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A review by nikolettefries
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
5.0
Oh my god. I absolutely ADORED this book.
I hate long books, I find them pointless, redundant, hard to get it into. It’s just awful for me but THIS ONE?!? ugh I didn’t want it to end at one point. I saw “five minutes of the book left” and I almost cried of sadness. This was the perfect book for me right now. The way you actually feel in that era, nothing feels out of place, even the old ways dont even shock you cause you’re too into their world.
All that talking about love, the despair, the passion, the longing. I feel this book is something you MUST read in your 20s. Fits perfectly with every single realization you might thought about friendship, relationships, business, future, it was amazing.
I was kind of sick of Anne at the beginning just getting her way without actually doing anything, just natural carisma and beauty but when Neely was saying how sick she was of giving and seeing people like Anne just going through life getting everything they want I got it. There are a bunch of people like Anne in this world and that doesn’t make them any less deserving of the things they have, its just an unfair maze of cards dealt for the ones who cant manage to live like that.
I didnt like Neely from the beginning. She was loud, annoying, stupid and even her sad background didn’t sit right with me and I was so happy at the end to finally see her manipulative ways get into her own happiness. Cause I do believe some people have to be left alone no matter what they do to you, cause they will ruin things for themselves either way, so why bother?
I loved Jennifer, even if she was selfish and whatnot. She knew her cards and knew how to play them without being a fuckin bitch about it. I saw her as a good middle ground between Anne and Neely. Pretty enough to get through life easier but talentless enough to be grateful for the opportunities she was handled.
I think all the women presented are very good portraits of the way women move through this world and even if it was personally bittersweet to saw my own ugly face in some tactics, it was refreshing to see them moving so naturally through that dramatic scene. Absolutely enjoyed this whole ride!
I hate long books, I find them pointless, redundant, hard to get it into. It’s just awful for me but THIS ONE?!? ugh I didn’t want it to end at one point. I saw “five minutes of the book left” and I almost cried of sadness. This was the perfect book for me right now. The way you actually feel in that era, nothing feels out of place, even the old ways dont even shock you cause you’re too into their world.
All that talking about love, the despair, the passion, the longing. I feel this book is something you MUST read in your 20s. Fits perfectly with every single realization you might thought about friendship, relationships, business, future, it was amazing.
I was kind of sick of Anne at the beginning just getting her way without actually doing anything, just natural carisma and beauty but when Neely was saying how sick she was of giving and seeing people like Anne just going through life getting everything they want I got it. There are a bunch of people like Anne in this world and that doesn’t make them any less deserving of the things they have, its just an unfair maze of cards dealt for the ones who cant manage to live like that.
I didnt like Neely from the beginning. She was loud, annoying, stupid and even her sad background didn’t sit right with me and I was so happy at the end to finally see her manipulative ways get into her own happiness. Cause I do believe some people have to be left alone no matter what they do to you, cause they will ruin things for themselves either way, so why bother?
I loved Jennifer, even if she was selfish and whatnot. She knew her cards and knew how to play them without being a fuckin bitch about it. I saw her as a good middle ground between Anne and Neely. Pretty enough to get through life easier but talentless enough to be grateful for the opportunities she was handled.
I think all the women presented are very good portraits of the way women move through this world and even if it was personally bittersweet to saw my own ugly face in some tactics, it was refreshing to see them moving so naturally through that dramatic scene. Absolutely enjoyed this whole ride!