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Summary: Utterly superficial...
Review: You will finish the book not knowing any more about the main character than you did in the beginning.That being said, if you feel you must read this novel, you can, and quite easily. I read it in a day. However, it IS one of the worst books I've read in that it's basically just a long fashion magazine. It's interesting to know certain "trends" that can be found in NYC society, but in a few weeks that'll be "so over" so it's pointless. Essentially, this is the least timeless book ever! Avoid!
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Summary: I laughed...
Review: If have ever lived in New York, experienced the P.A.P's (Park Avenue Princesses) in any capacity, and/or have any fashionista, party girl blood in your veins, you'll chuckle. This is a parody on par with Cat's Meow (by Melissa de la Cruz - although, in my humble opinion that book continues to be the paradigm of this genre...) It is clearly never intended to be taken too seriously, and from that angle, its amusing throughout, if not ... funny. Unless, however, you're one of those girls, because the portrayal is more or less spot on.
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Summary: A bore--so BEYOND dull. Ewww!
Review: What a disappointment this was. And I was surprised, as Plum Sykes comes with the sort of pedigree that for some reason led me to imagine she might have some depth and extra(read: any)intelligence in her writing. Yeah, I know it's a "frothy" "champagne bubble" of a-novella? roman a clef? what-have-you, but really-this sort of thing CAN be done with real wit-try Truman Capote, for instance. So shallow and underdeveloped it makes "The Nanny Diaries" seem like a real epic. There is NO PLOT. None. Not even any sort of a stab at a plot.
Clearly meant to be OTT satire, but it simply isn't funny enough...or really, funny at ALL. No laughs I could find. The author apparently has zero, and I mean zero, imagination. Everything is laid out in an obvious fashion, and worst of all it reads as though it was written by a frothing-at-the-mouth fasionista wanna-be who worked RILLY, RILLY HARD at researching all the "in" places and labels and stuff, rather than by a person who actually partakes of any of these rareified things. I'd imagine she's writing down to her "public"-but then again, the proof's here: she's not really "writing" as most authors know it, at all. Ms. Sykes should be BEYOND embarrassed....I guess it really is true what they say about brainless, overly pampered, anorexic, wealthy women in NYC-and here I was, prepared to put aside any prejudices we in the lower depths might have..shucks! As for value for money: be warned: it took me approx. 3 hours to read every word of this book. Decide for yourself if it's worth the money, or if mayyybe you should borrow it from a friend, or the library.
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Summary: Bergdorf Blah
Review: Wasn't impressed with Sykes' satirical attempt at New York socialite life. So gratuitous, one was left wondering if a personal diary, rather than a witty novel.
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Summary: Ingenious
Review: Funny! Funny! Funny! Although the plot is about as profound as the values BB's ascribe to, the book offers a break from the heavy-duty events of today. Kept picking it up after having put it down...just had to have more!
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Summary: UGH - I'm returning it!
Review: I got through two of the most poorly written chapters I've ever read in my life. Closed the book and announced that I would be returning it. I have NEVER returned a book in my entire life. I wish I had also checked it out from the library and not wasted my money. Her thought process just seems to fall apart and her sentences wander. The two chapters I read appeared to be very shallow, self involved and ditzy. The sad part is that there are people who live like this. What a pity.
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Summary: a reader in Houston
Review: I loved this book! I think either you like this kind of genre or you don't. It is a light, easy book to read, and a great one for the summer. I found it very interesting and hard to put down. I loaned it to my friend and she read it all in one day! This book isn't going to change the world, but so what. It was entertaining and I can't wait for her next book to come out.
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Summary: Chick Lit Takes on Manhattan
Review: "Bergdorf Blondes" takes the reader into the world of Park Avenue princesses and New York celebutantes. The narrator, known simply as "moi," is considered the "champagne bubble girl of the moment." She and her best friend Julie Bergdorf, the perfect Park Avenue blonde, run around New York attending charity balls, restaurant openings, and high profile baby showers. They dress perfectly and eat nothing. They spend ample amounts of time with other perfect dressers and talk about clothes, the food they don't eat, and men. While I liked this book and found the numerous anecdotes about Manhattan amusing, I was disappointed that the characters never grew. Perhaps that was point. However, I would still recommend to lovers of chick lit everywhere (and those who read W and Vogue and Harpers) as the book goes into tremendous depth about a very shallow world. It is fun--and it is also a fast read.
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Summary: makes the devil wears prada look pulitzer prize-worthy
Review: this book is one of the worst that i have read in quite some time. the narrator is completely detestable and you get the sense that the author is unaware of this (particularly because it seems that ms. sykes has based the annoyingly named character, moi, after herself). one of the numerous irritating plots attempts to recreate pride and prejudice (a la bridget jones's diary) yet turns the tale into a predictable and unrealistic pile of crap. at least jones, which i also found trite, provided the reader with a protagonist who was somewhat appealing. i wonder if anna wintour actually read her protege's ridiculous novel before so generously providing the compliment on its jacket. if so, her skills as an arbiter of taste are grossly overrated. even more preposterous is the fact that sykes fancies her book is on par with such great novelists as wharton, capote and fitzgerald. i highly doubt that history will regard bergdorf blondes on this level of literature or even remember it. let's hope the inevitable movie fails at the box office.
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Summary: Only good as a light summer beach read
Review: Plum Sykes' first novel, Bergdorf Blondes, displays very little plot or character development. Although the novel itself is a quick and easy read, its ending is quite predictable and the reader will often find him/herself speed-reading simply to get through parts that appear in every romance book under the sun. I have yet to find anything that makes the novel unique, for even the diction is quite mundane. Bergdorf Blondes seems to be targeted mostly for teenagers and women in their early twenties who are still searching for that Hollywood romance that can only occur on the big screen. To summarize, the plot is far from complicated: boy meets girl, girl falls in love with the wrong boy only to realize that the one she wants has been right in front of her all along. Though the setting involves the Manhattan elite, Sykes does a poor job at developing the characters' personalities and leaves some ends untied. Few parts of the novel are quite amusing; however, the negatives far outweigh the positives in what can only translate to be a C class romance novel. I would advise to read only if you desire something light to get your mind off work, school, or all the nonfiction work circulating around the bookstore.
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