ajones623's review against another edition
3.0
It's your typical "chick-lit"/ romantic comedy story but it did get me thinking about how much time we spend glued to the internet.
thepaperreels's review against another edition
3.0
No more stalking people on Google
No more Facebooking exes
No more reading tweets on Twitter
No more posting pictures and waiting for likes
No more hashtagging meaningless combination of words
No more instagramming every instant
....
Can you do it? Because I will tell you the truth, I CANNOT.
I'm not on social media every day. But to just leave them all for a very long time?? Uhhhhh. Yeah, no, I cant. But that's exactly what Evie did when she got her heart broken by her ex boyfriend through Facebook.
One way to quit social networking sites? HEARTBREAK.
I've read it. I've seen it. Thank God I haven't experienced it. So. Because of this plan that Evie successfully executed, she got more involved in the real world. Which isn't that good too because her friends are either getting married or having babies. What's a single 35 year old woman supposed to feel about that!? Why, bitterness of course. But Evie isn't bitter (not much) she's just sad .....Thank God for cute doctors!!!
Evie was a fun protagonist. BUT, she tends to blabber a lot. And sometimes, she blabs about useless and nonsense things. Which results to me being bored. I've had 3 moments when I wanted to DNF the book because I feel like theres nothing happening. Everything is so slow. The pacing, the romance, even Evie's character development. But I still gave the book a chance.
And surprisingly, I finished the book and the feeling that lingered in me is happiness. That means, there's something in the book that made me happy although it has a very slow pacing. And for that, I gave it 3 stars.
Things got interesting when the love interest was introduced. Like I mentioned above, the romance was slow. And it really was! But I really enjoyed the banter and the witty monologue of Evie so I still read through. And the side characters are fun to get to know to. Evie has hilarious friends.
Friedland has a very humorous and witty writing. This is her debut novel and I can say that I'm more than impressed. There's small things that needs more work on, imo, but Love and Miss Communication was still a fun read. Its an Adult title but I think young readers can still enjoy it.
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suzannefine's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the idea of this book, and the really enjoyed reading the entire book. I was just left shaking my head at the last scene in the book, going "Really???" It was a WTF moment. I would recommend this book!
shelleyrae's review against another edition
2.0
"No more stalking people on Google.
No more Facebooking exes.
No more reading twits on Twitter.
No more posting pictures and waiting for “likes.”
No more refreshing Gmail every thirty seconds.
No more hashtagging meaningless combinations of words.
No more Instagramming every instant.
No more Foursquaring her whereabouts.
No more bidding on eBay for the thrill of competition.
No more pretend job hunting on Monster.
No more blogs. (She was slandered on one, for God’s sake!)
No more watching two-year-olds boogie to Beyoncé on YouTube.
No more playing Scrabble against house-bound Aspergians.
No more Candy Crush, that time-sucking psychedelic mess of sugar balls. And, best of all, no more OkCupid, JDate, eHarmony, and Match.”
A modern story about life and love in the digital age, when Evie Rosen's addiction to email derails her promising law career and a Facebook post breaks her heart, she impulsively decides to disconnect from the world wide web and reclaim her life.
I didn't particularly relate to Evie, whose behaviour more closely resembles that of my eighteen year old daughter than a woman, who at nearly thirty five, is closer to my age. She is, for the most part, self involved and superficial, and that is something that is very slow to change over the course of the novel. She's horribly neglectful of her friendships, complaining because of missed e-vites and texts, but never makes much of an attempt to reach out. She pines over her ex-boyfriend, and whines endlessly about being single, without ever examining her own behaviour or attitude.
I did like the way in which Friedland developed Evie's relationship with Dr Gold. He proves to be a great guy, though not perfect, and also a really patient man, given Evie's neuroses.
The most charming aspect of the novel involved Evie's relationship with her grandmother, a stereotypical Jewish Bubbe desperate to see Evie get married and have children.
Even though this is chick-lit, I thought there were missed opportunities to really explore what its like to be 'unplugged' in this day and age. Evie isn't really challenged to live in the real world while 'unplugged', her generous severance payment gives her a lot of freedom, not that she really does much with it.
I am left with mixed feelings about Love and Miss Communication, the premise is great but Evie wasn't a character I could root for and I felt the story was somewhat underdeveloped.
karak's review against another edition
2.0
I finished the book, but I disliked it more and more as I read it. It started off good, and then it just got awful. The entire plot depended on the fact that Evie decides to stop using the internet. But not only that she stops using email. Sorry, but if you're going to cut yourself off from a common tool of communication, of course you're going to be out of the loop. It was too contrived.
shannonreilly215's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. It makes me want to quit the internet, especially since the first thing I did when I finished it was go on Facebook and google theories about what is going to happen on Pretty Little Liars in the next two seasons. Both things that are completely unnecessary and I could live without.
vdoprincess's review against another edition
2.0
Cute, not terribly compelling. The grandmother was the best character.
fuzzywuzzy's review against another edition
3.0
This was a MISS for me. I didn't like the writing style, the paragraphs seemed to drag on with no real destination. it was almost like listening to someone ramble on and on about something that had nothing to do with the subject at hand. The theme was supposed to be about disconnecting from social media and while it was about that, I feel like it could have been tied in better than it was. Some areas of the book were like YES but others were totally me thinking about my next meal because the book wasn't holding my interest.
alisondeluca's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0