Remind Me Again Why I Married You
Pink Slip Series, Book 2
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نقد و بررسی
May 1, 2003
This is a sequel to Ciresi's Pink Slip, a funny romp of a book in which charmingly wacky Lisa Diodetto falls in love with and eventually marries her stuffy yet sexy boss. Now the couple is married and has a five-year-old son named Danny, and it seems they've lost their spark. Lisa is a stay-at-home mom trying to become a famous novelist on the side. Eben works long hours at a job that he finds unfulfilling, the couple is having problems conceiving another baby, and Danny has bad adenoids that cause him to wheeze and snort up a storm. All in all, not much is pleasant in the Strauss household. And it's not that pleasant to read about-we get lots of details about Eben's chronic constipation, for example, and there doesn't seem to be a speck of joy in Eben and Lisa's relationship or parenting. So instead of being funny and charming, the sequel, which is billed on the book jacket as a true look into a marriage, is simply depressing. Fans of Ciresi's previous work may enjoy the reprise, but they will end up disappointed if they're expecting another cute, cheeky tale.-Beth Gibbs, Davidson, NC
Copyright 2003 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
May 15, 2003
After five years of marriage, Lisa and Eben Strauss, who fell in love when they both worked at Boorman Pharmaceuticals in "Pink Slip" (1998) and married after Lisa became pregnant, are having problems. Lisa, discontented with the dullness of her life, escapes to the world of her imagination to write; her short story is published in "Playboy." Ebb, newly promoted to executive vice president for internal relations of the merged Scheer-Boorman LifeSciences, feels like a highly paid HR director, with his biggest problem being potty parity in the company's new wing. Their adenoidal almost-five-year-old son, Danny, is alternately a joy and a nuisance, especially when he enters their bedroom at inopportune moments. And their attempt to conceive a second child has them taking temperatures and making love on schedule. When attractive realtor Cynthia Farquar helps them find a bigger house, Lisa instantly bonds with her, while Ebb dreams of bedding her. A little more tenderness would make this story more appealing, but fans of "Pink Slip" will be happy to catch up. (Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2003, American Library Association.)
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