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racy_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.0
Cabin Fever is a quick, fun romp through the pages; a one-night stand of a book. Not a lot of substance, but fun. Basically it’s a book highlighting the hard-partying ways, silly antics, and sexual romps of Smith and the flight crew all over the world.
Even though there are no real details I still learned one or two things; like about trapped wind (I had no idea this was a thing) and if it looks like the flight attendant giving the safety spiel is trying not laugh turn around and look at their co-workers in the back of the plane.
Cabin Fever is from a time when flying was much different than it is today. Smith was a flight attendant - before and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks - for a decade. I enjoyed CF exactly for what it is, tales of twenty-somethings traveling to exotic destinations having a lot of drunken fun all while always remembering the job comes first.
_joy_'s review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
maryleong's review against another edition
3.0
Fun, trashy romp through the life of a Virgin Airlines flight attendant. Perfect for days when you're home sick with a cup of tea.
crumpette's review against another edition
2.0
I expected more about the aviation world... Instead ended up with a glorified little black book and some spectacular name dropping. Next.
heather_g's review against another edition
3.0
Great juicy gossip stories about airline staff! loved it :-)
onecrab's review against another edition
3.0
Definitely a book in the tell all spirit, but the tales are less about international travel and more about sex. The author is seeking her future husband, and happens to work for Virgin Airlines. As shallow, entertaining, and silly as flipping through a tabloid magazine. It's a decadent fun beach or weekend read.
mamanda_ru's review against another edition
1.0
I received this book as an ARC from Penguin. At first I was super excited to read this. I love memoirs and love a good insider look at things. However this book falls short in so many ways. Full disclosure I only made it half way through this book. Every page (that I read) was full of drunken party antics and who is hooking up with who. I know that's what the title implies, but there is nothing in this book beyond that. After 100 pages it stops being fun, and just becomes sad and depressing. The writing is also terrible, which didn't help the situation. One reviewer said it best that "this book reads more as a Penthouse forum letter than an actual book." I couldn't agree more. I recommend passing on this one.
slgillam's review against another edition
4.0
I won this book from Goodreads. I really like this book. The stories were funny and quirky. Definitely a fun book to read during the summer.
anndahlquist's review
1.0
I expected this book to be more about being a flight attendant than a vapid sex-posé so I was more than a little disappointed. There were some interesting industry tidbits. But not enough to make the book worthwhile. As a flight attendant myself I know about how challenging this job can be and the wild things that can happen as part of the job, so I was curious about how it was to be an FA back in the more glamourous days. Honestly it was just annoying to read. The industry has changed a lot and while I love being a flight attendant, this book couldn’t be further from my personal experience with it. And literally every chapter is focused on Mandy’s sex-ploits. Who cares?!
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