The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
Books | Fiction / Coming of Age
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Melissa Bank
The New York Times bestselling classic of a young woman’s journey in work, love, and life “In this swinging, funny, and tender study of contemporary relationships, Bank refutes once and for all the popular notions of neurotic thirtysomething women.” —Entertainment Weekly “Truly poignant.” —Time Generous-hearted and wickedly insightful, The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing maps the progress of Jane Rosenal as she sets out on a personal and spirited expedition through the perilous terrain of sex, love, relationships, and the treacherous waters of the workplace. Soon Jane is swept off her feet by an older man and into a Fitzgeraldesque whirl of cocktail parties, country houses, and rules that were made to be broken, but comes to realize that it’s a world where the stakes are much too high for comfort. With an unforgettable comic touch, Bank skillfully teases out universal issues, puts a clever new spin on the mating dance, and captures in perfect pitch what it’s like to come of age as a young woman.
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Author
Melissa Bank
Pages
288
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2000-05-01
ISBN
1101199598 9781101199596
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"Started out well, then turned into complete crap"
Emily
"274 pages"
Sarah Womack
"Enjoyable, easy read!"
Steph Godinez
"I briefly judged this book too harsh halfway through the first essay, and laid it down for a day. I'm so glad I picked it back up again. Perhaps because it started in her teen years, but I forgot all about them as soon as I went to the next essay. It reminded me of coming into myself, a bit. The second guessing, the fierce weirdness, the confidence to just tell it like it is and let the crap come out in the wash. This was magical.<br/><br/>Funny and smart, heartfelt and literary, I felt myself melt into every corner of this character, swept away by all of her experiences. Really great literary fiction, it felt a timeless story, though it might not be one. Loved it. Men, loss, goofball truth and all. <br/><br/>Definitely laughed out loud more than a few times. This is a gem."
Dana Reinert
"One of my favorites. Something about it helped me grow up when growing up felt hard to do. "
Emily Condon
"A writing style I personally love with tons of funny, introspective moments."
Alex Wood
"I listened to this one in the car during Kindergarten pickups and our vacation to Gatlinburg. I had a tough time getting into this one, just like I do with many books that I find that I end up loving. This was not the case with this one. <br/><br/>I love the title of the book but I detest the constant sarcasm on the part of Janie and how flippin' weak she is! I actually turned to Bryan toward the end and told him that I wasn't sure I could listen to anymore because all I wanted to do was smack her. <br/><br/>I have known plenty of women who are weak with men and that have frustrated me to no end about it but this one had a special place in the "painful" department. You know how sometimes some situation is so hard to watch that it is actually physically painful? I found myself feeling that several times throughout the book. <br/><br/>It jumps from age to age with no idea of what age she is until you're well into the chapter and then they throw in *spoiler alert* her dad dying. Huh? What does that have to do with finding the man you want to spend the rest of your life with?<br/><br/>Would I recommend this book? NOPE."
Allison Rose
"Fantastic!!!!"
Angie Boutch
