What do You think about Little Pink Slips (2007)?
This is a "Dollar Tree" book. I'm fascinated by the kind of books that they sell at the Dollar Tree ... usually Christian inspirational works or remaindered(?) hardcovers. I picked up LITTLE PINK SLIPS and CELEBUTANTES last night. I started LITTLE PINK SLIPS first because a skim through CELEBUTANTES virtually guaranteed that I would find it annoying in my present state of mind.***OK, now I have finished this book. It was all I expected it to be, which is not saying too much as my expectations were rather low. Trying to write a review of this would be like trying to write a review of an episode of "The Real Housewives of New York." I mean, it was a diverting enough pass-time, I guess, but there wasn't much to it other than that.I can say that I didn't much care for the heroine. She was really judgy and uptight, and unquestioningly overpriviledged. It was hard to sympathize with her. I might have liked her better if she had even the tiniest shred of humor, or showed just a little bit of perspective on her situation.
—M.K. Hobson
learned lots about the magazine world, not sure i'll ever pick one up again without thinking of this book, but then again maybe i will. I finished reading this and just thought, "hmm, well, thats that" and moved on. Nothing stellar here, sort of like reading a people magazine sort of novel, interesting and rather absorbing but all in all not earth shattering or anything either. Who knows. Anyone who wants a book they dont have to invest much energy into, and sort of give you a voyeuristic look at the magazine industry (fashion, money, etc) might enjoy this. I just cant say that when i read the last word i was sad it was over or wished there was a sequel... know what i mean?
—anna
This book is not the new Devil Wears Prada or the new anti-Devil wears Prada because it is not worthy of such titles. While entertaining in parts, most of Little Pink Slips feels tired. It has either been written before or the author seemed to tire of writing. There are gaps in plot and character development, sort of like a cut-to-black transition in a movie, except that a movie does a better job of explaining things. It really feels like the author wrote herself into a corner and chose to ignore the situation by pretending it didn't exist (ie: oops, person A fell in love with person B and now I want A to date C! let's have A and B suddenly break up a successful relationship without warning. oh, and B is left hanging now? let's invent someone new to appease the situation). Logical progression is missing, and many of the characters contradict themselves or are not sympathetic when they are intended to be so. Ironically, I would have enjoyed this book about an editor if it had better editing.
—Jen
