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All Is Vanity
All Is Vanity
Author: Christina Schwarz
At once darkly comedic and moving, this witty exploration of female friendship, envy, and misguided ambition by the author of the number-one bestseller Drowning Ruth, deliciously satirizes the desire to shine in the world. — In All is Vanity, Margaret and Letty, best friends since childhood and now living on opposite coasts, reach their mid-thirt...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780385499729
ISBN-10: 0385499728
Publication Date: 10/15/2002
Pages: 384
Rating:
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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3.2 stars, based on 29 ratings
Publisher: Doubleday
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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Helpful Score: 3
This is a very well-written, thought-provoking book by the author of "Drowning Ruth." It deals with women's friendships, greed, etc. I recommend it!
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Helpful Score: 3
An interesting read, especially if you've ever fancied yourself a writer and found you don't have what it takes...
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Helpful Score: 3
The story of Margaret and Letty has a delicious twist. It just took me in and I loved it!
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Helpful Score: 3
I really enjoyed this book and found it really entertaining. I was surprised it was written by the same author as Drowning Ruth - which I thought was a total bore and tough to read!
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Helpful Score: 3
I couldn't get beyond the first 75 pages. Disappointing considering I truly liked her Drowning Ruth. Hope someone else likes this.
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An interesting read about two friends on two different paths in life and how they end up changing each other. While this book is hard to get in to at first, the narrator mostly whining about her life, the way she selfishly turns her friends life in to chaos is really intriguing. From her friends point of view you see her get pulled more and more in to ideas that you just want to scream NO at her. It really takes a good look at the idea of not being happy enough with what a have and always trying to keep up with the Jones.
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I thought this book was good but the back of the book says "funny and fast-paced"; I found neither to be true. I thought it was pretty dark & it dragged in places for me. It's a drama, not a comedy.
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If you liked Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz, you'll enjoy this book by Schwarz.


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