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Maneater (Abridged) Audiobook
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Gorgeous, funny, and wildly uninhibited, her exes are a veritable Who's Who of Hollywood power players. At 28 (31), she is blessed with a firm (if curvaceous) bod, a designer wardrobe, a Daddy-subsidized apartment, and an A-list speed-dial.
But with her thirty-second birthday looming, our heroine is starting to panic. Who on earth (read: Hollywood) could possibly make Clarissa Alpert an honest woman? Enter Aaron Mason, the latest hottest new producer in town. From the moment Clarissa sees him, she sets her sights on making him the future "Mr. Alpert."
With the eager help of her vivacious (if neurotic) friends, her aerobicized Latina mother, her philandering (but loving) ex-con father, and the most divine gay waiter in Hollywood, Clarissa finds herself phoning the florist to the stars (his private line) and planning the biggest wedding the town has seen in years -- before the couple's first date. Catching Aaron's eye is not a problem. But it seems her intended might have his own agenda. Could it be Clarissa has finally bitten off more than she can chew?
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"I cheated and listened to this on CD during an extremely boring project at work. This was so ggod, I WANTED to work on the project so I could listen to more!! Loved it. i can't wait to read another by this author."
— Rebecca (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Gigi Levangie Grazer’s gloriously ditzy LA party girls make the women of Sex and the City seems like a bunch of stuffy New York intellectuals.”
— Tom Perrotta, author of Little Children -
“Naughty but nice… A transcendental study of post Prada/Prozac existential despair.”
— Helen Fielding, author of Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination -
“This is a very entertaining and lively book—but women aren’t really like that, right?”
— Steve Martin -
“A scathing satire of LA society (to use the term loosely)…Grazer gives Clarissa just enough intelligence and spark to make her shameless antics deliciously entertaining.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“Grazer…never loses sight of the hilariously self-centered devilish core of her creation’s personality…Clarrisa is one for the ages.”
— Kirkus Reviews
Maneater Listener Reviews
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" The main character is vapid and unlikeable, though still entertaining at times. This is definitely a story that requires the suspension of disbelief. It's escapist all the way. "
— Jill, 2/13/2014 -
" I needed some mindless reading just as a stress relief. This book provided that for three quarters of it. Would I read it again? No. Would I purchase another book from the same author? Probably not. I couldn't relate much to the book, and I guess that is because I am not from LA, so much of the lingo I had to re-read two or three times until I figured it out. I did like the funny aspects of the book. It did provide entertainment, but the last quarter of the book or so I found boring and frankly 'just bizarre'. The book did its purpose - provide mindless reading and mild entertainment. "
— Ivon, 1/29/2014 -
" Funny and unpredictable. Read by Uma Thurman, of all things. "
— Bonnie, 1/27/2014 -
" Bugged. Didn't like anyone. Didn't make it more than 50 pages in. "
— Mary, 1/11/2014 -
" I read it a few years ago as a young teen and really enjoyed it. Another time around showed, while entertaining, how shallow the book really was. A good light read, but there's not much else to show for it. "
— Julia, 12/23/2013 -
" Read because The Sports Club/LA is mentioned...ok. "
— Kasey, 12/3/2013 -
" a quick chick - lit read that's laugh out loud funny. Fans of Plum Sykes and Sophie Kinsella should enjoy this book. "
— Amanda, 12/1/2013 -
" Very light and breezy, not much to learn but kind of clever. I'm reading it by Audiobook and loving listening to Uma Thurman's scratchy, sexy lisp. "
— Sharon, 11/19/2013 -
" I listened to the abridged version on audio and really liked it. Uma Thurman has the best narration voice for chick-lit. A fun, quick guilty pleasure. "
— Leslie, 11/14/2013 -
" Thought it was a great easy read. Listened to this on tape and Uma Thurman was the reader - she's really good! "
— Courtney, 10/9/2013 -
" Probably my favorite chick lit. book to date. "
