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Summary: great summer reading
Review: I really enjoyed this book, it was sooooooo funny, and the characters were a hoot. I thought the story ended well and had an interesting ending,which is sometimes the hardest part of a book like this, but this ending is well worth it. I've recommended it to all my girlfriends but it's not a guy book. Can't wait to see the movie.
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Summary: Witty, Original Summer Read
Review: I thought this book was alot of fun! An easy read, I finished it in a day. In the legions of chick lit, this book stands out because of the originality of the characters. Clarissa is audacious, spoiled and selfish and yet she is written in a way that you can't help but love her. I did think the resolution of the major plotline was a little thin at the end, but I enjoyed the ride. Very well written (in comparision to the Devil Wears Prada) and is filled with all kids of witty jabs at the Hollywood/LA scene. I loved it!
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Summary: Happy as a Piglet!
Review: I was browsing the 1 week rental self at the library when a shiny pink book jacket caught my eye. I am so glad I cut off the woman in front of me and grabbed Maneater right before SHE got it. Clarissa is DEFINETLY one of a kind! I thouroughly enjoyed this book and its characters, and as previously said, I read it all in one sitting. My husband kept asking me if I was laughing or choking as I read this book. The details, thoughts, and actions that guide Ms. Alpert and her friends throughout this book are truly unbelieveable, yet undeniable. Who doesn't know women like this? Even he had to laugh at some of the scenes. It's off the hook!
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Summary: Awful and boring
Review: I was really looking forward to reading this book after the reviews posted. It was such a boring book and a waste of time. I kept on reading hoping it would get better!
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Summary: Bloody awful!
Review: I'm a fan of all kinds of books and can usually say something nice about them (even the ones I didn't particularly like). In a nutshell: I didn't even finish this book. I didn't want to finish the book! It's supposed to be a witty story of an "IT-girl" type heroine who wants to land a husband. However, the way it was written makes you not care about the protagonist. This story was written pretentiously with over-the-top descriptions about people "in the biz," and many side comments about people in the book (in parenthetical form) that make you just want to roll your eyes at them. It was very hard to like this book, the characters in them, or to even find the story remotely interesting. Thank goodness I borrowed it from the library and didn't buy it!
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Summary: An awesome summer read! Buy extras for all your girlfriends
Review: Just when you thought you couldn't read one more bridget jones-shopaholic-devil wearing prada kind of female protagonist novel, along comes something TRULY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE. Darkly delicious, this novel will transport you, show you a window into characters and a world that are fascinating, compelling and oddly relatable. The main character is unlike any you have ever encountered before. You will have to read it all in one sitting because you won't be able to put it down. I hope they make a movie out of it - I will rush to go see it. It will be as good as the terrific "To Die For" or the really entertaining "Election". This book will entertain you no end, and also make you think about yourself and your friends around you. There are some very cleverly woven subtle insights into love and marriage as well. The meaning of true love. What we receive in return for giving love and being vulnerable. All of which is like the cherry on top of this very delicious ice cream sundae. I loved this author's first book and this one is even better.
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Summary: Fun satire of a Beverly Hills socialite (3 1/2 stars)...
Review: Maneater is a fun, satirical novel about a Beverly Hills socialite looking for Mr. Right -- or rather, looking for Mr. Rich. Clarissa has everything a jetsetter and party sweetheart should have: an enviable designer wardrobe, a trendy apartment and friends she can talk to and criticize behind their backs. But Clarissa is now thirty (though she tells everyone she's twenty-eight) and must find her future husband pronto. Aaron Mason is the ideal dream boat. He's the hottest producer in town and a confirmed bachelor. Clarissa thinks she has him right where she wants him, but then her ex-boyfriend resurfaces and complicates things...I thought this novel was very funny. I even ignored the fact that the author is a well-connected Hollywood screenwriter. Well... she seems to know a lot about the L.A. scene and satirizes it in a low-brow, clever way. Clarissa and her equally superficial friends irritated me at times, but then again the aforementioned characters aren't supposed to be enchanting. I couldn't help but think of the story and its female characters as a parodied imitation of Sex and the City. This is an entertaining, darkly funny chick-lit novel and I recommend it as a no-fuss summer read.
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Summary: Absolutely delicious!
Review: MANEATER is a scrumptious story written in a witty style as sharp as the spike heel of a strappy Manolo sandal. Our heroine, Clarissa, is as shallow as a wading pool, knows it, and wouldn't have it any other way. At first you may not like Clarissa but soon you will be almost as fascinated by her as she is by herself. :) The other characters are just as cleverly written; from her ex-con ageing-playboy, yet loving, father Teddy to her rarely un-intoxicated self-declared genius best buddy Gravy to the (still hot for) ex-boyfriend Simon with the long lingering English accent and spiffy wardrobe. What's a girl to do? Clarissa is hitting 29 (in Clarissa years)-- OK, so she's bypassed 31 and trying to ignore that 32 is on the way -- knows the younger, firmer, fresher competition for the alpha male is on her bountiful booty and her time bomb of a biological clock is ticking away. If she doesn't get married - but quick - she may have to resort to getting a J-O-B, heaven forbid! Daddy (Teddy to Clarissa) has supported her thus far, but Teddy has threatened to stop paying her rent. So Clarissa sets out to find a suitable -- read rich, handsome - well not too ugly - rich, available, rich, socially sophisticated, (did I say rich?) hunk of prime husband material. And voila, being the woman around town (Los Angeles of course, is there any other?) she finds an appropriate victim, umm, man, Aaron Mason. You know she's going to snare him, but Aaron turns out to be just as feisty as Clarissa and not that easily lead to the slaughter. Best laid plans and all, well, you know how that works out sometimes. The groom to be has secrets of his own, ones far more creative than anything Clarissa has ever cooked up. But beyond being just a great beach or poolside read, Maneater is also a good lesson in how we shouldn't raise our daughters. Thank goodness Clarissa's self-realization that taking the seemingly easy, quick way in life to success and happiness is neither easy nor quick, doesn't come too late for our heroine. Maneater is a great poolside read - fun fun fun - and easy to find, just look for the M.A.C. Lust lipglass colored jacket cover. ;)
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Summary: A Satire that Works
Review: Maneater is that rare bird, a satirical novel that works, that is funny. Maneater concerns selfish socialite Clarissa Alpert who at 28 (31) decides it's time to settle down and she has just the man to chase. She has some close friends who she can at times tolerate, wacky parents and a flashy jet setting life style. Grazer's novel will make you laugh, make you snicker, make you smile. It's not great literature, not a deep read, but so what. It's funny. I have read through so many chick lit novels that pretend to be funny when they really aren't. It is a pleasure to find one that actually is. Enjoy.
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Summary: "What A Blast"
Review: Maneater:A Novel by entertaining writer, Gigi Levangie Grazer, was a BLAST to read! I can't rememer ever laughing so hard at a story of this nature before! If you enjoy fun stories that completely captivate you from the first chapter on, then this is the book for you! The characters are fun, the dialougue entertaining, and the plot is a MUST READ!
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