Pink Slip

This was a wonderful book. I would recommend it to anyone who likes Bridget Jones or the Girls Guide to Hunting and Fishing. It went a little deeper that either of these books, and it made you really identify with the main character and get attached to her.

I devoured this books in two days, finally staying up until 2 am to make sure "Lisar" and Eben made it through OK. Few books with a romantic plot can juggle the "real world" and the "romantic world" and yet still have a decent ending. Either it comes off as too bitter/edgy or as total mush. Pink Slip struck just the right balance for me. I can't wait for a sequel or at least another book from Rita Ciresi.

I'm female graduate student in a physics-related subject. Unfortunately I am pretty disillusioned by men (seen too many weirdos in my field!) and also by most fiction written for women (too wordy and/or banal). However, I was so riveted by this wonderful book that I played hooky from the lab for an entire day to stay home and read it. I could write a lot about the quirky heroine and her sweetly irreverent cousin Dodie, but the book is worth reading mainly because of the character of Eben Strauss. He's definitely on the endangered species list - gentle, moral, considerate, loving as well as professionally successful. I am not ashamed to say that I was touched to the point of tears. (for the record, "The Bridges of Madison County" didn't have the same effect on me.) Although the author has drawn upon several stereotypes, the clever dialog paints the characters as eminently REAL, 3-D people. Hope to see more books by the author.

I loved Blue Italian and was waiting inpatiently for Rita Ciresi's next book. I was even more impressed with this one. You just gotta love Lisa and her sarcasm and wit! And as in Blue Italian, some scenes are so poignant and real....I felt real pain. The only problem is, I can hardly wait for the next book!!!!

This story reminded me so much of people that I already know. I wanted the story to go on -- I wasn't ready to let go of the wonderful characters.