One Fifth Avenue by Candace Bushnell Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of One Fifth Avenue
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Summary: 2 Stars
I really enjoyed her previous book and had good expectations for this one. However, it did not meet them. No characters who were likable, issues that would never have happened to real people in NY, and the story never guite developed...for chick lit this is like taking a vacation but never quite arriving.Book Review: when's the move in date?
Summary: 4 Stars
Knowing when to poke fun at her own craft, Candace Bushnell springs forth yet another tale of elite New York womanhood and their Amazonian destruction on modern society. Their tongues wag, their credit cards fly, and their lipsticks smirk in this fun farce revolving around a New York apartment building set smack at the beginning of Fifth Avenue.
It is clear before the prologue concludes that one never really emotes to any of these people and the sycophants that cling to them for the publicity they could potentially offer. It's in this apathetic nature that their story unfolds before you on the page, playing out in five brilliant acts of campy glee. These women are truly wretched and you can't help but feel a bit like two of the characters in the novel: Lola Fabrikant and Thayer Core. Both are lurking around the perimeter of this expansive co-op, longing to be a part of the glitz and glamour despite the unfortunate incidents that occur inside. A dried up mogul, a magazine empress, a recovering author, an actress returning from Los Angeles failure, a hedge-fund tycoon with his endearingly naïve wife, and a best-selling author are all splayed out for these ripe young characters to leach on with us, siphoning out every last drop of what's left!
Ms. Bushnell is methodical with "One Fifth Avenue" and delivers the goods, with such an aloof air, you can't help but feel guilty for not caring an ounce for anyone involved. The fact that she shares in your glee and understands New York's own humoristic absurdity only keeps you coming back for more.
I finished this novel with the need to live inside this fictitious fabrication she had made! Here's to hoping someone else will move in and give us a sequel to latch onto!