Another Veeta's recommendation and I looooved it! I know it's kinda cheesy, flat and predictable for some people. But well, it's kinda story that could be happened in our daily life. And reading this novel felt like watching those Hollywood's romantic comedy movies. Saya suka karna baik karakter hero dan heroine-nya tidak digambarkan punya perasaan lebih terhadap satu sama lain. Jadi bener-bener (keliatan) murni berteman. Bahkan selama tujuh tahun mereka punya jadwal rutin kencan bareng yang nggak pernah terbatalkan. Bahkan Phil, pacarnya Tracie, pun ampe ngalah kalo Tracie mau cabut, tau bahwa hari 'itu' jam segitu adalah jadwal kencan Tracie dan Jon. Baru deh pas Jon udah berubah dan mulai kencan dengan banyak cewek, perasaan Tracie dan Jon yang sebenernya mulai keliatan. Dan karna dari awal terekspos sama pertemanan mereka, waktu Jon mulai ngaret bahkan ga muncul di kencan rutin mereka, huhuhuhu... Ngerasain deh perasaan sedihnya Tracie, for turning him into bad boy. When they finally made love, berasanya simpel dan natural, malah nggak diekspos sama sekali. Waktu mereka berantem lagi gara2 Jon liat artikel proyeknya Tracie tentang transformasinya dia dari nerd ke bad boy, trus mereka musuhan, dan Jon nggak maafin Tracie ketika akhirnya artikel itu keluar dan Jon pun terpampang di mana-mana (pdhal Tracie udah bilang ga setuju itu diterbitkan dan malah dipecat), hatiku ikut hancur. Mereka nggak berhubungan sama sekali selama berbulan-bulan. Akhirnya, waktu Jon akhirnya tau Tracie dipecat, putus dari Phil, dan kerja jadi pelayan di cafe tempat kencan rutin mereka, dia akhirnya memutuskan dateng ke situ. Oh, aku sukaaaaaa banget. Endingnya sederhana dan maniiiiis... Love it!
This is unquestionably "chick lit", which I do like from time to time, but this fell totally flat for me. I didn't like either of the main characters, and found the plot concept silly at best. The writer's limited attempts at evoke sympathy totally failed; I found myself more disgusted by her characters than interested. I absolutley couldn't stand Tracie ever, at any point in the book, and didn't care for Jon much as the book progressed. Several people seem to change drastically at one point or another (excpect the obligatory, all-knowing best friend), but none of them in very believable ways. Very predictable ending which was very rapidly drawn to a conclusion, which may have been a blessing. I will admit that Goldsmith makes some accurate general statements about what women are attracted to. Why is it that we so often chase after those who treat us so poorly? I suppose, therefore, in this bit of fluff and nonsense, there is a statement to be read. I just wasn't thrilled with the way it was presented. Definitely not one of my favorite reads.
What do You think about Bad Boy (2002)?
¡Joder, con las ganas que le tenía a este libro! Me encantó la sinopsis, era innovadora y parecía un libro divertido. ¿Y he dicho ya que tengo debilidad por las historias de mejores amigos? Pero no creo que merezca la pena este libro. Solo he mirado las últimas páginas, muy pocas, pero las suficientes para ver que era un libro cerdito. Vamos, de esos en los que los protagonistas se acuestan entre si pero también se acuestan con otros, y sí, todo a la vez. Libros con estúpidos protagonistas con adicciones al sexo y con falta de cerebro, no gracias.
—Mayu
My expectations were way too high for this book, it let me down in more ways than one. Staring with the ridiculous title, are they suppose to be any bad boys in this book? Maybe I glanced over the characters cause the book was extremely boring and trite. It is one of those books that I regret that I believed the hype surrounding it. I don't have a clue what this was about, no character made a lick of sense to me. One part it was about a strained relationship, but who were the characters? Opps I forgot the moment I flipped the page. It was laughable to see the rules of what makes a bad boy.I read several books with similar content but this was one was pathetic.Another book that bites the dust...NEXT!
—Michael
After reading 'book club books', this book seemed really silly. I felt it had no substance and not much character development. It was hard to feel anything for the main character, Tracie, when even the waitress at the restaurant called her an idiot and she was dating Phil solely for his looks. And really? This smart, nice-looking guy, Jon, waited for her for seven years and commented that he even loved her earlobes? Not all that practical. At least they could have made Tracie succeed at writing or Jon fail at Micro Con but the book didn't even do that. Overall, skip the bad boy and go for a better read.
—Pamela
