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Summary: Skip this one!
Review: This book was written by two Prep School prima donnas who have a very warped vision of what you should know. Unless you plan on hanging out with these two highly stuck up girls, keep shopping on Amazon to find a better choice!
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Summary: Bravo EGs!!
Review: The Etiquette grrls (or EGs) are tres chic and (of course), not to be trifled with! If you have a sense of humor and are sick of dealing with a population lacking in good manners, this is for you. If the last wedding invitation you received has registry information in it and you were disgusted, this is for you. If you as a bride just sent out wedding invitations with registry information in them...please please read this book because it is definitely for you. The EGs are the "Dr. Phil" of manners...they will tell it like it is every time, and even the best mannered reader will learn something new. My only complaint? It was too short...I wanted more. However, the next EG book is rumored to be out soon and you can always get a dose of them from their website. It's the new and improved "Preppy Handbook" with just the right amount of "edge" to be fun.
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Summary: Utterly Delightful!
Review: If you lack a sense of humor or have difficulty appreciating satire, this may not be the etiquette book for you. However, I see nothing "elitist" nor "snobbish" (as some reviewers here have suggested) with simply telling how things must be done! I found the book *very* true and laughed out loud--a worthy accomplishment for any book which attempts to tackle what might otherwise be considered a rather dull subject. I believe everyone--especially people in their late teens and twenties--should read this book.
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Summary: Buy it for gifts to leave for "friends"
Review: It is a sad state of affairs when I book like this is needed. However, we are at this point today! It isn't as trivial as knowing which fork to use - it's more trivial than even that!
I was lucky enough to attend "finishing school" - so, I walk around appalled by what I see and hear everyday. The world is filled with gum cracking folks wearing clothes two sizes too small with black roots an inch long! Doesn't anyone have full length mirrors anymore!?
Buy 10 of these and hand them out to people in the mall, at work, in the park! Do your part for the beautification of the world!
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Summary: An utter waste of paper
Review: In this day and age, I find it refreshing that people my age might actually be interested in etiquette if for no other reason than to show respect. These "grrls" do exactly the opposite. Manners are not meant to belittle others, which is exactly what these people do. Not only is it hateful, but the book is very poorly written and dull, dull, dull! Save your money, I wish I had. I'd love to blow my nose on every page of this book and send it to these shallow snobs.
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Summary: So much better than I expected!
Review: I have a confession to make: I expected there to be a real tone of exclusiveness and snobbery to this book, and approached it with apprehension. But I really fell in love with The Etiquette Grrls! Their advice is truly useful (alas, somebody DID need to tell me these things, and nobody really did, until now!), and they are truly quite kind, allowing as to how A Good Heart is what's most important in a person, not the trappings of "society"; and that manners can always be worked on and developed.
They're surprisingly approachable (oh, yes, and funny!), and seem like they'd be delightful friends. And here I thought they'd be formidable! I'm rarely this pleasantly surprised by a book. Kudos!
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Summary: Pathos of Pretention
Review: Were I an East coast boarding school graduate and self-congratulatory snob, I might find this book amusing. The "grrls" meager attempt at etiquette mixed with humour falls flat in all but the tiniest of social circles. Reiterating the comments of others, true etiquette and grace puts others at ease and makes society run smoothly. The EGs have done nothing of the sort. I fear a world that thrives on the elitist, pretentious, mockery of those deemed "unworthy" that the EGs dish out. Paying attention to their sniping is truly a pathetic waste of time.
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Summary: Tiresome snobbery
Review: It's difficult to like this book. Its high-handed, faux-breezy tone is irritating, and the knowledge contained within is highly idiosyncratic. The Etiquette Grrls, a dubious concept in itself, are reminiscent of a gaggle of snide teens snickering at those they consider socially inferior. I found it hard to imagine that anyone would need to know anything in this book. The rationale behind the writing of it seems to be the authors' wish to celebrate publicly the most mundane details of their own lives. Intensely self-indulgent, the book contains little or no useful information. Activites like randomly punctuating words and posing with one's Kate Spade bag seem less related to etiquette than to a supremely adolescent process of self-discovery reliant on the illusion of nonconformity.
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Summary: A fun read, but not an etiquette guide
Review: I'm torn. This is a cute read if you are willing to take the authors' affectations as tongue-in-cheek. The Grrls are witty and I cannot fault their actual etiquette advice. However, the book is loaded with instructions on imitating their lifestyle, disguised as rules of etiquette. For example, they include sections on choosing a neighborhood bar, what constitutes a real martini, and their own category of dress code called "See You In Hell." These sections made me laugh out loud, but are not even loosely issues of etiquette. I did not sense an underlying desire to show respect for others, which is the basis of etiquette. Rather, it seemed that the Grrls use manners to try to prove their personal superiority and "good breeding." Read the book and enjoy its clever criticism of our "tacky, rude world." Don't, however, take it very seriously or try to follow its advice, or you will risk seeming like a snob.
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Summary: This book is not only insulting, it's terribly boring
Review: I picked up this abomination hoping to find a tongue-in-cheek etiquette book to make me smile as well as think about everyday tacky behavior. This book did neither.
Not only is this one of the most poorly-written books I've ever seen, it's also incredibly dull. Everything refers back to the authors' so-called upper class upbringing. News flash: if you truly have class, you don't have to tell people about it.
The entire book revolved around the hopelessly unstylish authors' unreasonable pet peeves. These girls wouldn't know manners or style if it bit them in the pasty buttocks.
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