All in all, a fun read and I will definitely read this author again! Feb 20, Donna McBroom-Theriot rated it it was amazing. It is like watching a Nora Ephron movie. You have Molly, with her quick wit and sarcasam, and you have Cameron the ladies man author. They match each other witty comment to witty comment, neither understanding in the beginning that they had just met their match. The banter between the two leading characters, Molly and Cameron, is charming and the reader cannot help but fall in love with them.
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There are the Sunday dinners when everyone shows up with Mr. Right - including Grandma. There are Saturday night gatherings where adult friends cannot keep their hands to themselves. Everyone has found love, has found the right one, except for Molly. I put this book up there among these great movies.
Linda Yellin has a hit on her hands and I'm off to buy her other books. I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Read book quotes and more at www. Dec 16, Michelle Sallay rated it liked it. I'm giving this a little more credit because it did make me laugh out loud a couple of times. And that rarely happens so good show for you book.
I think before you read this book you need to decide if you like the movies Sleepless in Seattle or You've Got Mail. This book follows the formula in the movies where the characters have all these near misses until the end. Sometimes I find it hard to judge a book when reading an ARC, because I'm giving this a little more credit because it did make me laugh out loud a couple of times.
Sometimes I find it hard to judge a book when reading an ARC, because I don't know how much of the problems I had with it get cleaned up or if they stay in the published book. I just thought this went on a bit too long with nothing happening. I had to start skipping through because I just wanted to know what happened. But this does have some sassy moments with more polish this had some real potential to be a great book.
But for now, as it is, it was just ok. Thanks to Edelweiss and Gallery Books for the read. Jan 20, Sharon Redfern rated it really liked it. After her first husband cheats on her and leaves her heartbroken, Molly settles for a ho hum relationship with Russell. Working as a writer for a magazine, Molly aims to be a columnist and be able to stop writing fluff pieces at the whim of her flaky publisher. When she meets Cameron, an established mystery writer, she is not impressed.
Future meetings don't really change her mind but she does find herself involved in a witty back and forth repartee with Cameron that she does find stimulating. Al After her first husband cheats on her and leaves her heartbroken, Molly settles for a ho hum relationship with Russell. Although this isn't a book with big highs and serious lows, it is an enjoyable read about a woman who has decided she won't get hurt again but isn't totally aware that she is acting on that decision.
I loved the glimpses of Molly's quirky family and her nasty co-worker. Cameron can be a bit of a cad but he is also funny and insightful in many ways, as opposed to Russell who is blandly nice but also slightly self-absorbed. References to Nora Ephron and her writings abound in the book and add to the development of Molly's character.
Linda Yellin is a new author for me but has two previously published books. I am definitely going to read her earlier works. Jul 11, Nancy rated it really liked it. Yes, it's kind of cheesy and predictable with the Nora Ephron references. Lots of Meg Ryan and all. However, as Molly points out once or twice, we may know the ending, that she'll end up with the right guy after a grand gesture, but it's the actively discovering love right in front of your eyes keeps us watching.
It is, by far, the funnest book I've read in a long time. I read Linda Yellin's book about her last first date; when she met her husband, their courtship and marriage. I love Yes, it's kind of cheesy and predictable with the Nora Ephron references. Linda Yellin is unbelievably funny and honest and, I've said this before, I want to be her best friend. Knowing Yellin's real life love story adds enjoyability to this story.
Molly is a thinly veiled Linda, although the meeting of Nick to her Nora is different. There was a first marriage that didn't work out and probably shouldn't have counted. There were a lot of first and bad dates where she may have developed some cynicism. The point is her Molly and Linda decision to continue with some optimism. See the rest of the review: Oct 17, Natasha Estrada rated it really liked it.
What Nora knew is a funny and quirky book about finding love. The story line of Cameron remind me of the tv show Castle. They ending to this book was sweet and I enjoyed how everything wasn't solved but just beginning. The book is more about learning to find love then love it self's. The book is a nice read when you want humour and a bit of romance. Dec 15, Teresa rated it really liked it Shelves: She has a comfortable boyfriend in her life.
