The entire novel Good in Bed <\/i>makes the reader feel sympathy toward Cannie. The stories told aim to relate the reader to her, as she struggles with a broken heart, her career, family issues, and then an unexpected pregnancy. Until the end of the book, it seems as if all of the negative aspects of her life are changing. Her relationship with Dr. K is developing, her screenplay is being made into a movie, and she is at peace with her decision to have a child. The story seemed somewhat stereotypical, as it was too good to be true. This all changed in our reading for today, as we read about Cannie\u2019s fight with Bruce\u2019s girlfriend, Joy\u2019s premature birth, and Cannie\u2019s hysterectomy. I think that these additions to the plot \u00a0generally make me like the book more. It allows for a much more realistic ending. Had the book ended with Cannie\u2019s screenplay success, the birth of a healthy baby without ever seeing Bruce again, and normal relationships with all characters, I would have been bored. It would have been a fairytale ending with no suspense. The majority of the darker plot elements make the story seem much more realistic. They add more depth to Cannie\u2019s character, as she deals with more serious situations and sees things from a new perspective as a mother. \u00a0Not seeing Bruce for the entirety of the pregnancy seems unrealistic; however, seeing him in an airport with his girlfriend and getting in a fight with her is unrealistic as well. \u00a0While this plot element is almost too coincidental, the other darker plot elements made me more interested in the novel.\u00a0I think that while Good in Bed<\/i> is still \u201cdiverting, uplifting, and, above all, entertaining,\u201d there are serious elements to the plot that are not. What makes the novel enjoyable is watching Cannie deal with the serious elements in her own way. Readers see more into Cannie’s character as she is weak in extreme situations other than heartbreak, seen throughout most of the novel before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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