Die Party Queen von Manhattan
by Lauren Weisberger, Regina Rawlinson, Martina Tichy
published
February 2008
by Goldmann
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Broschiert, 480 pages
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344246725X
(isbn13: 9783442467259)
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Read in January, 2005
recommends it for:
brainless twits stuck on deserted islands, on the brink of cannibalism
If you thought Devil Wears Prada was retarded, wait until you read this vomitous waste of valuable wood pulp, time, eyestrain and anxiety (the latter due to agitated anticipation of the novel's anticlimactic denouement).
Upon reading said anticlimactic denouement (after enduring insipid, US-Weekly-grade "plot**"), one shall either
(a) Throw 'book' violently against wall.
(b) Throw 'book' violently at photo of current Oval Office occupant. (Offended Republicans may...more
Upon reading said anticlimactic denouement (after enduring insipid, US-Weekly-grade "plot**"), one shall either
(a) Throw 'book' violently against wall.
(b) Throw 'book' violently at photo of current Oval Office occupant. (Offended Republicans may...more
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Read in August, 2006
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After The Devil Wears Prada, I stumbled upon this gem at yet another airport layover. Actually, now that I think about it...I think I read this before The Devil Wears Prada. It's been a few years, I'll admit.
But I won't ever forget the feeling I had when I put down the book after turning the last page. It was like sheer happiness, pure gold woven in the form of pressed papayrus (or whatever they use to make books now).
It describes everything about the celebrity world in the eyes of the...more
But I won't ever forget the feeling I had when I put down the book after turning the last page. It was like sheer happiness, pure gold woven in the form of pressed papayrus (or whatever they use to make books now).
It describes everything about the celebrity world in the eyes of the...more
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Read in August, 2007
I am not your typical "chick lit" fan, but I must confess that I really like this author - she writes bright, funny, light-hearted books and she can actually compose a sentence! This novel contains none of the poor grammar or flimsy plot structures you would find in Sex and the City (the novel - loved the series) or The Nanny Diaries (saw this movie last night and it was a hundred times better than the weak novel). On the other hand, I think that every girl-oriented book about a youn...more
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Read in July, 2006
a disappointing sophomore book for weisberger. she seems to rely too much on the city as a character to pull off the story she wants to tell - which, when it gets boiled down, is the most boring-already-read-this-ten-times plot ever.
however, she still does nail that certain new york set with amazing ease, and while this tries to do what The Devil Wears Prada did for budding writers for the club set, the fact that it IS for t...more
however, she still does nail that certain new york set with amazing ease, and while this tries to do what The Devil Wears Prada did for budding writers for the club set, the fact that it IS for t...more
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Read in February, 2007
recommends it for:
non-thinkers like myself
I like dumb books and I cannot lie.
I buy embarassing paperbacks and read them on vacations. That way, no one I know will see me reading them. I read this on a trip to NYC and Upstate NY. It kept me company on the train ride to Poughkeepsie, and it was pretty fun because the chapter I was reading involved a road trip to Poughkeepsie. Anyway, I was dumber when I finished reading the book, but it was entertaining in a chick-lit, I-don't-feel-like-thinking kind of way. It is very much like De...more
I buy embarassing paperbacks and read them on vacations. That way, no one I know will see me reading them. I read this on a trip to NYC and Upstate NY. It kept me company on the train ride to Poughkeepsie, and it was pretty fun because the chapter I was reading involved a road trip to Poughkeepsie. Anyway, I was dumber when I finished reading the book, but it was entertaining in a chick-lit, I-don't-feel-like-thinking kind of way. It is very much like De...more
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Underwhelming. It’s not that Lauren Weisberger’s follow-up novel to The Devil Wears Prada is not an enjoyable read; rather, it seemed to me that there was just nothing that impressive or memorable going on.
Everyone Worth Knowing follows Bette Robinson as she trades in her dreary banking job for a new exciting one at one of NYC’s hottest PR firms. Bette quickly leans that while working all day and partying all night in Manhattan’s most exclusive restaurants and night clubs may be f...more
Everyone Worth Knowing follows Bette Robinson as she trades in her dreary banking job for a new exciting one at one of NYC’s hottest PR firms. Bette quickly leans that while working all day and partying all night in Manhattan’s most exclusive restaurants and night clubs may be f...more
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Read in January, 2007
I will also help you save time through this website [that's only, if you want to:]. just b/c it thinks it's nytimes bestseller -- it doesn't mean anything: i picked it up at the airport, and threw it out the window by the time i got off the plane. ... but.. good way to find out what ppl are like in the niche market. pertains probably .005% of the population in the world who *might acts like they know the 99.995% of the world. might be actually the good market to study.
