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Summary: Fantabulous!!
Review: This book is absolutely great!! For those of you who are looking for a challenging read - this is probably not the book for you. I brought this book with me on vacation and I could not put it down! I loved all of its characters and story lines (despite the fact that they are at times hard to believe). This book gives you a break from the mundane aspects of life and introduces you to a world which always ends on a good note!
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Summary: not that great
Review: this book was very confusing, very repetitve, and overall didn't have that great of a plot. it wasn't that great and i lost interest very quickly
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Summary: It was so real.
Review: I thought this book was great. Candace isnt afraid to be honest and forward. The book shows you a whole new perspective on life through different types of peoples' lives. if you like sex and the city, or if u like sex but not porn, then u would definitely like this book. candace is completely open and does so in a tasteful way. check it out!!! (my fav blonde is janey. shes cool)...
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Summary: Believe the Hype
Review: Before I purchased this book, I read a few of the customer reviews here on Amazon.com. The harsh, negative tone of almost every review I read surprised me. I usually like - or at least find something good in - most of the books I read. Because of this, I thought to myself, "This book can't be THAT bad, 'Sex and the City was alright' this one can't be much worse..." Guess what? "Four Blondes in worse than "Sex and the City," a lot worse.I'm under the suspicion that Candice Bushnell simply does not know much about writing fiction. "Sex and the City" worked because it was a freewheeling collection of her columns based on (supposedly) true events. But Bushnell's doesn't have the ability to be effective in anything more than small doses: elements of fiction such as plot, character development and natural dialogue elude her. As many previous reviewers said, Bushnell gives us no reason to like - or care the least bit about - any of her characters. For example, the first story is about gold-digging model with few likable characteristics. In the last few pages it looks that this girl is going to give up her gold-digging ways and become a realtor. This would have been an acceptable ending. Instead, Bushnell has her character luckily get some big time modeling contract and all her monetary problems are solved. Bushnell wants us to be happy for this character for finally "making it" on her own even though the author doesn't give us any reason at all about why we should like her. This is amateurish writing. Sorry to give away the ending of the first story, but if that makes you feel less inspired to read this book, I'll have done you a favor. Don't read this book, it really is that bad.
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Summary: Savage satire
Review: Bridget Jones with less heart and more money. Bushnell never gives a character an even break. Everyone is made unlikeable. Some parts are funny and perceptive but the overall effect is somewhat depressing. Her satirical targets are so remote from everyday life (even in New York and London) that the effect is more glitz than humor. One of her best riffs is on Amazon.com reviewers. "Anything that doesn't appeal to their narrow little minds they pan." Hmmm.
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Summary: A great escape!
Review: I really enjoyed this book. Although the woman are very shallow and bitchy, I think this book is a great escape. It was fun to read about these troubled woman. It actually made me laugh. It is nice to read about such unstable women. It makes us realize that beautiful women aren't perfect. If you want a great laugh, I say try this book out. I thought it was a lot of fun.
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Summary: I wanted it to be better.
Review: As a huge fan of "Sex and the City", I was so looking forward to reading this book. The first "novella" about Janey, was painstakingly boring. I found it impossible to sympathize with her character, and the ending was pat and unsatisfying. The other three stories were a little better, the last one about the nutjob princess being the most interesting of the book. Being a native Californian, I found the author's descriptions of New York society lifestyle very amusing and curious. Overall it was interesting enough for me to finish it, but it left me somewhat disappointed and unfullfilled.
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Summary: 4 Bombs
Review: DON'T BOTHER BUYING THIS BOOK: Reading it will be tortuous. It leaves you feeling as bored and empty as the characters in the stories (and I use that literary term very loosely here). I loved Sex and the City, Bridget Jones Diary and The Nanny Diaries. 4 Bombs is a shell by comparison. Full of leftover hollow fragments of pitifully uninteresting and empty lives like the ones Ms. Bushnell has unfortunately grown far to comfortable with since her raving success with Sex and the City.
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Summary: Funny and fabulous
Review: This book is as addictive and silly as a cheesy romance novel. The difference? "Four Blondes" is witty and humorous, and the author doesn't approach the subject matter too seriously. The book is made up of four unrelated stories. The women in each of the stories don't have much in common, except for their wealth, their slightly neurotic behavior, and the color of their hair (blonde, of course). My favorite story was the first one, "Nice N'Easy," which is about a girl named Janey, former model and professional trophy girlfriend. The only thing I didn't like about this book was that it took a while to get used to the change in writing style from one story to the next. Overall, though, this book is great.
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Summary: It Was Merely.... OK
Review: Last summer I was on vacation with my husband's family. His sister brought some girl friends and they were reading this book. So, while they were playing in the lake, I would read the book, too. After the trip, I checked it out from the library. I read a few more chapters and turned it in by the due date. Then 7 months later, I finally checked it out again to finish it. It was all right. I have never seen "Sex and the City" on HBO, so I am not used to Candace Bushnell's writing style. I was surprised at all the profanities in the book and immoral, shallow, druggie women, but for some reason, I came back to read more. The worst chapter was about Winnie and her husband James, I think. It was so annoying how Candace OVER used (parentheses) and very short sentences in that chapter. And is it me, or is she a terrible writer? Plus, all these blondes were pretty much the same type of people! I don't care about the fact that they packed Prada shoes in a Gucci bag. Whatever! So, I suggest you check this out from a friend or your local library before buying it... unless you're a fan of Sex & the City. In that case, you'd probably enjoy the book more than I did.
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