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The Man of My Dreams (Hardcover)

by Curtis Sittenfeld (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 403 pages
  • Publisher: Picador (4 Aug 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330441280
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330441285
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.8 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 499,858 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The New York Times

'Hannah, the protagonist of Sittenfeld's new novel, is a kind of female Charlie Brown: shy, hapless and downtrodden'

The New York Times

'Sittenfeld proves herself once again to be a rigorous and wily stylist.'
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Absorbing but depressing read, 11 Sep 2006
By Susie Chalk (Oxford, UK) - See all my reviews
I was mad about Curtis Sittenfeld's first novel, "Prep" and gave it to several friends who all raved about it, so I rushed to buy her second novel. This is an easy read and she certainly writes well, describing very believable characters. I did find the main character, Hannah, rather too similar to the character of Lee in "Prep", and I will be interested to see whether more variation can be shown with her next novel. The story spans 14 years from when Hannah is 14 and shows her growing up and the difficulties she encounters with the opposite sex. Although it was an absorbing and light read, good for passing a long journey for example, I found it disturbingly depressing. Hannah has social problems with men in general, her peers and her family, and is not very likable so by the end of the book I felt pretty unsympathetic and wished she'd just pull herself together. It reminded me of an adage a friend of mine coined which was "just because someone is shy doesn't mean they're nice!" I'm sure people like Hannah do exist, I'm just not sure I want to read an entire book about them failing to seize the day and I ended up feeling slightly down heartened and drained as if an acquaintance I didn't like very much had spent hours describing their self inflicted problems to me! But there's no doubt this author really can write and I look forward to seeing what she does next.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Readable but more of the same..., 16 Sep 2006
By HungryLass (Scotland) - See all my reviews
We are three thirty-something sisters from Scotland and we have all read the book in the last week! We were major fans of her first book (Prep) and couldn't wait to read the next one.

We found it extremely readable and well-written. The characters ring true - from the sensible big sister to the outrageously wild cousin - and the action is fast-paced. You may have slightly less sympathy this time round with our heroine - she is a rather self-absorbed preppie rich kid offered lots of opportunities (including various fit men) and doesn't always seize them. However her plight is always deeply sympathetic and we'll definitely be looking out for book number 3.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Man of my dreams, 5 July 2007
By kad (UK) - See all my reviews
This book was a real drag to read towards the end. I was just desperate to get to the end. It is funy in parts and Sittenfeld does seem to be able to capture the chracter's emotions well, but I just found that the plot just didn't hold my attention.

I prefer Prep to this one.
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