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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this book would be a trashy, fun read. I was very wrong. I don't even know how to write a review for it so here are the three big things I have to say about Prospect Park West:<br/><br/>1) There is A LOT of sexy business in this book. But this isn't like romance novel sex. This is like &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71927658">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<strong>BROOKLYN'S FAMED PARK SLOPE</strong> neighborhood has it all: sprawling, majestic Prospect Park; acclaimed public schools; historic brownstones; and progressive values. Among bohemian bourgeois breeders, claiming a stake in Park Slope has become a competitive sport.<p>In the park, at the coffee shops, and on the playgrounds of the neighborhood, four women's lives come together during one long, hot Brooklyn summer. Melora Leigh, a two-time Oscar-winning actress, frustrated with her career and the pressures of raising her adopted toddler, feels the seductive pull of kleptomania; Rebecca Rose, missing the robust sex life of her pre-motherhood days, begins a dangerous flirtation with a handsome neighborhood celebrity; Lizzie O'Donnell, a former lesbian (or &quot;hasbian&quot;), wonders why she is still drawn to women in spite of her sexy husband and adorable baby; and Karen Bryan Shapiro finds herself consumed by two powerful obsessions: her four-year-old son's well-being and snagging the ultimate three-bedroom apartment in a wellmaintained, P.S. 321-zoned co-op building. As the women's paths intertwine (and sometimes collide), each must struggle to keep her man, her sanity...and her playdates.<p>From the perennially hot author and columnist Amy Sohn comes a smart, sexy, satirical peek into the bedrooms and hearts of <em>Prospect Park West.</em></p></p>]]>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[What starts out as a VERY CLEVER and sexy satire of young moms/dads in upscale, crunchy Brooklyn loses its bite after a while. Not enough &quot;happened&quot; for my taste, but ultimately, I just didn't care enough about any of the characters. The ending was as unsatisfying as the character's dilemm...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81066374">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was one of the hot releases of the fall, I suppose. I found that the characters were not well developed (really stereotypical, one-dimensional and flat) and the plot was non-existent. It is chic-lit in it's late 30's, i.e. mommy-lit. Sohn occassionally has a cute turn of phrase, but more often ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72105828">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<strong>BROOKLYN'S FAMED PARK SLOPE</strong> neighborhood has it all: sprawling, majestic Prospect Park; acclaimed public schools; historic brownstones; and progressive values. Among bohemian bourgeois breeders, claiming a stake in Park Slope has become a competitive sport.<p>In the park, at the coffee shops, and on the playgrounds of the neighborhood, four women's lives come together during one long, hot Brooklyn summer. Melora Leigh, a two-time Oscar-winning actress, frustrated with her career and the pressures of raising her adopted toddler, feels the seductive pull of kleptomania; Rebecca Rose, missing the robust sex life of her pre-motherhood days, begins a dangerous flirtation with a handsome neighborhood celebrity; Lizzie O'Donnell, a former lesbian (or &quot;hasbian&quot;), wonders why she is still drawn to women in spite of her sexy husband and adorable baby; and Karen Bryan Shapiro finds herself consumed by two powerful obsessions: her four-year-old son's well-being and snagging the ultimate three-bedroom apartment in a wellmaintained, P.S. 321-zoned co-op building. As the women's paths intertwine (and sometimes collide), each must struggle to keep her man, her sanity...and her playdates.<p>From the perennially hot author and columnist Amy Sohn comes a smart, sexy, satirical peek into the bedrooms and hearts of <em>Prospect Park West.</em></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my beloved four girls novels, and yet not really that satisfying, even in a trashy way. The problem is, Sohn wants it both ways: she wants to fetishize the status-y mommy thing and yet also make fun of it. I ended up feeling a little dirty. The characters are occasionally interesting but virt...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75796539">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This chick lit story reads as a television or movie plot. It really reminded me of Candace Bushnell in a really good way and the fact that I try not to look up any reviews or details about the author until I am involved in the story and was glad I didn't. I really want to know how the author was abl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68822831">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I think I need to start remembering that I just really don't like Chick-lit type books.  I believe my dislike of this genre colored my general opinion of this book.  I have to say, however, that there are factors other than my reading preferences that made me squirm while reading this.  <br/>Sohn's...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70704460">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was told it was like a Brooklyn-based Sex and the City. It was actually about four insane women that I didn't really relate to, but am afraid I might in a few years when I am a property owner with child(ren)....assuming that happens. However, if I ever attempt to put knee pads on my spawn, someone...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76735987">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A tightly constructed story (for the most part -- things slacken a bit toward the end) about awful people (who happen to live in my neighborhood), told without enough distance or self awareness to be effective satire. I thought about the author a lot while reading it, because it's hard to understand...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75579773">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was surprised by the terrible reviews here, and I wonder if people are missing the point.  This book is satire, not chick lit!  Yeah, the four unhappy moms are awful, awful people, self-centered,  entitled, greedy:  they're deliberate caricatures.   It reminded me of the books by Rona Jaffe and Er...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73295416">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[There really isn't much more to add to this review, which is what convinced me to buy the book:<br/><br/><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.fuckedinparkslope.com/home/review-prospect-park-west-by-amy-sohn.html" title="http://www.fuckedinparkslope.com/home/review-prospect-park-west-by-amy-sohn.html">http://www.fuckedinparkslope.com/home/re...</a><br/><br/>Great reading.  I was sorry to see the story end, and I'll definitely be picking up more of Sohn's books.  <br/><br/>This would be a fant...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70986792">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A must read since I live in Park Slope and I'm pregnant. I truly hope I do not turn out to be like any of the characters in this book. I have to believe that a woman can be a Park Slope mother and not take on all of these wacky mommyhood neuroses. This is a fun read if you live in Park Slope or know...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77760898">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<strong>BROOKLYN'S FAMED PARK SLOPE</strong> neighborhood has it all: sprawling, majestic Prospect Park; acclaimed public schools; historic brownstones; and progressive values. Among bohemian bourgeois breeders, claiming a stake in Park Slope has become a competitive sport.<p>In the park, at the coffee shops, and on the playgrounds of the neighborhood, four women's lives come together during one long, hot Brooklyn summer. Melora Leigh, a two-time Oscar-winning actress, frustrated with her career and the pressures of raising her adopted toddler, feels the seductive pull of kleptomania; Rebecca Rose, missing the robust sex life of her pre-motherhood days, begins a dangerous flirtation with a handsome neighborhood celebrity; Lizzie O'Donnell, a former lesbian (or &quot;hasbian&quot;), wonders why she is still drawn to women in spite of her sexy husband and adorable baby; and Karen Bryan Shapiro finds herself consumed by two powerful obsessions: her four-year-old son's well-being and snagging the ultimate three-bedroom apartment in a wellmaintained, P.S. 321-zoned co-op building. As the women's paths intertwine (and sometimes collide), each must struggle to keep her man, her sanity...and her playdates.<p>From the perennially hot author and columnist Amy Sohn comes a smart, sexy, satirical peek into the bedrooms and hearts of <em>Prospect Park West.</em></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very disappointing. I went into this thinking it would be nice, light chick lit but I don't think chick lit is the right way to classify this book. It wasn't romance either but it did get pretty smutty (I don't think I've ever used that word!) My biggest issue with the book is that the main characte...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74336500">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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