Does She or Doesn't She?

by Alisa Kwitney and Jennifer Hartmann

Book Overview

Passion. The kind of tear-your-clothes off, scream-your-lungs-out, crash-into-the-furniture passion that changes lives. It's what Delilah wants. It's what she craves. It's what she fantasizes about whenever her disinterested husband's not around. Okay, so it occasionally makes her late for the school run and distracts her from the fact there's no food in the fridge, but an elaborate fantasy life is a basic requirement for a fledgling soap opera writer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060512377
• ISBN13: 9780060512378
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

romance, intrigue, intelligence!

I read Dominant Blonde and loved it, so was really looking forward to reading Does She or Doesn't She? Frankly, I'm surprised anyone would give it a negative review--it seems to me that here's a fantasy-filled, fun book with characters that have more depth and a lot more hidden in their closets than in Dominant Blonde. I love that Delilah is a real woman, with a daughter, a troubled marriage, and a struggling career rather than a quirky 20something with no life experience. Her daughter is a hoot, her plumber totally yummy, and her husband, well, he has some problems. All in all, I thought this was a more complex read, but still displayed the same humor and insight into people the author showed in her previous work. As for the plot being complicated--anyone who watches Alias should have no problem keeping up!

Brilliant, hip, funny, full of insight

Does She or Doesn't She is brilliant, hip, funny and full of insight about contemporary women's lives. It's a more challenging read than Kwitney's Dominant Blonde, but even richer and more rewarding. (And Dominant Blonde is an amazing book!) Kwitney addresses an entire history of women's fantasies and desires while, tongue-in-cheek, exploring why perhaps we shouldn't attain them . . . but don't expect a morality lesson. Expect a thoroughly ironic romp full of life-threatening plot twists. Expect to laugh--and wince at the heroine's emotional insights. Does She or Doesn't She is a delicious hybrid of genres. You'll find romance, mystery, high adventure and wisdom--all packed into one great book. Does the reader buy it? Or doesn't she? I say if she has a brain, she does!

chick lit for the slightly more mature chick

I love chick lit, but there's a limit to how many books I can read about snarky twentysomethings who have entry-level jobs and spend a lot of time drinking with their roommates. Along comes this book, which has the first-person humor and insight we've come to expect from chick lit, along with a heroine who is a wife and mom. It turns out that life doesn't end at twentysomething, or when you get married! Who'd have thunk it?This is a great read from an author with a really fresh voice. It's lucid and literate and funny at the same time, and DOES fit squarely in the romance genre. The new, improved romance genre, that is, where the heroine doesn't necessarily have to be a damsel in distress. It IS a great beach read, or plane read, or just a read any old time and place. I'll definitely be checking out her other books.Bonus for big romance fans: the heroine's fantasies at the beginning of each chapter span the breadth of romance subgenres, so even though you're reading a contemporary, you get hints of paranormal, historical, futuristic, native american, etc. romances, too!

Very Sexy and Funny

The main attraction of the story is about the clumsy wife with the good humour and hilarious word choice and a particularly wild imagination. Although I think the interraction between Delilah and Ford is not shown enough in the book, it actually makes me pay extra attention when they do actually interract for real. (as in not in fantasies!) Call me weird, but I'm one of those people who hate guessing at an ending, however~! Ok, I know, the ending was pretty much pointing towards something, and I'm definitely not saying it's badly written, but still I'd like a definite thing where their future is almost definite, certain. I'm one of those people who love a happy ending just to polish things off....This book was humorous and interesting, and makes me want to check out her other works, even though I've just learnt that she hadn't written a whole lot of novels yet. Anyhow, enjoy the read!

SHE DOES IT ALL... AND I WANT MORE!!

I actually picked this book up in our local Target a full week before it was suppose to come out. I read it all in one day. To Del's fun filled fantasies, to her strange behavior of her husband, Del leads a half exciting (soap opera writer) to dull (her marriage) life. Then Ford comes into her life and flips things literally upside down. I would recommend this book for a great read by the pool, bed time and the beach. Great Read!! I'm looking forward to reading some more from this author.