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    Have a Nice Weekend
    Have a Nice Weekend
    Have a Nice Weekend
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    Have a Nice Weekend

    By Ian Ellis

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    When he first met Abi he couldn't believe his luck when she agreed to go out with him. She was even happy to have his friends tag along with them. One wedding and two children later, and Will was content with his lot; unfortunately, Abi wasn't. Twenty years after they first met, she'd had enough.

    Now he has not only lost his happy family home, he has also lost his best friend Andy. Where did it all go wrong? How could he have done things differently? And what does he need to do to make it all right again?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIan Ellis
    Release dateAug 8, 2011
    ISBN9781465857163
    Have a Nice Weekend
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    Ian Ellis

    Born in Hampshire, Ian has lived in various locations around England, as well as spending a year in Florida. He has now returned to the county of his birth, where he lives with his wife and four children. He has worked in banking and finance for most of his life. Upon return from Florida in 2007, he put his mind to writing. 'Have a Nice Weekend' is his first novel.

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    • 1/5
      Sorry, but I just couldn't get interested in this book. I suppose if I had waded through it to the end, I might have understood the 4 and 5 star reviews, but I feel life is just too short to do that when I have a host of other e-books to read.
    • 3/5
      280 pages of a man with no life. Why? Because he has no ambition and no desires to do better. He is a divorced father of two who is paying child support and alimony on an entry level salary at a job with no direct future without working for it. This is the sad story of an underacheiver who, in his 40s, has finally decided to "man-up" and fix his life.This is a book I would give to a slacker to show them how life could be if they don't get off their arse and go after that life that they want because it wont fall into you lap. Unless your a heir, then you wont have to do anything.
    • 3/5
      The life of Will Frampton has become pretty routine. Will is a very realistic character who is dealing with life after divorce. There is nothing special about him. I found that to be a negative aspect of the book. Though I believe the book was well written, I found myself bored with Will and wishing he would pull himself together. I appreciate Will's dilemma, but shouldn't there come a time when we have to cut our losses? I wish he had figured that out early in the book.
    • 1/5
      So as I do when I read a book that I am going to review, I only read the blurb that is on the back cover. I don't want my review to be influenced by what others have written. A quarter of the way through the book, I was just numb. My brain didn't want to read anymore because it was all just mindless "He put his pants on. He went downstairs. He ate toast but he wanted eggs...blah,blah blah...And that was actually the better parts of the book til then. Not a single character did I met that I felt any interest in, or liking for. Everyone of them is a miserable, complaining jerk (and those are like the nicest things I can think of to say).I managed somehow to slog my way through to the end of this book and let me tell you, I could have stopped anytime, and I would not have missed anything worthwhile.Will, the so called protagonist in this book, had nothing going for him. No ambition, no initiative, no humor, no self awareness, actually the only thing, seriously the only thing I found somewhat okay about him was that he liked the album Steely Dan The Royal Scam. Will is just plain dull and boring and not worth reading about.Lets go on to his wife Abi. She makes me embarrassed to be female. Always nagging, always harping, always trying to change her husband, nothing ever good enough for her, and the list goes on. I couldn't even say there was an album that she liked, because I truly think she just hates everyone, everything and is completely selfish (like Will)Mr. Patel, resident racist, who also complains about everyone and everything; Andy, just as lazy and useless as Will...the list could go on, but there is no point.Even the ending was a waste of time. After reading about how useless, aimless and apathetic Will has been his entire life, I'm supposed to care or believe that suddenly, boom he changed? Get real!Imagine then my surprise when after I read this piece of drivel that it has an overall rating of like 4 stars...that's right 4 stars!!! I couldn't believe it! I read the other reviews, like 8, and they all went on and on about what a wonderful book it was. I actually double checked 3 sites to make sure the book I read was the same one that people were calling a masterpiece. Then I came upon a 1 star review. The reviewer went through the exact same feelings and disbelief I did when she read other peoples reviews.I can only say in closing that this was one of the worst books I have read, with not a sympathetic character is sight, nor a plot line that goes farther than he wore clean over dirty jeans. YEAH!!! But my biggest, absolutely biggest problem, was that so many people gave this book such glowing reviews. All I can suggest is if you like to be bored, read this book, if you think all people are jerks, read this book, and last if you're like me, I finished reading this book to see if any of the reviewers actually found some redeeming something in this book. I did not.I really, really dislike not being able to say anything good (other than he liked Steely Dan) about a character, I dislike even more not finding something positive to say about the book, but I just can't. Its all perception I guess, but I somehow don't think if you read this book, if you're honest, you will find anything positive about it either. Sorry Mr. Ellis, I really tried to like your book but just not possible.I received this copy through LibraryThing giveaway and my review was unsolicited.
    • 3/5
