Drivel! Out of all the four stories in this book I couldnt find one character that I liked! Its also badly written, dont they proof read anything now?? Bad grammar etc. I'm suprised this is from the writer of Sex and the City because I love that and all the characters in that are likeable in one way or another.

I was hard in to the TV series Sex and the City and when I hear d about Candace Bushnell, I decided to read more books from her. I bought the 4 Blondes and I was not disappointed the style was crisp and very observing. The four women had one thing in common they are relatively rich and very beautiful, however it is not much in the city jungle, where you can always find someone younger and more beautiful. Life suck and it is even worse when main heroines are selfish and self obsessed. It is fine book if you look at it as whole, but when you try to take it in to the pieces and think about it too much it started to be dull and over cliched.

After absolutely hating Sex and the City, I was quite sceptic about this novel. I was pretty sure it will be as bad as her first work, but somehow it wasn't it. I was thinking how she will probably just recycle those girls from Sex and the City, but she didn't. Candice actually created brand new characters that felt very much alike. I found that anorexic princess character rather fascinating! Even after all this time ( I read this one a long time ago), I still can remember clearly all the characters. These 4 blonds were quite unique. This book seemed up to a good start, but by the time I finished it, I already felt rather tired of it. It might have been a good book.

The problem is that Candice still doesn't know how to write. Novel is something that is beyond her writing range. Maybe a short story would be more up her alley....or would it? Short stories are not as easy as they might seem. Anyway, I was somewhat pleasently surprised by this book in the sense I expected it to be a complex mess, but it wasn't it. What was it was something I would call ok. Not good. Not great...just ok. You see this book was pretty shallow as well. I can't say that I liked it. I didn't hated it, though. Perhaps some day she will learn how to write. Who knows? Miracles can happen.

I'm a glutton for punishment. I read another one of Bushnell's books. I thought my best friend loved her books (I was wrong, she thought they were hideous too), so I tried again with this book which is a compilation of four short stories. If this is typically of lives in New York, than I'm more than content to stay living in the Midwest. I got through the first of four stories, and skimmed the rest. Can people really be this empty? Skip this one unless you are stranded on a desert island.