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The Perils of Sisterhood

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I generally do not write reviews but I was incredibly offended by the book, so much so that I stopped reading it about 3/4th's of the way through. What had the potential to be a funny book is only marginally humorous, but for a light beach read I think this would be ok if it weren't for the ignorance it contains. Here are a few "choice" excerpts:

"..Never employ minorities, it makes you look racist. Even though we're better than all those african americans, hispanics, iranians..and God knows what other riff raff the Democrats are letting into this country....even though Mexicans are the BEST at landscaping"

From a black man in the book who is apparently stuck in slavery times in 2006:
"Bo knows a story. 'Bout how a turtle be beating a rabbit in a race. The rabbit he be fast, the turtle, he be slow. But de bunny done take itself a nap and de turtle crawled on right by him while he be snoozin'....Bo likes dat dere story"

There is no excuse for that and this book is not worth the read.

The fun of Paris Hilton is in the guilty pleasure we take in laughing at her. So a novel that shamelessly rips off Ms. Hilton's cluelessly priviliged lifestyle, right down to her geographical name, would work best if it was a laugh out loud satire. Unfortunately, The Perils Of Sisterhood is not. It plods predictibly along through a weak plot in which London and Madrid La Mira, twin sisters and heiresses to billions, are cut off from their annual $850,000 checks by their grandmother, who decides that they need to learn the value of money. We get the obligatory scenes of the dim witted siblings messing up every attempt to win back their grandmother's favor by doing good for others (killing endangered sea turtles, being grossed out by the needy in a soup kitchen, being fired from volunteer work building houses for the homeless after wondering aloud where the pool is going to go) until finally, both find their true calling - London as a chef, and Madrid as a matchmaker - which makes them better people and clearly deserving of their fortunes.

Not only is The Perils Of Sisterhood not funny, it borders on offensive with over the top stereotypes of gays, blacks, and <gasp> unattractive people. Madrid's gay friends shriek, giggle and sashay their way through every scene they're in, every black character talks like an episode of Amos 'n Andy, and the heavyset woman who is looking for love is loud, crass, and uneducated. I almost put the book down in disgust more than once without finishing it. I should have, since it never did redeem itself. Don't waste your time.

I normally don't mind a little political incorrectness - especially knowing I'm reading fiction. But wow, this one is just so over the top it leaves me nearly speechless. All that bashing left a sore spot, but what really did me in (besides the numerous one-sided phone conversations) was the condescension. Who treats people like that anyway?

This is the worst book I have ever read. I got it from the library, thank goodness so I didn't spend any money on it. I was offended by the stereotypes of poor minorities and rich white (and everything in between). It was wordy in a way that things that could be assumed had to be written for some reason. It was predictable and halfway through I started skimming just to get to the end in hopes of finding out that the grandmother did take their checks away forever and that the twins were living on the street.

London and Madrid La Mira are the twin daughters of an ultra rich man. They have never had to work for a living, get what ever they want and are generally spoiled rotten. Then there grandmother does something to change them. She cuts them off. She used to give them five or six figure checks for Christmas for them to blow, but instead she desides to hand over their clubs to the managers and make them actually work to know what real life is like.

After some funny setbacks London and Maddy decide to do something different. Will it work out? Will they be better people? Read The Perils of Sisterhood

i have to agree with the majority on this one. the book had such great potential, but when the very first page had a woman talking about getting off while riding in a limo and had several swear words, i should have known. i didn't like any of the characters, it was very predictable, and the stereotypes were very offensive to me. there was only one thing i predicted that would happen that didn't and by that time, i didn't care.

the book was too talky, using long boring conversations to move the story along. i'm not a writer, so i have no idea how it should have been done, but this is obviously how NOT to do it.

I applaud any reader that made it a quarter of the way into the book. I seriously thought about throwing it in a trash can I was passing by. It is probably the worst book I have ever read and I didn't get past chapter 2. I have never heard that many curse words used in so few pages - it would have done some thugs and delinquents proud. I have no idea why anyone would print so offensive a book. The characters are repulsive and I can't begin to guess why anyone should care if they are redeemed or not. It is crude and just plain awful so don't let the cute cover fool you. It's not that type of book.

Though actually, I don't think any purse dogs *were* featured in the book.

If you're fascinated by trendy parties and the misdeeds of spoiled celebrities, you'll probably get a kick out of this book. IMO, it was an interesting world to visit, even if I wouldn't want to live there. (No matter how big my annual check was!)

While the sisters started and stayed rather unlikeable quite far into the book, by the end they showed definite signs of becoming human. I thought Gamma Angel was great, though I did wonder what took her so long to put her foot (and pen) down.

At least in fiction, there's hope that ANYONE can turn her life around!

I think that this book is wonderfully written. Amy obviously has a great sense of humor. There are many times this book made me laugh out loud. The circumstances these girls get themselves into are hysterical. Even though they are spoiled, you find them charming and you want to root for them. The ending is somewhat predictable, but getting there is fun and unpredictable. I can't wait to read more books by Amy. I felt this book was just the right mix of humor, love and passion for doing the right thing. I will miss you La Mira's, Amy, keep up the good work! If you like Jane Green, or just love chik lit novels, you'll love this book!