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Read in May, 2007
recommends it for:
anyone who has NOT read The Devil Wears Prada
Horrible! EXACT storyline as Devil Wears Prada, except it's the job (not so much an evil boss) that demands the heroine improve her fashion and social circle, and sacrifice her humble self and friends. Does the author have no shame? For me to even glimpse at another book by Lauren Weisberger, it would have to win a Pulitzer.
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Read in May, 2008
It was a very fluffy book and about half-way through I debated on continuing it. It is about a girl who hates her job, gets a new one that includes partying all the time and her personal life is sprawled in the papers. Eventually, she finds love. I don't know if I would recommend it.
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Read in May, 2007
If I had read The Devil Wears Prada first, I don't think I would have read Everyone Worth Knowing.
The plots of these two books are so similar. Girl gets job. Girl hates job. Girl makes the best of her situation. Girl quits job.
The plots of these two books are so similar. Girl gets job. Girl hates job. Girl makes the best of her situation. Girl quits job.
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Read in August, 2007
there were certain points during this book when it was so much like devil wears prada that i actually forgot it was a different story. it was a quick and entertaining summer read. it almost made me wish i was in PR in the city.
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Read in September, 2008
It is a book of a girl rediscovering herself in NYC, the world's most glamorous city. By Lauren Weisberger who gave us The Devil Wears Prada it is a very similar story. A bit cheesy and predictable in spots, but overall a good read. A chick lit book. I didn't love it as much as Devil Wears Prada, but Bette the main character was very like-able and relatable which makes you want to read about her "drama" at Kelly & Company and now becoming the new "it" girl.
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Read in July, 2008
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Having greatly enjoyed The Devil Wears Prada (and well before there was a movie), I put Lauren Weisberger's follow-up on my reading list as soon as it was published. I finally got around to reading it, thinking this would be perfect summer fare. Unfortunately, it's not.
Everyone Worth Knowing failed to pass the 50-page test. Failed miserably! From the first couple of pages I felt assaulted by heavy-handed references to every fashion or style or society name or supposedly &qu...more
Everyone Worth Knowing failed to pass the 50-page test. Failed miserably! From the first couple of pages I felt assaulted by heavy-handed references to every fashion or style or society name or supposedly &qu...more
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Reviewed by Taylor Rector for TeensReadToo.com
Coming from the author of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, you know this book has to be amazing--and it didn't fail to live up to my expectations! Ms. Weisberger's writing is so funny and light-hearted that you just have to love this book!
Bette Robinson is a boring twenty-something who has no social life, and has a job working at a bank that she hates.
Until she quits.
She has no plan, has no idea what her next move will be, and she knows that...more
Coming from the author of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, you know this book has to be amazing--and it didn't fail to live up to my expectations! Ms. Weisberger's writing is so funny and light-hearted that you just have to love this book!
Bette Robinson is a boring twenty-something who has no social life, and has a job working at a bank that she hates.
Until she quits.
She has no plan, has no idea what her next move will be, and she knows that...more
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Read in June, 2007
Soon after Bette Robinson quits her horrendous Manhattan banking job - on somewhat of a whim - she finds herself in the employ of one of the city's hottest PR firms. Add a mix of ridiculous co-workers, trendy nightclubs, faux boyfriends, and potential real boyfriends, and hilarity ensues. As if the stresses of a new job, hyper-active social life, and trying to appease her granola-crunchy, activist parents weren't enough to deal with, Bette soon begins appearing in a vicious new gossip column tha...more
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Read in October, 2008
Bleh. This didn't meet my chick-lit standards. The book was predictable and stuffed full with way too many name-brands and celebrities (I find it extremely distracting to have Hef show up in the middle of a book I'm reading). It was too unrealistic and too realistic at the same time - I wasn't transported into another world, and I was annoyed by the supporting characters.
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I ran across this book at the B&N at my work, & it was so cheap I had to have it. Doug used to pick me up outside of it everyday, so I had a chance to check out their clearance shelves. (Now, construction is in the way, but I'll have to make a point of getting back over there!) Anyway, I liked it, & again I wish that we could give 1/2 stars. The author has a great sense of humor & apparently knows her NY fashion & social scene. WAY out of my league, but the story gave an i...more
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Read in October, 2008
The main character lives in a world I have never heard of, the world of wealth and name. I can't imagine putting myself on a list to buy a purse, that I would have to wait five years and then spend more than I make in a year to buy the thing. Hard to get into the book. Imagine loosing your job and then waiting months before even looking for a new one. Hard to relate.
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