— Jillian, 9/5/2013 -
" LOVED LOVED LOVED it! one of my new favorites! "
— Monica, 5/14/2013 -
" One of my friends gave this book to me for my b-day, so I tried REALLY hard to read it, but I couldn't finish it. The author's writing style is bizarre and the plot was dull. "
— Emily, 4/6/2013 -
" I can't only rate the good books I read. This book was way too predictable. Someone needs to write a new book geared towards women that doesn't rely on myspace, facebook, or credit cards as plot devices. That being said, it provided a nice respite from the winter, and I like pink books. "
— Ellen, 10/11/2011 -
" This book took me a little while to get into. Initially I despised the main character, Clarissa, but eventually her self-indulgent and neurotic tendencies grew on me. "
— Sarah, 9/28/2011 -
" This wasn't a bad book but it was nothing but fluff. Clarrisa is a "maneater" who decides ro marry a man for his money. Obviously that's a bad idea but its typical happy ending chick lit. Clarissa is such a brat that its harsh to really care though. I give it a C-. "
— Britt, 8/1/2011 -
" There's some pretty interesting humor in this. A lot of crude thoughts and everything that people think of stereotypical L.A. girls "
— Jenny, 7/4/2011 -
" I love this book- I'd forgotten all about it until I saw it on the shelf at Half-Price Books the other day. The antics of this heroine truly crack me up and I thoroughly enjoyed every WORD of this one! MUST READ! "
— Jennifer, 6/13/2011 -
" I really enjoyed Grazer's other novel, The Starter Wife and I figured for a light, fluffy book, this might fit the bill. In comparison, it was a lot more vapid, but still enough brain candy to serve its purpose. Now, onto something a little more profound... "
— Elysabeth, 6/10/2011 -
" Sometimes I have an urge to read books called Maneater written by Hollywood producer's wives. This is the only one I know of, and it pretty much satisfied the urge. "
— Samantha, 3/22/2011 -
" I listened to this, it was fair and a bit funny but not approaching evonovich funny. "
— H.s., 3/17/2011 -
" It took me a long time to read because I was too busy much of the time with work to read. It was an enjoyable, silly romp about love. "
— Marisa, 3/9/2011 -
" Bugged. Didn't like anyone. Didn't make it more than 50 pages in. "
— Ophelia, 6/22/2010 -
" If you are looking for some cotton candy, want a character you love to hate and experience the superficial-plasticity of LA from a far with a chuckle then you have found your book. Two things I am thankful for 1) I am not single anymore 2) I somehow found my soul mate in that city. "
— Lisa, 6/12/2010 -
" hilarious, light read. This chick is something else... "
— Diana, 6/10/2010 -
" found this in the bargin bin at borders for $4; not worth the money. i read about 50 pages and found it too stupid to continue reading. "
— Jenn, 3/15/2010 -
" This is 3.5 stars. If you can get past the main character's shallowness this is a good book with really witty lines. "
— Edna, 3/6/2010 -
" I can't only rate the good books I read. This book was way too predictable. Someone needs to write a new book geared towards women that doesn't rely on myspace, facebook, or credit cards as plot devices. That being said, it provided a nice respite from the winter, and I like pink books. "
— Ellen, 2/5/2010 -
" I read it a few years ago as a young teen and really enjoyed it. Another time around showed, while entertaining, how shallow the book really was. A good light read, but there's not much else to show for it. "
— Julia, 1/25/2010 -
" Thought it was a great easy read. Listened to this on tape and Uma Thurman was the reader - she's really good! "
— Courtney, 12/10/2009 -
" I really enjoyed "The Starter Wife," so I assumed I would enjoy this book as well. Wrong. Do not torture yourself with this book. I enjoy reading chick lit once in awhile, but this book combined everything that is wrong with chick lit – it was painful. "
— Ashley, 10/31/2009
About Gigi Levangie Grazer
Gigi Levangie is the New York Times bestselling author of several novels, including The After Wife and The Starter Wife, which was adapted for USA Network. She is the author of the screenplay for Stepmom, which starred Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon, and has written for Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, and other publications. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.