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ONE FIFTH AVENUE

By Candace Bushnell

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| Hardcover | 9781401301613

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One Fifth Avenue Candace Bushnell

La signora Houhton scivola sul balcone di casa, a causa di una folata di vento durante un temporale. E sarebbe stato solo un piccolo incidente domestico, se la polmonite non avesse interferito, mettendo fine alla sua vita. Una morte bizzarra, non c’è ... (read full critics)

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One Fifth Avenue

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I would like to sum up "One Fifth Avenue" as follows: A Jackie Collins romp with flair.
The story centers around five tenants of the prestigious landmark residential building at No. 1, Fifth Avenue, New York. Only the rich and famous like movie star (Schiffer Diamond), writer/playwright (Phi ... (continue)

I would like to sum up "One Fifth Avenue" as follows: A Jackie Collins romp with flair.
The story centers around five tenants of the prestigious landmark residential building at No. 1, Fifth Avenue, New York. Only the rich and famous like movie star (Schiffer Diamond), writer/playwright (Philip Oakland), columnist (Enid Merle), hedge-fund power couple (Paul and Annalisa Rice) and corporate director with a popular blog (Mindy Gooch) reside there. They provide ample opportunities for the author, Candace Bushnell, to dish out her trademark gossips, satire and of course, sex scenes.
This is quite a funny and enjoyable book. Occasionally, Bushnell shares her take on life, work, midlife crisis and even technology which demonstrates her keen insight and observation. For example, I love this banter between James Gooch, a novelist, and his publisher about the elderly not catching up with technology:
"... we know everything now. We've seen it all before. We know there's nothing new ... The only thing that changes is the technology."
"Except we can't understand the technology."
"Bullshit ... It's still a bunch of buttons. It's only a matter of knowing which ones to press."
"Like the panic button that blows up the world."
Bushnell is at times hilarious.
However, I really can't stand her depictions of women anymore. Women in her novels are so stereotyped. There are only two types of women in her world: young, beautiful but brainless bimbos who serve as playmates or sex slaves of rich men; or middle-aged, headstrong, successful but unhappy women in a depressing family/love life. If I read one more novel packed with one-dimensional characters like these, I am going to shoot myself.
Finally, there is a chronic overdose of sexual fantasies in her work. The description of sex in this novel is gratuitous, if not obnoxious. If Bushnell had cut down the sex scenes by half, this book would have been a page-turner and it would have saved us (and her) a lot of time.

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Tracy W said on Apr 8, 2009 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

A Fun Read

Not all books are meant to move you or inspire you. But what this book does is make you laugh, and lets you escape to another place.
I really found this book to be fun and enjoyable. A fast paced read. And for me, as I live in New York, I found the characters to be honest. I could relate to the ... (continue)

Not all books are meant to move you or inspire you. But what this book does is make you laugh, and lets you escape to another place.
I really found this book to be fun and enjoyable. A fast paced read. And for me, as I live in New York, I found the characters to be honest. I could relate to them. And honestly, I know people just like them.
Pick up this novel when you are looking for something quick and easy to read. Pretty good read for the summer!

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Chbates21982 said on Apr 3, 2010 | Add your feedback

Disappointed.
Too many characters. I can't focus on anyone of them. No interaction between characters. The storyline is messy. Nothing attracts me to keep on reading the book. I stop reading it after finishing 80 pages and can't make myself continue.

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Purple Rain said on Sep 2, 2009 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback