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‘A hilarious, witty comedy of modern manners.' Adele Parks author of Game Over and Playing Away.
‘Funny and worth a read’ Company
‘refreshingly sharp and witty social satire… pacey, unabashedly reactionary fable, and the author’s astute observations are fleshed by plenty of insider know-how’ Daily Mail
‘funny, cynical, and genuinely knowing about media London… the most superbly reactionary fable’ Evening Standard
‘wicked modern satire’ Daily Express
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‘funny, cynical, and genuinely knowing about media London... the most superbly reactionary fable’
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is humour at its best - painful as well as funny. The agonies of the smart London media set made me laugh out loud throughout the book (and guess what, there's also a real old fashioned love story too). The reason this book is so much better than just slick funny is that the author is clearly so at home in the world she describes, but sees through the desperation behind the eager smiles. Daisy Waugh can create a twist in emotion in the cleverest ways. If you wish you were back in London, read this, and thank God for rural England. If you're at the beginning of the media rat run read this, laugh, feel uncomfortable and beware. Well done Daisy Waugh and hurry up with the next one.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I'd read two of Daisy Waugh's books before I bought this one and absolutely loved them, and I also like her Sunday Times column. Sadly I only managed to struggle to page 66 before giving up on this one. The story is about people in the media - PR, television, etc. and none of them are particularly nice. In fact, they are horrible. I think a writer needs a certain skill to be able to write unpleasant characters and make them appealing at the same time. With no plot to speak of there was really no reason why I should spend any more time with the likes of these people. The character, Charlie, who seemed to be the only nice person was too predictable and too cliched to perk my interest and I really wasn't made to care how a relationship between him and Jo of the PR firm, Top Spin, might develop. Not for me, I'm afraid.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I could very easily have given up after the first chapter, but im glad I didnt. An enjoyable story but too similar to Bridget Jones diary and the Shopaholic series for me to rave about it.
A good story, but it felt like the plot was being very thinly stretched at the end. And who ever thought it was a bright idea to put the "New you rule" pages in a funky font wants shooting, bad idea and not neccesary, you could have left those pages out all together.
I would definitely read another Daisy Waugh book, but this one was more borrow it from the library rather than buy it ......
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