On the towering stilettos of The Devil Wears Prada comes a biting, mordantly funny debut novel about the extremely unladylike business of pu...
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Jun 18, 2011
Rebecca
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This book was written by the old editor of McCall’s, which is what the magazine was before it was called Rosie and Rosie O’Donnell took over. While it was entertaining somewhat, the lead character was really contradictory. I didn’t understand her at all! She is a woman from like N. Dakota who worked her way up of this big fashion-type magazine, but hates clothes? Also, all the job titles and what people did was confusing. She has a string of love interests and I don’t think of them panned out. T
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Jun 08, 2011
Judy
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I didn't like this book at all. I usually make it a point of NOT reading a book if the author tells me how much she weighs in the first three pages.That usually screams of Chick Lit coming up big time. I was exactly right.
This book was not especially well written -the writing was actually very brittle and lifeless .
But here's what drives me absolutely ape about these TELL ALL books: 95% of the time you wish the author had just sent a dozen roses to the person she's writing about. I k More...
This book was not especially well written -the writing was actually very brittle and lifeless .
But here's what drives me absolutely ape about these TELL ALL books: 95% of the time you wish the author had just sent a dozen roses to the person she's writing about. I k More...
Oct 28, 2007
Emily
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This book was not great. It probably doesn't even count as good. It was a good book to read in very brief periods, though. I read it as a space filler while waiting to do other more important things, which is basically anything. The plot is obvious, the writing is bleh, and hte main character is pretty shallow. If you need to do something while you're waiting to do something else, though, and you don't want to be disrespectful to good literature, this is a decent book.
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Mar 24, 2009
JoAnn
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This story was supposedly inspired by the takeover and fall of McCall's magazine by Rosie O"Donnell, which piqued my interest, as I enjoyed both magazines. This novel was written by the former editor of McCall's magazine about the behind the scenes revelations of the magazine and media industry. Generally speaking, I was disappointed with this book - reviews of this book had led me to believe it was more hen lit than chick lit (which it was not - this is chick lit with a capital C!). An e
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Apr 12, 2010
M.K.
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This is a "Dollar Tree" book. I'm fascinated by the kind of books that they sell at the Dollar Tree ... usually Christian inspirational works or remaindered(?) hardcovers. I picked up LITTLE PINK SLIPS and CELEBUTANTES last night. I started LITTLE PINK SLIPS first because a skim through CELEBUTANTES virtually guaranteed that I would find it annoying in my present state of mind.
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OK, now I have finished this book. It was all I expected it to be, which is not say More...
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OK, now I have finished this book. It was all I expected it to be, which is not say More...
Aug 13, 2011
Jen
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This book is not the new Devil Wears Prada or the new anti-Devil wears Prada because it is not worthy of such titles. While entertaining in parts, most of Little Pink Slips feels tired. It has either been written before or the author seemed to tire of writing. There are gaps in plot and character development, sort of like a cut-to-black transition in a movie, except that a movie does a better job of explaining things. It really feels like the author wrote herself into a corner and chose to igno
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Sep 07, 2010
Faith
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From the back:</>
"Little Pink Slips is the anti-Devil Wears Prada...all the same inside juice, but this time, you root for the editor! Sally Koslow has created a superhero of a character in Magnolia Gold. You can't help but love how Magnolia gracefully battles the throngs at sample sales, fights off chauvinist CEOs and grits her teeth through the experience of working with a celebrity 'editor,' never forgetting who she is inside: a smart but fashion-challenged Jewish girl More...
"Little Pink Slips is the anti-Devil Wears Prada...all the same inside juice, but this time, you root for the editor! Sally Koslow has created a superhero of a character in Magnolia Gold. You can't help but love how Magnolia gracefully battles the throngs at sample sales, fights off chauvinist CEOs and grits her teeth through the experience of working with a celebrity 'editor,' never forgetting who she is inside: a smart but fashion-challenged Jewish girl More...
Jul 17, 2010
Nancy
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Honestly? It was better than I expected. Chick lit is light and breezy and fun and while this book a bit dense, it had a lot of heart and was much better than The Devil Wears Prada. It's not as dramatic as The Devil Wears Prada but still better.
Magnolia Gold is pretentious at times but is still a good person at heart. She's also fierce, independent, hard-working, and values the little people over corporate greed. Not to mention the book focuses heavily on her job over her love life. More...
Magnolia Gold is pretentious at times but is still a good person at heart. She's also fierce, independent, hard-working, and values the little people over corporate greed. Not to mention the book focuses heavily on her job over her love life. More...
Dec 13, 2009
Aprile
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I actually found this book a lot more interesting once I realized who the characters were most likely portraying. While I usually enjoy anything about New York socialites, this book was different. I enjoyed the book, however I found the romance kind of silly and not really important to the story and that was a bit distracting. It is amazing that this is somewhat based on her actual story. There is a lot of craziness, humour, and fashion in this story. It was a decent read, but I don't think I'd
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Dec 20, 2010
Kourtney
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If I could rate the book with 2.5 stars I would. It fell somewhere between "it was OK" and "liked it."
This book was written by the editor at McCall's magazine when the magazine was taken over by Rosie O'Donnell. She took that experience and penned this novel (which very closely mirrored those events funny enough). It has been compared to The Devil Wears Prada so I jumped into this story very excited only to come out the end very disappointed.
