The writing style of this novel is poor, as is this review! The Bride Stripped Bare conveys a story about a woman who believes that her husband is cheating on her, yet unable to leave because of her financial dependency on the cheating scum (I have no sympathy for people who cheat nor those who stay with cheaters). Through her struggles to accept what her husband has done, she seeks revenge by running around and sleeping with a bunch of people...yeah...i know...what a way to get revenge!

Some critics of The Bride Stripped Bare would say that this novel is about the liberation of sexuality for women, others (myself included) would say that this novel is borderline soft-core pornography for the chick-lit genre. Having said that i thoroughly enjoyed this novel, it was definitely a page turner. The scenes in the novel are rather explicit and graphical, so do not read if you feel uncomfortable about this kind of thing. The way the author describes the scenes are rather blunt yet descriptive, and you can definitely learn a few things from this novel!

I think this could be a novel for both genders, as there is a section in the novel called, "what we like, what we don't like and what we love". Yes, it's about what most women do and do not like in bed! So all males should definitely read it!

A lesson that I've taken from reading this novel is to never be financially dependent on anyone other than my parents! Even though that isn't the moral of the story (I'm not even sure if this novel intended a moral, it was marketed as a novel about the exploration of sexual desire). Another marketing gimmick that this novel had attached to itself, was that the author published the novel under anonymous. I suppose it was to create a mysterious bubble around this novel, and it worked! It gained a lot of publicity and eventually the author was ousted by media. It made it hard for me to find the book when it was recommended by a friend though!

I suggest listening to Not Fair by Lily Allen, not only is it an awesome song but reminds me of the character Cole (Cheating Husband).

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So there’s been immense hype surround Twilight, a cinematic adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s vampiric teenage romp. I finally got around to watching it but I must confess, I only saw it because my housemate had downloaded it. That said, I will admit this movie is probably the best teen flick I have ever seen. More mature than Harry Potter, greater heart than Lord of the Rings; this movie goes for the jugular by striking upon themes of growing pains, love and self virtue.

Bella, toughing out a dreary relationship with her father and struggling to find her place at a new school becomes both frustrated and enthralled by the mysteriously vague and distant Ed Cullen. Love blossoms, slowly. I mean eternal immortality passes by the time Ed moves his lips to contact Bella. Playful Tarzan maneuvers through the forest soon clot away when blood lust converges with human necks.
While we learn nothing about any character who is not a hot vampire or dating one, this film pulsatingly succulent. Can’t wait for the next!

Baseball has nothing on quidditch!

Mike
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Cecilia's first ever novel P.S, I Love You (first published in 2004), became an international bestseller AND THEN was adapted into a film (released in 2007)! So it must be good right? Right?? I will discuss this, review both the novel and the movie and compare the two.

But firstly I'll give you a little run down of what P.S, I Love You is even about. We follow the story of Holly Kennedy and her perfect husband Gerry. Despite Holly's dislikes of every workplace she has been to and the quarrels with her husband, Holly's life is perfect because of her perfect Gerry. If the beginning starts out this happy, then you must expect impending horribles.
Yes, Gerry DIES.
So now Holly barley copes with her life and everything is a mess until she receives mysterious letters from her perfect and dead Gerry. This is a story about Holly's coping and about crazy families and friends.

This is for those who like to read/watch romance, love and the struggles of ordinary people going through life. If you like action or the supernatural, sorry there's none in here.

A nice heartfelt storyline so far. But how was this story depicted in the novel and the movie? Quite often people would say to movies that have been adapted from a novel would say "OMG this movie SUCKS!!!, the novel was SO MUCH BETTER". What people say is so VERY true in this case for P.S, I Love You.
"But whyyyyyyyyyyy???" You may whine... "I can't be eff-ed and bothered in reading the book, I'd rather torture myself through ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SIX minutes than read the book!" you may sulk. But I assure you the novel owns the movie 'FO SHO.

