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Very silly, but not in a good normal chick lit way. This book was crazy and very hard to follow. It was not at all logical or reasonable, and was just in general a waste of my reading time.
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After losing a job, boyfriend, and apartment all within one kick-me-when-I'm-down week, Alice Lewis desperately needs a break. So when an old pal sweeps into London and offers her escape, Alice jumps at the chance--and onto the next plane to Los Angeles, the city of . . . yeah, right.
L.A. turns out to be a little less "angelic" than the down-to-earth English girl anticipated. For one, there's the new the unbelievably glamorous, frenzied chore of coddling (doing PR for) the stars--not to mention the bevy of gorgeous, stick-thin models who suddenly appear in Alice's orbit and the suntan/convertible lifestyle that taunts her pasty-white self (starting with her thighs). And just when she thinks her new life couldn't get any more surreal, Alice acquires that most American of her very own stalker.
While the B-list actresses grumble how unfair it is that Alice gets a stalker and they don't, Alice tries to figure out who the mystery man leaving her poems and flowers could be. Is it Charlie, the slick but twisted talent agent? Or Paddy, the hot Irish director who has eyes for any breathing woman? Or maybe it's Tommy, the unbelievably beautiful and totally wasted movie star? Because if truth be told, Alice doesn't think it's all that strange, this stalker business. In fact, she's pretty sure it's downright romantic . . .
L.A. turns out to be a little less "angelic" than the down-to-earth English girl anticipated. For one, there's the new the unbelievably glamorous, frenzied chore of coddling (doing PR for) the stars--not to mention the bevy of gorgeous, stick-thin models who suddenly appear in Alice's orbit and the suntan/convertible lifestyle that taunts her pasty-white self (starting with her thighs). And just when she thinks her new life couldn't get any more surreal, Alice acquires that most American of her very own stalker.
While the B-list actresses grumble how unfair it is that Alice gets a stalker and they don't, Alice tries to figure out who the mystery man leaving her poems and flowers could be. Is it Charlie, the slick but twisted talent agent? Or Paddy, the hot Irish director who has eyes for any breathing woman? Or maybe it's Tommy, the unbelievably beautiful and totally wasted movie star? Because if truth be told, Alice doesn't think it's all that strange, this stalker business. In fact, she's pretty sure it's downright romantic . . .
328 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,1998
This edition
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328 pages, Paperback
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October 31, 2000 by Ballantine Books
- ISBN
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9780449005576
- ASIN
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0449005577
- Language
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English
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It was very confusing when when the narrator switched from character to character. It was too abrupt and sometimes done in the same paragraph. It was slow to start. The issues Alice went through were a bit over the top. Some of the themes in the book were very thought provoking: stalker vs wooer and stuck-up LA people.
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This was a really different type of read for me - I did enjoy the jaunt away from my usual stuff. Once I got past the British slang, this book was pretty easy going but I thought the plot was fairly predictable. Also not sure how realistic some of the plot twists really were but it was a fun read anyway.
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This book wasn't as good as I thought it would be. It didn't keep my attention and was hard to stay interested in the characters and story line.
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Alice pleacă din țara natală după pierderea slujbei și a iubitului. Nu știa că Los Angeles îi va aduce surprize ca încercarea de a identifica cine e admiratorul ei secret și adaptarea la o lume total diferită de ce se aștepta de la noua slujbă de PR. Totul e îmbrăcat în o povestire amuzantă care te ține în priză până la sfârșitul cărții.
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Same as any other Brit chick-lit book a la Bridget Jones...even the story is familiar, though I'm pretty sure I haven't read this one before.
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Cheesy and entertaining... just the way I like it.
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