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This is a rare novel that makes me feel as if my emotions are not my own. In fact I feel that I have given them over, completely, to Taylor Jenkins Reid. I knew this would be a good book but I truly didn’t expect it to live up to the hype that has persisted for two years.
Believe it. Read it. Sell your soul, body, or mind if need be.
Part tell-all, part mystery, part exploration of love/sexuality and personal motivations. Everything culminates in a beautiful narrative that will drive you a littl ...more
Believe it. Read it. Sell your soul, body, or mind if need be.
Part tell-all, part mystery, part exploration of love/sexuality and personal motivations. Everything culminates in a beautiful narrative that will drive you a littl ...more
Fun! I was ready for a light book. This fit the bill. It was well written and stayed just shy of the Lifetime channel romance/soap opera so that I wasn't embarrassed to be reading it. A solid summer read.
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The author does a great job creating a believable Hollywood icon, complete with iconic dresses and movie scenes. At times I wanted to go online and find the dresses and scenes she described, as if they actually existed in real life. The plot also moves along nicely, but I thought all the twists and complications toward the end (no spoilers, don't worry) got to be a little much. Also, some of the dialogue -- particularly between Evelyn and Celia, and particularly toward the end of the story -- ma
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