I bought this during the great self-imposed No Book Buying Moratorium of 2006. Why? Because I was stuck at Newark airport due to "weather". I was halfway through the last book in my carryon when they announced that we'd be at least 2 hours delayed, and knowing that I had a 3+ hour flight in front of me after that wait, I felt confident that buying a book during The Moratorium was excusable.

This book fascinated me for a dozen reasons, not the least of which is that I find celebrity very intriguing. And celebrities who are only famous for being famous (I mean you, Paris Hilton) -- well, they're even more entertaining :)

Here's a part that's particularly telling: "Is it wierd that there's someone taking pictures of us eating dinner?" He'd chuckled. "Of course not, dear, that's precisely why we're all here. If there's no photo in the party pages, did the party really happen?"

And there you go. A Paris Hilton-esque version of "it a tree falls in the forest ..."

This was sort of a similar plot to The Devil Wears Prada in that the main character at first eschews her role in her new job, then embraces it, and then finally realizes she doesn't like the person she's become and how she's alienated all of her friends and family to the exclusion of all but her BlackBerry, etc., etc., etc. And I liked it a lot :)

And of course the ending was utterly charming ... and gives you a nice warm feeling in your tummy.

And I think it would be a very fun movie, if they could get tons and tons of celebrities to make cameo appearances.

Another thing that totally shocked me was the company Bette worked for. Let's just say it's a big surprise. Because of this, I'm going to share this book with some work friends, I think.

Ant gave me this book when I was visiting her to celebrate her 40th birthday! WOO HOO!

I did not enjoy this book as much as Weisberger's first. The plot was transparent and why does she have to walk out when she comes to her senses? Lots of people have epiphanies in non-dramatic moments. She could have realized she hated her current life in a healthy, responsible way and then gone on to be true to herself.

I did like the drawn our nature of the heroine and her love interest - and I really liked him. I also appreciated the parallel of the trashy novel and this book. The "true, undying love" and Bette's life is a fun contrast.

The ending was "charming" - good word.

I'll send this back to you for your work friends.

I'm on a bidness trip, so I brought this book to share ... and remembered that I hadn't "caught" it when my sis sent it back to me. Now it's in my possession, but not for long. I'll pass it on tomorrow.

This book was given to me by my FF during her last trip to lovely Weehawken. The main character works at the same firm that she and I work for.

I had to pick this book up three times before it caught my interest. Sometimes , you just have to be in the right mood to read chick lit.

The third time was the charm. It was amusing, light reading. The story line was slightly preditable though I liked the fact the main character decided to write romance novels in the end.

I'm going to leave this in the common area of our new work space.