This One Is Mine, (Paperback)

from thelittlereader

i flew through This One Is Mine in one sitting, which says something about the book in itself. given my predisposition to L.A., i was almost expecting to hate this book, and i actually did for about 20 pages, but i was quickly drawn in and surprised by my enjoyment. despite some really loathsome ...

from davis22star

This is a very impressive first novel by a former TV writer that although a little rough around the edges, it certainly has its charms. I felt like a fly on the wall on some occasions, getting an inside view into the lives of the rich and successful creatives that populate the Los Angeles enterta...

from ForeignCircus

This well-written novel was surprisingly engaging, especially given that I didn't much like the characters when I started reading. As the story unfolded however, the motivations behind their actions became more clear, and I found myself reacting to them with much more empathy. Parts of the book w...

from Randall.Hansen

This first novel by former television writer Maria Semple is filled with odd and unlikable characters -- a reason why many people seem to loathe this book... but, if you get through the first couple of chapters, you eventually see an evolution and purpose to the way the characters were and what t...

from mamashepp

This book had a lot of potential as it looked a class, fidelity, honesty and it even had a lot of really well written points. But so many of the characters were so stereotyped and the affair that was the central point of the novel just did not seem at all plausible to me.