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nekohikikomori's review against another edition
4.0
Took a bit longer to get into than Bushnell's other novels, but was totally engrossing when it catches you.
jaxattax354's review against another edition
5.0
I selected this book while aimlessly wandering the bookstore as an easy, Spring Break read. I was drawn to it because I loved the TV series and I was interested in the book that inspired such a wonderful show.
It's definitely an easy read, but I absolutely loved it. It follows the lives of three of New York's most successful, working women which is a refreshing change from all the other stories that follow the love lives of young twenty-somethings with no strings attached to complicated their lives. The women in this book are balancing careers and families, yet always have time for their friends. I loved reading about women who did not have to forfeit career success to raise their families.
Interestingly enough, my favorite character was Victory Ford; the only one of the three main women who was not married with children. This probably made her more relatable to me. And I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that her love interest in the book was brought to the life in the show by Andrew McCarthy of Pretty in Pink fame (*swoon*).
While I don't believe I will ever be in similar career positions as these women, the book gave me valuable insight into potential problems that may arise later in life while juggling the demands of work and home.
I have to say though, one thing that was completely distracting was Candace Bushnell's choice of character names. The rich billionaire's name is "Lyne", a hotshot president of a movie production company names her daughter "Magda" (also the name of Miranda's nanny in Sex and the City), etc. I'm glad the writers for the TV series had the good sense to change these names because they were really strange choices and not at all fitting for the characters. Other than that, Bushnell's a genius.
Favorite Quotes:
"She imagined that most people would have been shocked at the amount of time she spent in tears, because her public persona was that she was cool and fun and fiercely optimistic, always believing that everything was going to turn out fine and that a new, exciting opportunity was just around the corner." (Victory Ford)
"So this was why they called it heartbreak, the detached part thought. Funny how cliched emotional descriptions were so apt on the few occasions when you were actually experiencing them. Her heart was literally breaking. Everything her heart had believed in, counted on, and trusted, was being wrenched from her. Years of what she thought were irrefutable emotional truths were being snapped like spindly wooden twigs. She would never be able to go back to believing what she had before." (Wendy Healy)
"How can a reasonable, healthy person really be in love with someone who isn't in love with them?" (Shane Healy)
"Success in life could be boiled down to two things: having the courage to hold passionate beliefs and being able to make commitments." (Nico O'Neilly)
"But something happened to you when you'd had lots of relationships, meaning lots of breakups as well. At first, it hurt terribly, and you thought you'd never be able to get over it. But then you learned to be circumspect. You were only hurt because the guy had taken away your dream of the relationship. You understood that hurt feelings were really only about ego, about the self-absorbed idea that every man you were with should love you, that the universe owed you that." (Victory Ford)
It's definitely an easy read, but I absolutely loved it. It follows the lives of three of New York's most successful, working women which is a refreshing change from all the other stories that follow the love lives of young twenty-somethings with no strings attached to complicated their lives. The women in this book are balancing careers and families, yet always have time for their friends. I loved reading about women who did not have to forfeit career success to raise their families.
Interestingly enough, my favorite character was Victory Ford; the only one of the three main women who was not married with children. This probably made her more relatable to me. And I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that her love interest in the book was brought to the life in the show by Andrew McCarthy of Pretty in Pink fame (*swoon*).
While I don't believe I will ever be in similar career positions as these women, the book gave me valuable insight into potential problems that may arise later in life while juggling the demands of work and home.
I have to say though, one thing that was completely distracting was Candace Bushnell's choice of character names. The rich billionaire's name is "Lyne", a hotshot president of a movie production company names her daughter "Magda" (also the name of Miranda's nanny in Sex and the City), etc. I'm glad the writers for the TV series had the good sense to change these names because they were really strange choices and not at all fitting for the characters. Other than that, Bushnell's a genius.
Favorite Quotes:
"She imagined that most people would have been shocked at the amount of time she spent in tears, because her public persona was that she was cool and fun and fiercely optimistic, always believing that everything was going to turn out fine and that a new, exciting opportunity was just around the corner." (Victory Ford)
"So this was why they called it heartbreak, the detached part thought. Funny how cliched emotional descriptions were so apt on the few occasions when you were actually experiencing them. Her heart was literally breaking. Everything her heart had believed in, counted on, and trusted, was being wrenched from her. Years of what she thought were irrefutable emotional truths were being snapped like spindly wooden twigs. She would never be able to go back to believing what she had before." (Wendy Healy)
"How can a reasonable, healthy person really be in love with someone who isn't in love with them?" (Shane Healy)
"Success in life could be boiled down to two things: having the courage to hold passionate beliefs and being able to make commitments." (Nico O'Neilly)
"But something happened to you when you'd had lots of relationships, meaning lots of breakups as well. At first, it hurt terribly, and you thought you'd never be able to get over it. But then you learned to be circumspect. You were only hurt because the guy had taken away your dream of the relationship. You understood that hurt feelings were really only about ego, about the self-absorbed idea that every man you were with should love you, that the universe owed you that." (Victory Ford)
leeskipje's review against another edition
2.0
een snel weg te lezen chicklit maar geen goede. hypocriete hoofdpersonen, veel geld honger naar succes en warrige overgangen tussen de verschillende verhaallijnen.... geen aanrader dus
westofmars's review against another edition
lighthearted
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
angelamorrison2606's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
hopecaldwell's review against another edition
2.0
picked this up in a bargain bin and thought it might be a good alternative to all the heavy women's fiction I've read lately. We'll see...well, this was a breezy, quick read. Nothing special, but it was nice to read about high-powered career women after some of the last books.
pachypedia's review against another edition
3.0
Supongo que el paso siguiente tras las treintañeras pasaditas eran las cuarentonas recientes. Aunque no tiene nada que ver con Sexo en Nueva York porque, para empezar, es una novela, en realidad se hace un poco aburrido por partes y poco interesante.
kdurham2's review against another edition
4.0
First, I must admit that I haven’t had the pleasure of reading Sex and the City, so this is my first adventure with Candace Bushnell. I thoroughly enjoyed this book with three females as the center. I loved that each character was unique, but their friendships with each other were genuine and I could imagine how they became friends and why they stayed friends.
A story of their adventures in New York and the trials that women face. I absolutely adored how the women in this story were successful and powerful. It was interesting to read how the men in their life reacted to their successes. I enjoy reading books were the men are put into a different position and how the dynamics of the family must change due to the role reversals.
A great chick lit that made me want to continue reading Candace Bushnell. A must read for all chick lit fans.
A story of their adventures in New York and the trials that women face. I absolutely adored how the women in this story were successful and powerful. It was interesting to read how the men in their life reacted to their successes. I enjoy reading books were the men are put into a different position and how the dynamics of the family must change due to the role reversals.
A great chick lit that made me want to continue reading Candace Bushnell. A must read for all chick lit fans.
karenleagermain's review against another edition
1.0
A tremendously bad book. Seriously, it's not even good "chick lit." The characters are so flat, that I couldn't even keep the three main ones straight. I kept getting confused as to who was who and what they did. Terrible writing.
A note..I decided to read this prior to the TV series starting. I loved the TV version of "Sex and the City", but hated the book. I don't think that "Lipstick Jungle" is going to make for a really good TV series, but I was kind of curious. I am sure that the series will be drastically different from the book. It has to be!
A note..I decided to read this prior to the TV series starting. I loved the TV version of "Sex and the City", but hated the book. I don't think that "Lipstick Jungle" is going to make for a really good TV series, but I was kind of curious. I am sure that the series will be drastically different from the book. It has to be!