The Guy Not Taken...From one extreme to another, both with the same goal... well sort of. Jennifer Weiner highlights eleven primary previously written short stories to highlight human promise, love, families, happy endings, and not so happy endings. All in all, this book center around Weiner great ability to not only develop characters but let readers connect with those characters.In each story, the primary character grew with age and sometimes issues. From the 14 year old Nikki to the 70 year old Dory, the emotions of the story seemed real and almost everyone can relate to at least one story.
Overall, considering short stories are my least favorite type of anything genre to read, I thought this was a good book. Jennifer Weiner is a great author to read an almost meaningful chick lit especially if you want to be entertained yet connected. (See Good In Bed and In Her Shoes). She spends much time developing these characters and creating the story, but they end (hence the problem with short stories). In all, this much much better than JK Rowling's Casual Vacancy.
Happy Reading... (Almost done with Lean In and will start Half the Sky tonight)
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