Everyone Worth Knowing - Lauren Weisberger

...She is pushed around by everyone and doesn't make a stand for what she wants. Even in the end she somehow quits her job and just lets things 'happen'. And the fact that she moans and drones on about how it's tedious to be famous and have money gets annoying. Penelope is Bette's best friend. She is marrying a complete loser who is so obviously cheating on her and her parents can't stand. She eventually gets phased out of Bette's life. Cue the inevitable ...
...at the end. Boring. Philip Weston is a spoiled rich kid who is using Bette as a distraction from the media. I know it's completely off topic, but if you've ever seen The Simpsons where Troy McClure marries Selma to take all the attention off his strange personal life, then you've read this. It turns out that Philip is gay, and Bette walks in on him and another member of her company having sex. This character changes throughout the book and occupies ...

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After being let go from her 80-hour a week banking job, you would forgive Bette for mooching around her New York City apartment for a little while, eating junk food, watching daytime television and paying attention to her adorable little dog Millington. Concerned about her future, however, uncle Will quickly steps in to call in a favour and land Bette a job in super-cool PR firm Kelly & Company as an event planner. Trading in the boring suits for ...
...in New York City, working 24-7, always on call. She socializes with the most famous people from East and West Coast alike and quickly becomes boss Kelly's favourite new employee - be it for all the wrong reasons. Suddenly Bette finds her private life smeared across the tabloids - be it just because she suddenly seems to be the girlfriend of New York's most successful lawyer and eligible bachelor Philip Weston. Torn between two worlds, Bette often ...

Delicate_Orchid 26.05.2006 (28.05.2006) · Read full review
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==The Author== Everyone Worth Knowing is written by author Lauren Weisberger. Lauren is probably better known for her book The Devil Wears Prada. I must confess that I haven't read this book but did see the film and this is what prompted me to read this book of hers. Everyone Worth Knowing was published back in 2005 however it did not reach the popularity or sales figures of her debut book The Devil Wears Prada. ==The Book== The book tells the ...
...in New York City working for an investment bank. Her life style is a far cry from her upbringing with her parents who are portrayed in the book as vegan hippies! Bette's wealthy gay uncle and his boyfriends live in New York as well and she often visits their penthouse apartment, these visits and her book club meeting seem to be her only social life. Bette suddenly decides to quite her job in the bank as she has had enough of all the restrictions ...

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I bought this book on impulse whilst in Waterstones, as the cover was very similar to that of 'The Devil Wears Prada', and I had enjoyed that book. As a note - the copy I own does not have the same cover as is included in the product description here. Having read the book, I can now state that it is definitely a good read, but not as good as Weisberger's more famous novel, 'The Devil Wears Prada'. **Blurb** "Bette gets paid to party...And she can ...
...to Manhatten's hottest clubs and meeting 'everyone worth knowing' is a million miles away from her old banking job. When she turns up in the gossip columns with a notorious British playboy, it delights her publicity-mad new boss. But her family and her friends want to know what happened to the girl who loved bad novels, 80s music and always had time for them. Can Bette say goodbye to the glamour and the Gucci and step back into the real world? ...

amytheduck 27.05.2007 · Read full review
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Everyone worth knowing is written by the international bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Wiesberger. Bette is stuck in her boring job in banking and hating it, she has a creepy annoying boss, and doesn't even get time to leave her desk for a lunchbreak. Sounds vile right? That is until one day she's pushed too far and Bette announces she is leaving and thanks to her fabulous reporter uncle Will she manages to bag the most sought ...
...success of her debut novel, Everyone worth knowing didn't live up to the expectation. The story of Bette's rise to page six party girl fame is most young girls fantasy and one thing that can be said for this story is that it shows that sometimes when fantasy turns to reality it's not the fantastic dream life you may have wished for. And that lurking around every corner of your successful life will always be someone who wants to take you down. I ...

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...and hot spots and knows everyone worth knowing. New York is her latest sexy late-night playground. Before she knows what happens Bette is suddely being slandered in the celebrity gossip pages as the girlfriend of a very motorious British playboy who seems to be everywhere that she goes! Her family and friends are pretty shocked to think that Bette has turned in to a bit of a typical socialite and are wondering what happened to the 80s loving, junk ...
...to decide once and for all whether she wants to be a part of the celebrity world or a part of the real world! And it's not as easy to decide as she thought it would be. The book has some fantastic moments including when she is organising a party for Jay-z (how great would that be?!). I would definitely recommend this book as it was a great read and one that kept me up on a few nights running just so I could try and finish it! It's a real page turner. ...

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