Everyone Worth Knowing

This was recommended to me by a friend of mine, and whilst I did enjoy the story and the romance ? Between Sammy and Bette, I needed more of a finish for Elisa, Abby and Phillip. There seemed to be no real conclusion- nor any retribution for any of their actions. But I guess that’s pretty realistic scenario, when you’re a good looking Caucasian man and woman, so I guess it’s really par for course, but it still left me with the hunger of retribution.

The reviews that say that this is a poorly constructed, disappointing, overhyped book baffle me. Yeah, it's not life changing. I'm not going to still be thinking about it in a year, or a week, or even tomorrow. But chick-lit isn't supposed to be like that. It's supposed to be something you read on the beach, or in the bathtub. Kind of like watching the Style Network, only you don't have to deal with infomercials at 3am, and you can do it while your boyfriend is sleeping without worrying about waking him.I've read some pretty awful chick-lit books (most anything by Red Dress Ink before they got off the ground falls into that column) but this one's pretty good. It's a bit long, and I speed-read the last 30 or so pages (isn't the predictable ending a hallmark of chick-lit?) and there are some sideplots that I didn't quite care about, but all in all, I liked it.The thing I like the most about Lauren Weisberger - in her first book, as well as this one - is that her heroines always come to the conclusion that there's more "out there" than what they initially expected. Her books go a bit deeper than a lot in the genre - most chick-lit deals with young women coming into their own and getting the guy in between leg waxings, but these books show girls getting what they thought they wanted, becoming disillusioned, and realizing what's really important in life.I also like her heroines because they take risks, and seem to have their heads firmly on their shoulders, despite some setbacks. They're characters I'd want to hang out with - girls who feel more comfortable in sweats than couture and who prefer a night in with the dog than a night out at the hottest new club. The storylines are believable (I worked in PR and she doesn't lie) and the characters are engaging.All in all, it's a good read. I give it five stars for being a good example of what the genre should be - light, airy, fun, and requiring minimal thought.

Weisberger's first novel The Devil Wears Prada hinged on a similar fish-out-of-water scenario, only this time it feels like a fake.27 year old Bettina Robinson (Bette) quits her job at a New York Bank and finds work at a posh PR agency, changing her dark pants and old jackets for low cut Seven jeans and barely there tops so she can hang out with the beautiful people at "in" places like Bungalow 8, Nobu, The Meat Packing District, etc. although she is so clueless that at first she doesn't even know what Bungalow 8 is.Bette begins as an entertaining enough character, but it isn't long before Weisberger's caricature of her becomes tedious: Bette is surprisingly successful at her new job, even as she's constantly complaining about the ridiculousness of what the world of fashion and celebs brings to one's plate, i.e., orchestrating Manhattan social events in such a way that the agency's clients look good in gossip columns such as Page Six.Bette's personal life gets equally ludicrous treatment, as she enters into a "just for looks" and very public relationship with gay British heartthrob, as her friends and family, as well as the guy she really fancies, look terrified.The book occasionally entertains but not nearly often enough. Kind of disappointing compared with her 1st novel.

I liked the Devil Wears Prada but was annoyed by the lack of understanding from the main character's friends and family. I was very disappointed to find that theme the focus of Weisberger's second book. In both books the women are working crazy jobs with long hours. The author keeps rehashing how difficult the working situations are and how upset the girls friends are that they aren't around as much. These women need to stand up for themselves! Obviously Weisberger blew off her friends when she worked at Vogue, but she needs to stop whining about it and write some characters with back-bone! As a busy lawyer, I often have to cancel dinner or weekend plans because of the demands of work. My friends may not be thrilled, but they understand. They certainly don't ignore me or refuse to speak to me as the characters in this book do. The author seems to feel that good people never put work first. I think she needs to be a bit more in touch with the real world.

Many have rated "The Devil Wears Prada" as Lauren Weisberger's best book; however, I find "Everyone Worth Knowing" at the level of maturity which merits my absolutely topnotch rating. An in-depth, participant observer expose on the truth of slick magazine publication and advertising. More generally, how things really operate. Above all, "Everyone Worth Knowing" illustrates the whole process of prestige and its influence in every corner of society and upon our subliminal, civilized consciousness. An absolute read!

It's a pleasant and entertaining read.

A fun read. A nicely developed romance story with enough twists and turns to keep you reading. LIght and easy, this is a pleasant summer read.

It was really good

I’ve reached about half way through and just can’t read any further. It got off to a promising start but completely lost me about a third of the way through. It’s padded out with chunks of unnecessary conversations with random people and you can tell how dated it is from some of the ways in which the author talks about men and women. The whole “skinny/losing weight = beautiful” is a running theme throughout and, like most other women, I imagine, I’m just utterly fed up of that trope. In short, I wouldn’t waste your money.

Ok, this isn't great literature but I like Weisenberger's light touch and wayward humour. The whole point is that the book is full of people NOT worth knowing - the PR girls, models, celebrities who assume the world revolves around them. Bette's descent into their world is deliberately over the top, exposing the bitchiness, back-stabbing and hypocrisy of which this fake and frivolous lifestyle consists. Offsetting this, are Bette's true friends: her hippy-dippy parents, her old-fashioned girl friends obsessed with Harlequin romances, even her hard-working, talented potential boyfriend.There are lots of points at which this books feels aimless and directionless, it's almost like a series of magazine columns rather than a fully-plotted novel, but that makes it very easy to pick up and put down - ideal for reading in the bath or just before bed.So this certainly isn't a page-turning, just-one-more-chapter read, but it's a nice antidote to the idea that celebrity is the high point of anyone's life.

First of all I was shocked at the amount of negative reviews! I loved this book, I physically couldn't shut it. For me it had everything: A big makeover-transformation, two possible love interests, an unknown Bitch lurking in every chapter, several Gay references, countless parties, Best Friends, rude idots plaguing the book, a big twist at the end and of course Weisberger's glamorous presents that charmed us all during "The Devil Wears Prada"! I wasn't expecting Charles Dickens or some very poetic and descriptive piece of writing (which I suspect the bad reviewers did). No, simply a good old girly read to make me smile at the end of the day and that's exactly what I got.

I love this writer, have read all her books but she is not normally someone I look out for releasing books for some reason. When I saw this book and realised I had not read it, downloaded it straight way and tucked into it. Very Good, thoroughly enjoyed it. really good read

Couldn't really get into it...I loved The Devil Wears Prada and Revenge Wears Prada, but I did not enjoy this book that much. Couldn't get passed the first few chapters...