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Summary: God help these women!!
Review: This sort of New-York-Women-on-the-prowl-for-richer-men thing has been done before &, to my mind, a bit better, by Rona Jaffe in her novels from the 50s & 60s. Funny how the more things change, the more they remain the same - particularly when it comes to those who aspire to pointless, trendy, showy wealth. Still, these stories are mostly light fun reads - with characters you love to hate. I particularly enjoyed the marriage between the 2 soulless Yuppies, but felt disturbed by the ongoing theme throughout the book...do women like this really exist in any sort of numbers? Bushnell's got a strong, on-target, witty voice for this sort of character, but I didn't really, in the end, want to spend THIS much time with them.
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Summary: Stiletto-Sharp Wit and Pashmina-Soft Vulnerability
Review: With wit as stiletto-sharp as a Manolo Blahnik heel, the captivating stories of four women celebrate various aspects of womanhood from love to loneliness, from power to paranoia.One of Four Blonde's strongest characteristics is Bushnell's painfully clever and witty writing. Hilarious anecdotes and character's sharp comments kept me laughing out loud throughout the novel, which also held my attention and kept things interesting. To keep things even more interesting, Bushnell shifts writing styles and techniques according to the personality of each character. While refreshing to be introduced to a new style in each story, it is most important because it sets different moods with a reflection of each character's personality to better understand her and the lesson she will learn. While the writing is entertaining and alluring, Bushnell's well developed and surprisingly relatable characters outshone the writing. Although all four women lead extraordinary lives, seemingly extremely unlike that of an average woman, Bushnell gives each woman universal concerns and problems. All are powerful and driven, yet vulnerable as well, further legitimizing them as real people. The characters are also captivating because, viewing them superficially, they are extremely diverse. However, all of the women are really the same and similar to all women. A bitter washed-up model, a high-strung journalist, a paranoid princess, and a desperate writer come to life-altering realizations by facing the obstacles of their extraordinary everyday lives to find out what will bring their common and universal goal of happiness. Four Blondes is a novel for all women because it shows the power, intelligence, perseverance, strength, and vulnerability that make all women special. It is also great for any woman or man searching for a quick-paced, hilarious, unconventional read.
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Summary: Poorly written, boring and a waste of money!
Review: I can't remember the last time I read a book that was so poorly written. I am a "Sex and the City" addict, and was very excited to read "4 Blondes". I can't tell you how disappointed I was to discover how truly awful this book was: Little or no story, horrible, under-developed characters, spelling mistakes, continuity errors (spelling the name of a town one way, then a different way, a few sentences down). I bought the hardcover, and boy, am I sorry!
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Summary: Four Blondes With Attitude
Review: I can't say that I am a fan of Candace Bushnell, but I did enjoy Sex in the City, so I was intrigued enough to read this book. Seeing as how the first novel was so good, it was truly hard to follow, and unfortunately, this follow up wasn't all that great. Four Blondes brings us the stories of four women. The only one that I truly found mildly interesting was the first one involving Janey Wilcox, a former model who is constantly looking for a man to support her and take her to the Hamptons for the summer. It was mildly humorous and she was, by far, the most interesting character of the four. I can see how Bushnell was trying to continue with what worked for her in her other novel with the four main characters, but I honestly could have done without the other three. In fact the last woman doesn't even have a name, and her story was so short, I felt as if this section was just put in to make the quota of four. As always, her language and writing style was very crisp and clear. The storylines were alright, considering the actual length of them. However, the character development could have used some work. On the whole, the book is not as bad as some of the other reviews on here, and I am hoping that Winnie Deike would approve of my on-line review (see the story on blonde #2 to get that joke). Although it was a fairly entertaining read, Four Blondes did fall somewhat short of my expectations.
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Summary: Lot's of Fluff!
Review: OK- so the women in this novel are self-centered, insecure and pathetic but they are sooo intriguing! I loved every inch of this novel! I associated in some way with each of these women and their weeknesses. We can't all be these strong, ambitious women where at the end of the novel all is resolved. That's not life and it is definatley not life in New York. Bushnell has an honest view of New York and the women who move here from far off cities with BIG dreams! Her satirical view of people's obsession with celebrity and the press is equally profound! Three cheers for pure fluff and a good, quick read!
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Summary: Are there really people like this??
Review: I feel like Bushnell is making fun of people she knows via characters in this book. There are two types of characters- the sex addicts or the people that think sex is horrible. Regardless, all of their lives revolve around sex, either loving it or hating it. I can't imagine a world where these people exist. It is depressing to read about people with such meaningless lives. Yet, it is insightful to see how people hit rock bottom, even if they are rich and beautiful or seem to have it all. A bit of a social commentary but I'm not sure if people in the "fast lane" do really live like this.
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Summary: AS GOOD AS BAD SEX
Review: This book is boring, plain and simple. The characters were vapid. The stories were niether sexy, funny nor thought provoking. One of the characters said, "write about what you know." This is a sad commentary about the author. I was in the mood for an empty book; but this was just too empty. Even the writing was bad (VERY BAD). Don't waste your money or time.
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Summary: Horrifyingly Bad
Review: 4 Blondes just may mark the end of Candace Bushnell's 15 minutes of fame. One reviewer wrote that Bushnell is a satirist showing "the growing chasm between sex and romance." A satirist, I don't think so. No, just a writer throwing together four stories in haste in order to meet a publishing deadline. Was I supposed to like these women, or hate them? Was I supposed to empathize with them, sympathize with them or just wish for their deaths? Reading this book equals 2 wasted hours, 2 hours I will never get back. Finally, the 3rd story was an obvious roman a clef of John and Carolyn Kennedy. Heartless.
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Summary: Magnetic Pull
Review: In my busy life a book has to have a magnetic pull to reel me in and keep me hooked. This novel allowed me the luxury of escaping my own life to live vicariously through these 4 women. Although none of the characters seemed to have had any values nor did I identify with any of them beyond my affinity for the finer things in life, they held my interest. Each one of these women in a different time or place could have been a Jane Eyre or an Emma-women who exploited their looks and charm to get what they wanted. I loved every minute of this novel because these characters did things I only wish I had the brazeness to try. For all those naysayers, learn to live a little. I would rather curl up with this novel and some wine than dine or drink with any of you.
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Summary: Not From New York
Review: This is one of the worst books I have ever read and my book club agrees. I'm a huge fan of the show "Sex and the City" so I don't think you need to be from New York to appreciate New Yorkers, but how anyone could appreciate the characters in this book is beyond me. I didn't make it to the end of the third story or on to the forth because I just couldn't stomach any more of the self-absorbed, money-crazy insanity. If you like to be able to find something about which to empathize in the characters you read about, then I doubt this book is for you. Unless you're one of them.
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