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Summary: Not One Likeable Character
Review: I am not a picky reader. It doesn't take that much to entertain me. I like most of the books that I read. If I don't like something, I usually choose to ingnore it. But Four Blondes was not just a bad book. It was truly offensive. Not only is it extremely poorly written and ridiculous, it has no redeeming qualities at all! All of the characters are awful, self-centered and selfish people who seem to encounter no negative consequences for their appalling behavior. Bushnell does not take the opportunity to have her characters change and grow and become valuable members of society, instead they remain rotten creatures who still manage to have good fortune. What a horribly disappointing book. If you're looking for entertaining "chick lit" there are hundreds of REALLY funny and entertaining books out there. This is not one of them. I wouldn't even spend the 89 cents on a used copy of this book. I checked it out of the library and still felt ripped-off!
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Summary: Entertaining but Unrealistic
Review: 4 Blondes was not exactly realistic, but it was entertaining. Though it's true that the characters do not act like I would expect any real people to act, I would not consider this book a bad book. It's fiction: it doesn't necessarily have to be realistic. I read several other reviews on this book and, for the most part, they presented negative opinions. If you're looking for a book to make you laugh and maybe entertain you for a few hours, this book would work. If you want a book that's very down to earth and that you can relate to, this book would probably not be your best bet. Over all,I liked the book and would recommend it to a friend...as long as they were old enough, since this book does deal with information for a more mature reader.
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Summary: A Literary Fiasco
Review: There is little to say about this book that has not already been said. So here it is: One of the worst books even written. Period. Don't say we didn't warn you.
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Summary: A HUGE disappointment, to say the least
Review: This is the WORST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ. Literally. I had never read Bushnell before, but as a HUGE sex and the city fan (it is like my bible), I figured her books had to be pretty amazing as well. I was wrong. "4 Blondes" is not funny or hilarious, and does not contain any of the sex and the city style I was expecting. I borrowed it from a friend, who has amazing taste in books, and after reading it, I asked her how she could possibly have enjoyed it. She looked at me and said "you borrowed 4 blondes? Why? I HATED that book?" I've never met people who are even remotely like these women. Not one of them has the sort of life that I would even want to relate to. The stories are not only completely unrealistic, but they piss you off. To think women like this actually exist makes you want to just kill youself now. And the fact that they are blond is only a minute detail in it's relevance to the stories. In fact, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't picture the character "Winnie" as anything other than a ... brunette. The only story I even remotely liked was the last one, which seemed to be about 12 pages long. If you are looking for a fun, easy, sex and the city type read, look elsewhere. "4 blondes" was not only a waste of my time, but it affected my mood. After finishing it, I was disgusted and saddened by these women. If these women are any sort of reflection on the kind of people that Ms. Bushnell associates with, I feel extremely sorry for her. If for some reason you still decide to read this book, don't say I didn't warn you.
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Summary: An unfortunate disappointment
Review: I too was looking for a great mindless read and was truly dissappointed. Ms. Bushnell's characters are so uninteresting that I cared very little about what happened to them. The book does offer an insider's glimpse into the life of the rich, but Ms. Bushnell is unable to give the reader any reason to either love, hate or admire the characters. No interesting plots, no great twists, not even a steamy love scene. Just a "month" in the life of ... The worst part, now I must return Trading Up because I can't imagine reading hundreds of pages about one of these ladies.
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Summary: ET from Mpls
Review: I bought this book for my long flight overseas and finished it before we landed. Good read - mindless material (help me to pass the time).
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Summary: Very Interesting
Review: I always know a book is written well when I can't put it down, and thats exactly what happened. What I like is how the author went into much detail of what the women was thinking at that exact moment, and it was also interesting how she protrayed the depression of one of them (story #3). It was amazing. I was disappointed in one story and that was the second, their was definetly many climax's in that story but every time I thought something really exciting/horrible thing was gonna happen it didn't. Overall the book was fairly well and I do recommend it to other women, I'm sure you'll relate to at least one of them in some aspect.
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Summary: Very disappointing.
Review: As an avid Sex and The City fan, I figured I would love this book by Candace Bushnell, who wrote SATC and pretty much created the series. How wrong I was. First of all, this is more like a collection of short stories ("vignettes") than a book. And each short story is more trite and ridiculous than the last. For instance, the first one is about a party girl who sleeps random men to try to snare a summer house in the Hamptons. The barrage of curse words and overly explicit sexual descriptions totally turned me off; they weren't for emphasis, they were for content. These stories weren't the least bit entertaining, and right as soon as you got a tiny bit interested in someone's life, their chapter would end, and you would get a new spoiled socialite (and the total rundown on her outfit). Useless book.
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Summary: first story is the best
Review: I liked the first story of the book Four Bondes. The last stories sort of tappered off at the end, but held my attention. I enjoy the stories of such different women. The high class life style in which each of the women enjoy is fun to read about. This would be a good vacation read, a little trashy, but fun.
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Summary: It's True:Terribly Disappointing, Unimaginative, Untalented!
Review: When I received this book as a birthday gift, I was THRILLED, and three hours later, thoroughly disappointed upon its completion. What a horribly dismal follow-up to the spunky, upbeat nature of "Sex and the City" -- a book and TV series that have spawned more than a slight cult following! The four novellas can't even be regarded as "artsy" or "different"-- the style in which they are written, leaving you with four slight glimpses into women's lives do not endear the characters to you, nor do they inspire goodwill. A terribly sad commentary on women and the dating world in general-- better luck next time, Bushnell.
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