Trading Up: A Novel

by Candace Bushnell | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0786887060 Global Overview for this book
Registered by DameEdna of Monroe Township, New Jersey USA on 6/10/2005
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Journal Entry 1 by DameEdna from Monroe Township, New Jersey USA on Friday, June 10, 2005
Editorial Reviews

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Janey Wilcox is an M.A.W. (that's Model/Actress/Whatever to the uninitiated). The problem with Janey, the protagonist of Candace Bushnell's first novel, Trading Up, is not the M or the A part. It's the W. Here is a rare alphabetical anomaly: In Janey's case, W stands for "prostitute." Oh, Janey never crosses the line into actual hookerdom, but she does sleep with extremely wealthy men in the hopes they'll improve her status, her financial situation, or her lifestyle. When we first met Janey in Bushnell's novella collection 4 Blondes, she was up to her usual tricks (so to speak)--scamming a guy for a Hamptons vacation rental. At the opening of Trading Up, her fortunes have improved. She's now the star of a Victoria's Secret ad campaign, and as such she's found access to undreamed-of echelons of New York society. She makes friends with Mimi Kilroy, a senator's daughter "at the very top of the social heap in New York." She gets invited to all the best parties. And she finally finds a wealthy man who will actually marry her: Seldon Rose, a powerful entertainment industry executive. Of course, Janey's social ambitions are not stoppered by her marriage to Seldon, and the clash between her expectations (more parties!) and his (normal life) send Janey into a tailspin that leads to heartbreak. Bushnell is clearly trying to channel Edith Wharton (The Custom of the Country is even invoked by Janey as a screenplay idea), but ends up sounding a lot more like a cross between Tama Janowitz and Judith Krantz. This is a novel about shopping and sex, and while it's fizzy enough, it's not Cristal. --Claire Dederer--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


Journal Entry 2 by DameEdna from Monroe Township, New Jersey USA on Sunday, June 12, 2005
This book is going to OZ! The land of the REAL Dame EDNA! Enjoy.

Journal Entry 3 by hunnyb from Sydney CBD, New South Wales Australia on Tuesday, August 9, 2005
Caught today in the land of the real Dame Edna :) Thanks DameEdna!!

Journal Entry 4 by hunnyb from Sydney CBD, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Argh! This is now going away from the land of the real DameEdna via bookrelay once more :) Off to girakittie. Enjoy!

Journal Entry 5 by girakittie from San Francisco, California USA on Thursday, September 8, 2005
Yay! This book came today to the land of... silicon & silicone. lol

I just love the cover and can't wait to read it.

Journal Entry 6 by girakittie from San Francisco, California USA on Friday, September 30, 2005
Reserved for bookrelay.

I thought the book was well written, but I didn't like the main character - AT ALL. So while I finished the book because I wanted to find out the plot (which was passable), overall I found it distasteful.

Journal Entry 7 by schoolinathome from Birmingham, Alabama USA on Monday, December 12, 2005
Received today from da kittie! Throwing in Helly's m-bag, to go out soon.

ETA 2/1/06:
Okay getting Helly's m-bag ready it will go out Saturday 2/4/06- hopefully it will not take til this time next year to get there :)

Journal Entry 8 by Helly77 from Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom on Monday, May 8, 2006
thanks for this one:D

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