Good in Bed is the first Jennifer Weiner brillance I read, and I have remained hooked on her writing. She makes Cannie, the neurotic, sometimes manic, definitely obsessive main character absolutely lovable and sympathetic minus the pathetic (well, most of the time). Cannie puts herself down because she is overweight, but who can blame her when weightism is rapant? Even her own ex-boyfriend talks about her size and how she is still "good in bed" even though she is a big girl. Talk about crushing.
Weiner's character development is her strongest skill--you love Cannie most of the time but sometimes want to strangle her; you hate her ex-boyfriend except for the times that you can't; and you dive into depression with Cannie for a little while which makes the happy moments even sweeter. The plot also keeps you engaged the whole time, and the twist at the end is surprising and heartwrenching. The lesson is that just because we are seemingly content doesn't mean we are living the best life we could be, so sometimes pain, tragedy, and surprises are necessary to shake us out of our complacency and help us end up in a better place than we imagined for ourselves.
Although Weiner is known more for her book turned movie In Her Shoes, Weiner currently has a new television show that she writes for called Georgia, and her other novels Little Earthquakes, Goodnight Nobody, The Guy Not Taken, Certain Girls, Best Friends Forever, Fly Away Home, and Then Came Home. She is also an author that is hilarious to follow on Twitter and seems to want other writers to succeed.