false 86841 11 DESCRIPTION: Belle couldn't find a job after University. Her impressive degree was not paying her rent or buying her food. But after a fantastic threesome with a very rich couple that gave her a ton of money, Belle realized that she could earn more than anyone she knew--by becoming a call girl. The rest is history. Belle became a twenty-something London working girl--and had the audacity to write about it--anonymously. The shockingly candid and explicit diary she put on the Internet became a London sensation. Now, in BELLE DE JOUR, she shares her entire journey inside the world of high-priced escorts, including fascinating and explicit insights about her job and her clients, her various boyfriends, and a taboo lifestyle that has to be read to be believed. The witty observations, shocking revelations, and hilarious scenarios deliver like the very best fiction and makes for a titillating reading experience unlike any other. 1286427 2005 Belle de Jour: Diary of an Unlikely Call Girl total:723|5:95|4:220|3:272|2:105|1:31| 723 2412 1206 181 4 3 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 27 11:45:59 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 11:50:52 -0800 2008
Being a call girl never really seems to get her depressed; the men neve...more...]]> 1 3 false false Mon Mar 03 00:58:50 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 17:19:52 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 03:27:01 -0800 2008
People who say "the boy" to refer to their significant other come across as a) insecure and b) not fooling anybody about the long-term prospects of that relationship. Also, they're as ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 15 11:57:52 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 12:01:43 -0700 2008
Unlike some other reviewe...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 03:31:45 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 21:27:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 05 15:33:57 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 15:33:57 -0700 2009
I have read my share of blogs turned books. I didn't think this book was of that category-until I read the first two entries.

Belle de Jour: Diary of an Unlikely Call Girl had an intriguing cover. I...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 06 18:27:04 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 13 12:34:26 -0700 2009
The diary format makes this book interesting because in truth, there's no story. No arc. No real character development. Just the notes and observations ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jul 18 22:04:44 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 22:07:18 -0700 2008 Belle du Jour; without the Showtime deal, it'll run you half as much to buy. Saying that, I don't regret buying this book, but it did fall a little short in the end; it reads like the blog it w...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Apr 13 00:05:52 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 22:37:42 -0700 2009
The anonymous writer (Belle) is frank and enterprising, ...more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 20:32:59 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 13:53:38 -0800 2009
I just didn't find Belle very likable, and the whole thing...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Feb 04 06:57:41 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 07:06:06 -0800 2009 Cathouse?") This has actually been r...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 22:42:13 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 22:45:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jul 26 12:37:26 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 13:15:30 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 12:37:26 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Tue Aug 25 00:50:03 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 00:53:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 07:21:53 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 07:29:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 17:51:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 08 12:28:50 -0800 2009
...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 16 10:55:39 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 23:10:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 10:42:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 10:44:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 07:37:55 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 11:39:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 15:21:04 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 12:44:59 -0700 2008 "Holding your stomach in when your clothes are off is not fuckable. Slapping your ample behind and inviting him to ride the wobble is."

The basis for the BBC and Showtime "Secret Diary of a Call Girl". I have caug...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 16 06:41:14 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 06:42:58 -0700 2008
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