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A review by dilema
Lipstick Jungle by Candace Bushnell
3.0
This was another strongly crafted Bushnell tale starring powerful women who feel just like people I know.
If you've read anything by Bushnell, this won't feel much different stylistically, but the characters were fresh and exciting. The three of them are in different industries--fashion, editing, and movies--but manage to remain friends. Their relationship alone is fascinating, and seeing what they share and don't share and the impressions they try to give each other is entertaining.
The amount of feminism in this book rocked. I loved how typical male-female dynamics were reversed and how the characters were sometimes put into situations that didn't feel at all fair, but came as a result of how society views gender.
Though there wasn't anything particularly outstanding about this book, it was another strong book about New York City socialite life and the interplay between success and happiness.
If you've read anything by Bushnell, this won't feel much different stylistically, but the characters were fresh and exciting. The three of them are in different industries--fashion, editing, and movies--but manage to remain friends. Their relationship alone is fascinating, and seeing what they share and don't share and the impressions they try to give each other is entertaining.
The amount of feminism in this book rocked. I loved how typical male-female dynamics were reversed and how the characters were sometimes put into situations that didn't feel at all fair, but came as a result of how society views gender.
Though there wasn't anything particularly outstanding about this book, it was another strong book about New York City socialite life and the interplay between success and happiness.