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0hwell00hwell's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
jewelledfrog's review against another edition
4.0
A little dry in places and she tends to veer off on tangents, but it kept my attention to the extent that I read it all in one sitting. Overall, an interesting read about a fascinating woman.
linneak's review against another edition
4.0
I've always been a huge fan of Chanel- her house, her entrepreneurial spirit.. herself. Therefore I'm so happy that I was given this book as a Christmas present (which I gobbled up right away) because I now have the privilege of knowing what kind of person the world's most elegant woman really was. Frankly, she was a bitch. And to be honest, I'm kind of okay with that. Karen Karbo is definitely going onto my imaginary list of authors I love and appreciate, and this book is definitely recommended by me to women, especially those with an affinity for fashion, history and wrapping the world around one's finger.
melissad75's review against another edition
3.0
A mix of light biography and inspirational pep talk, along the lines of books like What Would Audrey Do? and A Touch of Grace. Nothing deep or earth-shattering, but it made for good airplane reading during a recent trip. I liked getting to know a little bit about Coco Chanel's life and career.
iloveyoon's review against another edition
2.0
Author didn't seem to know very much about Chanel, doesn't seem to embody Chanel at all and comes off as an American trying desperately to tap into a shallow understanding of French culture and fashion.
jessebell's review against another edition
4.0
“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.”Coco Chanel
Have to say that I was a little exceptical at first, because I've read Ms. Karbo's previous book about Katharine Hepburn and wasn't too crazy about it, but since a friend gave it to me as a present why not give it a chance? I was pleasently surprise. Ms. Karbo did such a good job introducing Coco Chanel to us, her sense of humor, personality and believes.
This book should be reminder to women to live life the way we choose, no matter what everyone else thinks.
Have to say that I was a little exceptical at first, because I've read Ms. Karbo's previous book about Katharine Hepburn and wasn't too crazy about it, but since a friend gave it to me as a present why not give it a chance? I was pleasently surprise. Ms. Karbo did such a good job introducing Coco Chanel to us, her sense of humor, personality and believes.
This book should be reminder to women to live life the way we choose, no matter what everyone else thinks.
peachykeenreviews's review against another edition
5.0
I love Coco Chanel. She is one of my idols and this book gave a quick history of her life as well as what some of her views were. It's a nice little coffee table read.
ska4's review against another edition
1.0
There was no point to this book. I thought praise to difficult women was okay, but now it’s getting really repetitive. None of the books seem to be saying anything other than some superficial feminism.
zalasimonka's review against another edition
4.0
Fun, easy and relaxing read. I love the writers writing style. What I don't like about the book is that there should be more info of Coco's life because for those who barely know anything about her it's kind of confusing but I really liked the anecdotes. Definitely recommend it but before you read this book read a "real" biography about Chanel, so you'll understand it better.