| Title | : | See Jane Date |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0373250118 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780373250110 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 283 |
| Publication | : | First published November 1, 2001 |
See Jane Date Reviews
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I'm beginning to think the entire
generation of twenty-something
females is neurotic. And no
wonder, if all they read are
books like this. Jane worries
about everything, every thing
she does, every word out of her
mouth. Bad Jane. Bad, bad Jane.
Lighten up, Jane, lighten up. -
GUYS.
This chick-lit novel came out in 2001 and is NINETY-NINE CENTS.
Who wants to buddy-read this with me???? I'm sure it's dated as heck and so much fun. >:D -
So meh. I've read this book before-not literally but in that this plot line is tired. That's my doing picking it up anyway. But this book never really distinguished itself as special or different for me.
Everyone is very proud of themselves living in Manhattan although they are so poor they can't pay attention. The first half of the book was mainly about smoking cigarettes all the time. The second half of the book was mostly self-realizations that at times felt unnecessary and at other times seemed completely fictional. Go get yourself some Sophie Kinsella instead. You can thank me later. -
One of, if not the best, chick-lit book I have read. See Jane Date follows Jane Green's quest to find a date/boyfriend to take to her cousin's wedding, since she's already told her aunt, cousin, and high school rival that she's so seriously dating someone that they're practically living together. With the help of her two best friends, Jane goes on a series of blind dates to find that guy, all the while vying for a promotion at work and editing her hometown rival's tell-all book.
What I liked so much about this book that sets it apart from other chick-lit books was how much I identified with Jane and that getting the guy was actually not the end goal. Not really. Instead, the book is more about Jane's non-romantic relationships and how Jane is learning what it is she wants out of life. The guy hunt is just the vehicle for Jane to get there. (warning: little spoilery alert, but not really) In fact, Jane knows and realizes that she doesn't have to have a guy to have a full life. But, she, like a lot of us women, gets pulled into that mentality by her well-meaning aunt and society. And I loved how Jane and her friends were so supportive of each other. Their conversations were realistic and not just full of zingers with each character trying to be the wittiest or quirkiest. Think of this book as a coming-of-age story for the twenty-something single.
Read this book and then pass it along to all of your friends. -
This book was god-awful. The author actually says at several points that you are a worthless person if you're 30 and still single, that you can't be complete without a man by your side. Jane was not a sympathetic character, but just as phony and self-centered as the people she complained about.
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L’histoire est bien, mais la forme n’est pas la, les chapitres sont beaucoup trop longs, ils sont mal découpés, ça casse vraiment la dynamique du livre.
Il se passe trop de chose par chapitre, c’est trop long jusque la moitié ou cela devient enfin intéressant.
La fin est prévisible dès les première page …
Je pense que l’histoire serait mieux en film qu’en livre. -
One of the best chick-flicks I have read. I had no expectations starting reading it but it surprised me by having good and strong characters.
I am used to self-doubting, insecure women. Jane Green, though trying to find a date to her cousin`s wedding, in my eyes is a strong woman. She knew her worth at work and with men. Yes, she had a purpose to find a man because she thought it would define her (that belief changed by the end of the book) but she did not just pick anyone.
Jane had lost her parents and that changed her life a lot. Throughout the book she got to know herself again.
I liked Natasha, Eloise and Amanda. Women who did not fear to show their weaknesses. -
Aşkı arayan ama o aşkı kitabın son on sayfasında bulan bir kadının hikayesiydi.Şahsen ana erkek karakterin sadece son on sayfada en fazla on kere anılması benim için olmamıştı.
Melissacım üzgünüm ama bu kitabın diğerlerinden bir kaç tık aşağıdaydı bence. -
‘See Jane Date’ is about twenty-eight-year-old assistant editor Jane who is looking for a guy to bring to her cousin Dana’s wedding. In the meantime, she’s also yearning for a promotion which hinges on how well she performs as she works with her former school mate she’d always envied, Natasha (referred to as Gnat by Jane) and trying to understand why it’s so difficult to keep a guy interested in her.