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This book was written by the editor at McCall's magazine when the magazine was taken over by Rosie O'Donnell. She took that experience and penned this novel (which very closely mirrored those events funny enough). It has been compared to The Devil Wears Prada so I jumped into this story very excited only to come out the end very disappointed.
The first More...
Feb 04, 2009
Mary
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I was disappointed by this book. No, I didn't have the illusion that it would make me a better person to read it, but the author spent so much time setting up scenarios and then just abandoning them. I'm left not knowing much about how the character changed, what the lesson was in all of it. Or maybe, it's that I don't like the lesson that was there, which seemed pretty nihilistic to me. It was entirely too plot-driven for me--- I like character-driven pieces. I wouldn't recommend it, even as
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Dec 29, 2008
Laura
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This was a bright, fun read about a fashion magazine editor who gets demoted and then eventually fired, and the various things she had to put up with on the job, what she does to get even, and the loves in her life. It was pretty fun to read. Not a can't-put-it-down book, but I definitely wanted to get to the end to see how things panned out for the main character.
Oct 14, 2010
Shelly
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So far I'm not too impressed by this book. I'm finding it hard to get into. I'm only on chapter 4, but I'm finding that I'm not very much interested in the main character and what happens to her. I'm hoping that I can stick this out a little and hopefully I'll change my mind. At this rate however, I can't see myself finishing this book.
Jan 17, 2009
Leticia
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Magnolia Gold's story is one of a woman who epitomizes the fall and rise and the sweet revenge that comes with it all in the corporate world of magazine editing. The novel is nothing short of delicious as it touches on all the media-based garbage her readers feed into as well as the more personal and juicier facets of her roller coaster quest for love. It's quite the page turner.
Mar 26, 2009
Christine
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May 24, 2011
Monica
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Think Devil Wears Prada but backwards. You end of rooting for the the editor who although she is in charge most of the time she gets railroaded by the company CEO and a celebrity personality. Enjoyed the pace and remembered why I love chic lit
Feb 09, 2009
Sherrey
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A light read, definite chic lit -- but it was just what I needed having finished off three pretty heavy reads recently. Not the worst book I've read, but not at the top of my list of best reads either. If you're looking for something requiring no thought, this is for you!
Jan 25, 2010
Sarah
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I really grew to like Magnolia, and her best friend as well. It was a great come-back story, very inspiring. The author's descriptive words were really enjoyable too- I would definitely reread!
May 11, 2009
Carie
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Book about an editor of a women's magazine in New York City.
This book was slow. I skimmed a lot. While I basically liked the main character, I didn't really care about what happened to her.
This book was slow. I skimmed a lot. While I basically liked the main character, I didn't really care about what happened to her.
Jan 06, 2009
Megan
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Very light and readable but not memorable. Loosely based on Rosie O'Donnell's takeover of McCall's. Kind of gossipy, which is fun. A beach read, I guess, even though I read it in December.
Dec 17, 2009
anna
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learned lots about the magazine world, not sure i'll ever pick one up again without thinking of this book, but then again maybe i will. I finished reading this and just thought, "hmm, well, thats that" and moved on. Nothing stellar here, sort of like reading a people magazine sort of novel, interesting and rather absorbing but all in all not earth shattering or anything either. Who knows.
Anyone who wants a book they dont have to invest much energy into, and sort of give y More...
Anyone who wants a book they dont have to invest much energy into, and sort of give y More...
Nov 30, 2008
Debbie
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A so-so book about the fast paced world of New York city magazine journalism. The main character was shallow and hard to like and the plot dragged at times. It is definately one that you can read while you are reading something else at the same time. Kind of a Sex in the City without the sex, interesting characters, and humor.
Sep 02, 2007
Jennifer
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Little Pink Slips is a charming novel about Magnolia Gold's travel to hell and back when a buxom, loud mouth, uncontrollable celebrity takes over the magazine where she (Magnolia) was editor in chief. According to the inside cover, this novel is based on a true story. You can make your own conjecture.
I just know that Magnolia Gold wielded her way into my heart. It was a slow start, but by the end I could not put this book down. Magnolia feels like a real person with insecurities and More...
I just know that Magnolia Gold wielded her way into my heart. It was a slow start, but by the end I could not put this book down. Magnolia feels like a real person with insecurities and More...
Jul 08, 2010
Lydia
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Not as good as I had hoped...was a bit reluctant to read her next book, The Late Lamented Molly Marx, but fortunately that one was better.
Feb 09, 2012
Beth
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A neat insider view of what goes on in the world of magazine publishing. Evidently a real cut-throat environment. Good light reading when you need something to take your mind "away" and not tax yourself too much.
Nov 03, 2011
Sarah
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Actually in the barely started category. First chapters weren't fluffy enough for it to be the escape I needed it to be.
Jan 27, 2009
Leanne
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This book was slightly entertaining toward the end, but I had a difficult time actually finishing it.
Jul 28, 2011
This was good. I enjoyed the story line, although the ending wasn't what I'd hoped for exactly.
Aug 16, 2010
Sarah
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Little Pink Slips by Sally Koslow was an amusing read; however, sometimes her prose felt stilted.
Feb 06, 2009
Carac
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So cute! the next book for anyone who liked The Devil Wears Prada. Smart and Entertaining
