Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married

I absolutely loved this book. So many great lines had me laughing out loud - such as when Lucy avoids asking her roommates to keep it down late one night, lest she be drawn into drinking a half a bottle of vodka in a "If you can't beat them, join them" exercise, her descriptions of Tom, and the details of why she is reluctant when a man takes her hand and tells her to feel his heartbeat, just to name a few. Yet buried in this breezy prose are some hard realizations for the character of Lucy, such as those epiphanies she has while trying to hold her family together, or when she realizes the repeating pattern in all her relationships.. I have gotten so tired of "women's literature" that reads like the manuscript for a Lifetime TV movie: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (must we keep being tortured with books about unfit lunatic mothers and why it's OK that they have irreparably damaged their children?), The Girls Guide To Hunting and Fishing (this book was terrible and I'm not sure it even had a point), and We Were The Mulvaneys (don't even get me started on what kind of a twisted, repressed, wretched excuse for a mother would think sending her daughter away into exile after she got RAPED was a good solution), and on and on and on.. This book, as well as the other Marian Keyes books I've read, delievers a valid message without making you feel like you want to kill yourself after finishing the last page. Her dry and acerbic sense of humor keep the reader entertained from start to finish, and she always manages to endear the characters to the reader's heart.. I've seen this book advertised as a "beach read", and it is in many ways a light and easy read, but there is plenty of substance and insight to be found, so don't let the categorization fool you.

Lucy Sullivan is young, single, neurotic and getting married. At least that's what a fortune teller predicts when she and 3 office mates visit her. Suddenly everyone is congratulating Lucy on her upcoming marriage which is a little strange to her as there is no boyfriend in sight.When she meets Gus, he seems a definite possibility. He is good looking and funny but also unreliable. There's also Jed, the new guy at work. Or maybe Chuck?There are so many wonderful characters in this book. Lucy's office mates, Meredia, Megan and Hetty, each of whom has problems of their own. Lucy's roommates, Karen and Charlotte, who also have very definite personalities and are very much involved in the "dating business". Lucy's interactions with her roommates, co-workers and dates are funny, heartwarming and unique. The pace never lets up and you just don't want the book to end.We know that eventually Lucy will find her mate but the process of her getting there is great fun for us (not necessarily for Lucy).

Having read Rachel's Holiday, Marian Keyes's latest book, I thought I should definitely read one of her earlier novels. I had been looking for a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy to read and Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married did not disappoint. What great novel! This book shouldn't be compared to Bridget Jones -- it shines its own light. Lucy Sullivan has received the news of a lifetime: a psychic has predicted that she will be married within a year. The problem is that she has no idea to whom. Who is the lucky man? No one knows. Of course, the search for Mr. Sullivan will take some interesting and rough turns, for Lucy isn't exactly a girl with very high dating standards. This is a great novel. The story is very reminiscent to a Jane Austen novel -- it has that heroine-looking-for-love-in-all-the-wrong-places-but-wouldn't-notice-the-true-love-of-her-life-if-it-hit-her-in-the-head love theme. I loved it. Also, it's like a more intelligent version of the TV sitcom Friends. I loved the neurotic characters. Lucy's roommates -- Karen, the bossy and high maintenance one and Charlotte, the ditsy and naive one -- are hilarious! As are Daniel (he seemed adorable), Megan and Meredia. I laughed so much with this one. In fact, I was given some puzzled looks on the train on my way to work. My only complaint is Keyes's obvious need to stereotype races. Oh, and having read Rachel's Holiday, I have detected a pattern in Keyes's writing -- a pattern that I cannot discuss for it might spoil the plot. Funny, charming, and as resistible as it is addicting, Lucy Sullivan should be on every woman's reading list. That is if you're in the mood for good British humor.

Are you looking for a great book to read at the beach? I suggest Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married. This book is funny, smart, witty, and well written. Helen Fielding is great, but so is Marian Keyes. Give it a whirl, you'll thank me for it!

Like a small child, I was originally drawn to the book for its bright pink cover and gold lettering. Inside, I was delighted to find the most hysterical book I have read in years. The monologues that Lucy has are insightful and sharp. Her sarcastic descriptions are woven together with such sincerity that you take them at face value and then crack up! I have told all of my friends to read this book. It encapsulates the lives of college women, and young 20 somethings world wide. There is such a strong and perceptive character development among the room mates, it will remind you of your greatest friend and your biggest enemy. You root for her throughout the book because, naturally you want Lucy Sullivan to GET MARRIED! The choices of suitors leaves only one that you hope will be at the end of her aisle. A fabuous read for when you call in from your own rotten office to lay around and eat chocolates.