girl a break!
I've noticed that almost all the reviews for Amy Jenkins' books mention that she was the writer of the phenomenal 'This Life' - and I think that this explains why so many of the... Read more
Published on 28 Oct 2003 by "rebeccaroache"
Funny Valentine - a book you cannot put down!
I only saw this book the other day in the shop and something made me buy it.I guess it was the front cover,written in big letters there was "FUNNY VALENTINE" and it definitaly... Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2003 by "piper77"
What a rotten book
Amy jenkins is the precocoius girl who developed 'This Life' from nowhere. Sadly, her youthful ideas seem to have deserted her with first "Honeymoon" (about a girl called Honey... Read more
Published on 23 July 2003 by Davywavy2
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