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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780451203892
ISBN number: 0451203895
Label: Signet
Manufacturer: Signet
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 384
Printing Date: July 30, 2002
Publishing house: Signet
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FOUR BLONDES charts the romantic intrigues, liaisons, betrayals and victories of four modern women: a beautiful B-list model finagles rent-free summerhouses in the Hamptons from her lovers until she discovers she can get a man but can't get what she wants; a high-powered magazine columnist's floundering marriage to a literary journalist is thrown into crisis when her husband's career fails to live up to her expectations; a 'Cinderella' records her descent into paranoia in her journal as she realises she wants anybody's life except her own; an artist and aging 'It girl' - who fears that her time for finding a man has run out - travels to London in search of the kind of love and devotion she can't find in Manhattan...Studded with her trademark wit and stiletto-heel-sharp insight, FOUR BLONDES is dark, true, and compulsively readable.
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Candace Bushnell made her reputation as the creator of the HBO special Sex and the City, based on her book of the same name (based in turn on her eros-intensive New York Observer column). In Four Blondes, she returns with a quartet of novellas on her favorite subject--the mating habits of wealthy sex-, status-, and media-obsessed New Yorkers. These are people for whom a million or two does not make one rich, and who consider Louis Vuitton and Prada bare necessities. Janey Wilcox, for example, is a former model who each summer chooses a house in the Hamptons--or, rather, picks up a wealthy man with a pricey rental. With one movie in her past, her 'lukewarm celebrity was established and she figured out pretty quickly that it could get her things and keep on getting them, as long as she maintained her standards.' Yet even Janey eventually realizes that what she's getting isn't exactly what she wants. Cecelia, on the other hand, has gotten the ultimate prize: a royal husband. Still, she finds herself descending into paranoia as the Manhattan media circus reports her every flaw. Then there's Winnie Diekes, a high-powered magazine columnist whose marriage flounders as she pushes her unambitious husband to write the book that will make him--and her--famous.
Finally, in the most clearly autobiographical story, a writer gives up on the commitment-impaired men of New York and goes to London to find a husband. There she trolls for the typical Englishman--'a guy who had sex with his socks on, possessed a microscopic willy, and came in two minutes.' Bushnell is famous for this sort of sexual brashness, and the book is full of her sharp wit, both in and out of the boudoir. She also clearly enjoys her characters and their misadventures, with one exception: the politically correct Winnie, with her distaste for alcohol, night life, and casual sex, inspires an odd sort of authorial contempt. Otherwise, though, Bushnell's ironic takes on the sexual foibles of the rich and famous are mordant, mischievous fun. --Lesley Reed
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I enjoyed the book, yes I read it already, it was in great shape. I will definitely do business again!
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4 Blondes is written by Candance Bushnell, the creator of Sex and the City, but it's most certainly not the same. Sure, there are similarities, 4 ladies, very different personalities, but do not be fooled, it's just not as good as the original.
The novel is broken up into 4 sections, each one dedicated to a different shade of blonde and the woman who the corresponding shade belongs to. When I think back and try to recall all 4 of the ladies names and their stories, I honestly cannot remember the 4th one without a memory jog from the back cover. The very first woman, Janey, has the best story in terms of being interesting and the fact that it could end in an unconventional way. However, by the end, I'm disappointed by the Hollywood ending that is meant to be empowering but is completely unrealistic.
Which brings me to the subsequent point: suspend reality to enjoy this one as the second story, while it features an empowered and powerful woman, glorifies some behavior that is, well, less than nice. Winnie (the second story feature) is a mean, bitter and obsessive compulsive. So that gets you nice and welcoming for the third story, where, suspend reality please, Princess Cecilia comes in. Yes, a real princess. Being able to connect with the neurotic, spoiled princess is a little difficult.
And like I said, I can barely remember the 4th story of woman who's name is never really made clear. Annoying and I loved the novel Rebecca, where you never find out what the main character's name is. That mystery left me in a wonderful delicate suspense. This left me in a state of "is this story over yet?"
While there were some guilty pleasure points, the overall taste left in my mouth was one of "meh."
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I bought this book with every belief that it was going to be good (if not great) but I was sadly disappointed! These women need serious psychological help at the very least. The book goes absolutely no where with absolutely no plot. I hung in there and read it until the end but boy was I ever sorry I wasted my eyesite.
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What is the point of all the stories? The stories start out just fine but there is no sense to how it ends
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I took this book with me on my European vaca and there was no other item that wasted more space in my luggage, including my oversized polar fleece jacket that wasn't used because the weather cooperated.
I will always read a book from cover to cover - to at least give it a chance. I did this for 4 Blondes and never once did I lose the sense of dissatisfaction and distaste.
If you have a burning desire to have your intelligence diminished, or wish to be subjected to the sordid and depressing tales of four women who fail to distinguish themselves away from the influence of a man, then by all means, read this book!
I left my copy on the ag burn pile in a local Bordeaux vineyard.
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