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Oct 13, 2010

Sarah rated it:

So far this book is like a martini topped with mini marshmallows.

Update: I'm past the halfway point and the book is now a martini topped with marshmallows poured over a steaming pile of dog excrement.

Update the second: I retract my earlier statement, as it is demeaning to the martini. Martinis are fabulous and should never be associated with dreck like this. It is, however, like marshmallow-dotted dog poopie, as it is cloyingly sweet, fluffy, and a real stinkeroo.
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Jun 22, 2008

Jaye rated it:

Absoulutely one of the worst books I've ever read. I am completely done reading the vapid crap that this woman purports to "write". She's a no talent-hack, who I'm convinced just knew the right people and got a contract for telling-all about Anna Wintour. When people bought that admittedly interesting, albeit horribly written book, it perpetuated a book deal and now she won't stop writing. And she should. She's HORRIBLE.

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Aug 04, 2008

Opal rated it:

I absolutely LOVED "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Everyone Worth Knowing." I live in NYC and love reading about places I've been to, or places I've heard of. I understand what it's like to work in NYC. I could not wait for this book to come out, and even splurged and bought it before it was out in paperback. I am on page 115 and I'm completely regretting it. The most annoying parts are the following:

-Otis, Emmy's ex-boyfriend's African Grey parrot or bird that More...

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Jun 12, 2008

Suzanne rated it:

Leigh, THE BOOK EDITOR, got engaged and went to visit her mom. Her mom says "I can't believe I had to wait TWELVE DAYS to see this sparkler." Then, two pages later, an incident that happened the day of the engagement is referenced as "it had been TEN DAYS since." About 200 pages later Leigh's name is spelled LEAH. This is the kind of crap that makes me want to burn books and then back over their ashes with my car. Or just complain incessantly to anyone that will listen.
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May 27, 2008

Liisa rated it:

By page nine, I had already laughed out loud and at page 38, I already LOVED "Chasing Harry Winston" by Lauren Weisberger.

It's the story of three best friends: Emmy, Adriana and Leigh and a year in which they plan to change their lives. Set in New York, focussing on dating and sex, you can't help but compare it to "Sex and the City" but it isn't a carbon copy nor are the similarities a bad thing.

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Jul 18, 2008

Jill rated it:

I'm not sure why this book has been getting such terrible reviews, because I didn't really see much wrong with it at all. No, it wasn't Everyone Worth Knowing - which, coincidentally, is a fabulous book and especially great for summer - but I don't think it necessarily deserved the bad rap it got.

Sure, the characters can, at times, be so frustratingly typical and absurdly blind to their own mistakes that you find yourself wanting to yell out loud, perhaps in an effort to channel t More...

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Jun 03, 2008

Ummi rated it:

Adriana, Emmy and Leigh are best friends living in Manhattan, New York.

Adriana - The Brazilian goddess, the ultimate ~~slut~~ socialite who will sleep with just about anything male.

Emmy - The flat-chested serial monogamist who had been dumped by her five-year boyfriend for a virgin cheerleader (like I would believe that for a minute!).

Leigh - The obsessive and compulsive one with lots of issues despite having perfect everything i.e boyfriend, job, place... or so h More...

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Jan 06, 2009

Jen rated it:

I'm not sure why I am still reading this dreck. I didn't purchase it on my kindle because it had such horrible reviews, but when I saw it at the library I thought I would give it a chance. I think I am just avoiding housework but the pile of laundry is starting to look more appealing.

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Aug 24, 2008

Nic rated it:

I'd never read anything by Laura Weisberger before. I'd seen the movie "The Devil Wears Prada", and to be honest, that was pretty rubbish storyline-wise, but I thought hey, I'll give her a chance. So I saw this book, thought it might be a laugh. Gave it a go.

One of the first things I noticed was that every time I picked it up, I wanted to put it back down again about a minute later. It was that unreadable, clearly. But I did get through it. Although I really wish I hadn't w More...

