Thursday, November 26, 2009

Straight Talking, a novel by Jane Green


Meet Tasha—single and still searching. A producer for Britain’s most popular morning show working under a nightmare boss, Tash is well-versed in the trials and tribulations of twenty-first century dating. She and her three best friends certainly haven’t lived the fairy tale they thought they would: there’s Andy, who’s hooked on passion, but too much of a tomboy to have moved much beyond the beer-drinking contest stage; Mel, stuck in a steady but loveless relationship; and Emma, endlessly waiting for her other half to propose. Their love lives are only complicated by the sort of men who seem to drift in and out: Andrew—suave, good-looking and head over heels in love . . . with himself; Simon, who is allergic to commitment but has a bad-boy nature that’s impossible to resist; and Adam—perfectly attractive, but too sweet to be sexy.

A little confusing. I don’t know which part is the present, which part is the flashback. Green used the first person point of view and the funny thing is, Tasha – the main female character – talks to readers.


Boring in the first half of the book, but the tension is higher when Tasha acted like a moron. Cheating when you have someone beside you. Fool Tasha. Besides, Adam is the best for her. Who else loves her with what she have?


On the last part, Green taught readers with many morals. I like it. That happens to all of us and we can learn to avoid it after we read this.

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