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Hedge Fund Wives (2009)

by Tatiana Boncompagni(Favorite Author)

3.43 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0061765260 (ISBN13: 9780061765261)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

William Morrow Paperbacks

review 1: This was an OK read. That's all I can say about it really - it was OK. I didn't really feel much sympathy for Marcy, and I think that's probably the point of the book. I don't particularly care to read about men with too much money with wives who don't work. Also, being English, I have to admit I'm a little bit ignorant about the whole "Wall Street" thing, I don't really understand what sort of jobs these men do. I did enjoy the second half a little bit more, where Marcy started to stand on her own two feet a little, but overall I wouldn't be tempted to pick up another book by this author.
review 2: Believe it or not, this is professional reading for me. The plot was predictable and the writing very average, but it was a fast read and a probably somewhat accura... morete portrait of this overly privileged world. This genre of novels of the world of wealthy financiers serve to allow the average reader to feel superior (the rich all cheat on their spouses, they are terrible parents, they have no real friendships), while devouring every last detail about the parties, the cars and the designer clothing. These books play neatly into the classic American love-hate relationship with the rich: we hate them but want to be them. The first-person narrators of these novels tend to portray themselves as outsiders (they all seem to move to New York from the midwest); remaining grounded and uncorrupted while passing judgement on their surroundings, allowing the readers to imagine that they'd be just the same if they suddenly fell into that world. less

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