Chick Lit Classics is a regular feature on Chick Lit Reviews where we highlight the books we feel are classics of the chick lit genre. Feel free to discuss our choices in the comments section!

This week I’ve chosen Matt Dunn’s fantastic second novel The Ex-Boyfriend’s Handbook for our Chick Lit Classic. This was the first Matt Dunn book that I have read and I absolutely loved it. It made me laugh, and I loved the fact it was told from a male perspective, something that’s all too rare in Chick Lit. Edward is one of my favourite male characters and along with best friend Dan they make quite a pair! There’s also a sequel out called Ex-Girlfriends United and a third book, The Accidental Proposal, is out in 2011!

“It’s not me - it’s you. You’ve let yourself go, so I’m letting you go too.” When Edward Middleton hears those words from Jane, his girlfriend of the past ten years, he knows he’s in serious trouble. Determined to get her back, Edward must learn how to make women fancy him again. But what makes for a good boyfriend nowadays? Right now, he’s the kind of man who puts the ‘ex’ into ‘sexy’. One thing is certain: if he’s to be Jane’s Mr Right, he needs to turn himself into a bit of all right. From Atkins and Botox, Edward begins working his way through the makeover alphabet. But can cuddly Teddy really become sexy Eddie? Can he rise from the ranks of discarded exes? Or has his journey of self-discovery taken him in a different direction entirely?

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