Much like "He's Just Not That Into You," this book turns the tables and shines the spotlight on the fact that we as women are very quick to "settle." Kerner states that many times, we see the problems with our mate, but choose to ignore them so that we do not have to be alone.The behaviors and scena...
Brooklyn's famed neighborhood of Park Slope has it all: the sprawling, majestic Prospect Park; acclaimed public schools; historic brownstones; and progressive values. The more upwardly mobile New Yorkers discover its virtues, the more that claiming a stake in Park Slope becomes a competitive sport.I...
Much like "He's Just Not That Into You," this book turns the tables and shines the spotlight on the fact that we as women are very quick to "settle." Kerner states that many times, we see the problems with our mate, but choose to ignore them so that we do not have to be alone.The behaviors and scen...
It's really more of a 1.5 - there is some humor here and I certainly know (or have, at least, seen) parents like these - the ones who probably shouldn't have had children yet because they, themselves, aren't exactly adults. But I really just took no pleasure in this read. Not a whit. I was irrita...
The book is well-written, and when I read that the author is also a screenwriter, I could see that in the book. It's feels like you are watching it while reading. And also, the book is so very New York. I had to dig deeper and the author actually lives in the area in the book. It feels real, like yo...
This book was alright but I don't think it deserved some of the horrendous reviews I've seen on here. I'm not exactly sure what people were expecting, but it was just like a TV show of some sorts. I liked the four women who's lives intersected each other from time to time. This is definitely not the...
With Prospect Park West, I was faced with a dilemma: how do I base my rating of the story when the characters are totally unlikable? These women are the most shallow, narcissistic women (not to mention mothers) I've ever read. They are so self-obsessed till it's not funny. Literally. There were time...
This chick lit story reads as a television or movie plot. It really reminded me of Candace Bushnell in a really good way and the fact that I try not to look up any reviews or details about the author until I am involved in the story and was glad I didn't. I really want to know how the author was abl...
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