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How to be Single (Abridged): A Novel Audiobook
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The inspiration for the hit film!
From the coauthor of He’s Just Not That Into You and a former story editor for Sex and the City, How to Be Single is about one woman’s attempts to navigate a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love.
Julie Jenson is a single thirty-seven-year-old book publicist in New York. When her friend Georgia’s husband leaves her for a samba teacher, she forces Julie to organize a single girls’ night out to remind her why it’s so much fun not to be tied down. But the night ends up having the opposite effect on Julie. Fed up with the dysfunction and disappointments of singledom, Julie quits her job and sets off to find out how women around the world are dealing with this dreaded phenomenon. From Paris to Brazil to Sydney, Bali, Beijing, Mumbai, and Reyjavik, Julie falls in love, gets her heart broken, sees the world, and learns more than she ever dreamed possible. All the while her friends at home are grappling with their own issues—bad blind dates, loveless engagements, custody battles, single motherhood, and the death of a loved one. Written in Liz Tuccillo’s pitch-perfect, hilarious, and relatable voice, How to Be Single is “a summer read that, for once, accurately depicts the hopes, fears, and bad dates of a single woman looking for love” (Parade).
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"Cute book. It was a collision of Sex and the City and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. I enjoyed how there were 5 different women, all with different stories. It definitely reminded me of my single years, I could relate to each of the characters. Entertaining, fun, and funny. "
— Pennie (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Tuccillo, a former story editor of HBO’s Sex and the City, shows that she can tell a story on the page as well as she can on the small screen. Her novel cleverly moves back and forth between the heroine’s travels all over the world to her friend’s dealing with the everyday minutiae back home in New York City.”
— Romantic Times -
“In her energetic fiction debut, [Tuccillo] follows the dating lives of five single New York women, one of whom, narrator Julie, is writing a book about how bachelorettes across the world manage. The subsequent stories of courtship, marriage, and romantic expectations are revealing and compelling.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“Tuccillo, author of the enormously popular He’s Just Not That Into You, ventures into fictional territory that distinctly echoes Sex and the City…Both entertaining and thoughtful, Tuccillo’s debut is a must read for women navigating the sometimes treacherous dating world.”
— Booklist -
“Liz Tuccillo’s debut novel is part fascinating, hands-and-lips-on anthropological study and part whirlwind trip around the world. But most of all, How To Be Single is a tribute to female friendship with a double dose of hilarity and heart!”
— Claire Cook, author of Must Love Dogs -
A fun read that reminds single girls everywhere that it's fabulous to be single.
— Plum Sykes, author of Bergdorf Blondes
How to be Single Listener Reviews
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" I rarely stop reading a book before finishing, but I just couldn't keep going with this one. I gave it 100 pages and had NO interest in the characters. "
— Jen, 2/2/2014 -
" From the chick who created Sex and the City! "
— Cursedwyvern, 2/1/2014 -
" Chick lit for chicks who like to travel. Interesting characters, very Sex and the City, but slightly more realistic and sad. "
— Mia, 1/22/2014 -
" I rarely start a book and then not finish it, but I just can't get into this one. I'm a bit disappointed -- from the description I thought it was going to be a cute book about some single women and their struggles to find "Mr. Right" ... in a way that's what it's about, but in a way it's not, and it's not cute. I thought I would find myself chuckling out loud at some of their exploits, but I didn't. It almost reads more like a non-fiction book about 4 women, and one in particular who decides to travel the world to learn how women around the world deal with being single. Perhaps I can't get into it because I'm not single and I never really did the dating scene, and I've never lived in a large city ... I don't know, but I've got too many books on my TBR list to spend time reading one that isn't enjoyable. "
— Kati, 12/29/2013 -
