Goodnight Nobody : A Novel (Paperback)

from WittyreaderLI

When I first discovered Jennifer Weiner, it was the book "Good in Bed" sitting on my friend's dresser in her college dorm room. I asked her about the book and she said she loved it. And I read it and loved it too. Since then, I've tried to read Weiner's follow ups: In her Shoes, and Little Earthq...

from mamashepp

Chick lit mystery. Who would have thunk it? Take a romance novel, throw in some Stepford Wives, add a good stab at suburbia and plenty of twists and turns and you've got "Goodnight Nobody." Does anyone remember a movie from the 80's with Raul Julia and Susan Sarandon where her dentist is murdered...

from Fantasma

A big disappointment! I'm a huge Jennifer Weiner fan, and this book has nothing the other ones had. She tried a different style, to write a mystery, and I don't think she suceeded, it's too weak, it doesn't have enough suspense and most of the time we don't really care about what's happening. I d...

from KC9333

Chick lit mystery. Sometimes the commentary on surburbia is laugh out loud funny, other times the novel is a frustrating tale of a whiny woman who can't find joy in her life and blames her marriage. With no idea what she is doing, Kate barrels ahead, questions suspects, and puts her kids at risk ...

from urduha

Although I like the idea of the book (the suburban mom turned Nancy Drew), I hated Kate. I believe whodunits should have an inspiring protagonist, which Kate certainly could never be. Could she be more needlessly conflicted? So she doesn't like housework, hire a cleaning lady! So she gets tired o...