The movie cuts out a huge GUNK out of the novel. So much happens in the novel!! Though,I can understand why they must do so due to the associated limitations of being on screen. HOWEVER consequently, I felt that the characters DIED in personality. The potentials of seeing the characters grow and evolve is completly obliterated. The extra warm fuzzies/sentimental scenes are erased and IMPORTANT CHARACTERS WERE WIPED OFF COMPLETELY. By watching the movie, you miss out on Holly's large crazy family. I thought they had a HUGE influence on her character but no, the movie leaves them out. The movie depicts Holly as plain, boring and typical.

As you probably could have guessed, I was so disappointed in the movie. Holly played by Hilary Swank was even more so shameful. Sure she is pretty but she is NOT how Holly was suppose to be. I mean, Holly was meant to sing badly. And I mean REEEEALLY badly!! In the movie though, she sung pretty good! She sings better than me anyways and that's not how it is suppose to be. That's ANOTHER black mark on you P.S, I Love You the MOVIE! Though it isn't just Hilary that was a disgrace. Pretty much every other character is. The sister was not crazy enough, the friends were not pushy and witty enough and the mother was not wise nor motherly enough. Perhaps a character that stayed true to the novel was possibly Gerry. Their lack of building their chacracters made the entire movie and its charm suffer.

What I also disliked about the movie was their so-called "creative added scenes". Were they trying to make up for cutting out SO MUCH from the book? An added character played by that SUPERNATURAL daddy, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, How Holly and Gerry met...and what the heck? A funeral in a pub! Was it suppose to be funny? I'm not even smiling. Added oomphs in its sentiments? More like extra CRAP... in the face!

All in all, if you want a heartfelt story, a story you could laugh, cry, and sigh...please PLEASE save yourself 126 minutes and just read the novel. I did cry reading it (but I do cry easily..). I assure you will FEEL MORE EMOTION than watching the movie. Read the book! It isn't even chunky!

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This novel would have to be one of my favourites and is probably the one that made me fall in love with the romance genre. It is definitely worth the time and would have you weeping for the love, joy and wretchedness of it all!

However, the main male character in this novel may seem like someone who stems from reality, do not be fooled! Or you'll be disappointed once reality has returned to your senses! This is the downfall of reading any of Sparks novels, the characters aren't perfect, which may make you feel hopeful in reality. As in the characters were "jerks" in the past but changed when they meet the main female character, let me just say that it definitely DOES NOT HAPPEN!

For message in a bottle, I give it 5/5 stars. Worth the read, worth having in your book collection. I've read the book about 3-4 times, every time I end up distraught and sobbing hysterically! I love this novel most ardently. The movie version isn't that bad either (I cried watching the movie too!).

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I present you, He's just not that into you a.k.a Er steht einfach nicht auf Dich! in Germany.

Ahh, a good ol' chick flick. The typical ROMANCE and LOVE and LUST and even SEX (Which makes me wonder why is it labeled a CHICK flick? Do these categories only attract the chicks? I'm sure roosters out there would love a bit of romance etc too? who labelled it a chick flick anyways? aaanyways OFF TOPIC).

It was out on our screens on the 12 Feb is AussieTraLia. Before watching the movie I had NO CLUE of the casts (Nor am I familiar with much actors anyways...) so throughout the movie I was surprised to see familiar faces but couldn't put their name to them. I did recognise DREW BARRYMORE and that FRIENDS chick JENNIFER ANISTON (...and that was it. haha). The rest, well you could see it on the poster. The story of the movie, and its many characters of whom I got confused with until the middle of the movie is conjured by the concept of MEN'S BEHAVIOUR in rejecting "us poor girls". It cleverly and humourously depicts this concept in not just a one-sort-of-girl but of different cultures (just a hint) and girls in different relationships. It was also all too conveniently but cleverly (I have already used that word but pfft.) had linked all the seemingly unrelated characters together.
As you would expect from a chick's flick there would be romance and light humour. It did have all that but nothing more.

I admit, there was this ONE TIME, ONE SCENE where I really did LOL (like, LAUGHED OUT LOUD) but that was it. It isn't a movie that YOU MUST WATCH, but something to pass the time. But by passing the time, it may involve dissecting all the references and the reactions of "OH MY GAWD THAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME or THAT IS SOOO TRUE" to the scenes. Then afterwards, you might become more aware of your own actions, or reflect on your own relationships with the other sex or ponder the very fact that... HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU!! Yes you.

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