- Shopping Bag ( 0 items )
Want a NOOK? Explore Now
Ruth has left her job writing for a hit television show for reasons she’d rather not discuss and is supplementing her increasingly dwindling savings with freelance writing projects—namely, helping anxious high school students craft a perfect college essay and lonely souls craft captivating online dating profiles. When she’s not working, she’s swimming—lap after lap at the local indoor pool, in a desperate attempt to wash away the sting of professional failure and heartbreak that she can’t seem to shake. It takes an unexpected client to show her that appearances can be deceiving, and that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is simply dive back in.
Anonymous
Posted May 15, 2012
I love all of this author's book so i was excited when i saw a free book available. Just got a nook so i am still a little upset when i see a book is only 60 pages or so, just not used 2 it. Story is good but hated that it ended right when it was getting good.
8 out of 10 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted May 9, 2012
Liked it a lot, but hated the ending. Left you hanging. Wish it was longer so you would know all works out in the end.
7 out of 10 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.EasternShoreGirl
Posted September 5, 2012
Once again B&Ns fishing software appealed to my impulse buying weakness and I'm happy to add this author to my Nook panel and Great Read! shelf(: and begin my journey of reading Jennifer Weiner stories! Swim's character, Ruth, makes me feel perfectly fine for having my unhealthy appreciation for sarcasm. Hat's off to Ruth's 1-liners and comedic/sarcastic timing! Another thing about me is that it doesn't take a lot to evoke an emotional response from me, but it definitely takes an honest writer. She made me pause my reading with that heat and contracting you get in your throat right before your eyes well with tears. She articulated that awkward feeling when you realize your perceptions were wrong about someone to the point you write them off or don't give them your best and also when you expect others to have perceptions about you, maybe even brace for it. But she went further and allowed them to dialogue about it. With only 2 sentences of conversation it will make you look back at those moments no matter if you were dishing it out or receiving it and think whether you were brave enough to acknowledge/sincerely apologize or sincerely accept the apology and move forward.
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted July 28, 2012
Such a good short story! Very well written. It is meant to be a prequel to the book which is featured after the short story. Very good!
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted June 8, 2012
Yes, this was advertised as a prequel/sequel to a larger work. I should know by now I am going to be disapointed by the fact that the story is left unfinished.
4 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted July 15, 2012
This book held my interest, and while i was expecting the whole 70 pages to be the book, it does not dissapoint.
3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.guacamoleNYC
Posted July 5, 2012
I loved reading the short story, and if I hadn't already pre-ordered the book that was issued 7/3, it would have made me order it because I loved the characters so much. I look forward to starting the book (as soon as I've finished the two others I'm currently reading). Thanks for the freebie -- hope other writers figure that tactic out. We love it!
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted June 15, 2012
A nice piece of women's literature.
2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.coffeemama
Posted June 7, 2012
I'm not a fan of short stories, but this was good
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted February 13, 2013
Can't wait to read the book this segment leads to! Just love Jennifer Weiner and all of her work! Just a few more to go and I will have read all of her books thus far.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Isabella0518
Posted August 27, 2012
Couldn't stop reading, cant wait to read the book connected to it. Love Jennifer Weiner I can always find a way to relate to the characters or just see the story come to life thru my eyes.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted August 24, 2012
A great short story, i wish there was more
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted August 22, 2012
This is ashort story featuring the main character from her latest book. It was engaging, and i wanted to read more. I'm definitely going to buy the novel it's based on. Highly recommended!
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted August 13, 2012
Had me hooked right from the start.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted August 4, 2012
Can't wait to read the entire book
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted June 27, 2012
This was an easy, quick read. Would have read more if it continued!
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted June 25, 2012
What is this book about and is it appropriate for tweens
1 out of 11 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted June 14, 2012
I thought that this book would have been good, but i did not like it at all. I may attempt to read another jennifer weiner book but it'll be awhile before i would consider it.
1 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted June 9, 2012
Good story- but just when I was getting into it, it abruptly ends. Very disappointed.
1 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anonymous
Posted June 8, 2012
I have never read anything by this author prior. Loved this short story. Can't wait to read more.
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
Overview
The short story that inspired Jennifer Weiner’s forthcoming novel The Next Best Thing.
Ruth has left her job writing for a hit television show for reasons she’d rather not discuss and is supplementing her increasingly dwindling savings with freelance writing projects—namely, helping anxious high school students craft a perfect college essay and lonely souls craft captivating online dating profiles. When she’s not working, she’s swimming—lap after lap at the local indoor pool, ...