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The Man of My Dreams
The Man of My Dreams
Author: Curtis Sittenfeld
In the summer of 1991, Hannah Gavener is fourteen. In the magazines she reads, celebrities plan elaborate weddings; in Hannah's own life, her parents' marriage is crumbling. Over the next decade and a half, as Hannah moves from Philadelphia to Boston to Albuquerque, she finds that the answers to love's most bewildering questions become more rath...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781400064762
ISBN-10: 1400064767
Publication Date: 5/16/2006
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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3.2 stars, based on 62 ratings
Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
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reviewed The Man of My Dreams on + 13 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
I loved this book chronicling the life of Hannah Gavener starting at age 14. The author manages to provide keen insight into the various stages of a teenager to young woman's life. Character development was fun as well.
jaglvr avatar reviewed The Man of My Dreams on + 127 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
i think i'm going to give up on Sittenfeld now. This is the 2nd book now that I have found her main character whiney and not very likable. As with PREP, the main character makes herself unlikeable. She is smart, and could be funny if she wasn't so judgemental about everything. UGH...didn't care for at all!
Kittymama avatar reviewed The Man of My Dreams on + 107 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Wonderful book and a quick read. This is one of those books that you don't want to put down. I loved it :)
reviewed The Man of My Dreams on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
A good read. I liked this book much better than Prep, because although Hannah has her fair share of angst, she is definitely more likeable and realistic than Lee (main character in Prep). It was nice to see her progression throughout the years, and to see her shed (albeit ever so slowly) some of the self-doubt that was holding her back. I recommend this one.
ilovedale3 avatar reviewed The Man of My Dreams on + 524 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
While Sittenfeld's use of language makes great reading, I found the main character's constant low self-esteem and childish thought processes quite boring and irritating.
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reviewed The Man of My Dreams on
Was ok I wouldn't recommend it to any of my friends though.
reviewed The Man of My Dreams on + 5 more book reviews
It really was an honest book. I enjoyed the characters thoroughly.


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