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gridopooh's review against another edition
2.0
It's like a Latina "Sex and the City" but not as good; I'm partial to the NYC version. Basically about a group of college friends who are all grown up now, with kids and relationships, jobs, etc., and how despite the glaring differences in their current lifestyles, they are always there for each other. I wanted to smack half the characters in the head because they were getting on my damn nerves.
darklovelyboricua's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it! It's a quick, fun read, and perfect Latina chick-lit.
violetcat's review against another edition
No rating because I didn't finish this. I read about 80 pages and just didn't find it interesting enough to keep reading.
kricketa's review
2.0
i'm listening to the audio version, and unfortunately it's not the same reader who did an incredible job reading "the dirty girls social club." i cannot even begin to fathom why they would choose a reader for this book who does not know spanish. my ears are in agony, but there's no print copy at my library and i want to find out what happens next.
so, now that we've established that the reader sucked- the book was not that great either. it seemed like valdes-rodriguez took all the growth the characters experienced in the first book and reversed it so that they were being idiots about the exact same problems they resolved the first time. sure, it's realistic human behavior, but makes for an annoying sequel. amber/cuicatl was the only character i didn't want to smack in the face this time around, which is weird because i totally did in the first book.
although i did like what happened to roberto.
so, now that we've established that the reader sucked- the book was not that great either. it seemed like valdes-rodriguez took all the growth the characters experienced in the first book and reversed it so that they were being idiots about the exact same problems they resolved the first time. sure, it's realistic human behavior, but makes for an annoying sequel. amber/cuicatl was the only character i didn't want to smack in the face this time around, which is weird because i totally did in the first book.
although i did like what happened to roberto.
impybelle's review
3.0
The problem with DGoT is that half the time most of the characters are painfully unlikable. This is lessened when each character is seen through their friends' eyes, but when it's time for a chapter in their own voice, they become painful to read.
Oddly enough, this doesn't stop the book from being a fairly quick read and by the end most have grown and changed, at least a little.
Oddly enough, this doesn't stop the book from being a fairly quick read and by the end most have grown and changed, at least a little.
jmendiola1214's review
4.0
I think I enjoyed the second book more than the first - maybe because they are in their early 30s in this one ! Lots of drama and mostly happy endings!
deweydecimator's review
4.0
"The Sucias are here again, and as you read this story - you want to drink it in like a top shelf mojito (or at least hope it's happy hour so you get 2 for 1). I love all the characters (even the ones I don't want to like) and how they all develop and change. They've moved on in their lives from the first book, and are having new adventures. I really enjoyed the structure of the book -- each character is her own narrator, which makes the story more complete. And like with many friendships -- we all view thing differently, so having the various characters tell the story gives us the readers the full story. [return]Like the first book -- I enjoyed the attitude of this book and can't wait to see what the Sucias are up to in the next book."
shinychick's review against another edition
3.0
The sequel to "Dirty Girls Social Club," Rodriguez picks up with the six friends (Usnavys, Sara, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Amber/Cuicatl, and Lauren) five years after the first novel. All of the girls have been getting on with their lives, but getting into trouble along the way - cheating, bad health habits, staying/sneaking around with bad men. A weekend away together brings some of the issues to the forefront, and we find that they haven't changed much - or at least some of them haven't, or think they haven't. A good read, as the first made me love the characters, no matter how badly they behaved, and I mostly loved them this time around, too.
jakobmarleymommy's review against another edition
1.0
I eagerly anticipated this sequel to "The Dirty Girls Social Club." I even pre-ordered it from Amazon.com because I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. "The Dirty Girls Social Club" was witty, edgy, fun and well-written. I had hoped that "Dirty Girls on Top" would be much the same. I was sorely disappointed.
To put it bluntly, "Dirty Girls on Top" sucked. The entire time I was reading this book I wondered why Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez had come to hate her characters so much. She turned each and every one of them into a character I despised. I had enjoyed Usnavys as a sassy, indulged woman. She turned into an obese, unfaithful wife. I loved Lauren's quirks and slightly crazy character. She is now a over-the-top crazy, experimental lesbian. I admired Rebecca's organized, "perfect" lifestyle. She turned into a robot. Elizabeth and Selwyn had such a cool relationship; when the book ended Selwyn had abandoned the baby she and Elizabeth had adopted and Elizabeth conveniently began dating a woman from around the corner after having cheated on Selwyn with Lauren. Cuicatl/Amber changed from an edgy musician into a woman obsessed with her Mexican heritage. And Sara, who watched in horror as her husband killed her beloved housekeeper, actually began to date him again.
The author took these characters who I had loved so much and turned them into pathetic, unlovable women. The story was painfully predictible. Even though I knew what was going to happen, I groaned as each character made yet another bad decision.
I fear that Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez may be turning into the next Patricia Cornwell. Let's hope she redeems herself with her next book.
To put it bluntly, "Dirty Girls on Top" sucked. The entire time I was reading this book I wondered why Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez had come to hate her characters so much. She turned each and every one of them into a character I despised. I had enjoyed Usnavys as a sassy, indulged woman. She turned into an obese, unfaithful wife. I loved Lauren's quirks and slightly crazy character. She is now a over-the-top crazy, experimental lesbian. I admired Rebecca's organized, "perfect" lifestyle. She turned into a robot. Elizabeth and Selwyn had such a cool relationship; when the book ended Selwyn had abandoned the baby she and Elizabeth had adopted and Elizabeth conveniently began dating a woman from around the corner after having cheated on Selwyn with Lauren. Cuicatl/Amber changed from an edgy musician into a woman obsessed with her Mexican heritage. And Sara, who watched in horror as her husband killed her beloved housekeeper, actually began to date him again.
The author took these characters who I had loved so much and turned them into pathetic, unlovable women. The story was painfully predictible. Even though I knew what was going to happen, I groaned as each character made yet another bad decision.
I fear that Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez may be turning into the next Patricia Cornwell. Let's hope she redeems herself with her next book.