Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Sex and the City
Book Review: Sex is always great in the City
Summary: 4 Stars
I love the show "Sex and the City" and I always wanted to read the book that inspired it. I must say, Candace Bushnell certainly knows what she's doing and her other work that inspires future shows displays her true talent for saying things that women couldn't or wouldn't for a long time before she came along.Book Review: Shockingly superficial "people"
Summary: 1 Stars
Personally I found this book awful... I didn't even finish it. The book lacks the humor and sweetness of the show, which was already pretty far outside my life experience. I never wanted to be those women, but they were fun to watch. By comparison, the characters in the book are completely soulless, joyless, & selfish. It made me really grateful for my wonderful husband! I feel sorry for anyone who genuinely relates to this book.
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: This is one case where the show was better than the book
Summary: 1 Stars
I have the complete S&TC series on tape/CD plus the 2008 Movie and am anticipating the 2010 Movie and I just LOVE LOVE LOVE all the girls, guys, and locations in S&TC! So it was natural that I complete my collection by purchasing the book that started it all. I read the book from cover to cover in one evening (that's how easy it is to read) but I must say - this is definitely one case where the show is much better than the book. I can hardly believe someone would think this would have been good to make into a TV show - but I guess that's the genius of Darren Starr because Candace Bushnell's book certainly has no genius qualities about it. True, the show follows the book and the characters somewhat - at least for the first season anyway albeit not in the same context - but these people in the book --- they're so completely complicated and dark and kinda dumb and definitely NOT fabulous - but I guess that's Manhattan for you, not much of anything really 'funny' about it - just neurosis, shallow sex and lots of talk about models, bars and restaurants in New York and The Hamptons. I just wasn't that into it - the best part was comparing it to the show and knowing how much better it is in film than in print.
Sarah Jessica, Kim, Cynthia and Kristin made the story what it is -- FAB-U-LOUS!!! Certainly not this cheap rag of a book. I'm not disrespecting Candace Bushnell, I applaud her - I admire her for getting what she got out of this - who here could say as much? I just thought the show was executed a lot better than the book and I'm glad I only paid a penney for it.
Book Review: Truly amazing that this manage to inspire such a great series
Summary: 4 Stars
First off, I am a huge fan of the show. I watched it for years before I read the book. I decided to give it a go over the summer. I was a strangely compelling book, enough so that I felt the need to read it walking, yet, it's very different from the series. It lacks the heart of the series. It also lacks the friendships. It's mainly about the emptiness of Carrie's life and how superficial and over the top life is among the rich of Manhattan. As interesting as it is, I don't envy the author's life. It's honestly a fairly depressing book, though a well written look into a particular slice of life.
If you are a fan of the show though, you may not want to read it honestly. The show is so much more uplifting and fun. You are likely to be disappointed if looking for something similar. It's so different in many ways, that it's really fairly amazing that the one managed to spawn the other. It's somewhat similar to reading the original Little Mermaid after watching the Disney film: interesting, but a bit depressing if you loved the other one.