Laura Rider's Masterpiece, (Paperback)

from lizharmer

Laura Rider's Masterpiece was fun and funny, filled with eccentric characters and interesting details. Now that I've finished, I still can't figure Laura Rider out: she is either a stranger to her emotions or is without feeling, as she coldly and deliberately manipulates the lives of others (her ...

from verka6811

Laura and Charlie Rider own and run Prairie Wind Farm in rural Wisconsin, with Laura ruling and delegating, and Charlie obliging along. While she is planting and pruning, Laura Rider listens to Jenna Faroli of the famous Jenna Faroli Radio Show and dreams of writing a romance novel. She envisions...

from oldblack

This is a strange book. It's clearly meant to be funny, but I didn't laugh out loud. Well, no laughing at all really. None of the characters was particularly likable or even interesting. I kept reading to the end because I was in the mood for something light and fluffy and the plot was sufficient...

from marieburton2004

It had a rough start, some of the writing towards the beginning forced me to reread a sentence or two to get to their meaning. Too many words and emotions in one sentence? Once we get to the point where we are introduced to all the characters, it flows simpler. I loved the packaging of this littl...

from nomadreader

From this week's Entertainment Weekly Must List: "Why this novel? Well, who wouldn't want a peek inside the mind of an aspiring romance writer who cuts off sex with her hubby, then engineers an affair for him so she can study it?" Me: Did I just read the same book? Laura Rider's Masterpiece is a ...