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Summary: A good summer read
Review: For the people buying this thinking it's gonna read just like the show Sex and the City, your high expectations will ruin the book. But if you are looking for that non-thinking summer read, this is a great one to read by the pool. If the mixed reviews have you wondering if you should buy it, do what I did & take it out of the library for a test drive.
Happy Reading All :)
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Summary: Not Quite As Good
Review: I am a big fan of Candace Bushnell's breakthrough book SEX AND THE CITY which was made into a TV Series. It was explicit, it was sassy, it had personality. The characters were well developed and easy to relate to or root for. Sadly, the characters in Bushnell's 4 BLONDES book, are not. The first story I found interesting enough, about a woman in New York who every year tries to find a man to be with so she can stay in his summer place. She certainly hangs around some colorful men, most times ending up disapointed. It was the only story I could really invest in. The other three, were hard to get into, and to enjoy. I couldn't sympathise with these characters, or even the first. There was little room for character development, which is disapointing, after the great characters that came from SEX AND THE CITY like Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha. With these characters I didn't really get into them or really care, it just felt like they were victims and did little to remedy their situations. Overall, it's an alright book, but definately not up to par with SEX AND THE CITY, which is understandable, since that bar is high.
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Summary: Witty and Fun!
Review: I found this book really refreshing! I'd recommend it to anyone who might like to dip out of their own boring life and dive into one of the four characters Candace Bushnell has written all too well. Pick it up-- *4 Blondes* isn't as dumb as you think :)
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Summary: A waste of time let alone money!
Review: What ever you do please stay clear of this drivel, it's dire! I couldn't even finish it, I was highly disappointed with the book as I had high expectations of this book as I am a big fan of Sex And The City.No content, no depth, superficial, pointless, the characters are selfish, fickle and down right pathetic. I mean come on! Four short stories about four women with blonde hair. One complete 'novel'. I DON'T THINK SO! Candace Bushnell might as well of written a book about one woman with blonde hair. Don't bother with this , go spend your money on a good book.
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Summary: SKIP IT
Review: This is my first book review. I felt moved to write about 4 Blondes simply because it was such a BAD book...and I want to try to spare anyone thinking about buying it from wasting their money (trust me, it's not even worth buying used for a dollar). I was really put off by the shallowness of the 4 pathetic blondes in the book and the total lack of character development. After each story ended, I thought, "okay, what was the point of THAT?? The next story can't get much worse." Unfortunately, I was wrong everytime. This book became more painful to read with each turn of page. SKIP IT.
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Summary: Maybe it'll make for a good HBO series...
Review: As an avid viewer of HBO's "Sex and the City," I was curious to read from the author of the book which the show is based on. I picked up "Four Blondes" hoping to find memorable characters like Carrie Bradshaw, frankness with social-taboos and biting humor. Instead I found four stories with characters that, for the most part, make you want to scream because they are so stupid and shallow. Their stories are pretty dull, too. Sure, the open sex-talk is there, but it didn't open my eyes the way "Sex and the City" does. "Four Blondes" is totally devoid of anything meaningful.
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Summary: Four Blondes
Review: Candace Bushnell, author of Four Blondes, created her reputation with her novel Sex in the City, which inspired the current, prosperous television series, Sex in the City. Bushnell is also well known due to her role as a columnist for the New York Observer, an editor for Vogue. Her newest novel, Four Blondes, is a compilation of four witty short stories focusing on the love lives of New York women. Bushnell cleverly intertwined her wit to display some truth about the absurdity and humor of society, which has allowed her work to be considered a satire. Janey Wilcox, one of the four women Bushnell writes of, spends each summer selecting a wealthy man to date in order to insure a vacation at his house in the Hamptons. Janey soon realizes all the luxuries she is receiving are not really what she wants, similar feelings to those of Cecelia. Cecelia appears as though she would be living a happy life married to a prince, but soon sees that even with a royal husband she is not completely satisfied. Much like the other two, Winnie Diekes searches for happiness in a place that is unable to return any to her. After Winnie's attempt to coerce her husband into writing a book for the benefit of herself, her marriage and love life fall apart. The final character of the novel, an anonymous writer, perhaps held the most interesting role, but was not written thoroughly on. I found that Bushnell used her talent in characterization fairly well here, but was disappointed with the end of the anonymous writer's story. I feel Bushnell's work was somewhat entertaining simply because of the topic that was covered. Although her humorous style is distinct, I found the book required more character development, as well as plot expansion, in order for it to be classified as a good read.
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Summary: Tells it like it is....
Review: I LOVED this book. Finally I book that says what we successful women already know, don't be afraid to go after what you want. In the end, you only have yourself, so make yourself happy. The best story in the book is Platinum. The other people who rated this book obviously don't know what it's like to live in the world that these women face everyday. It's hard to be beautiful.
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Summary: Not enough to survive the longest flight in the world!
Review: I can't believe I actually spent money on this. Desperation at the airport is the worst thing, but i'd rather read the inflight magazine (including the ads)13 times and speak to the annoying woman beside me for 6 hours instread of subjecting myself to this book. Who prints this stuff?
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Summary: Funny Insights!
Review: This is a funny, revealing look into the lives of four blondes! Bushnell is great at revealing the lives of the most high-society among us - no matter how outrageous! Funny funny!
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