That was really good. It's not the type of book I typically read, but it was a nice change of pace. Great characters and a very entertaining story. I may have to read more of her books. This was much better than the guilty pleasure I was expecting.

We got in to this author in our Pride Month special over on Howe's Things:
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Was expecting something more in the light of sex in the city the tv show (didn’t read the book, loved the tv series). Was nothing like that. The book summary presented here sums it up pretty well. It shows a part of society I am not interesting about. Find it ugly and preferred not to waste time reading about a reality I am aware it exists but don’t feel the need to live it (even by reading about it). It is well written and it surprises you.
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Estava à espera de algo mais dentro do género da série de tv Sex and the City (não li o livro escrito or está mesma autora pelo que as minhas expectativas estavam presas à série). O livro não foi o que esperava que fosse nesse sentido. O resumo do livro apresentado aqui é um bom sumário da história. Mostra uma parte da sociedade que francamente não me interessa. Considero-a feia e prefiro não usar o meu tempo a ler histórias sobre certo tipo de pessoas (como as do livro). Está no entanto bem escrito e consegue surpreender o leitor.

Since the television series was about to come out, I thought I would read this book. I just saved myself and my tivo a lot of hours if the series is anything like the book.
*spoiler alert*
Generally speaking, the three main characters have no depth, no true conflict, and no real resolving storyline. Nico, the magazine Editor-in-Chief, fights her way to the top, has an affair with a younger man, and ends it but never tells her husband.
Wendy, a movie company president, married a weak man & had three kids, then throws money at him to solve all their at-home problems until he finally divorces her.
Victory, a famous fashion designer, falls in love with a billionaire and decides she too would like to have that kind of money by working hard at fashion.
YAWN!
I see this book as a ridiculous attempt to capture the experience of Sex In The City without any real drama.

It was ok. Some parts dragged on a bit.

I felt a bit disappointed with this book as I normally love Candace Bushnell books, but I felt this one lacked a strong storyline and I didn't bond with the girls in the book to be honest.

Average. Three stars.

I gave this book 4 stars for several reasons. The book is worthy of 5 stars as far as the storyline is concerned, but the way it is written makes it live up to only 4. Lipstick Jungle was a bit hard to follow due to the fact that per chapter, Bushnell jumps from character to charter. Just as you're finally getting into one character, she cuts that one off until the next chapter and picks up where she left off with another character. This was a bit difficult to follow because I found myself confused and questioning, "Wait, who is Victory again, what does she do?" This lasted all the way through the book. Each character is complex and well created, but when you've got 3 to follow, this becomes a confusing mess when you haven't read anything about said character for 20 pages and now you're facinated with the current character and what's happening in their life. Apart from that, I hate chapters that are 25 pages long.
On the plus side of things, Bushnell is talented and knows how to write about the powerful, successful women in the New York district. I would have liked more details about the city, but she gives enough to allow your mind to invision the scenes... just enough, though, not a drop more. I'm a very detail oriented reader/writer, so when someone say "it was a busy day in New York..." and nothing more, I'd like to know HOW it was busy... was there a concert of taxi horns sounding off in unreheased intervals?, were the New Yorkers plowing into each other in their hustle to get to their destinations?, etc.
The book is worthy of reading, but you'll find yourself exhaugsted from the jump just trying to keep the characters from molding into one another.

I enjoyed the most part of "Lipstick Jungle", as it is a novel telling the story about successful middle-aged women and their struggles with kids, not-so-successful husbands, affairs, competitive colleagues, business, single life and so on... and most of all, prejudice. Prejudice against women who also have priorities other than their families, who are independent and able to make their own living, thereby climbing the career ladder in a manner that in the past was reserved for men only... which was mentioned over and over again, which is why I said in the beginning that I enjoyed most part, not all of it, as I am a bit allergic to constant repetitions ;)

Candace Bushnell's writing leaves so much to be desired. I've tried and tried, and it's just not worth the effort anymore. How they managed to turn one of her sad books into a multi-million dollar franchise is beyond me.

A story of three successful New York Woman in their early 40s who know exactly what they want : Love, passion, power and a lot of money.

Victory Ford, an elegant and determined fashion designer, awaiting the fate of her latest innovative collection during fashion week. However, she is annoyed by the fact that no matter how successful she is in her profession, society will dem her failure as long as she remains single.

Wendy Healy, president of Parador Pictures, has problems of her own life at home is upside down. Her unconventional marriage to her stay at home husband is falling apart and she doesn’t know how to put it back together, further more she doesn’t know if she wants to.

Beautiful Nico O’Neilly who’s no nonsense attitude has taken her to places most people only imagine. Her hunger to be satisfied sexually leads her into a adulterous affair, while her hunger for power leads her into a battle with the one person standing between her and her dream of being CEO in a division of her company, her boss.

A great light read a great girlie read , predictable glamorous unrealistic all things we all dream for.

2.5 ⭐ Pese a las malas críticas he decidido leerlo igual, y la verdad es que no me arrepiento. Es cierto que no es una obra maestra, pero es entretenido y las historias de cada protagonista acaban enganchando. En definitiva, sí que lo recomiendo si no tienes nada mejor que leer!!

I lived in the city so I really enjoy reading Bushnell’s novels.

This one, was a good read until the last 2/3rds where she wrote so deep about her characters that she lost me. Part of it is knowing their successes had changed them. I see that with some school mates that I grew up with. And, the fight that they had to do to continue being successful is real. I see the behavior in people I know.

I liked how the three friends stayed friends. That’s unusual sometimes. But, if your so successful, you can have a take it or leave it attitude especially with others around you are the same way. That kind of life would not give me peace.

1.5 Stars. Overplayed theme with un-relatable characters. It’s hard to want to root for any of them. Storylines were cheapened by being written off with convenient scenarios as opposed to digger deeper into personal details that would make them more likable. Also, the author tries to do math around the characters salaries and expenditures and some of it straight up makes no sense (Wendy’s husband blowing at least 500k on his projects through the book, a 12 sq ft bedroom)? Wild. 1.5 because there are two quotes about New York and success that I liked.