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Title: The Spare Wife: A novel
ISBN: 140004149X
Author:
Alex Witchel
Publicate Date: 2008-02-05
Publish: 2008-02-05
List Price: $23.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Hardcover
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1: Fun, Easy Read...
This format has been done-to-death. Rich New York social beauty fighting to say on top from a social-climbing hussy. There's a million of these books out there, and while this one isn't much different, it did have some meat to it. I actually really enjoyed this book. Ponce (the main character) wasn't a character I loved, but she had just enough redeeming qualities about her that I was able to forgive her for her misdeeds.
Babette (the social-climbing hussy) was just an awful character. Even her name irritated the heck outta me, but I guess that's supposed to be her purpose in the book, and she played it to perfection. While there are a lot of characters, and they almost all have some pretty despicable traits, this book is a page-turner. If your looking for something to read on a quiet weekend, or to just kill some time, then I absolutely recommend this. But if your looking for something a little less 'fluffy', you should probably look elsewhere.
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2: Not the Best
I wanted to like this book. I did find myself wishing it was finished by the time I hit page 34. Tedious, boring and takes forever to get thru it!!!! .
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3: Better listened to...
I listened to this book and it kept me entertained, although I knew it wasn't great literature. I am generally less critical of books I'm listening to, as I always am doing something else at the same time. Therefore "reading" the less-than-great book doesn't feel like a waste of time.
That said, I found the characters rather flat. None of them really changed over the course of the book. I, too, was reminded of "The Bonfire of the Vanities" by the setting and "types." But this came nowhere near Tom Wolfe's classic.
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4: You Will Not Be Able to Put This Book Down!
"The author of the best selling Me Times Three has delivered another winner. What do you call the woman who is every woman and man's best friend? You call her The Spare Wife. Ponce Morris is not who you think she is, she has secrets to hide and you will not be able to put this book down until you have devoured every single page."
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5: An extraordinarily delightful read
This is a marvelous book, very entertaining and a great pleasure to read. The book, like the author's first novel, is extremely well-written; the writer's point of view has a unique and amusing satirical edge, though she clearly has deep understanding and even affection for her many interesting three-dimensional characters. The knowledgeable attention to detail creates a complex environment that is completely believable and a treat to read about. The glittering style of this world and what lies beneath is captured with amazing fidelity in remarkably skilled and attractive prose.
I could have happily continued to read for another couple of hundred pages.
The work of this hugely gifted writer is highly recommended.
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