Sex and the City
by Candace Bushnell
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Book Reviews of Sex and the City
Book Review: OH YES BUT DID ANYONE ACTUALLY READ IT?
Summary: 5 Stars
Funny of course, entertaining. This is the modern writing. Unlikeable characters, pointless, but goofy too and funny. I like the show and I know how popular it is but I am hoping against hope that women don't REALLY TAKE IT SERIOUSLY because it is a joke. And am I the only person who noticed that the AUTHOR herself admits that MR. BIG is an AMALGAM, an imaginary friend, who CARRIE made up? This is spelled out specifically and when you watch the HBO show you can notice it because NO ONE but CARRIE ever sees Big. Somehow he is always a no show and unavailable. People get introduced to him but he never responds. That's because, silly girls, the PERFECT MAN does not exist. That's why you can never find one.
Book Review: The Bold and the Brazen....
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is largely misunderstood because many people assume (due to the HBO series) that it is fiction. It is not meant to be read as a novel; it's a collection of vignettes based on the author's own experiences as a columnist and observer of social relationships among Manhattan's glitterati. The TV series was loosely based on the idea of a columnist who would dissect the dating and mating habits of New Yorkers. While Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, Samanta, and even Mr Big appear in the book, they bear little resemblance to their better-known selves in the TV series...that said, this book is a look at how the idea for the series began, and scathing, honest, direct, and brutal critique of modern relationships.Book Review: the book that starts a huge phenonmon
Summary: 3 Stars
I am a huge fan of the televison show! I have every episode on dvd. When I found out that their was book for the show I was really excited. Each chapter pretty much has a subject regarding realationships. For example their was a chapter about threesomes. Characters would then tell what they thought about the subject. It would also have stories that would go with the subject. Some of the stories are so so funny!
Most of the book their is a big story with Carrie and Mr. Big. You really don't hear to much with Charlotte,Sam or Miranda and their stories.
If you love this show like I did, you should maybe check out the book
Book Review: Lacks Zsa Zsa Zsou
Summary: 2 Stars
Okay, so I bought the book because I'm a fan of the show, and the movie was fun, if not as sexy and smart as the series. I just found this book really boring - it seemed as though Bushnell couldn't really be bothered writing it... maybe that was to convey the superficiality and heartlessness of the people, but how can you care about people like that?
Give me the show over this any day - in the end it was the friendships between Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha that gave it its zsa zsa zsou - and the superb acting.
Some chapters are insightful but overall, it's bland. I'm just glad that it spawned the series though!
Book Review: Very different from the beloved show
Summary: 2 Stars
While this book undoubtedly made a wonderful column, it transalted differently onto the big screen. It is very entertaining, although the cast of characters varies, and the ending differs from SITC's.
Bushnell is a great writer, but her fiction feels vastly removed from column work such as this collection.
If you can approach this book with an open mind, you may very well enjoy it. If Carrie-mania alone inspires you to read it--you may be starkly let-down.