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'The long awaited follow up to The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl charts the notorious Belle in the world of high-class vice. She's trying hard to land a respectable job, but can't resist seeing clients in her lunch hour. She's still at it, still doesn't care what people think and it's still utterly addictive.' (COMPANY (October 2006) **** )
'Full of agony aunt letters and advice from her days as a call girl, Belle de Jour's diary is bold and funny. It's a book full of insightful observations written by a woman working hard to find her place in the world.' (WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY )
'full of frank humour and even more frank action.' (DAILY MIRROR (22.9.06) )
'Her writing [is] full of refreshing comedy and eye-watering advice...Belle's candid humour is compulsive.' (Katy Guest THE INDEPENDENT (22.9.06) )
'Whether she's describing peculiar fetishes or handing out agony aunt style advice, it's Belle's witty, stylish writing, rather than her salacious subject matter, that really stands out. Although more Bridget Jones in a brothel than Catherine Deneuve in Chanel, this tongue-in-cheek delight will nonetheless leave a smile on your face.' (Jo Hoare HEAT (30.9 - 6.10 2006) ***** )
'Full of agony aunt letters and advice from her days as a call girl, Belle de Jour's diary is bold and funny. It's a book full of insightful observations written by a woman working hard to find her place in the world.' (WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY )
'full of frank humour and even more frank action.' (DAILY MIRROR (22.9.06) )
'Her writing [is] full of refreshing comedy and eye-watering advice...Belle's candid humour is compulsive.' (Katy Guest THE INDEPENDENT (22.9.06) )
'Whether she's describing peculiar fetishes or handing out agony aunt style advice, it's Belle's witty, stylish writing, rather than her salacious subject matter, that really stands out. Although more Bridget Jones in a brothel than Catherine Deneuve in Chanel, this tongue-in-cheek delight will nonetheless leave a smile on your face.' (Jo Hoare HEAT (30.9 - 6.10 2006) ***** )
Katy Guest, THE INDEPENDENT (22.9.06)
'Her writing [is] full of refreshing comedy and eye-watering advice...Belle's candid humour is compulsive.'
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What a let down! I loved Belle's first book. This one, was simply awful. I kept forcing myself to turn each page, hoping desperately that the story would pick up, that it would get interesting. It didn't. This book is boring and self indulgent. Belle talks for 322 pages and somehow manages to say nothing at all. I had hoped that when I got to the conclusion, I would discover why Belle thought her ramblings important enough to be published. There is no conclusion, she simply stops talking. I feel angry and cheated.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I wish I had read the other reviews before I bought this book but I had enjoyed the first one so much it never occurred to me that the second would be anything but briliant. How wrong I was. The Belle of the first book was a strong confident admirable woman that I bet a lot of women secretly wish to be, call girl career and all. I loved her open minded attitude to people and found her a thoroughly likeable peron.
SO!! what happened in the second book? Well her first mistake was giving up "the business". Turning herself into a normal girl was the worst thing Belle could do because with that came the boring dull life and a personality to match. It is hard to believe that this is the same girl. She has turned into a pathetic sap, letting 'the Boy' treated her like garbage and making excuses for his childish bevahiour. Please!! I can get that kind if drivel from the stupid girls at work.
My advice... Get your sexy knickers back on and go back to doing what you are best at. There's no shame in that.
SO!! what happened in the second book? Well her first mistake was giving up "the business". Turning herself into a normal girl was the worst thing Belle could do because with that came the boring dull life and a personality to match. It is hard to believe that this is the same girl. She has turned into a pathetic sap, letting 'the Boy' treated her like garbage and making excuses for his childish bevahiour. Please!! I can get that kind if drivel from the stupid girls at work.
My advice... Get your sexy knickers back on and go back to doing what you are best at. There's no shame in that.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you enjoyed the first book then save yourself the hassle with the second. Gone is the sassy confident call girl Belle. Obviously a certain amount of it had to be a veneer but ALL of it?
Instead she is replaced by a normal girl. Ordinarily this would be fine except she has been replaced by THAT girl. The one you have to hate.
Whining about a cheating boyfriend but never bothering to do anything about it, bitching about other girls behaviour as if her own is exemplary and acting like a 12 year old over her parents divorce...
It's like she has become a nasty version of Becky from the Shopaholic series... the difference being that Sophie Kinsella is well aware her heroine is a bit of a joke.
I spent the whole book skim reading and wishing Belle would put back on her working knickers as that's obviously where her backbone is. *pout* I just really hope it was a bad year as I'm pretty sure she deserves better and am damn sure she can write to a higher standard.
Instead she is replaced by a normal girl. Ordinarily this would be fine except she has been replaced by THAT girl. The one you have to hate.
Whining about a cheating boyfriend but never bothering to do anything about it, bitching about other girls behaviour as if her own is exemplary and acting like a 12 year old over her parents divorce...
It's like she has become a nasty version of Becky from the Shopaholic series... the difference being that Sophie Kinsella is well aware her heroine is a bit of a joke.
I spent the whole book skim reading and wishing Belle would put back on her working knickers as that's obviously where her backbone is. *pout* I just really hope it was a bad year as I'm pretty sure she deserves better and am damn sure she can write to a higher standard.
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banality of a call girl's life
I bought this book, after having seen a little bit of the attached T.V. series of the previous volume and thinking that perhaps there might be something to this phenomenenon. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Mr. Robert Marsland
a real let down
having read and loved her first book and also having watched the televison series, i could not wait to get my hands on this. what a let down it was. Read more
Published 4 months ago by libby_black
london call girl
love love love this book! reccomend it to anyone who enjoys this sort of writing! i couldnt put it down and i bought the series afterwards on dvd! Read more
Published 4 months ago by Millyyy
Great book
This is a great book, however it isnt as saucy as the first, but still a good read and has more of a story, i won't spoil the ending.
Published 9 months ago by Dee G
Awful :(
I really enjoyed the first book by Belle de Jour and (wrongfully) expected more of the same in this book! Read more
Published 11 months ago by Swottyboots
Fab!!
Yet another fun, fab book from Belle, great value, great condition, speedy delivery& hilarious witty story you just can't put down! Fantastic, Happy Customer! :-)
Published 12 months ago by Kristina Gray
Hmmm part 2
I read the first book and was disappointed, the second was no better.
See my first review for details.
See my first review for details.
Published 13 months ago by mishapie
FANTASTIC!
I received this book literally in brand new condition (although it was conditioned as 'good') and shorter than the delivery time! I WILL DEFINITELY SHOP FROM YOU AGAIN :D
Published 14 months ago by Sev
Hardly a diary of a call girl when she quits after the 1st 10 pages!
I loved the first book and so was so excited to recieve the second.
But it was SOOOOO BORING!
How can it be called diary of a call girl when she quits after the first ten... Read more
But it was SOOOOO BORING!
How can it be called diary of a call girl when she quits after the first ten... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Jenny_Clark
Still witty but mostly disappointing
I bought this book after I read the first one as I felt it was only right to read the second. I have to admit I am hugely disappointed, it isnt as good as the first one, but the... Read more
Published 21 months ago by KG
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