The Fabulous High Life

Advantages: Great Fun
Disadvantages: None

...One Fifth Avenue is the latest novel from Candace Bushnell, author of the book that was the basis for the supremely popular 'Sex And The City' television series and film. I have to be honest, I did try to read 'Sex And The City', but after three attempts I gave up. I hate to start a book and not finish it (in fact this is probably only the third time I've done it), but I just couldn't get interested in the characters or get used to the mish-mash style of the chapters, despite the fact that I have watched, and often enjoyed, the TV series. So, it was with a certain amount of reluctance that I started to read 'One Fifth Avenue' and wow, what a difference! Number One, Fifth Avenue is a coveted address in New York. It is a grand and intricate old house with bucket-loads of history that has now been split into various-sized apartments...

dkm1981 29.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of One Fifth Avenue - Candace Bushnell

Insight into a model's life

Advantages: Interesting read
Disadvantages: Infuriating main character

...Anyone who has read 4 blondes by Candace Bushnell will recognise Janey Wilcox, the centre character in this story. In 4 blondes, she was working as a model and basically used sex with rich men as a way of paying for her summer vacations. As 4 blondes ends, she’s 27 with a future as a screenplay writer… This picks up her story at 32, she’s got a major modelling contract, but underneath, she is still the same person. She’s very selfish, and still using people to get what she wants, including in her eventual marriage. Even her friendships seem to be with the people who can do something for her, rather than actual feelings towards anyone. Her whole life seems shallow. Even whenever her sister really needs her, she’s too interested in herself to really be there for her. Also, her new best friend...

fuzzibear 16.09.2004 · Read review
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Review of Trading Up - Candace Bushnell

No Sex in this City

Advantages: It attracted a cult following and inspired an immensely popular tv show
Disadvantages: Trying to make a column into a book, and failing

...As a recent convert to the popular television show, I had great hopes for this book, bought on impulse for £5, but I'm afraid it let me down. Big time. I could easily see that many of the storylines, characters and witty one-liners were borrowed to create the series, but the whole thing felt very loosely held together, with little connection between one story and the next. Of course it was not originally designed to be a novel, Sex and the City was Candace Bushnell's newspaper column, and unfortunately I got a very clear sense of this when reading it. The premise of the book was a good one, and when it was originally written, it seemed to represent a whole generation of young, single and attractive girls-about-town, but, unlike with the series, I felt little or no connection to the characters and the stories left me feeling cold. In...

00DutsonE 06.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Sex and the City - Candace Bushnell

Four Dumb Blones

Advantages: slightly entertaining and easy to read
Disadvantages: stupid inappropriate endings,confusing at times,quite boring storylines

...Candace Bushnell has got to be one of the most successful women today. Millions will know her as the creator of ?Sex and the City?, a television series based on her life in New York. She released the ?Sex and the City? book in 1999 and that really took off, so in 2000 she decided to release another book called ?4 Blondes?. Now I admit, I?ve never watched an episode of Sex and the City. I?m one of the only people I know that hasn?t. That is mainly because I couldn?t really be bothered to watch it so late at night. And again if I?m totally truthful, I only know that Candace Bushnell created Sex and the City because I saw an interview with her on ?This Morning? with Fern and Phil. My first impressions of her were that she is absolutely beautiful and is beaming with confidence and ?girl power?.I used to stereotype authors as being...

AimeeLouise18 29.07.2004 · Read review
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Review of 4 Blondes - Candace Bushnell

Don't let the unknown make put you off

Advantages: Nice sharp image, good field of view, duarable
Disadvantages: Slightly heavy, unknown make

...These binoculars are made by DPS, quite an unknown make in the UK and Europe. For once though, this doesn?t mean that the binoculars are lower quality, as one may expect. These binoculars, which I purchased for longer distances, as they have a nice 10X Magnification and a wide 50mm Field of View, have and still do serve me well for long distances and field work. The binoculars provide a good magnification and field of view for the price, and provide a nice sharp and bright picture. This is especially good for longer distances were detail is very helpful, or at low light, were a bright picture is needed. Coming back to the quality, it is of a very high standard and well made. These binoculars will last for quite a long time; although after a few bumps they show ever so slightly signs of weakness. This is to be expected though, and I am...

Don_Rustone 12.05.2004 · Read review
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Review of 10x50 DPS R (Porro Prism)

Stick to the series!

Advantages: It changed the face of TV...
Disadvantages: but not the face of literature!!!

...OK, I'm not exactly sure how to begin this review. I have just literally finished reading Candace Bushnell's 'Sex and the City' and I have been rendered almost speechless... doesn't happen very often I can assure you! I have no idea what I was expecting because I am so used to TV/movies versions of books being completely different, but I certainly wasn't expecting what I did get... absolutely nothing! I adored 'Sex and the City' and was so sad to see it end. I think it revolutionized TV, the way we think about sex in general, and definitly what men think we get up to during girly chats! It has spawned a generation of Carrie-wannabes, a changed society in general because of its openness and complex look at urban life. But unfortunately I don't have to talk about the show, I have to talk about the book, which is going to make this...

louise_julie82 25.03.2004 · Read review
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Review of Sex and the City - Candace Bushnell

Like.... totally..

Advantages: Easy to read, Witty
Disadvantages: Far too long for a book on this topic

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cocoklo 29.11.2005 · Read review
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Review of Trading Up - Candace Bushnell

Very happy with these.

Advantages: Great basic bird watching binoculars, clear detailed vision.
Disadvantages: Carry pouch could have been more generous.

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Bruceandjimsdad 23.01.2003 · Read review
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Review of Bushnell 8x30 Natureview

Rubbish!

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Not for UK, and they don't tell you up front!

...This is a joke. I signed up - and the potential earnigns are good - 10 x 50 points for viewing certain sites each day, which is 50 cents, plus payment for other page views. used it for a few days, then checked it out and this is for the US only!!! No mention during sign up. They say that it will be UK eventually, but no indication if points earned now will count or not! Of course they don't tell you as all your page views and surfing in ignorance still put money in their pockets! Avoid - a bag of shite - very poor attitude from a company ostensibly wnating toi break into the UK market...

buchanan17 13.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of altavista.com

One of your collection MUST HAVE

Advantages: Addictive
Disadvantages: To much smoking

...Writers:Darren Star (creator) and Candace Bushnell (novel) TV Series:"Sex and the City" (1998 -2004) Genre: Comedy | Romance ~Cast~ Sarah Jessica Parker - Carrie Bradshaw Kristin Davis - Charlotte York McDougal Kim Cattrall - Samantha Jones Cynthia Nixon - Miranda Hobbes Chris Noth - Mr. Big This is absolutely one of my most favourite tv series ever, it is entertaining and you can relate to the characters storyline in real life. The pink and black shoe box style nicely presented box set of every episode from season 1-6. There's a total of eighteen disks and 94 episodes altogether. Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, "Sex and the City" is about four young and educated female friends living and working in New York City. The show revolves around the various relationships and life problems experienced...

Tammyjo 13.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Sex And The City - Series 1-6 (Box Set) (DVD)