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Best Friends Forever: A Novel |  | Author: Jennifer Weiner
Publisher: Atria
Category: Book
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Rating:  113 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 0743294297
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780743294294
Publication Date: July 14, 2009
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Product Description
Some bonds can never be broken... Addie Downs and Valerie Adler will be best friends forever. That's what Addie believes after Valerie moves across the street when they're both nine years old. But in the wake of betrayal during their teenage years, Val is swept into the popular crowd, while mousy, sullen Addie becomes her school's scapegoat. Flash-forward fifteen years. Valerie Adler has found a measure of fame and fortune working as the weathergirl at the local TV station. Addie Downs lives alone in her parents' house in their small hometown of Pleasant Ridge, Illinois, caring for a troubled brother and trying to meet Prince Charming on the Internet. She's just returned from Bad Date #6 when she opens her door to find her long-gone best friend standing there, a terrified look on her face and blood on the sleeve of her coat. "Something horrible has happened," Val tells Addie, "and you're the only one who can help." Best Friends Forever is a grand, hilarious, edge-of-your-seat adventure; a story about betrayal and loyalty, family history and small-town secrets. It's about living through tragedy, finding love where you least expect it, and the ties that keep best friends together. Compact Disk Includes a bonus MP3 CD of Jennifer Weiner's Little Earthquakes!
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 Not a believable story. November 19, 2009
Diane (Newfoundland, Canada)
I have read several of Jennifer Weiner's books, but I just didn't like this one. The story is about two best friends, Valerie and Addie, who end up growing apart after a disasterous night out when they are in high school. We see the girls as young friends and we learn how their home environments end up shaping their lives. Unfortunately, I found the character development to be flat. I didn't like Val's character at all. She used people and then reconnected with Addie again years later just because she was in trouble and once again needed help.
I found their Thelma and Louise like road trip to be lame as well. It just didn't jive with the story. The ending with the quick romance was not believable either and the character of Jordan, the cop, was truly a messed up one. I usually like Jennifer Weiner's humor as well, but for me, this story wasn't her best written one.
 Disapointed November 14, 2009
U. Austin (San Diego, Ca)
I read her other books, "in her shoes" and also "little earthquakes" and loved them. This book lacked a lot of character depth. It was boring and not very creative.
 Repetitious November 8, 2009
Ellen (Payson, Az)
I have read quite of few of Jennifer Weiner's books and this one tries to achieve her popularity of Good in Bed but I think it fails. Her humor is either sad (so fat she can't get out of a resturant booth) or just stupid, (masturbating in front of a kiddie show). We want our heroine to end up with a fairly good character, not a flawed one. Perhaps Mrs. Weiner needs to develop new characters, with new proplems and forget about trying to be funny.
 Fun Story of Friendship November 5, 2009
Beth (USA)
I really enjoyed this book. It was fun, light and quirky. This book has it all, mystery, family and most of all friendship. All the twist and turns all three take kept me reading almost nonstop. In the very beginning a crime is committed and it drew me in. I had to know why it happened and who did it. Then Jennifer tells us the history of Valerie and Addie's friendship, first as young girls, then as teenagers and now as adults. Boy the high school years sure brought back memories. I felt like I was right there again but this time I was with Addie and Valerie. Now as adults after a high school reunion Valerie shows up on Addie's doorstep in trouble. The two go on the lam even though they have been estranged since high school. The book takes on a very Thelma and Louise feel but in a fun way. I really hated Valerie at times. She seemed like trouble to me. Then I would feel sorry for her because I don't think she could really help it due to her strange upbringing. I felt much compassion for Addie who overcame so much in her life. She grew from a shy, weak girl to a strong woman. This was a great story of friendship and the bumps it takes along the way. I will be looking to read more of Jennifer Weiner's books.
Funny and fast-paced November 1, 2009
Lauren A. Appa (Seattle, WA)
Touching, funny and real. I've read a few other of the author's books (Good in Bed, In Her Shoes) and enjoyed Best Friends Forever (but not the title, which I fear turns off many would-be readers like myself. I took a chance because NPR's Books We Like recommended it). In this story you get the reoccurring characters -- the sensible, straight-laced girl paired with the beautiful, crazy girl that provides the comic relief. The book has the pace of a mystery -- the "event" takes place within the first few pages leaving a lot of questions that are answered as the story unfolds. I found this style to make for an interesting read and kept me glued to the book to find out the answers to the questions raised in the beginning pages.
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