Although this book sounds like typical chic lit, it’s actually quite different. It has a serious undertone despite the occasional humour and tackles several subjects such as people’s expectations, relationships, chasing after your dreams, taking action and assumptions seriously. What really made the book stand out was how all of those issues were integrated subtly yet handled in-depth and very realistically. As a result, Jane is the sort of character that you care about and can somehow relate to, whether you like her or not. She does not only think about getting a boyfriend; she also cares about important matters such as getting the job promotion she deserves.
Despite Jane being presented as the type of person that is easily ignored or someone that people take for granted, she doesn’t come across as a doormat at all. Instead, she focuses on things that matter and is able to deal with people she can’t stand (such as Morgan and Natasha). The series of blind dates that she was set up with were well done as they were detailed and every guy is distinct though most didn’t make a second appearance. Meanwhile, Jane’s hopes that the next guy would turn out to be Mr. Right were conveyed convincingly and you do feel sorry for her because it’s evident that she cares too much about what others think.
The friendship aspect was well-written as Amanda and Eloise felt like characters rather than just props intended to be there only when required by the plot or Jane. Their respective relationship issues were also relevant to the story and helped to show different situations that people can find themselves in as well as how they react and the reason behind their choice. Another thing that was great was how Natasha was fleshed out. It’s also somewhat of a surprise when Jane discovers so much she never knew about Natasha or rather, when she realizes that she’d only presumed everything was perfect in Natasha’s life without getting to know her.
Overall, it was a refreshingly thought-provoking and meaningful book. -
If a book can cheer you up and make you laugh and feel good at the end , it was totally worth the time you spent reading it . I loved the book from page 1. I was still laughing when I started this review :)
Jane is an assistant editor at Posh trying to make her way towards Associate Editor and in desperate need of a boyfriend because her YOUNGER cousin Dana is getting married and she doesn’t want to be pitied by her family and mocked at by Dana for attending the ceremony without a date.
To make the matters worse her school mate Natasha (whom she absolutely hates ) is back in her life and Jane has been entrusted the job of editing the memoir that Natasha is writing , a tell-all about her affair with a hot shot movie star. She cannot let Natasha know how pathetic her life is and that she is just an Assistant Editor . But she can do something ? Yes ,of course. She can find a guy , make him her boyfriend and take him to the wedding. Seems easy huh? To do that, she has to date guys and survive the dates. So she dates and she dates and dates big time!!!
From one guy to another , while juggling her work pressures (read Natasha’s memoir ‘not yet started dont know when she will finish the first chapter memior’ ) and being there at her cousin’s pre-wedding events (which seem to be never ending) Jane does it all.To tell u the truth, I didn’t like Jane in the beginning. Not the typical chick lit heroine u connect to instantly or even think about fondly. She was cold, non self assured , distant but as the book progressed and I saw her emerge from her hilarious date sequences and got to know her better I started liking her and pitying her too.
Melissa Senate brings out humour so well that I was really having a hard time keeping a straight face while reading it. A great take on the social life of a working woman and also today’s dating scene.
Give this book a try. It might surprise you. It surprised me:) -
When I was in a total tv movie phase a few weeks ago, I dvr'd this title off of Lifetime. Yeah, you already know where I am going from here. And oddly, I think I liked the dumb movie more then the dumb book! If only because of when the girl meets the guy she ends up with in the end. In the book, it's just some random guy who her aunt wants to set her up with, but we never see or hear from him except via third person. And in the end, it's like, so why did you end up with him? In the movie, it's some guy she keeps running into in a store where she has to buy a million wedding gifts and we see him from the start and see the interaction right away. I like that set up better. In both, the girl totally sucked. And maybe even more so in the book! So she goes out on some date with a great guy and after one date she wants to take him to her cousin's wedding, she freaks the fuck out when she finds out he is going to be out of town. I am like, are you kidding me??? Of course she is totally crazy and a bitch. I wanted to strangle her there. Also, smoking? Sooooooo 20 years ago. This book was dumbdumbdumb.
