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lobo1tomia's review against another edition
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
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.
susannes_pagesofcrime's review against another edition
3.0
Read the book, then tried watching the tv version and couldn't stomach it. I think they got the casting all wrong.
chanrose's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
dontmissythesereads's review against another edition
3.0
Book #21 read in 2016
I found I didn't really like any of the characters. Maybe it's because I remember the TV show so well.
I found I didn't really like any of the characters. Maybe it's because I remember the TV show so well.
stabbyk's review against another edition
2.0
Another floozy Candace Bushnell story but it was fun anyway!
birdmanseven's review against another edition
4.0
That was really good. It's not the type of book I typically read, but it was a nice change of pace. Great characters and a very entertaining story. I may have to read more of her books. This was much better than the guilty pleasure I was expecting.
We got in to this author in our Pride Month special over on Howe's Things:
https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/pride-month-book-club-red-white-and-royal-blue
We got in to this author in our Pride Month special over on Howe's Things:
https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/pride-month-book-club-red-white-and-royal-blue
staceydz's review against another edition
4.0
It's what you expect. I probably would have enjoyed the book more if I hadn't seen part of the series.
funfetti7's review against another edition
5.0
I was very happy to find that this novel is not your typical chick-lit book (and not at all like the Sex and the City novel which I found jarring and strange). Bushnell basically tries to answer the following questions: What happens when women act like stereotypical men? Can they be respected and treated the same way in the workplace? How do high-powered careers affect a woman's relationship with her husband and family?
I am a big fan of the Lipstick Jungle TV series and was interested to see what choices were made in the creation of the series. While the same familiar characters are there (harried Wendy, cool calm Nico, and cute Victory) , they seem a lot more career-focused and more ruthless than their TV show counterparts. The struggles they have with office politics and family duties are shown in more detail and in a much less frivolous way. For example, in the novel Wendy is very overwhelmed with her responsibilities at work and struggles a lot more with achieving a perfect work-family balance than she does in the TV show. Victory, a very successful fashion designer, is older and only a little bit flighty; she shows the scars of a woman who has had to fight for her place in the world. Nico is a lot more cut-throat than in the TV show, necessarily so for her job I think.
The book is not perfect. I am not sure that Candace Bushnell achieves three distinct voices for her three main characters. Occasionally it just seemed like she had one ambitious character who was thrust into three different situations. Also, the ending felt very rushed, as though she realized that her word count was getting out of hand and decided to throw a happy ending together. But all in all, this was definitely a good read, and would probably be better received by those less interested in a fun, romantic romp and more interested in a serious-minded read.
I am a big fan of the Lipstick Jungle TV series and was interested to see what choices were made in the creation of the series. While the same familiar characters are there (harried Wendy, cool calm Nico, and cute Victory) , they seem a lot more career-focused and more ruthless than their TV show counterparts. The struggles they have with office politics and family duties are shown in more detail and in a much less frivolous way. For example, in the novel Wendy is very overwhelmed with her responsibilities at work and struggles a lot more with achieving a perfect work-family balance than she does in the TV show. Victory, a very successful fashion designer, is older and only a little bit flighty; she shows the scars of a woman who has had to fight for her place in the world. Nico is a lot more cut-throat than in the TV show, necessarily so for her job I think.
The book is not perfect. I am not sure that Candace Bushnell achieves three distinct voices for her three main characters. Occasionally it just seemed like she had one ambitious character who was thrust into three different situations. Also, the ending felt very rushed, as though she realized that her word count was getting out of hand and decided to throw a happy ending together. But all in all, this was definitely a good read, and would probably be better received by those less interested in a fun, romantic romp and more interested in a serious-minded read.