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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
- Enjoyed the two timelines being told of Tiffany/Ani’s life and how they came together towards the end
- Multiple plot twists that were not predictable
- Trigger warning for lots of sensitive topics (sexual assault, abuse, school shooting)
- Multiple plot twists that were not predictable
- Trigger warning for lots of sensitive topics (sexual assault, abuse, school shooting)
4.3/5 took sometime getting used to the language of the author. Very Devil Wears Prada and Mean Girls vibe. Loved the entire second half of this book!
emotional
Personally, I didn't see the tragedy twist coming (as to what happened) and I enjoyed that. There are very loose similarities to Gone Girl, and I admit I bought into the hype and read the book because I enjoyed Gone Girl so much. I hated the ending though, didn't feel resolved at all.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
For those who also missed the memo, Ani Fanelli is a New York City rich bitch who's got it all figured out. Don't pass that salt without that pepper or everybody will know your true pedigree, you middle-class upstart. She's got the ring attached to the society fiance, the dream job at The Women's Magazine, she's got it all.
She's also got an ugly past with all the trigger warnings, primarily sexual assault and school shootings. The conclusion was long and could've used more mean girl. I guess mental health is more important. Whatevs.
Is this what happens when an author likes their character too much? Are they timid to make them as gritty as can be?
I laughed when Ani realizes Holden Caulfield was having a nervous breakdown and questions her own sanity because she missed it. I'm like darling, nobody knew if you read Catcher in the Rye when you were young enough. We just realized we weren't the only ones full of angst and went to go find each other.
She's also got an ugly past with all the trigger warnings, primarily sexual assault and school shootings. The conclusion was long and could've used more mean girl. I guess mental health is more important. Whatevs.
Is this what happens when an author likes their character too much? Are they timid to make them as gritty as can be?
I laughed when Ani realizes Holden Caulfield was having a nervous breakdown and questions her own sanity because she missed it. I'm like darling, nobody knew if you read Catcher in the Rye when you were young enough. We just realized we weren't the only ones full of angst and went to go find each other.
It took me almost two weeks to read the first half of the book. It was a slow and somewhat convoluted build and I had a hard time connecting with the main character personally. Not that she wasn’t realistic, I just didn’t like who she was. The second half of the book I read in and evening... totally took a surprising twist. Still had mixed feelings about the book...
Despite being the same age as the main character, I didn’t really identify with her. That being said, I wanted to know what happened in the story so I kept reading. This is one of those books in which you don’t know “what happened” until about 200 pages in. That’s just not my cup of tea but some ladies in my book club liked it.
Women would willingly tear off their limbs just to live the kind of life Ani FaNelli lives. Ani (pronounced Ah-nee) has the beauty and the elegance that can stop traffic; the poise and the attitude that make people wonder what she does for a living and who she is in a relationship with, the fashion sense that not every woman can pull off, and the cutthroat determination to make it to the top no matter the cost.
You think you know Ani FaNelli, but you truly don’t. Not a lot of people do. Because before Ani became the most sought-after sex columnist for New York City’s The Women’s Magazine, before she became the blushing bride-to-be of the very eligible, the very handsome, and the very moneyed Luke Harrison, and before she secured that posh and exclusive Tribeca zip code, Ani FaNelli was TifAni FaNelli, a young and innocent girl who lived through an ordeal so horrifying that no fourteen-year-old high school girl should ever have to.
This close to her wedding day, Ani finally decides that she’s ready to talk about what happened that year at The Bradley School. Agreeing to be interviewed for this documentary, on her own terms, sounds just like the perfect arrangement. It’s time to heal old wounds and finally start over with a clean slate, with a powerful new last name and an influential new husband.
But there are just some things you can never really run away from, no matter how much you think you’re doing well in life, and how much you think you have all the things you thought you had always wanted.
Surprisingly, I enjoyed reading Luckiest Girl Alive, but not without thinking it was a waste of time at first, or that this bitch heroine should just die a slow and painful death. So glad I stuck around to finish it, though. Just imagine a present-day Carrie Bradshaw, only cold, narcissistic, ruthless, and always hungry, minus the tacky blond hair and the cigarettes. Ani FaNelli cracked me up with her snarkiness and self-loathing, and the cynical way she viewed life, love, sex, husbands, and food. But this book burns like acid, and you’re in for some really shocking slew of scandal and secrets. You will love-hate Ani and face palm yourself through every bad decision she makes. She will keep you on your toes, have you gritting your teeth, and shaking your head. She will hurt you and break you, and even make you feel just a bit sorry for her. It’s something I couldn’t really put down, but it’s far from perfect. I guess it succeeded in hooking me to the story long enough to get to that ending, which was okay, but not really.
You think you know Ani FaNelli, but you truly don’t. Not a lot of people do. Because before Ani became the most sought-after sex columnist for New York City’s The Women’s Magazine, before she became the blushing bride-to-be of the very eligible, the very handsome, and the very moneyed Luke Harrison, and before she secured that posh and exclusive Tribeca zip code, Ani FaNelli was TifAni FaNelli, a young and innocent girl who lived through an ordeal so horrifying that no fourteen-year-old high school girl should ever have to.
This close to her wedding day, Ani finally decides that she’s ready to talk about what happened that year at The Bradley School. Agreeing to be interviewed for this documentary, on her own terms, sounds just like the perfect arrangement. It’s time to heal old wounds and finally start over with a clean slate, with a powerful new last name and an influential new husband.
But there are just some things you can never really run away from, no matter how much you think you’re doing well in life, and how much you think you have all the things you thought you had always wanted.
Surprisingly, I enjoyed reading Luckiest Girl Alive, but not without thinking it was a waste of time at first, or that this bitch heroine should just die a slow and painful death. So glad I stuck around to finish it, though. Just imagine a present-day Carrie Bradshaw, only cold, narcissistic, ruthless, and always hungry, minus the tacky blond hair and the cigarettes. Ani FaNelli cracked me up with her snarkiness and self-loathing, and the cynical way she viewed life, love, sex, husbands, and food. But this book burns like acid, and you’re in for some really shocking slew of scandal and secrets. You will love-hate Ani and face palm yourself through every bad decision she makes. She will keep you on your toes, have you gritting your teeth, and shaking your head. She will hurt you and break you, and even make you feel just a bit sorry for her. It’s something I couldn’t really put down, but it’s far from perfect. I guess it succeeded in hooking me to the story long enough to get to that ending, which was okay, but not really.
(Audiobook) I’ve read this book previously and I have to say that I liked the audiobook better. In the book, I found Ani to be whiny and I don’t think that came across as much in the audiobook. The story is okay, but it was hailed as the next “gone girl” and I definitely don’t think that was the case.