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I wonder how it's possible to change so completely in mere minutes? Is it really like they say "beauty in the eyes of beholder"? Like Jane's relatives acted awful just because she thought they would but the minute she gave up they became loving and friendly and understanding? I'm not buying it. I still think Dana was not acting nice most of the time. Even aunt Ina was cruel at some point.
But I liked heroine being awkward. It's like she was from that movie 13 to 30 -- turned 30 overnight but inside still feeling like insecure little girl. Not to mention, pressure put on her was enormous. It was actually funny that not one of the friends' offered blind dates actually worked when grandma's did. It's usually the other way around...
I actually think Driscoll wouldn't be such a bad match after all if only Jane wasn't in such a mess and completely unprepared to date again so soon after disaster with Timothy. And after all she was supposed to marry Ethan so Driscoll was doomed from the start. -
See Jane. See Jane work. Work Jane work.
See Jane. See Jane date. See Jane get dumped.
This is the story of Jane Gregg. The 28-year-old assistant editor just can't seem to win. She can't get promoted, and she can't find a date for her cousin's upcoming wedding.
All of this will eventually change. But in the meantime, readers will experience a few blind dates, a few awkward business meetings, and a whole lot of heartbreak.
Published at the height of chick lit's popularity, See Jane Date contains all of the elements of the genre. It may not be the best of its sort, but it is a decent vacation read. -
The whole book is about Jane whining to find a man, and the self-pity drips off of every page. It is boring. Instead of waiting for the right man to come by, she could just focus on her job and friends, and be happy with that, but nooo.. She has to whine about not being able to find a guy and thinking it's all her fault. Well, guess what, Jane? It is. Nobody wants a whining little bitch.
I never want to read it again. -
Ok, this is the first book that I loved the movie more than the book! The first half of the book is about her obsession with cigarettes! WTH! I own the movie but have the book in the trade in bag. It was ok after the first half of the book, but who wants a book like that.
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Seeing Jane date was about as fun as watching paint dry. So unmemorable in fact, that I can barely distinguish it from Milkrun, the other red dress ink title I just read.
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Maybe if Jane spent more time talking to her dates instead of over-analyzing her every move or suffering severe flashback syndrome she would have better luck.
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Her şey hiçbir zaman göründüğü gibi değildir. Bir adım kuzeye, güneye, doğuya ya da batıya adım atarsanız yeni bir bakış açısı elde edersiniz. Bu da gerçekleri görmenize yardım eder. Yüreğinizi gerçekten açarsanız yaşamın tadına varırsınız.
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Jane needs to take a chill pill. Dripping in angst and clearly suffering from chronic anxiety, it's a wonder she can get herself out of bed in the morning. Not a bad romance, but I couldn't really take to Jane. I doubt we could ever be friends.
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Καμιά φορά ανάμεσα στα βιβλία τσέπης βρίσκεις διαμαντάκια
Δεν είναι το οοο μυθιστόρημα , αλλά σε διασκεδάζει , σε προβληματίζει , εξυψώνει τη γυναικεία φιλία και αποτελεί ύμνος του " τίποτα δεν είναι όπως το βλέπεις " -
De verdad, aunque suena un poco datado (años 90), es interesante.
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This book isn't the greatest in the world ,but it did the job!I remember seeing the movie when I was younger on ABC Family so I wanted to read it.
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Ben nedense çok sıkıcı buldum. Sırf kitabı bitirmek için bitirmeye çabaladım.
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Facile à lire, modérément sympathique mais sans plus. À lire quand on n'a plus rien à lire ou quand on a besoin d'une pause entre deux romans puissants
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Annoying in a good way!
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It's a light, fun read with a satisfying if predictable ending.
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