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Summary: Bad Parents and Hurt Children Aren't Funny
Review: I read this book after hearing so many good reviews about it. I don't know what book those people were reading, but I certainly didn't find this book funny/charming/entertaining! I was a part-time nanny during my college years too, so I figured if anyone was going to appreciate this book it'd be me. WRONG! The first third of the book I was amused, the parents are SO ridiculous and Grayer (the son) is cute. But by the middle of the book I was disgusted and by the end I was angry. I don't find it entertaining to read a story about parents who completely ignore their child (almost to the point of abuse--if they weren't rich you can bet no one would think it was funny anymore); a young women who is a doormat and puts up with abuse from her employers; and a young child who is obviously going to be screwed up forever because of all of this! I finished the book only because I was hoping Nanny would come to her senses, at the very least. I know these kind of parents are out there. I've seen some. But I wouldn't call it funny. It's sad. Bottom line-I picked up the book thinking it was a comedy. It wasn't. If it weren't lumped in with comedies and I weren't expecting a laugh when I picked up the book maybe I wouldn't have been so disappointed.
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Summary: They should make it into a movie...book can be improved on.
Review: A funny book, but a real downer at the end. Satirical and exaggerated, like a piece of comedy certainly has the right to be. Things don't seem to feel resolved at the end, however. Too many loose ends, as if Nanny was only interesting as a character while working for the Xes. And I was never satisfied with Nanny's reason for staying in her job. Grayer didn't seem all that adorable.This could really work well as a movie, with actors to flesh out the characters and some streamlining of the plot (such as it was) to keep it under two hours. Perhaps an ending where Nanny really does stand up to Mrs. X?
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Summary: Fictitious reality
Review: As a "guest" to the Upper East Side of Manhattan (I go to one of the elite private schools there), I've always hoped that these stories of wealthy Manhattanites were "fictitious" until this book proved what I always feared: these characters are truly the rich and ridiculous. I suspect that McLaughlin and Kraus have exaggerated a bit here, but probably not much. Even if you have never stepped foot in NYC, I recommend this book if you want to laugh AND be disgusted at the great excess of the "rich and powerful"- i.e. useless- who either got their positions by default thanks to mommy and daddy and still have no idea how what self-suffiency means if the unfortunate day comes that they lose their inherited wealth. I suspect that no Upper East Sider will pick up this book and believe it IS them- rather, they will laugh it off. Instead, it is not just "diabolically funny" as the NY Times quotes, it should be an eye-opener for the Chanel-coated mascara eyelashes: You Are the Great Useless Flesh of Manhattan.
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Summary: Good
Review: The book was very good and quite funny at some points. I would have thought it would have a better ending then it had, but, what can I do? Nanny, a (surprise!) nanny, works for Mr. and Mrs. X. She basically takes care of their 4 year old son Grayer when they're not around (which is pretty darn often)! I'm sure the book is a whole lot funnier if you're a reader whose ever been a Nanny or caregiver of any sort. I did find it funny, but given the plot, it could have been a whole lot funnier. As a reader, it's written so that you're supposed to side with Nanny about basically everything, but in some parts I found myself feeling for Mrs. X (not just the obvious parts, which if you've read it, you know what I'm talking about). I could understand how the mother of the child would expect alot better than the care Nanny gives, yet Nanny seems to think she's quite a superb... nanny. Well, the book is probably a five up until the end where it quickly makes it's desent downward, so I'll give it a four.
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Summary: Excellent Read
Review: I had a hard time putting this book down. The author did an excellent job of keeping me interested. Even though the life protrayed couldn't be further from what I've experienced in my own life, the writing style made it easy to visualize not only what the characters were feeling, but also what their lives were truly like. I'd like to see more from this author. Great job!!
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Summary: Comical Humiliation and Domination
Review: First of all, this is an enjoyable and easy to read novel peppered with modern and apt cultural references. The comical humiliation and domination that the novel's heroine has to endure make her efforts as a student to maintain her part-time job as a Nanny quite admirable. One comes to accept that she actually cares as much as she seems to for the little boy who becomes her charge as she gradually slips into her dual role of nanny and parental substitute. The boy's behaviour, particularly towards Nanny herself, at first strikes the reader as that of a tiny terrorist on the loose. Yet as it turns out the boy suffers more from the manner and apathy of his parents than even Nanny herself. Still there is very little about this novel that is irreversibly tragic or even if there is a tinge of sadness in this novel this is well concealed by a constant stream of good-natured humour and a resolute reserve of strength and patience on the part of Nanny herself. For really above anything else this is quite a cheerful and relaxing novel. A light-hearted novel with sound effects such as, for example, the ones put across by capital letters or the breaking up of words into their component letters. As for the boy's parents, it is quite difficult to believe that characters such as Mrs. X and Mr. X could actually exist in real life yet without their presence this novel would never have been possible. Even though at times their behaviour seems extreme what matters most is the overall effect of the juncture of their lives with that of Nanny. This is one of those novels which by merely reading the first few pages of will give you a flavour of all the ingredients to be found within the rest of the novel. Take that as a guide. If you don't like those first hints of what there is to follow put the book back on its shelf. Otherwise, trust those first signs and take the book along with you.
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Summary: EXCELLENT BOOK
Review: This was really a great book to read. I couldn't put this book down. The sad part -- is that you know that there is some kid out there just like Grayer who has parents who are just like his. It makes you wonder what type of an adult will this kid turn out to be. The mother clearly does not want this kid -- she only "had" him to prove that she could bear children and use him as a trophy in her marriage. The interesting part -- is to find out that she is a "2nd" wife -- and just like she trapped her husband, Ms. "C" is following in her footsteps. I hope all the Mrs X's out there "see themselves in this book -- and take heed" someone one day will get even with them for all the Nan's out there!!
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Summary: Fell asleep!!
Review: If you have something better to do..Do it!! I really don't recommand the book, I found if boring the way the story is described and it is just so snobbish that it bored me to sleep.
It describes the mishaps of a Nanny that takes care of the son of a wealthy family, but to be sincere, the humor is definatively for people living in New York..
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Summary: Laugh out loud - quick read
Review: This is the one of the best books I have read in the last year. Sometimes I laughed myself to tears; othertimes I found myself angry at the narrator or at Mrs. X. The characters are well-formed and take you into their lives. I didn't want the book to end.
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Summary: A sweet, fluffy read, like cotton candy. Not bad!
Review: I enjoyed this book, but the authors need to further hone their writing skills. Not bad, just not fantastic. A nice beach read, in the style of "Bridget Jone's Diary" and "The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing," (which I've also read and also feel similarly about). I was impressed by how much heart this book shows at the end, however!
I'm being a little hard on this book because I read it right after reading two mind-blowing books, "Atonement" and "The Moth Diaries." Two books that awed me.
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