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Aug 04, 2008

Erin rated it:

this book made my angry. i really had to put it down several times and walk away. aside from the fact that it reads as if it was written by a ninth grader, the overall tone and subject just supports the stereotype that all women (or at least those in a certain age bracket) are consumed with material things and status, and that true love is not quite as important as the size and make of your ring or the number of men with whom you have slept. i have known women like this (thankfully, not that More...

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Aug 28, 2008

Jennifer rated it:

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Jun 19, 2008

stephanie rated it:

it was okay.

i don't know if it's necessarily weisberger's fault - it's that after The Devil Wears Prada, i expected so much from her. and she hasn't delivered that blend of sarcasm, satire and naivety that made me like the first book so much.

this is the story of three girls who make a decision to basically change their lives in one year - the chronic commitment-phobe will be engaged, the serial monogamist will go on a "fuck tour", and the one in the perfect r More...

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Jul 02, 2008

Shrabonti rated it:

It was one of those books I wanted to throw with great force (thanks Dorothy Parker) but still had to finish just so I could see how bad it could get.

The unforgettably bad bits:

1. Yes, I too was constantly checking the cover to see if I was mistaken in thinking those were rings coz nothing in the narrative justified that design. Except the art department wanted it to connect with 'The Devil Wears Prada', correctly guessing that was the only reason people would buy this b More...

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Jan 30, 2009

Ivonne Marie rated it:

I love this book. Totally girlie and predictable, but fantastic!!!! I really enjoyed the way the author presented three female personalities whom I could either relate to, or identify them among my female friends. All three girls are fantastic and easy to love.

Great writing too. I couldn't put it down. Not in the suspense thriller kind of way, but in the I really want to know what's going to happen with the characters and what turns are their lives taking.

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Jun 08, 2008

Hope rated it:

All the "nice guys" got to me! That nearly every man (even one night stands?) seemed to be overly considerate and romantic and unbeliveable in the least kinda wanted to make me gag a little. I suppose that is the kind of men to expect in chick lit, though?

Altogether it was a very easy and quick read. Not the best or worst. A mostly predictable plotline, and characters that are one-dimensional take away from the enjoyment. Having said that, it was a fun story about fabulous More...

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Feb 27, 2009

Rachel rated it:

Really fun book! It's about three late-twenties woman who are dreading their thirties and the bet they make as a result. I love the characters and I can see a little of me in each of them. Reminds me a lot of Sex in the City characters, only slightly younger.

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Mar 18, 2009

Naida rated it:

Light and fluffy take on 3 women and their love lives. No where near as good as Devil Wears Prada, but a fun & easy read

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Feb 13, 2009

Sam rated it:

Cute. Not realistic and sometimes frustratingly so.
I mean isn't kind of ridiculous for a writer to write with three characters that are three different versions of most girls perfection? All went to Cornell one is a publishing titan in training, one travels the world searching for great recipes and gets paid for it, and one is a gorgeous Brazilian heiress.

It's a fun silly read but at points I was just angry at the fact that a writer would so casually write about three perfect g More...

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Aug 02, 2011

Lauren rated it:

oh, lauren weisberger. why must you write such ugly people. not physically ugly, naturally. since all three of these BFF 4 evas are gorgeous in their own ways. there's leigh, who we start off with, who is like a totally neurotic version of andy from the devil wears prada. and emmy who reminds me of bess from nancy drew, even though she's supposed to be flat chested and skinny. and adriana the brazilian goddess who puts both the other girls to shame.

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Jun 11, 2011

Jenny rated it:

hasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger was the perfect escape read for me since I was feeling stressed about a lot of things in real life. This one was light and funny, even though the situations were ridiculous and I really did not like the characters.

**I'm very confused because I was looking at the synopsis for this on BN.com. The names of the girls are different and the storyline is almost exact but still just a little different. Like maybe that was the original one she submitted More...

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Apr 24, 2011

Pikachu rated it:

I hate myself for loving this book. It has all the horrible sexist tropes that are so abundant in chick lit: women are obsessed with children, women who love men who hate women, madonna/whore complexes, dozens of name-dropped designers and celebrities, 30 year-olds being dumped for 20 year-olds, the token flamboyantly gay friend, etc. You name it, it was probably in here.

I think the best way to describe this plot is that it is a lot like a Sex and the City episode; it even takes plac More...

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Apr 22, 2011

Bronwyn rated it:

I haven't been able to decide what exactly the point of this book was, the title certainly doesn't fit the book!

Chasing Harry Winston is about 3 friends who decide that they are unhappy with their lives and are going to change features in them. Two of the friends were open about their decision and had a dare associated with the change they were making. The 3rd friend kept hers pretty close to her chest.

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Mar 10, 2011

Kater rated it:

I read THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA and found it an amusing escapist read, and assumed that this would fall along similar lines. It does. The protagonists are three young, successful, attractive women living in New York who are disappointed with their mostly perfect lives.

The three women meet one evening for drinks after one of them gets dumped by her fiancee. (I can't remember their names, and I don't have the book anymore.) Her friends make her promise that for a year, she's going to make More...

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Oct 08, 2010

Sarah rated it:

Chasing Harry Winston is best-selling chick-lit author Lauren Weisberger's third novel and tells the story of three women on the brink of turning thirty who make a pact to change their lives for the better.

Although these women are successful, rich and beautiful, for some reason they feel the need to experience some life-changing, epiphanal (I know that's not a word, but I like the sound of it) moments while in the midst of their apparent pathetic and lowest moments.

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Aug 09, 2010

Beth rated it:

I enjoyed reading "The Devil Wears Prada" and was looking forward to this book by teh same author. Unfortunately, it was not as enjoyable.

Three girls, all with "perfect lives" have been best friends since college: one is drop dead sexy and rather promiscuous, one is neurotic in the perfect relationship with a guy she is not sure if she loves, and the other is getting out of a five-year relationship and loves being part of a "couple." They decide at the More...

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Mar 14, 2010

Mrachide rated it:

I read this book after reading (and really enjoying Devil Wears Prada). I found this book to be formulaic and bland by com parison. And, the use of the island Bonaire as the setting for the would be vacation with the ex boyfriend that the two girls ended up taking together was a huge mistake.

Weisberger was very clear that the self absorbed boyfriend was totally not into water sports or adventure at the time when the couple's trip to Bonaire was planned - neither of the pair were cert More...

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Feb 13, 2010

Emily rated it:

Yet another good one from the woman that gave us The Devil Wears Prada. Although I must admit that we didn’t get off to a good start.

I read a few chapters and found it rather flat, so I left it sleeping on my bookshelf for about 5 months, with no real intention of finishing it. But then I had an impromptu business trip, and as it was the easiest one to grab, I ended up passing the idle hours at the airport forcing myself to continue the book.

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Feb 05, 2010

Debby rated it:

Leigh Eisner, Emmy Solomon, and Adriana de Souza have been best friends since their freshman year in college. Now rapidly approaching thirty, and vaguely unhappy with their situations, the three take a pact to make some changes to their lives. Baby hungry Emmy, having recently broken up with her 5 year boyfriend is going on a year long “Tour de Whore”. Brazilian, rich, party girl Adriana is going to have a committed, monogamous relationship. Serious, rising editor Leigh can’t think of anything More...

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Jan 21, 2010

Valerie rated it:

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Jan 13, 2010

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From the author of The Devil Wears Prada and Everyone Worth Knowing, this novel follows three 29-year-old women in their attempts to fix what's wrong with their lives before they turn 30. Adriana is the 'Samantha' of the group, who doesn't understand the meaning of the word commitment. Yet, because of family and financial pressures, she suddenly decides she wants nothing more than a ring on her left hand. Emmy is a serial monogamist who, after being dumped by her good-for-nothing boyfriend, deci More...

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