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The Carrie Diaries opens up in Carrie's senior year of high school. She and her best friends -- Walt, Lali, Maggie, and the Mouse -- are inseparable, amid the sea of Jens, Jocks and Jets. And then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture. Sebastian is a bad boy-older, intriguing, and unpredictable. Carrie falls into the relationship that she was always supposed to have in high school-until a friend's betrayal makes her question everything. With her high school days coming to a close, Carrie will realize it's finally time to go after everything she ever wanted.
Rabid fans of Sex and the City will love seeing Carrie Bradshaw evolve from a regular girl into a sharp, insightful writer. They'll learn about her family background -- how she found her writing voice, and the indelible impression her early friendships and relationships left on her. We'll see what brings Carrie to her beloved New York City, where the next Carrie Diaries book will take place.
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Posted May 14, 2010
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It's time to meet Carrie. Before there was Carrie Bradshaw with Sex and the City, there was only Carrie, nicknamed Bradley by her friends, from Castlebury, Connecticut. The Carrie Diaries, a prequel to Candace Bushnell's book Sex and the City, and to which the TV series is based on, introduces Carrie and shows how she was sculpted into the woman she became.
The first Sex and the City book was published in 1997 and was scripted into a HBO TV series of the same name in 1998 and lasting through 2004. Sarah Jessica Parker starred as Carrie in the series and reprised her role in the movies as well.
The book tracks Carrie's senior year in high school, along with details about her family life, her friends, and her experiences with the good, sweet guys, and bad, toxic guys. Fans of Sex and the City will be familiar with the Carrie they have come to know. Her fashion statements began at a young age while wearing red Mary Jane shoes to kindergarten, and only have progressed even more entering a life of adulthood with her thrifty white go-go boots, and her sassy, yet youthful attitude has not changed a bit.
Aimed mostly at teens, and true Sex and the City fans, the whirlwind of high school and all its drama is presented in a way that everyone can relate to. Breakups and makeups, secrets hidden by friends, family trouble, and always that one popular girl who makes your life hell, is what Carrie, her friends and family go through in one single year.
Though all the drama, which makes you actually think you are reliving your high school year, Carrie knows what she wants to be in life and goes after it. Amid her and her friends smoking behind the school, or taking shots down at the local bar, she does everything in her power to get it, but the question is if it all pays off or not.
With an ending that will keep you captivated waiting for the second installment of this book set to come out next summer, this book shapes a popular character and a better understanding on her adolescent lifestyle. Fans alike will never want to put this book down.
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Posted May 11, 2012
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Talented writer. Great story line. Enjoyed this book!
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Posted April 27, 2010
I love an "origin" story as much as anyone else, however, I just wish that Candace Bushnell watched "Sex And The City" the tv series as much as I did. Fans of the show will remember that Carrie indicated in season four that her father "quit" both her mother and her when she was five years old. However, in the book, Bushnell has Carrie's mother dying of cancer and she and her sister being raised by their widower father. Being a die hard fan of the show, this about change ruined the book for me.
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Posted April 28, 2010
I find it strange that anyone would comment negatively about an author's character. Carrie from The Carrie Diaries is one of the most kick-ass literary female characters I've read since The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. She's quick as a whip, funny as hell and doesn't take any flack from anyone. The way Candace has written the true Carrie makes me love the TV version of her even more. Candace shows you what it took to get where Carrie is when we meet her in the show - finally someone spells it out that you don't just arrive in NYC and move into some fabulous apartment and start writing for Vogue. That's the dream and you have to work hard to get there and bring your experiences that shaped you with you -- that's what matters. I love the new characters. And I love feeling like a teenager again through this book - all the wonder about what's going to happen next. I can't wait to read the next one!!!
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Posted April 28, 2010
For all of those who are expecting this book to be an exact prequel to the Carrie you know from the Sex and the City series...please remember, Carrie was, is and will always be Candace's character. The little details they dropped about her prior history were by other writers for the show.
The book is an engaging look at how a young girl finds her way through that last year of high school. It has a bit of nostalgia for all the 80's grads, all the drama of young love, the banter of close friends and enemies, and the excitement and fear about the future. One can be a fan of this book and the series.
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Posted June 17, 2010
I am an avid SATC fan, but this book was just awful. Somehow I managed to read it through. I do not know how this character of Carrie can be the same Manhattan Carrie. It was very disappointed. It was a quick read and may be ok for high schoolers to keep interest, but not adult women who can relate to SATC.
