The Spare Wife Audiobook (Unabridged)

" An entertaining read, not really that deep. It was like reading Sex and the City but full of married couples. Scandalous!! "

" Dumb book. I wouldn't waste my time. "

" My fluffy adult book for July 4th! May have been slightly too fluffy. "

" This is a "chick" book. It's not so very realistic for most of us and not the best escape book I've read, but it was amusing and kept me interested. "

" I felt there was a disconnect of the characters' relationships to one another. As if the author had some things in mind about how they all related to one another but didn't share that with the reader. "

" This book is extracted strait from the uppity yuppities (my word invention). It was hard to relate for me and impossible to keep all of the names strait especially when they are Vanderbuilt and snooty MacSnootyvillefordwhite, whatever. Anyway I cared so little, I almost passed out "

" I really like the character development and I enjoy the look into their wealthy, twisted world. It kind of reminds me of "Elements of Style" by Wendy Wasserstein and it's fun to read. "

" I grabbed this book at our Annual Book Sale, and the only reason why I read it was because it was small enough to fit in my purse for my airport jaunts. Basically, this book is mindless and pointless. In the fashion of Plum Skyes or Bergdorf Blondes (both terrible) this book is about New York socialites and their meaningless circles and deceptions. The book begins with a dinner party which sets up the plethora of characters. One thing I couldn't stand about this book was that the first chapter's voice was only around for one chapter. The main character is a woman named Ponce (yes, she was named after Ponce de Leon. This is totally tragic yet interesting) who is a Southern beauty who married up like Anna Nicole Smith and found her place among many "important" people. She's a widow and is called "The Spare Wife" since she is able to be friends with both people in a couple. She can direct any wait staff at a dinner party yet talk politics and sports with any man in the room. Everybody trusts her with their man. Well, this is where the book makes no sense whatsoever. A blonde beauty who seems to have it all with no man in her life is just a ridiculous plot point. That's like imagining Cindy Crawford as Mother Theresa. It just doesn't make sense. The book has too many characters, and it is hard to keep everyone straight. Also, Ponce isn't so good after all since she is carrying on with an affair with a well-known fertility doctor that has miraculously impregnated every dried up woman in New York. Overall, I'd say skip this one. I am glad I had the book while I was playing airport standby roulette, but it is just pointless. Jen's Rating: * "

" Entertaining look into Manhattan society. "

" Enjoyable. I love a good "high society ladies in NYC behaving badly" book. "

" Chick lit for the 30 and 40-something set. If you love glamorous Manhattan backdrops, this is for you. Not totally memorable but entertaining while you're reading it. "

" Should go under the heading of high end trash--a fun, unmemorable, guilty pleasure of a read that you can devour in one sitting at the beach or, as in my case, on jury duty, and then will probably forget as soon as you put it down. "

" didn't love the writing style, but enjoyed the story "

" A soap opera book which I could not keep track of who was who at the beginning. They all end up sleeping with each other, or so it seems at some point. And if a book is going to be that way I want the steamy sections to be steamy. They were not. "

" It's hard to really fall in love with any characters in this book. While you want to find out what happens next the book doesn't allow you to connect to any of the main charters. "

" One word. Froth. It was fun, it was well-written, but it was froth. "

" A disappointing book. The best that can be said is it is an easy read. Fine for a day at the beach or trip to the spa. The storyline and characters lack authenticity and do not connect with the reader. "

" I listened to this on audiobook. It got two stars because the narrator was very good. The story itself was complete fluff and I was never really invested in any of the characters. Very predictable in many ways. This work would not inspire me to read anything else by this author. "

" The back of this book is actually a pretty good summary (for once) without giving away any crucial surprises. I enjoyed the complexity of the characters and the amusement of their solutions (although I found them rather unlikely). "

" While kept my interest, was not "high" literary material. "

" Manhattan society tale involving former model turned lawyer, New Yorker type writers, and wealthy older men. Not as good as I would expect from a New York Times magazine journalist--bland, predictable characters and plot but still an amusing read. "

" I am not sure why I even kept reading until then end. Not a great book and I didn't really care what happened. Too many undeveloped characters. "

" Trash, but not very good trash. But I did finish it. Had trouble keeping track of everyone and caring about anyone. "

" didn't care for this book - the description looked good, but it is actually one of the few books that I didn't even finish reading! "

" A little confusing... to many characters. I couldn't finish it... "

" A fun read about life in high-society New York. I finished it a day - yes, I was very tired the next day b/c I stayed up until 1am to finish. "

" Like the Post's Page Six Witchel derides -- full of marginal writing describing obscenely rich people you really don't care about... and yet, you keep reading it. Great for the beach -- but when you get home, you'll feel guilty that you finished it. "

" It's been a few years since I read this book. Although I don't remember not liking it, if you put a gun to my head right now I couldn't remember one single detail about it. "

" A so-so book, Not for everyone-New York snob society and effort of a wanabe to expose The spare Wife "

" Another book about people with tons of money and too much time on their hands. "

" Light read; good for travel or the beach. Read the whole book in about 2 days. "

" Though lots of characters to remember, I liked the overall story. It did not end the way that I would have wanted, but some books just don't and I deal with it! "

" An ok book. It kind of rambled on a bit and characters were ok, but I usually like NYC society books with younger characters. "

" An ok book. It kind of rambled on a bit and characters were ok, but I usually like NYC society books with younger characters. "

" Breezy, no-brainer, fun chick-lit. Perfect for the beach or an airplane. Exactly what I was looking for this week. "

" Light, chick lit. But I found myself wanting to read it in one sitting. "

" I listened to this on audiobook. It got two stars because the narrator was very good. The story itself was complete fluff and I was never really invested in any of the characters. Very predictable in many ways. This work would not inspire me to read anything else by this author. "

" A little confusing... to many characters. I couldn't finish it... "

" This is a "chick" book. It's not so very realistic for most of us and not the best escape book I've read, but it was amusing and kept me interested. "

" Another story about bored socialites in New York. None of the characters are that appealing, but at least they are not twits, as is so often the case in chick-lit. "

" didn't love the writing style, but enjoyed the story "

" It's been a few years since I read this book. Although I don't remember not liking it, if you put a gun to my head right now I couldn't remember one single detail about it. "

" didn't care for this book - the description looked good, but it is actually one of the few books that I didn't even finish reading! "

" It's hard to really fall in love with any characters in this book. While you want to find out what happens next the book doesn't allow you to connect to any of the main charters. "

" My fluffy adult book for July 4th! May have been slightly too fluffy. "