Review: Enjoyable read - especially for those who live for reruns of `Sex and City'
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 27, 2013
Honestly the world of the Manhattanites is as foreign to me as that of the giant squid living in the ocean depths. I grew up in a time and place where `dressed up' meant your jeans and sweatshirt were both clean at the same time and `formal' meant you wore the sandals rather than the flip-flops. But the characters in this story live fashion and breath determination. They're driven by past betrayals, present ennui, and future ambitions in ways that Gatsby would relate to. It's not my world but the author sells it very well. She helps you see past the `lifestyles of the rich and famous' trappings to see that they are real people with real concerns.The characters may be surrounded by fame and glamour but they got it and keep it with hard work. You find yourself hoping the heroine and hero, `Taddy' Brill and Warner Truman, get past their hangups and find their personal happily-ever-after.It's an enjoyable read with interesting characters - especially for those who live for reruns of `Sex and City'. It's nicely snarky at times [anaconda? really?] with touches of Paris Hilton bizarreness and large side orders of sex. Your English teacher will never recommend it but it's an enjoyable break from reality.