She works trying things out and reporting back to the public, ie skydiving, restaurant reviews, etc. When we first meet Nora, she is describing her life in detail up to this moment and it is hilarious. She comes off at times as being a jaded smart mouth but at the same time you see her as a brave independent woman because she doesn't give up. She is continually closing her eyes or refusing to see what is right before her.
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At times you want to just grab her by the shoulders, shake her and tell her to open her eyes and get over it. Bad things happen to everyone. Several times throughout the story, I found myself laughing out loud and by the end I did want Nora to succeed. I found the ending to be best, as it could be happy or it could be sad, but they are going to give things a shot. Feb 27, Cheryl M-M rated it liked it. I suppose a little knowledge about Nora Ephron and her work might add to the enjoyment of the story.
It is a breezy and easy chic lit. It actually reminded me of the Devil wears Prada. Molly is a little jaded after a few decades lifetime of meeting a lot of men who can only be described as Mr Not quite Right. She doesn't believe there is such a thing as true love and therefore cannot write about it when asked to do so. She spends her time trying out various activities so she can write about them. Nothing is too odd or crazy to try out for the sake of an article. If you spend your entire lifetime looking for a soulmate you will probably miss quite a few good catches that would have fit just as nicely.
I received a copy of this book via NetGalley. Nov 02, Tish rated it liked it Shelves: This was a cute story about a journalist in New York City who is assigned to write an article on romance and to do it in the style of Nora Ephron. Well, Molly failed miserably, but author Linda Yellin has succeeded! The book contains frequent references to the movies "Sleepless in Seattle", "When Harry Met Sally", and "You've Got Mail" and would probably make a decent movie along the same lines with a similar plot, similar witty dialogue, etc.
Which brings us to the reason I gave this no more th This was a cute story about a journalist in New York City who is assigned to write an article on romance and to do it in the style of Nora Ephron. Which brings us to the reason I gave this no more than 3. Yellin doesn't bring anything new to the formula. She also doesn't develop the characters enough to make us really care whether Molly and Cameron finally get together at the end or not. It is, however, a light and entertaining read with some genuinely funny moments.
So if you liked the above movies, you will probably like this, just not quite as much. Apr 19, Evie rated it it was amazing. Yellin's novel feels like a movie unfurling right before you - and yes, like a Nora Ephron movie.
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The descriptions of the main characters, Molly Hallberg a magazine writer, and Cameron Duncan, a bestselling mystery novelist, even look like Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Maybe that is a coincidence or me reading more into them than intended but considering how many sly and fun references to Nora Ephron's movies, I assume it was the author's intent. As bubbly and sharp as When Harry Met Sally or Sleeples Yellin's novel feels like a movie unfurling right before you - and yes, like a Nora Ephron movie. As bubbly and sharp as When Harry Met Sally or Sleepless In Seattle, you don't have to be a Nora Ephron fan to still enjoy the tangled romance with the we-know-where-it's-going-ending.
The fun is in watching how Molly does let herself finally fall for the right guy. Filled with movies I loved, this is a story I loved. Great fun and romance. Mar 19, Alistair rated it really liked it Shelves: This is a sweet-natured homage to Nora Ephron, and, in particular 'Sleepless in Seattle'. Having divorced the philandering divorce lawyer, and now thirty nine, expectations have lowered for Molly Hallberg and she's settled for contentment with her boyfriend of five years, Russell.
A writer for a wacky online online magazine, EyeSpy, Molly is prepared to take on any assignment her off-the-planet boss dishes out in the expectation that one day she'll be offered a column. As the novel progresses Molly becomes increasingly uncertain whether contentment is enough. A well written contemporary romance peppered with snappy dialogue; Molly is a genuinely funny heroine with a killer instinct for the one line put-down. Mar 24, Tara rated it it was amazing. A fun, upbeat story about a writer who has been burned in love and struggles when given an assignment by her magazine boss to write about love in New York the same way Nora Ephron would approach the subject.
