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At first this seems like a super "lite" book, reminded me of the "Shopaholic" books. (Which is ironic, because early on in this book Semple clearly pokes fun at the "Shopaholic" books!) Many chapters are only a page or two in length. And our "heroine" is such a bald-faced liar, you find it hard to sympathize at all with her. Not to mention the other characters - seemingly bad clichés the lot of them. And then something wonderful happens. After a rough start (first fourth of the book) this becomes a wonderful parable, a modern fairy tale. It's sweet, it's painful - it's funny. Any writer who can take a gross, out-of-shape, disgusting man who almost dies by choking on his own vomit (yes, I said vomit) and make him into a wonderful, wonderful person knows a thing or two about writing a good tale! Worth the read.
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I enjolyed this book a lot. The heroine is a make-up artist at a counter in a department store she lives in fantasyland and tells everyone she has a PR job. An easy-to-read amusing book.
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Have just finished this book, and I have to admit, I could not put it down.
This is in fact Andrea Semple's second helping after The Ex-Factor, which I have unfortunately not read (that is, until it arrives on my doorstep hopefully next week). After reading the book's synopsis, I thought it would be a funny, light read - I was more than happy.
Faith Wishart is a make-up girl. Not a model, not a make-up artist - a department store make-up girl. However, her mother thinks that she has a top PR job. Why? Because Faith made it all up. She has also invented her own perfect boyfriend to please her mother. All she needs is the real version - and that's when it all goes horribly wrong.
After losing her dad, her mother has turned cleaning into an obsession. Her successful brother practically wears a halo, and her runaway sister has recently turned into a celebrity. But Faith is simply a makeup girl. Hardly impressive, ro so she thinks.
Without giving too much away, I have to say that this is a fabulous read. Despite the fact that Faith Wishart is a character so unbelievable it's - well, unbelievable - it's definitely one of those read-in-a-day titles.
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Fast paced and funny read!
I loved Andera Semple's first novel, 'The Ex-Factor', and I thought this one was even better. She has such a dry sense of humour, and I found myself laughing out loud at Faith's... Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2005
Make-up from a few other authors.
I read Andrea Semple's first book and thought that it showed a great deal of potential as a first novel goes, this book is a complete waste of paper - though most of it was empty... Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2005 by Fran
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