" this book is cute, I read it thinking it would cheer me up... don't make that mistake. while it is a fun book, it really explores different versions of relationships and takes itself to a place that isn't quite 'beach reading' "
— Natalie, 12/22/2013 -
" I would give this book three and a half stars if I could. it was certainly depressing at times, but I felt I could see a bit of myself in every character in this book, and found the sheer honesty of it to be remarkable. "
— Liz, 12/20/2013 -
" A fun read. Tuccillo's television background can clearly be found in the episodic chapters and always active, expressive, and compact writing. "
— Evangeline, 12/9/2013 -
" Surprisingly thoughtful for chick lit. The stories of what it is like to be a single woman in other parts of the world -- India, Italy, Australia -- were especially fun. "
— Suzie, 10/30/2013 -
" This wasn't amazing by any stretch, but enjoyable for this type of book. A mixture of being both hilarious at times and also depressing! It's fiction, but it reads like non-fiction... "
— Kristin, 10/28/2013 -
" Funny with many moments I could relate to as a recently single woman at 45. "
— Jeanne, 10/9/2013 -
" Liked it much more than I expected - especially the ending. It's like "Eat,Pray, Love" meets "Bridget Jones" but with more intelligence and compassion than either of those . "
— HKd, 10/1/2013 -
" I read it so you don't have to. A fiction book trying to be Eat, Pray, Love. The main character travels the world to interview single women and learns.... pretty much nothing. Oh, I mean, she learns that it is important for each of us to love ourselves. OK? "
— Miranda, 9/12/2013 -
" Mildly entertaining at best, pretty average for most. I found it depressing no mater what side of the fence your sitting in (married or unmarried, singled or coupled). Sadly comparable to Around the World in 80 dates, which was horrid. "
— Rebecca, 8/27/2013 -
" Not a how-to manual but a mix of Sex & the City and Eat, Pray, Love. Stories about single women in New York, plus the author traveling the world researching what it's like to be single in various other countries. Actually surprisingly entertaining. "
— Allyssa, 4/23/2013 -
" loved all of it! so funny, so real! "
— Maya1301, 6/8/2012 -
" Capricious, vain, lost in a biological maze so mundane it's cliche. Prepare for crazy. A manual on how NYC women think. Easy and entertaining read. "
— Rene, 12/16/2011 -
" got a little slow and annoying for a bit in the middle but I mostly loved it. I seriously laughed out loud repeatedly! There were also some touching moments. "
— Gretchen, 10/25/2011 -
" A nice "chick lit" read. It was insightful, touching, fun and in a small dose empowering to read as a single lady. "
— Lindsey, 9/2/2011 -
" Great beginning, great idea but bad ending "
— Gabyoanh, 7/17/2011 -
" This was a really entertaining and fun read, a lot of good one-liners and funny truths. "
— Angelica, 6/6/2011 -
" I probably would have given this book 5 stars as a fun read but not sure I like how they end it "
— Rachel, 5/8/2011 -
" If I had read this book when I was single, I would have converted to Catholicism and joined a convent. <br/> "
— Deborah, 4/21/2011 -
" Easy to read, funny and sardonic, gave me a few chuckles. Liz Tuccillo was a writer for sex in the city and co-author of "he's just not that into you". "
— Vanessa, 4/8/2011 -
" Liked it much more than I expected - especially the ending. It's like "Eat,Pray, Love" meets "Bridget Jones" but with more intelligence and compassion than either of those . "
— HKd, 3/31/2011 -
" another $1 HPB find and I heard J. Aniston is going to be a movie based on this book soon. But I won't think about that... "
— Ters, 3/24/2011 -
" This book made me feel like I could breathe better. I just loved it. "
— Heather, 3/22/2011 -
" Liked it! Kinda eat, pray love esque. Not as good as Gilbert's writing style, but enjoyable non the less! "
— Christen, 3/15/2011 -
" I would give this book three and a half stars if I could. it was certainly depressing at times, but I felt I could see a bit of myself in every character in this book, and found the sheer honesty of it to be remarkable. "
— Liz, 1/28/2011 -
" I like seeing into people's lives; figuring out why the make the choices they do. I wasn't thrilled with the choices, but I liked the resolution. It left the the characters with hope. "
— Mary, 1/25/2011 -
" Dramatic and Sincere. True heartfelt situations. "
— Naomi, 1/2/2011
About Liz Tuccillo
Liz Tuccillo was an executive story editor of HBO’s Emmy-winning series Sex and the City and has also written for Off Broadway. She is currently living and dating in New York City.