Reviews

The Right Address by Carrie Doyle Karasyov, Jill Kargman

mbenzz's review against another edition

3.0

In the grand scheme of things, this book wasn't thaaat bad. It is by no means great literature, but a semi-entertaining read nonetheless. I knew going into this book what it was all about, but figured, since I already bought it, might as well read it.

Melanie was a stewardess until she met coffin tycoon Aurthur in the air. After a whirlwind romance and marriage, they move into his Park Avenue home in NYC. Melanie's not welcome in the circle of New York's elite, by she tries her darnedest. This storyline was beat into our heads repeatedly for a while...Melanie tries to impress...then fails...tries again...and fails, etc.etc. Got a little old.

There were some amusing moments and characters. Joan and Wendy, the gossipy best friends were kinda fun, and Jerome and Guffey were OK, but each storyline was wrapped up so perfectly. Morgan Vance, who after having a fling with his cleaning lady gets her knocked up...that was cleaned up nicely in the end. His wife Cordelia's klepto problem? Not a problem for long! Wendy and Joan...they get theirs.

In the end, this was a mindless read. One that, once I'm finished with this review, will never give a second thought to. I'm not sure this deserves 3 stars, but I did sit through the whole thing, and I didn't despise it, so 3 it is. If you have nothing else to read, give this a shot, otherwise...move on.

ilovestory's review against another edition

2.0

Got it as an audiobook for $2 so can't complain. It got a little tiring and irritating to hear the socialites gossip on and on and care so much about things that don't matter & little about what does, but all and all it was ok.

kxmulligan79's review against another edition

3.0

I listened to this as an audiobook. I enjoyed Bernadette Dunn's interpretations of how the characters' voices sounded. It was easy, enjoyable listen.

indianajane's review against another edition

2.0

So far it is slow going, but I've heard that it gets better....

valerief's review against another edition

2.0

Fluffly high-society satire

lycheetini's review against another edition

2.0

I didn't really like this book too much, but read the whole thing anyway. I was rooting for Melanie, a "common" girl who married rich and struggled to fit in with New York's socialites.

hellkitty915's review against another edition

3.0

I didn't see a plot or a point to this book. It's incessant whining about rich people's 'lives' as the Social Elite of Manhattan. Plus, it has lines in it like 'She burgled his breath right out of his lungs.' The authors try way too hard for catty and end up sounding jealous. It was a total waste of time to read.

shelleyann01's review against another edition

4.0

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I cared about Melanie and how things worked out for her. Yes it was an easy read and it won't be winning any prizes but it was a fun romp.

crispinsday's review against another edition

3.0

I liked this. Which surprised me, but I liked this. There are some horrendous racial stereotypes, which is why I only give it three stars, but the structure was fun, there were some unexpected twists, and if you're interested in fancy New York, then this is a good one to read.

mackenzierm's review against another edition

3.0

I finally finished this novel! Although it isn't altogether that long I just found it so hard to get into. The first 100 to 150 pages were just so boring. It was such a bore to get through the first half of the novel, because it detailed society, and I just found what was said was soo boring. But once I was near the 200th page I was so intrigued as to how the book was going to play out :). I recommend this novel if you're stubborn enough to continue reading a book even when it's downright boring in hopes that it'll get better.