Having It and Eating It by Sabine Durrant

Having It and Eating It Reviews

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  Amy

  I need something easy and fun to read. so i'm trying this out. i plucked it off the shelf merely because I liked the title and color.
  
  
  Well, I finished this and I was right, it was a no-brainer...not the most enjoyable of no-brainers though. The main characters children were annoying, they were always eating dirt or screaming and it made me feel that she was a shitty mom. plus she was a cheating whore.
  
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  laura

  In spite of the ending being a bit bleak and underwhelming I really enjoyed reeading this (even though I am not affiliated at all with the aspect of being a parent but luckily that’s not only aspect of the book) and I can totally see how it came to what happened and the misunderstanding too. Not sure why the low rating? Would totally recommend to a friend.
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  sarah

  It was a good chick lit book which given the real world was a nice getaway.
  
  The gardener was a predictable character and I found that I disliked Maggie in the second half of the story and figured that something would happen to make her realise the error of her ways.
  
  I am pleased that Ed got his happy ending and I’m pleased that Jake and Maggie decided to stick together
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  Rosa

  Starts off well then gets into a bad affair. Obvious that the affair is very wrong, only sexual. The last part of the book redeems itself and makes it worth the read.
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  Barbara Elsborg

  I read this book a few years ago and kept it - so I must have liked it first time around. Short of something to read, I reread it! There's something very unsettling about the story. It's not often you're invited to sympathize with a main character who has an affair. NOT adultery as some have stated as she's not married but I suppose in a committed relationship, that's splitting hairs.
  I wanted to like Jake - but couldn't. We're nicely led down the garden path of thinking he's the unfaithful one and it's a nice twist at the end.
  I wanted to like Maggie - and I did for the most part but it's interesting how your opinion changes when you consider the implications of her behaviour. How many readers would have still liked her if Jake HAD been having the affair? Jake didn't treat Maggie very well, even if he didn't go as far as cheating on her. Her need for love was well drawn. The wearing reality of family life with young children very realistic. The ending - well it was interesting. Should she tell or not? Who would suffer more if she told? The author makes the reader think and that's never a bad thing.
  I looked for more by this author but she seems to have swapped to writing for teenagers which is a pity.
  So, I won't put it back on my shelf but it's worth a read. It's a risky story and rather brave I think.
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  Leymy

  Complete...Waste.. Of...Time.
  
  The beginning starts with Maggie (main character) talking bout how great and beautiful Claire (old HS friend) is. Then she starts complaining about herself and her life. Seriously, right after meeting claire she doesn't stop comparing her life to hers. Then she meets a guy and blah blah blah (you know the rest)... I didn't need to finish the book to know the ending.
  
  * gave it 1 star because I laughed at certain moments when her kids were involved*
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  Sandra

  Having complained about an over-abundance of domesticity in the previous book I read, I have to admit this had probably ten times as much, but all of it was necessary and fitting to the story (although I admit that might be less apparent to those who never had children) Her observations were tender and spot-on.
  And in many ways too this was a much-told tale but told with skill and a cast of characters whose actions and reactions I was brought to care about.
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  Jessica Choate

  This book is about a young woman who is trying to get the hang of motherhood, and she has reason to believe her boyfriend is cheating on her.... so she starts to cheat herself. This book kept me reading the entire time because of the humor and the situatons the characters get themselves into. It is by far one of my favorite books and I would advise any girl from the age of 13-20 to read it.
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  Jenny Angelo

  British chick lit about a stay-at-home mom who runs into an old girlfriend and starts feeling insecure about her own life compared to that of her glamorous friend. Pair that with her suspicions that her non-husband is having an affair with said friend and you have some good old-fashioned angst. It was a fairly quick read, and while most of it was on the predictable side, I did enjoy it.
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  Lanette

  Classic English Chic lit, which sometimes I can tolerate and sometimes I can't. Frumpy housewife + beautiful friend + workaholic 'husband' (though they aren't really married) = a tale involving affairs and predictable ending. I had to quit half-way through and skim the ending. I didn't miss much.
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  Marissa

  This was a fast read. Kind of predictable in the manner that these girl romance books do. The ending however was not predictable and I was impressed. I read this in about a week-this would be a good vacation book!
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  Kari

  FAST read! like overnight....good character development. Grabs you as you read along. Didn't particularly LOVE the ending but it was real. Real characters with real flaws. I am not a huge fan of books that "gloss" over adultery but....that shouldn't turn you away from the book.
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  Merredith

  this is sort of like a desperate housewives book. the main character could have lived on wisteria lane... if you liked the show, read the book. although i was dissapointed in the main girl at the end, it was a quick read, and very entertaining.
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  Jodi

  Randomly picked this book cause I liked the title (my friends tend to joke that I eat too much). Was pleasantly surprised I enjoyed it :) , it's fun and juicy . Perfect for chilling and having an easy read.
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  Lisa

  didn't like the characters
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  K (Karen)

  As a stay-at-home mom, I can relate to some of the motivation of the main character, but then...she crosses the line. A light, entertaining book about cheating and relationships.
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  Rose

  I couldn't get into this book. I actually wound up skipping to the last chapter then calling it done.
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  Elizabeth

  Very predictable plot although the vocabulary was quite good. Definitely chick-lit.
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  ✘✘ Sarah ✘✘ (former Nefarious Breeder of Murderous Crustaceans)

  Un livre vite lu et vite oublié...
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  Emma

  This is pretty average, but its engaging and it makes for a great tube read. When I've made more progress I'll let you know what I think in more detail.
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  Clothereader

  Was a great book wanted to know more like what happened to the gardener and also Claire but was a sweet read almost made me cry at the end
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  Data

  A light read that falls firmly in the chick-lit category. As a veteran of 20 years of non-marriage, I can appreciate the viewpoint in this book.
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  Anitah Mbugua

  not a bad read
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  Stevie

  A bit of pulp fiction to help me wind down into holiday mode. Not bad!
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  Amy

  Easy read, only took three evenings. Cute British story with unexpected ending. I enjoyed it!
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  Andrea

  Not impressed.
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  Georgia

  I don't like reading adultery books, and this wasn't really an exception!