- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Silhouette Books (21 Nov 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0373250304
- ISBN-13: 978-0373250301
- Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 14.7 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,239,058 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Jane Taylor gets so blissfully caught up in the fact she's pregnant--subsequently telling everyone--that she can't live up to the truth when, mere days later, she finds out that there's no bun in the proverbial oven. But she is only human, and what woman doesn't want the kind of attention that comes with pregnancy? Why shouldn't she get a little attention: doors held open, seats given up for her? In a society stricken with baby fever, this outrageous comic novel explores one single non-pregnant woman's need to cross the thin pink line.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I'm not usually a fan of what could be called 'Chick-Lit' or 'Brit-com', just so that's clear. However, I was given an advance copy of The Thin Pink Line to read on a long flight and was very pleasantly surprised. First of all, the dialouge (one of my first criteria) is crisp, well written and sounds real in the mind's ear. Next, there are moments that are laugh-out-loud funny. The novel is very well paced and moves right along. The only criticism I may have, and this is purely from a personal point of view and has nothing to do with the writing, is that I found it very hard to sympathise in any meaningful way with Jane, the protagonist. However, if someone like me who doesn't read much along the lines of this sort of thing enjoyed it very much, I'm sure people who do will find that The Thin Pink Line stands head and shoulders above the rest.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The Thin Pink Line made me laugh and smile a lot, and at one point it even brought tears to my eyes. Although Jane is terribly self-centered and, therefore, not exactly a likeable person, I could not dislike her. Why? I think because of her great determination. Once Jane had set her mind on pretending to be pregnant, she went on with it, even though she knew there would not and could not be a baby at the end of her ninth month to show for. Right up to the end, Lauren Baratz-Logsted keeps you guessing about the outcome. And when it comes? I can only tell you what happened to me. I heaved a deep sigh and, with a big smile on my face I continued to stare at the last line for a while, before I was able to close the book. A fun and witty story. Read it!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I enjoyed the basic concept of the book but at times did find myself skipping paragraphs due to the fact that at times there was a fair bit of waffle. Also the fact that the writer really didn't do any research at all.You could certainly tell that the writer was American.
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This book was written by an American living in America but the main character was a British girl living in London. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Hookedonbooks
crap
badly written, very hard to even bother reading the next page, very hard to care about the characters....just crap! waste of money
Published 2 months ago by emma reed
Cloth Baby Caper
I'm not normally a "chick lit" reader. I've also always had difficulty with comic scenarios involving increasingly convoluted lies on the part of the protagonist--I tend to find... Read more
Published on 2 April 2004 by "carriekj"
Very clever, a lot of fun to read
This book is easily one of the most original stories I have read in a very long time. In turns funny, exasperating, odd and engaging. Read more
Published on 24 Dec 2003 by R. M. Liss
The thin pink line
This book wasn't as funny as i expected it to be. I was also disappointed with the obvious lack of research by the author!! Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2003 by nds
A heroine to love despite herself.
I guess it's inevitable that this book is compared with Bridget Jones, but for me The Thin Pink Line comes much closer to Nick Hornby, particularly 'About a Boy', where the... Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2003 by "nickithomas"
Witty, engaging
Sparkling fun, clever, and too perceptive about the heart of a single woman to be viewed as a typical romance. I've been recommending it to everyone. Read more
Published on 16 July 2003
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