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Lipstick Jungle by Candace Bushnell

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acourn1's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

sheamaryfitz's review against another edition

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2.0

I wasn't a huge fan of this book. I picked it up at a library book sale (paid probably a dollar for it), had it for awhile and decided I needed to read it so I could make room on my bookshelf. I started it a few months ago but wasn't really into it so I put it down and picked it up again about a week or so ago. This time I wasn't into it any moreso than before. I just couldn't get into the book. There's something about Bushnell's style in this one I just didn't like.
I didn't feel like the book flowed very well, and even after reading the whole thing, I don't think there was much of a plot. Nothing really happened to the characters...I felt like it was 300+ pages of the author going on and on about what it means to be a successful woman and what people think of them. Which, that's all well and good, but more suited for an essay than a novel if you ask me--if I'm reading a novel, I want something to happen in it!
I read Bushnell's [b:The Carrie Diaries|7091370|The Carrie Diaries|Candace Bushnell|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1275618679s/7091370.jpg|7347624] and enjoyed that, so I think I'll give her another shot, but if this was all I've read by her, I wouldn't pick up another one.

kate_elizabeth's review against another edition

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1.0

"When Shane cried, it was awful. It was like he suddenly wasn't the man anymore and I wasn't the woman. And I realized I was going to have to learn how to become a new kind of woman, living without all those cliched ideas about what men and women are supposed to be."

Wendy Healy, one of the book's three protagonists, says this on page 347, and it stuck out in my mind because it's exactly the opposite of what this book is. There's a semblance of plot here - three women trying to excel in their careers while balancing their personal lives - but the majority of the book is Candace Bushnell making heavy-handed points about the differences between men and women, and how a woman's behavior would be interpreted if she were a man or vice versa. There's an example of this on almost every page. (Healy's quote is one of the less annoying examples.)

"Sex and the City" - Bushnell's most famous work - explored these concepts too, but did so subtly and entertainingly. "Lipstick Jungle" is the same schtick, but with unrelatable, one-dimensional characters and a heavy dose of preaching. No thank you. I AWARD YOU NO POINTS, AND MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL.

clarissap83's review against another edition

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2.0

Really quite tedious/boring. Characters aren't likeable either.

lobo1tomia's review against another edition

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3.0

A nők hiába sikeresek, nagy hatalmúak, meg kell küzdeniük a férfiak uralta világgal és a magánéleti nehézségeikkel egyaránt. S ugyan megállják a helyüket, ám szinte semmi se választja el őket a hozzájuk hasonló pozícióban lévő férfiaktól, ugyanúgy viselkednek, mint a hímek. Szeretőt tartanak, úgy válnak el, mint sikeres férfiak és gyerektartást meg férjtartást kell fizetniük stb.

brandiemetzger's review against another edition

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1.0

I tried listening to this on cd in my car - but couldn't get into it. It seems really boring. Maybe if I have the opportunity to actually read the book, I may try again. But if not - oh well. Gave it a shot.