      "Have A Nice Weekend" by Ian Ellis details the mundane life of Will, a middle-aged, divorced, lonely Englishman living in a single flat. Ellis guides the reader from Will's present less-than-ideal circumstances back to his childhood friendships, the day he met his future wife, the birth of his first child, and the day his wife told him to "get out" in order to demonstrate Will's character strengths and flaws. I found it very difficult to be sympathetic toward Will. It seems his internal monologue is constantly harping on his lack of ambition (while placing the blame for his dead-end job/life/attitude elsewhere) and the numerous excuses he invents to keep things status quo, even when it places his family life in jeopardy, gets very tiresome. When Ellis wrote from Abi's (Will's wife's) point of view at intervals, I cringed at the "stereotypical" unhappy nagging housewife caricature.As a whole, the novel did well at detailing the mundane thoughts/actions people carry on in the day-to-day without making the story as a whole boring, and I regard that as one of the author's achievements. In terms of the ending of the book and my overall satisfaction as a reader with the resolution, I was left wanting more and felt the ending very hollow. I recommend giving "Have A Nice Weekend" a read though, and see how much you agree with Will's views on life.
    • 1/5
      After finishing this book and reading reviews of it by other people I have to wonder if I was reading a different book than them. I found myself having to struggle to get through this book. The main character, Will, is a pathetic man with no ambition who is constantly complaining about the stupidest things. The book is just filled with his complaining and lays out his failed marriage. His ex-wife isn't exactly faultless and I didn't find much to like about her and was unable to really connect with her. In the last couple pages Will realizes the error of his ways and decides to change and by that point I didn't really care. This book just wasn't for me.[I won this book from a LibraryThing Member's giveaway, that in no way affects the content of my review.]
    • 4/5
      Author: Ian EllisPublished By: Night Publishing, Smashwords EditionAge Recommend: AdultReviewed By: Arlena DeanRating: 4 our of 5Blog Review For: LibrarythingReview:"Have a Nice Weekend" by Ian Ellis was indeed an interesting realistic fiction read definitely from the male viewpoint. This novel is a very emotional excursion and the wows of this marriageof Will and Abi. Just who was right and or wrong in this unionwill have one really why do we left things get to this situation?In this novel be ready for some humor, and much sadness.The characters were really off the chart...Mr. Petal..the racistand then his best friend Andy...who ended up with ? Will whowas generally a lonely person.quirky''..had a boring job that he hated...And then there is Abi... Will's wife....always wantingmore out of life..than Will wanted. He just wants a simple life....There is a dinner party that was so funny that you willonly have to read "Have a Nice Weekend" to check it out!After reading and thinking about this novel it is one that can berelated to in more ways that one. I saw that it wasn't very easynot to take sides of these two people. You could see that the D word was definitely in the making. You will ask yourself justhow could this have happen...even after being warned. I especiallyenjoyed the ending in that Will finally makes some progress indealing with a divorce, his children, Andy and looking forward to changing his life for the better. The author did a fantastic and wonderful job with this novelgoing from the past to the present keeping the reader wantingto know what was to come next. For anyone who has loved and lost this good read "Have A Nice Weekend" would be for you.
    • 5/5
      This book is a little gem that can be easily overlooked if you look at it under a wrong angle. It is undoubtedly an easy read but it’s true quality lies not 100% in what is written and how, but by a great part in what you take out of the book. This book bonds with you at a human level, it resonates within you and it makes you care about the characters.I think we all met Will at some point in our lives and that makes him ever so real with all his hopes and desires (or the lack of) and his misunderstandings and mistakes. Will’s story beautifully shows that neither of us is perfect as we all are only humans and sometimes we put on a show, and others might see right through it. Sometimes we are completely out of our depth, but try not to let it show and sometimes we just lose our way for a while. Neither of us lived our lives before so we all make do with what we think is the right thing to do, to want or to say. Combine this with other person’s believes, desires and anticipations and you end up with life as complex and complicated as it gets. But don’t we all have to deal with this? Didn’t we all go through relationships that were bound to end because of the accumulation of misunderstandings, bits of selfishness and half-hearted compromises?As the saying goes, ‘there are two sides to every story’ and this book portrays both of them beautifully. Every each of us can find a part of us in this book and that’s what makes this book excellent.I think I should mention one more thing, I came to a conclusion that with this book it really matters how old you are. I can only write from my experience, but I believe that in most cases, if you are in your teens or twenties you will not get the full punch from this book. Once you reached thirty you take the first stock of your life and you change your views slightly and you start to think about things you never thought before and even see relationships in different light. And once you reach this certain maturity, that’s when I think you will enjoy the book the most. I say this without any prejudice and if you are so lucky to be young and have a great insight into life, then good for you, go ahead and enjoy the book.I hope that anyone who is going to pick up this book will have such a pleasurable read as I did.(review copy)
    • 4/5
      I won this book on a LibraryThing giveaway. I’m not sure how I feel about it. The main character portrayed a lot of self pity for the hands he was dealt but his wife was someone to be desired as well. But I have to give the author credit where credit is due that the main character was able to reflect on all that had happened to him thru out his life and was able to see it for what it was. Maybe this is an eye opener for some of us to think about the relationships we have and how it’s a two way street to work on it and keep it going.

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