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Summary: 19th Century Sex (or Sex and the Shtetl)
Review: What was the point of female liberation and emancipation, when all women want is to define themselves through their (missing) halves? Is the modern girl, really not more than a walking incubator? Why did our mothers and grandmothers, burn their bras? Just to make way for Miracle bras with water inlays? Why did woman want to have the option to fend for herself, when really all she wants is to be dependant? Why are we brainwashed into thinking, that singles are social lepers? If all woman wants, is to sit in the boudoir and weave tapestry, we needn't have bothered with women's rights. Girls go out after work, get drunk, have one night stands, hope it's Mr. Right (or Big, for that matter), and to add insult to injury, feel like they have just auditioned for a part in Sex and the City.
If the Four Ladies would have lived at the turn of the Century in Poland, they would have been married by now and would have longed for a career. Arranged Marriage anyone??
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Summary: A disappointing read
Review: I didn't expect the book to mirror the TV series, but I did expect Bushnell's writing to be of a higher caliber. I was surprised to see how careless and ordinary her writing is, considering her accolades; this book might have been scribbled slap-dash while commuting on the subway. Disjointed scenes, dull writing style, and you find yourself waiting for the point of each story, only to have it dribble off lamely. The style of this book is that of a conversation with the author, but if you met someone at a party who told such pointless rambling stories, you'd walk away yawning.
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Summary: The show was much, much better
Review: I agree with the last reviewer. This was an irritating read, because it portrayed men as losers, and women as desperate. Give us a break! This is filled with stuff that makes you want to stop dating all together. It's not the least bit funny or interesting, like the show is. This could of been a great book. What the heck happened?!
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Summary: Didnt care for this book.
Review: I am big fan of the HBO series Sex and the City. I waited years to read this book. I could have waited a few more! None of the characters in the TV series are hardly in the book, and if they are they are either 100% different from what is portrayed in the series or are vaguely mentioned. The book is a series of short stories/essays about single women and men in NYC looking for love in all the wrong places. I could not relate one bit. The men are basically losers and the women are portrayed as desperate to find mates, but since the men are losers, well.... you get the point. If you find yourself wanting to buy this book, watch the series instead. At least those characters are more "human" and real than the winers in this book. What a waste of time and effort.
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Summary: Good thing someone else writes the scripts for the show!!
Review: I love Sex and the City, the show that is, the book is another matter entirely. I know the series is "loosely" based on the novel which is just as well. If it was written like this poor excuse for a book it would have been cancelled after it's pilot episode. The show is ripe with raunch and wit, along with characters we truly care about. This book is grim and dark, poorly written, and ripe with people I would never want to meet. What we have here is a rare example of the show being far better than the book. I never thought I would advocate TV over the written word, but in this case, turn on HBO.
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Summary: A good read if you don't expect the HBO series in a book
Review: Other than containing many of the HBO characters' names, it isn't very similar. The tone is much darker, and the characters less likable, but it is still an interesting look at a series of vignettes. Don't be expecting a novel-type story. This book is composed of glimpses into the lives of single New Yorkers, and each vignette doesn't always connect to the next.
It is quite interesting, but a very different book from the HBO series.
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Summary: The show outshines the book
Review: Considering the popularity and entertainment of the show, Sex and the City, the book, did not bring me nearly as much pleasure. Although easy to read, I had to actually dispose of the book after reading it. I thought the author's descriptions were boring, and stale, and the way the book jumped around without direction was hopeless! HBO- YES, Candace- NO
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Summary: A very good read... don't expect it to mirror the TV show.
Review: Sex and the City is an in-depth look at the city New York City and its inhabitants. This book is perfect for anyone who lives in a small town or middle America. It will totally prepare them for a trip or move to the big city. The nicknames are hilarious. A lot of them do not only reside in New York, they are everywhere. For example the "toxic bachelor", whom can be seen at your local grocery store or in the bed beside you!!! Sex and the City is like a case study of the residents of New York City. It will leave you in stitches. Candace Bushnell is a terrific writer, but don't expect the book to be exactly like the show. If you do, you will miss out on a great read.
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Summary: new york fiction
Review: Ok so it is a little late to go back and discovery this book, but it is part of a growing number of women authors I think everybody should read: Jennifer Belle, Melissa de la Cruz,Sophie Kinsella etc etc....
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Summary: What a Depressing Book!
Review: I used to wonder why "entertainment" people found "American Beauty" to be such an accurate portrayal of life in the suburbs. If the characters in this book are even only half-way based on reality, they lead some hopelessly pathetic lives, and I would imagine they assume we are all hopeless. I watch the show, and at least those women show a little backbone and spunk. The women in the book regularly berate the other women whom they see as being spineless, when the reality is that NO self-respecting woman would put up with any of the men and vice versa. A sad commentary on life in the "Big Apple" - looks like a lot of worms in there to me.
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