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A review by labunnywtf
Waiting to Exhale by Terry McMillan
3.0
Maaaaan. I was right, I set myself up for disappointment, because I liked the movie so much.
If I hadn't seen the movie, I think I would've liked this book a whole hell of a lot better. It takes the women in the book a lot longer to show how strong they really are than it does in the movie. That's one of my favorite things about the movie, that despite how weak they act in regards to the stupid men who hurt them, they're still ready and willing to fight back.
In the book, it gets really tiresome. I know it's very accurate to real life women and our stupidity, but my favorite part, which is the car burning, is so watered down and weak.
I think really I would've liked this if I hadn't seen the movie first. Sigh.
If I hadn't seen the movie, I think I would've liked this book a whole hell of a lot better. It takes the women in the book a lot longer to show how strong they really are than it does in the movie. That's one of my favorite things about the movie, that despite how weak they act in regards to the stupid men who hurt them, they're still ready and willing to fight back.
In the book, it gets really tiresome. I know it's very accurate to real life women and our stupidity, but my favorite part, which is the car burning, is so watered down and weak.
I think really I would've liked this if I hadn't seen the movie first. Sigh.