Good in Bed

By: Jennifer Weiner

Narrated by: Paula Cale

Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

Cannie Shapiro never wanted to be famous. The smart, sharp, plus-sized pop culture reporter was perfectly content writing about other people's lives on the pages of the Philadelphia Examiner. But the day she opens up a national women's magazine to find out that her ex-boyfriend has been chronicling their ex-sex life is the day her life changes forever.

Loving a larger woman is an act of courage in our world, Bruce has written. And Cannie - who never knew that Bruce saw her as a larger woman or thought that loving her was act of courage - is plunged into misery, and into the most amazing year of her life.

Radiant with wit, bursting with surprises, and written with bite and bittersweet humor, Jennifer Weiner reaches beyond Cannie's story and into the heart of every woman. Gut-level real and laugh-out-loud funny, Good in Bed celebrates the courage of the human spirit and features an unbelievably funny cast of supporting characters, the strangest dog you'll ever encounter, and a heroine you'll never forget.

©2001 Jennifer Weiner, All Rights Reserved (P)2001 Simon & Schuster Inc., AUDIOWORKS Is an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Great Read!

The character's sense of humour is fabulous and you will laugh a great deal. A definite read!

Angry person inspires live in others

I liked the story, but I didn't believe parts of the story
The moral: stop whining and look at the good things in your life

Finally! A Plus-Size Happy Ending!

I love this book. A "normal" woman, not a stick figure with Farrah Fawcett hair and perfect teeth, gets the good guy! You can really put yourself in the shoes of this woman as her life takes unplanned turns. She DOES have a life. Most authors, and Hollywood, want us to think that if you are larger than a size 4, you never get the opportunity to have a life, let alone a HAPPY life or even a LOVE life.

This book proves them all wrong. Overweight women are not parriahs. They are people who love and are loved. They are mothers, daughters, friends, lovers. Thank you for finally putting that into print for the whole world to see!

Amazing. Heartbreaking. Funny.

It been a long since I read such a great writing. This is the kind of the book you want to finish without pause. Every turn of the story made me think and cry. Weiner's black humor made the story sparkling and unforgetablle.

Unexpected twists and turns

Like the ocean it can be rhythmic and comforting or take you on a turn you never expected as you rush feverishly through the storm. A great read - funny with a lot of unexpected truths and some emotional drops.

Loved the Book!!

Started out very funny and ended as a very sweet, thought provoking story.

An Enjoyable Read

I enjoyed this book alot. From the moment I started listening I was hooked and I actually looked forward to my daily commute when I could listen. The narrator, Paula Cale, did a great job.

Fun and surprising!

You have to finish this book or you'll miss life changing experiences. I read this book in 2 sittings which is a record for me. Usually a book sits for weeks before I finish it. A great read for anyone who has every been or known someone with a weight or image problem. Have fun!!

Wonderful Book!

Great characters and plot--perfect for listening during commute. Hope uunabridged version is available.

Pretty good story

It was a pretty good story, I just wish I’d known that it was a 20+ year old book before I spent a credit on it lol. The jazz between chapters was horrible and annoying.