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Posted May 2, 2010
I liked this book. it wasn't the best book i read but it wasn't the worst. overall it was a good book that im happy i read. It will be easy for young girls to relate to this book. and yes there is a twist at the ending which most people will prbaly expect. i do think the book is a little predictable but still a really good book. PLEASE READ THE REVIEWS BEFORE YOU BUY THE BOOK ! It seems most people who buy the book are big sex and the city fans and there expecting carrie Bradshaw to be exactly the one they know. that is not the case. I like sex and the city but haven't really followed it so the character difference isn't really that much of a problem for me. And to the people who said they wish Candace would have watched the show before she wrote this book: Candace is the one WHO INVENTED carrie bradshaw. the show copied her character and put there own twist on it. so she had every write to change what she wants about carrie.
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Posted January 17, 2013
Really awesome book
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Posted March 7, 2013
Best book ever realy worth your money have it on nook and real book
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Posted January 28, 2013
The book was okay but the televison series is a lot better!!!! The televison series has a lot more depth with the characters than the book! I bought it because i thought it would be like the show, but its not. And its a lot slower than the tv series
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Posted January 9, 2011
Boring and doesn't keep interest !!! Very lacking!!!
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.i was hoping for a little more cross over, maybe carrie starting out in NYC meeting her pals, ect, instead, it was a whiny high school novel, and carrie was "in love" with an emotionally abusive boy. i found it difficult to read and totally unlikeable.
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Posted May 20, 2010
I hated this book not only because the characters were completely shallow, followed intense norms of patriarchy that forced characters into completely predictable situations, but also because the entire book has no real purpose. It doesn't appear that the characters ever really learn anything, and nor do the readers. This book was a waste of my time and a huge disappointment. I found it hard to even get through because of my disdain for the characters and the happenings within their lives.
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Posted May 15, 2010
I know I should have read the summary before I purchased this book. but I trusted the author so i bought it without knowing that it was about a hightschool kid. I'm almost 30 and I don't care about highschool drama. so i was a little disappointed
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I absolutely loved this book. The characters were witty and qorky and I totally could picture Sarah Jessica Parker playing the Carrie in High School that Candace portrayed. The ending was awesome! I CAN NOT WAIT FOR THE SECOND SERIES! HURRY UP! I had to read it fast, I couldn't wait for the next issue/drama/fun!
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Posted May 12, 2013
So let me start by saying, if you're looking for a book that mirrors the new CW TV show, The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell is not the book for you. However, if you're looking for a nice easy summer read that leads into the epic Sex in the City series this is a perfect read! It is loosely related and includes most of the characters, but this is one story that has not been seen on TV.
We follow Carrie Bradshaw during her high school years. Carrie is a senior with her core group of friends. This story has it all: boys, love, betrayal, family and of course friendship. It was nice to see Carrie before she became CARRIE, but at times it was difficult to imagine the character we've all grown to love on HBO as ever being the Carrie in The Carrie Diaries. Yes, we're introduced to her budding writing career and it is nice to see that the future sex columnist is one of the only virgins left in her high school but there are so many times where I find myself yelling at the book because the strong and capable Carrie Bradshaw as a teen seems weak and timid and slightly annoying. That being said, it is still a good prequel to the show we all know and love. A good easy beach read, just don't look for any profound twist and turns or coming of age breakthroughs.
Anonymous
Posted May 10, 2013
This book is fantastic, highly addictive to women of almost all ages. Even though the storyline may be set in the late-seventies to early-eighties, all of the themes used are relatable. Betrayal, romance, suspense, and many unexpected plot turns. I give it 4.5 out of five and a must-read.
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Posted April 2, 2013
I was excited to read this and up until today I have lost interest since I missed the last 2 shows. Great read for teens and not for adults though.
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Posted March 29, 2013
I am crazy lesbian
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Posted March 8, 2013
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I am not the biggest fan of reading, nor am I the fastest reader out there....but I couldn't put the book down and finished it in 2 days. I read this book because of The Carrie Diaries TV show. They both do not match up, but I like both of them very much. The book kept my interest the entire time and was very well written. Candace did a very good job! Wish there wasn't 2 books, I flew through both of them too quickly. It's a fun, easy read and I suggest everyone read it!
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Overview
The Carrie Diaries opens up in Carrie's senior year of high school. She and her best friends -- Walt, Lali, Maggie, and the Mouse -- are inseparable, amid the sea of Jens, Jocks and Jets. And then Sebastian Kydd comes into the picture. Sebastian is a bad boy-older, intriguing, and ...