One Fifth Avenue

pleasantly surprised

This book has been in my book pile for awhile. It was like a movie that you really don't want to go see, but are dragged to, then you are pleasantly surprised. No, this is not a "Sex In the City" book. This is a fresh story about people who live at One Fifth Ave and how their everyday lives are entangled. I enjoyed and recommend.

6 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

An okay read

I got this book as a birthday present and could not wait to read this as my first summer read. I can honestly say I was truly disappointed. There were too many characters and not enough story surrounding each character. I kept waiting for the story line to pick up but after around page 300 I realized it wouldn't. At that point I was too far along to stop. For me, her other books were far more superior to this one.

6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

Not my type of book

It seemed like it would be interesting from the synopsis, and thats why I ordered it. It started out to be a fun read until I got into about 20 pages and then the graphic sexual intonations started. I do not care for graphic illustrations of sexual behavior and was so disappointed to see that it resorted to this. I really wish there were ratings on books so I would not waste my money on this type of writing.

3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Highly entertaining in-flight reading.

I read ONE FIFTH AVENUE on a flight home from France after picking it up in the English-language section at the airport. I'd never read any of Candace Bushnell's books before, and I was very pleasantly surprised. While I wouldn't say it's a five-star work of great literature, I'd definitely judge it a five-star airplane read. Very entertaining!

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Good Rainy Day Book

As expected, this is not a knock your socks off, make you think classic. It's a quick and dirty chick lit. While very enjoyable, don't expect anything too out of the ordinary or surprising. I very much enjoyed this book the first time through, although not Bushnell's best book by far. I would recommend reading it if you're looking for a funny, up beat book. However, it's probably not a book you'll want to read a second time.

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Gets really good half way through!

This is an easy summer read that will have you staying up all night trying to finish it. At first the book starts off ok but that it become a spicy chick lit and you won't want to put it down!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Fun Read

Full of interesting and very real characters. I thought the plot was focused and even though I have never lived in New York I was able to appreciate the setting and life style of the characters. I understood and could relate to each character as an individual. I also appreciate that the story line came back around. There were several characters introduced throughout the story and it was clear how each character was related to the story and had significance to each other. I loved the book and was happy I took the time to read it!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

A great read full of real-life characters.

Sex and the City was such a great read, so I was unsure how this one would go. Not to worry, the author did a supurb job of giving the reader some interesting and unforgettable characters. Loved reading about the pricy lifestyles, that's for sure. All in all, it was a fun escape!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Page 666

If live is full of suffering, then One Fifth Avenue is as good a place as any to suffer. The rich and famous all have their glitches to deal with, and some of them can be outright nasty when doing so. Most of the characters are interesting, but, if you're like me, you'd want to kill Lola. I think Ms. Bushnell had that in mind.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Good read!

Great read. Indeed it was complex to keep characters straight in the beginning, but keeping to it paid off. Couldn't stop reading it. Lots of drama, but perfect ingredients to what story readers want.
The ending I also found to be hilarious. The last page just cracked me up. This book has stayed with me for days.
If youre looking for a story of entertainment, pick this up.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

I really enjoyed this book!

I really enjoyed this book!

Fun, easy read

Candace Bushnell is a great writer & I was easily sucked into One Fifth Avenue. I felt like I was there! Great book & easy to read

Eh.

I couldn't even finish it. I think it was to over my head. I do want to read her other books - Sex and The City & others.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Gjk

Is it ok for a 11 year old to read

0 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Hard to get through certain parts

Overall decent book but some parts were a little slow and I skimmed like crazy only reading the quotes. This book could have been shorter and nothing would have been missed.

Cant seem to get into it! I actually want my money back.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

different but good

not the usual from bushnell but i enjoyed the read like i did the rest of them. i always recommend her books.

Winding, slow, not great.

Unfortunately, I was 10 pages in when I realized this book was going to be a drag, but I was determined to finish. I found there to be too many characters too keep up with or care about. The plot was lacking, seemingly there isn't one. I picked a couple of characters to care about and kind of skimmed over the rest of the stories.

not great

love sex and the city not a big fan of the books

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.