Review: Waste of my time
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2014
At first the description of this book sounded really shallow - American woman living in Paris and about to turn 30 is a virgin and hires a former model-turned-male-prostitute to help her "join the club". (her words.) Then I read the review of another reader and it led me to believe there was a lot more to this story than I had thought so I gave it a shot. I did finish the whole thing but the female character (Caroly) was so bizarre I couldn't connect with her at all. She had some weird mind set that kept her from having any sort of normal relationship with a man and the only reason she hired Didier (the prostitute) was because he was so handsome. (I guess no other man was handsome enough for her.) A lot of the book was her thoughts and I almost felt like she had a split personality. Example - she had no clue about how to touch a man but then the things she would think once she did touch him sounded like she was a prositute herself. I know it's fiction but it's impossible for me to believe that an adult would have as little experience as she did but then come up with ideas for him to do. I also thought it was unbelievable that she would go from being uncomfortable having him touch her shoulder to grinding against him a few hours later. The character of Caroly was so shallow and self-centered I just wanted to slap her. On the other hand, the character of Didier had a lot of depth and his circumstances made me feel sad for him. This was a quick read but so annoying I almost wish I hadn't read it