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The Social Climber's Handbook: A Novel (2011)

by Molly Jong-Fast(Favorite Author)

2.64 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0345501896 (ISBN13: 9780345501899)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Villard

review 1: I hate admitting that I couldn't finish or didn't like a book. I admit I'm picky when it comes to books and it really has to catch my attention for me to pick it up. Unfortunately for this book, despite the great sounding blurb; I just couldn't get into it! The blurb for the story sounded great, something I could potentially love.Daisy is a society wife, nice clothes, lots of money - the best of the best. Only the best schools for her daughter and designer clothes. Unfortunately, her husband is about to lose his job and put the life she loves in jeopardy. She decides to take matters into her own hands.The story started out well, we meet Daisy, her husband and their daughter. But I just couldn't get past the first couple of chapters. I had hoped there would be some ... morefunny moments to balance out the financial information, but sadly I was disappointed.This book may appeal to some, but unfortunately for me it didn't work out.
review 2: I kept waiting for this book to get better and match the hype on the back of the book as well as from what I read in Entertainment Weekly. I finished the book before it got any better. It also is written in a style I find obnoxious. It's where there is a "main" character, the one written about on the back. In this case, it's Daisy and the perspective --whether third person or first -- should be in that character. This book chose a different route and would put it in the 3rd person perspective of any character that was revealed. I found it quite bothersome. less

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