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Ik Hou Van New York (2009)

by Lindsey Kelk(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

9047508599 (ISBN13: 9789047508595)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Van Holkema & Warendorf

series

I Heart

review 1: Ik ben dan wel op vakantie geweest naar de andere kant van de VS, maar aangezien ik 'Ik hou van Hollywood' nog niet had, heb ik deze maar meegenomen. Ik heb ergens vorig jaar 'Ik hou van Parijs' gelezen en daar was ik zeer enthousiast over. Toen heb ik New York ook aangeschaft, maar het stond nog steeds ongelezen in de kast. Het was ook een paperback dus ook fijn licht voor in de koffer.Dit boek is het eerste deel in de serie. In dit boek maken we echt kennis met Angela Clark. Op de bruiloft van haar beste vriendin betrapt ze haar verloofde met een andere vrouw. Het eerste wat ze doet is naar het vliegveld gaan een op het eerste vliegtuig naar New York stappen, zonder enige voorbereiding. Heel wat uurtjes later staat ze in het hotel in Manhanttan waar ze door de taxichauff... moreeur gewoon is gedropt. Ze raakt bevriend met de receptioniste Jenny en zij besluit Angela een beetje op te vrolijken. Angela is niet van plan om snel terug te gaan. Zeker niet als ze twee mannen ontmoet die ze allebei heel leuk vind. Alleen weten ze beide niet dat ze ook met de ander omgaat. Dat weten ze pas als Angela een blog begint voor de internetsite van een tijdschrift. Deze blog gaat over haar liefdesleven.Ook dit boek is weer heerlijk om te lezen. Het is een leuke, verrassende chicklit. Er wordt ook heel veel omschreven van de stad New York, waardoor je het idee hebt dat je daar ook daadwerkelijk bent. Ik vind het weer een aanrader voor Chicklit liefhebbers. Nu nog even deel 2 ergens vandaan zien te toveren.
review 2: ‘I Heart New York’ is about Angela who makes a spontaneous decision to go to New York after she catches her long-time boyfriend and fiancé Mark cheating on her. Despite what a quick read it was, there were some major problems that I couldn’t ignore and those will be addressed as follows.The main character, Angela is completely unlikeable. She’s whiny, selfish, self-absorbed and reliant. It didn’t help that everything that happened for her was too easy and therefore, unrealistic. Upon reaching New York, she instantly makes friends with Jenny who’s upbeat and supportive and cares about her as if they’ve known each other all their lives. It’s possible to become fast friends but in this case, it just felt forced and unnatural. She also gets special treatment from the hotel and Jenny’s friends warm up to her quickly. Angela never has to try or work hard to achieve things – they're handed to her.The book is full of superficiality which detracts from the fact that it could have been a spectacular journey of discovery of what you really want or getting stronger after a bad experience. All Angela does is get a makeover and from then onwards, you’re constantly bombarded with information about her shopping trips, her endless pointless expensive purchases, what make-up she uses, brand names and the goddamn repetition about how gorgeous her new bag is. For goodness’ sake, what’s the message here? That by spending frivolously, focusing on your looks and filling your wardrobe with branded goods, you can achieve happiness? It's ridiculous.I also didn’t like how the focus was on her shopping. I would think that when you visit another country and especially when you go to somewhere like New York, you’d be interested in the popular tourist spots. You can shop for branded goods at so many places, hence it's a waste to spend so many pages on detailing where she goes and what brand of dress she buys etc. Sure, Angela did go to one or two tourist attractions but the whole book revolved around clothes, bags and make-up – not exactly an accurate representation of New York.The way Angela handled her break-up with Mark was pathetic. She never really gave herself closure. No, fleeing to another country is considered heroic. It would be different if she had a proper conversation with Mark or packing up her stuff from his house before deciding to start afresh elsewhere but the way she did it struck me as being impulsive and cowardly. For someone who’s been in the same relationship for ten years, she seemed to be quite pain-free and not really affected by Mark cheating on her. Sure, she did mention how she felt but it was all told and not shown. Plus, she instantly starts noticing other guys and ends up dating two guys simultaneously. Logically, someone in her situation would want some time alone and have trust issues or if she chooses to date, it’d be purely no strings attached to avoid history from repeating itself.The two guys she dated were nothing to shout about. They were stereotypical and boring. She had no chemistry with both of them. Tyler is the typical successful, good-looking and somewhat closed off guy. He’s always in a suit and takes her out to posh restaurants. Alex is in a band – he dresses casually, he’s more open and expressive. It’s pretty obvious who she ends up with. Angela really irritated me when she had the nerve to get angry with Tyler for seeing other girls. I agreed with everything he said. She never made it clear that she was looking for something serious and she knew it herself that she wasn’t either but somewhere along the way she expected to be treated as someone exclusive and special. At least Tyler was honest about his intentions – Angela was dishonest and the guys found out she was dating other people through her blog. Angela’s dream of becoming a writer also happened too easily. She meets up with Jenny’s contact and that woman just happens to be someone who gives her the opportunity to write for a blog. How effortless and unrealistic. Plus, from the few blog entries she’d written, there was nothing special about her writing and who the hell thinks that using “vom-worthy” qualifies you as a good writer? Angela was an incredibly annoying character who never had to learn things the hard way, be independent and make decisions on her own. By the end of the book, the only things that had changed about her were superficial and didn’t improve her as a person.Overall, ‘I Heart New York’ was bogged down by too many pointless details, filled with annoying or boring characters and ended up being a disappointment despite how easy it was to finish. less

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Alison

I read this when I was twelve and at that point I was wholeheartedly obsessed with this book. the glittery depiction of New York and the lifestyle it entails really got the twelve-year-old version of myself excited. going through the book again after having grown up (i wish I hadn't) and having read more literary classics and examples of well-written books, I realised how this book was in all honestly, crap. but then I reminded myself, hey, it's a chick-lit, so it would be my fault if i'd compared it to the works of Murakami or whoever else. as a chick-lit, it delivers the expectations of a chick-lit: fun, light, shallow, filled with depictions of glamorous girly life etc.

AlexzJudeH

This is one of those books to read when you're feeling sick and want some brainless entertainment. It was stupid, full of clichés and completely unlikely unrealistic events. And yet I couldn't stop reading.It made me want to go back to NY and experience that feeling of "anything is possible". It made me think about life and relationships and how there really is no certainty in anything. Unless I get sick again I don't think I will be picking up any of her other books but just because it did make me think about stuff I think it deserves 3 stars.

Jessi

I'm booking a ticket to NY. Loved it.

Adele123

7,8

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