Altar Ego [Audio Cassette]

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 033378006X
• ISBN-13: 978-0333780060
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wedding jitters? Read this and be cured..., July 17, 2001

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Dianna Johnston "Compulsive Reader" (Joplin, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Altar Ego: A Novel (Paperback)

What a whirlwind of a book! I finished this book yesterday and my head is still spinning. Altar Ego is the kind of book that shocks you with its outrageous characters, naughty scenes and devilish humor. Definitely a book to read for pure entertainment.

On her wedding day, 32-year-old Becky finds herself hiding in the bathroom with one pantyhosed leg hanging out the window. With fears of marriage running rampant and the horrible idea of being monogamous filling her with dread, Becky does the only feasible thing - she jumps. Naturally, fiancé Julian is devastated; however, he doesn't give up and decides to continue with their relationship as is. Meanwhile, Becky gets all sorts of advice from her best friends: anti-men, psycho-feminist Kate and desperate-to-marry-royalty Anouska.

And then the unthinkable happens.... Becky meets Zachary, an American rap star trying to make it big in Europe. He's rude, crude and socially unacceptable, but he's also gorgeous, sexy and wild in the sack. Torn between a comfortable and safe relationship with boring workaholic Julian or a glittering rock-star romance with Zachary, Becky does what she does best - she takes the fun, easy way out. This one simple action begins a spiraling domino effect that will inspire shock and humor for the reader. Finding out what Becky will do next is half the fun. Seeing the unnecessary results of her actions is the other.

Altar Ego is an outrageous romp of a novel, candidly fresh and downright dirty. Each deed done spawns another twice as bad and leaves the reader gasping and wide-eyed. A true pleasure to read with an important lesson to be learned: Future brides, beware. This could happen to you.... Enjoy!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Juvenile and overwritten, March 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Altar Ego: A Novel (Paperback)

This is a "Bridget Jones Diary" wannabe but without: 1.decent writing 2. believable dialogue 3. likable or credible characters, or 4. wit. I've never written a review about any book, but if I can save just one person from buying this horrible thing, I consider my time well spent. The author is overcome with her own wit, which is so far from being amusing that I found myself cringing at every line. I finally put the book in the furthest reaches of my shelves with a note on it not to lend it to anyone I like. It's like a bad "Three's Company" type of sitcom.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ab Fab! You'll laugh so hard you'll pee your pants!!, October 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Altar Ego (Hardcover)

This is British "new feminist" humour at it's very best. Kathy Lette really nails it with this one! I giggled, gasped and on occasion blushed at this very humourous take on a "party girl's" life, loves and tribulations. It was my Mum who gave me book as an early wedding present just 2 weeks before I took the plunge. Becky's character is great - funny, smart, strong and what many of us wish we had the nerve to be like. Good Girl!! Kathy - keep up the great work. I look forward to your next installment of bitter sweat life.