She is incapable of completing the assignment and oblivious to the perfect man for her. This story reads like a Nora Ephron movie with the same kind of bright dialogue and funny characters. There are bigger issues at stake, the kind that kelp you thinking long after the book is over, but lik A fun, upbeat story about a writer who has been burned in love and struggles when given an assignment by her magazine boss to write about love in New York the same way Nora Ephron would approach the subject.
There are bigger issues at stake, the kind that kelp you thinking long after the book is over, but like a Nora Ephron movie, it is a pleasurable journey the entire way. Feb 25, Micki rated it it was amazing. It's been a long time since I found myself feeling compelled to underline passages in a book, but that is what happened when reading What Nora Knew. Jam-packed with observations that make life feel saner, breezier, and hopeful because you can't stop smiling or laughing, I truly loved this book.
Easy to read, yet filled with depth; humor-galore yet filled with serious topics - i. A pleasure ride It's been a long time since I found myself feeling compelled to underline passages in a book, but that is what happened when reading What Nora Knew. Nov 11, Suzanne Lilly rated it it was amazing Shelves: Her editor assigns her to write a Nora Ephron-style piece on New York romance--an intimidating prospect for any writer. At a party, she meets bestselling author and ladies' man Cameron Duncan, who gets under her skin and challenges her ideas about love and longevity.
Molly maneuvers through all of this with the help of quirky coworkers, loyal best friends, and an affectionate, if odd, family. Ephron's influence is felt everywhere in this novel, from Sleepless in Seattle references to the emphasis on the need to make grand gestures.
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However, Yellin manages to make her familiar premise and characters seem fresh and fun. Any woman in the heroine's age range who's lived in New York will both laugh and wince at the accuracy of Yellin's details. Those who want to live in New York can hang on for a fun ride. Gail Hochman, Brandt and Hochman. No one's rated or reviewed this product yet. But if some poor guy delivers spring rolls and moo shu pork on a freeze-your-ass-off night, Mr. Big Shot hands the guy a quarter.
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I am one of them. I suppose some people might consider this an admirable ability, people who are still in fraternities or under ten years old. He can also wait an entire evening, getting through a cocktail party, dinner party, and after-dinner cocktails, saving all his best stuff until he gets home and lets her rip, often driving me out of our bedroom screaming into the night. Always asks for a better restaurant table. We were seated at the head table at our wedding and I was waiting for Evan to request a better table.
None of these are major enough reasons for breaking up, but all constitute possible lifetime annoyances. Can any woman have been a bigger fool? And she was always so nice to me when I called the office. To amp up the cheesy quotient, when I was emptying my dresser drawers and tossing shirts and skirts into my suitcase, bellowing, "Your secretary?
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What could be triter! Suicidal poems by Sylvia Plath. And cynical poems by Dorothy Parker. Although not any day soon. How is it some people get their hearts trampled and they bounce right back and fall in love again, no questions asked. I could no more easily figure out love than I could figure out the insides of a toaster. I longed to believe in romance and excitement and possibility. But deep-down love, deep-in-the-ventricles-of-your-heart love, was something that happened to other people, make-believe people in fairy tales and movies.
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It would have been our leather anniversary. I looked it up. To celebrate, I went out and bought myself a new wallet. The divorce itself took four months to finalize, which in the State of New York with its archaic laws at the time no no-fault, just fault fault constituted some kind of legal miracle. Unless, of course, a too-big-for-his-britches and often-not-in-his-britches lawyer pays off a few judges. My new apartment was only a block away from the puddle-laden street where we first met.
I had a better view than from my pre-Evan apartment—but a more jaundiced view of love. I fell in love. Back then, I was still capable of dreams. My Girl Scout leader Mrs.