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Fabulous Nobodies (Picador Books)

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Fabulous Nobodies is the definitive eighties club culture novel.

Everyone that I know who has read it, has fallen head over heels in love with Reality - the fabulous nobody doorwhore, who desperately styles herself into a fabulous somebody.

A brilliantly written, inspirational novel that you will treasure and read over and over again.

Can't wait for Miss Tulloch's follow up.

Are you curious about the life of Carrie Bradshaw before she became the successful columnist with a penchant for designer clothes and $450 shoes? If you answered "Yes!" then you need to read this book. The story of Reality Nirvana Tuttle is, without a doubt, an unintended pre-quel to Sex and the City.

Ignore what the woman from Library Journal has to say! I'm certain that she's the wrong demographic to understand the social relevance of this story. Fabulous Nobodies is funny, earnest, so very New York City in the late 1980s, and, for those of us who were in our 20s during that time, a wonderfully fun trip down memory lane. If you can remember when in was possible to rent an apartment in alphabet city for $350 month and have a tub in your kitchen then you'll appreciate this story. If you can remember scouring Goodwill, Sal's Boutique, and vintage clothing shops with your meager earnings from a club, record store, or underground publication then you'll appreciate this story. If you can remember life before the internet and came of age at a time when local fanzines and arts newspapers were the ruling social arbiters then you'll appreciate this story.

Lee Tulloch's book is a completely captivating snapshot of a place, time, and people who no longer exist except in our scrapbooks and collected memorabilia.

I saw this book at a used book store up in maine, and i picked it up on a whim - i couldn't put it down until I'd read the entire thing, TWICE! This is one of my favorite books of all time. Incredibly funny and witty, an easy read and a good time.

I read this book in my 20's and thought it was funny, zany, edgy, and sweet. It was a comical fashion fairytale that took place in the land of downtown New York. I reread it in my mid 40's, as I often do with books that were special to me, and while still very cute, it did not pack the same punch as it did in my early youth. I can chalk this up to the fact that I've become much more jaded. The book belongs to the era that it was written in and took place in. Back then the story and characters felt fresh and cutting edge (perhaps I was also fresh and more cutting edge). It now feels slightly dated and less unconventional (I am also now slightly dated and less unconventional). Therefore I have come to the conclusion that the book is still great and I have become old and boring.

After reading Wraith (one of my all time favorite books), I ordered this book over the net from Sydney since Lee Tulloch is from Australia and her books are published there. Please, find a used copy... you won't regret it (although Wraith is even better).

This is a witty, clever satire on the fashion industry and a generation obsessed with self image and holding a "fabulous" reputation. Reality is the perfect heroine- 20 years old, in love with her clothes (to the point of talking to them and naming them), pretty, quirky, and hopelessly lost. Her goal in life is to finally get her name in print and be recognized for the true fashion icon she sees herself as, whom everyone would love to copy as she is such a trendsetter. Her friends are equally obsessed with their looks, and spend whole afternoons wondering what to wear, finding the exact shade of nail polish to go with an outfit, going shoplifting and spending every last dime on designer clothes they pick up used in thrift shops. The whole thing is so crazy and farfetched you can do nothing but laugh and love them at the same time, especially with Lee Tulloch's sense of humor. However, there is still an element of truth that has been exaggerated which will make you think for a while, especially when you consider the author was a model and worked as an editor for Australian Bazaar, and is familiar with the shallow fashion crowds of New York City.

My friend INSISTED that I MUST read this book, so I went through the special order process, and maybe 3 weeks later, Amazon found it. It was great! I had so much fun reading it, but it was one of those books that, when you were finished, you were disappointed it was finished. If you liked Parker Posey in Party Girl or Breakfast at Tiffany's, you'll love this one.

I came upon Fabulous Nobodies by chance in a bookshelf left behind in my new home. It is far and away, without a doubt my absolute favorite book in the world. I practically know it by heart, I've read it so much. It is about a 21-year-old "doorwhore", a girl who decides who is stylish enough to get through the door of the nightclub she works at. Naturally, she is completely obsessed with clothing, and doesn't seem to care much about anything else, which makes her name, Reality seem odd and ironic. Aside from planning what she will wear at night, she spends her days trying desperately to get her name into print, and finally become a "somebody". An overall hilarious, cute, sharp book.

Before Bridget Jones, Sex and the City, or Shopaholic, there was Lee Tulloch's "Fabulous Nobodies."

Lee Tulloch was once the editor of Australian Vogue, and she puts her knowledge of fashion and the whole fashion glam scene to hysterically funny use in this little novel. The book opens with a hilarious narrative about the main character's nails of all things.

It's been years since I read Fabulous Nobodies, but it's a definite stand-out in a genre that didn't exist when the book was published in the early 90s. If you're in your 20s, a slave to fashion, any or all of the above, you've got to read this book. You can finish it in a day and you'll spend most of the time laughing at the antics of the main character and her crew. Our 20s are a great time of life (if only in retrospect), because we're no longer teenagers but not quite mature enough to be adults, so there's much goofing off, goofing around, and goofing up to learn from (or at least laugh about). Fabulous Nobodies is filled with all three. Don't miss this one.

I bought this book in a small bookshop on Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley when I was about 12, I think. I am now 22 and have read this book probably 10 times. I thought I was the only one! I have passed it on to friends and they have loved it - but I fiercly protect my copy. For all of you who have not read it and are looking for a fun and silly and witty and sharp read, check out Lee Tulloch. Am I the only one who does this ... I read it before I go clothes shopping. It inspires me!

This book is so devilishly funny, awful, and charming at the same time! Reality Nirvana Tuttle might be one of the most unusual charactures I've ever encountered. I found this book at a used book store, and have actually read it a few times, since it is one of my dearest favorite books. It's sharp satire to be sure, but it also has a lot of heart, which makes it an endearing little read. So, you should try and find a copy...it's so much fun!