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A Bird, A Bloke And A Boyfriend
by Sally Farrell Odgers
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Love Spell (2005-04-05)
ISBN: 0843954655
EAN: 9780843954654
Mass Market Paperback: 198 pages
Reading Level: Young Adult
SKU: mon0000024774
Condition: Good
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Customer Reviews
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Pygmalion up to Date!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2005-10-30
I thought this was a really off-beat and original twist on the Pygmalion story. In a reversal of the original, modern-day girl Sarah Little creates the perfect boyfriend out of clay. Clay Newman is charming, handsome, ripped... and kind of boring to have around. There are only so many compliments a girl can take. Fortunately, Sarah's old friend AJ is around for some human relief!
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not (exactly) what I expected
Rating  (3)
Date: 2005-06-24
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Let me start off by saying that this is in no way a "bad" book. It merely was the light hearted book I'd expected. From the very begining of "A bird, a Bloke, and a Boyfriend" I felt as if I had missed out on important events leading up to Sarah and A.J.'s current friendship issues. Throughout this book I often carried a confused facial expression. I never really got the humor of the book. I mean, what was with the "creep camp" and blood sucking coconuts?
In the end I was disapointed that we never got to hear what Mrs. Wolf told A.J. that scarred him for life. (must have been pretty bad.)
I think this story had lots of potential and could have easity been turned into a 5 star book- if only it were'nt so confusing.
I'm willing to give this author another shot. I just hope the next book wont be as confusing.
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A Triple Threat
Rating  (2)
Date: 2005-06-16
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This book was cheesy, predictable, and unbelievable. I bought this book because I had read other SMOOCH books and had enjoyed them. This book had cheesy inside jokes, a predictable plot, and the fact that The Boyfriend is actually a clay mold that the main character Sarah Little made... makes the story unbelivable. I did give it 2 stars because i didn't actually fall asleep while reading it.
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a bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..........
Rating  (1)
Date: 2005-04-23
3 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
Sarah Little is back in Australia for while. Since she last left, things have changed. Her old best friend A.J is now a total hottie, is dating Sarah's old enemy, and is totally akward around her. Just to tick him off, Sarah decides to work at the same summer camp as him. There, she uses her talent at art to create a sculpture of the perfect man, titled "The Boyfriend". When he magically comes to life and becomes Sarah's ardent suitor, A.J realizes that he doesn't like her with other guys. Will Sarah actually fall for the clay hunk, or will she and A.J. get a clue? And why is A.J so uncomfortable around Sarah....does it have anything to do with an incident from the past and the reappearance of a less than friendly neightbor?
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A Bird, A Bloke and A Boyfriend
Rating (3)
Date: 2005-04-13
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
Being AJ's buddy is better than nothing, right? Well, if you want to be his bird, it's almost worse in Sarah Little's opinion. A bird is Australian for girl, as in girlfriend. Since she last saw her buddy, he turned into a hot bloke, and she would like to be his, but there's the little problem of Clemmie, his girlfriend, Miss Perfect. In frustration, Sally turns to the classics, and forms the ideal man in clay, ala Pygmallion and Galatea. Before her statue can be fired, it vanishes. However, a perfect man shows up shortly thereafter, Clay Newman. He is utterly devoted to her, making statements such as he has no memory that does not begin with her. Even with the obvious play on words in his name or his engimatic, yet obvious words, she doesn't get it for a long time. All this time, AJ looks on, wondering if he's too late, if he's lost Sally to this perfect guy.
Though somewhat predictable, this is a sweet story that exposes American readers to a bit of another culture as well as brings a classic tale into modern terms.
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