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| Title | : | The Actor and the Housewife |
| Author | : | Shannon Hale |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 339 pages |
| Published | : | June 15th 2009 by Bloomsbury USA (first published January 1st 2009) |
| Categories | : | Romance. Adult Fiction. Fiction. Christianity. Lds. Humor |
Shannon Hale
Hardcover | Pages: 339 pages Rating: 3.14 | 9053 Users | 2988 Reviews
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A very different kind of fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale.What if you were to meet the number-one person on your laminated list—you know, that list you joke about with your significant other about which five celebrities you’d be allowed to run off with if ever given the chance? And of course since it’ll never happen it doesn’t matter…
Mormon housewife Becky Jack is seven months pregnant with her fourth child when she meets celebrity hearththrob Felix Callahan. Twelve hours, one elevator ride, and one alcohol-free dinner later, something has happened…though nothing has happened. It isn’t sexual. It isn’t even quite love. But a month later Felix shows up in Salt Lake City to visit and before they know what’s hit them, Felix and Becky are best friends. Really. Becky’s husband is pretty cool about it. Her children roll their eyes. Her neighbors gossip endlessly. But Felix and Becky have something special…something unusual, something completely impossible to sustain. Or is it? A magical story, The Actor and the Housewife explores what could happen when your not-so-secret celebrity crush walks right into real life and changes everything.
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| Original Title: | The Actor and the Housewife |
| ISBN: | 159691288X (ISBN13: 9781596912885) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Becky Jack, Felix Callahan, Mike Jack |
| Setting: | Los Angeles, California(United States) Layton, Utah(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Chick Lit (2009) |
Rating Out Of Books The Actor and the Housewife
Ratings: 3.14 From 9053 Users | 2988 ReviewsAssessment Out Of Books The Actor and the Housewife
I really liked this one. Sure, it's implausible, and it's not *really* chick lit, but it hit home with me. It is the story of a woman who happens to have an unconventional friendship, and how that effects her life. I laughed, I cringed, I cried, I rooted, I wondered. Good times.This sort of contains spoilers. Nothing too specific but just be warned if you want to know NOTHING when you read this book don't read my review until after. I don't even know how to write a review on this book. I would give this book 5 stars for the actual writing. AMAZING. I think I felt the emotions exactly as Shannon Hale wanted me to feel them. 100+ pages into the book I really did not like it, I wanted to stop reading except I wanted to know what happened and I knew people had liked the
I did like the way she talked about how intensely she loved her husband and kids; the way she thought about her kids and how important her role as a mother was.That's all I liked.1/2 of the book was a sob fest. Which is not why I didn't like it.I didn't like it because I am not a girl who swoons over movie stars or talks about how attractive someone in a movie is. And, just the whole her hanging out with another man, alone and intimately made me uncomfortable. Maybe I am a prude, but it just did
I'm going to warn you upfront that I had an extreme reaction to this book. An extreme and unexpected reaction. Just ask DH. He had to listen to me rant ad nauseam until I'd exorcised the demons enough to move on. The thing is I haven't reacted so strongly to a book for quite some time and it took me a bit by surprise. Oh, well, who are we kidding? It threw me for one hell of a loop and I had an extremely hard time shaking it off. Despite all this I'm going to try to continue my tradition of
1.5 stars. I didn't quite hate it, but it made me uncomfortable.Let me start with this disclaimer: I have an aversion to romantic comedies. You know that moment in a movie where it's so awkward and contrived you're embarrassed someone wrote it and you're embarrassed for the actors that have to say the lines and you're embarrassed to be sitting there watching it? That's what this book was like. I'm not sure if Hale was trying to make an authentic Mormon housewife endearing to the masses, but she
Disclaimer: I'm a Shannon Hale fan. I follow her blog, and I have been to one of her appearances at a local bookstore. In that brief, extremely public encounter, I was pleased to find that she is as delightfully witty, personable, and humble as I had imagined her to be. Maybe she's not like that at home, but she still charmed me. I think she is a stellar writer, and I adore her books. So yes, I am hopelessly biased. I haven't read Austenland, so this is the first S.H. "adult" book that I've
I love Shannon Hales fairy tale retellings and fantasy. I also enjoyed Austenland. However, I had two major problems with this story.1. Im pretty oblivious to celebrities (I am, ask my husband), so I didnt identify with all the Im so star-struck or Im amazed that Im not star-struck and hes just a real person business.2. Although well justified in the story, I couldnt get past the I love my husband but this guy is my other best friend. I know its possible, but its so not something I would be
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