How the Other Half Hamptons

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Having authored a series of New York Post columns about her Hamptons McMansion summer share experiences, Rosemberg here follows friends Jamie, Rachel and Allison as they plunk down upwards of two grand apiece for the privilege of sharing a bedroom and jockeying for bathroom space on alternate weekends, and set out to find the men of their dreams or, in Jamie's case, passing fancies. Rachel hopes to duplicate too-perfect older sisiter Dana's huband-hunting success; Allison locates some mixed feelings for her previously uninspiring ex-; Jamie's not-too-friendly rivalry with flirtatious housemate Ilana colors her macking. First-time novelist Rosemberg has a sharp eye for telling details and an amusing way of limning the alcohol-soaked, sexually rampant funseeking crowd, but most of the characters blur together (especially the men), and the book never registers much emotional impact.
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Product Description

One house. Forty strangers. Add vodka and stir . . .
Every summer, scores of Manhattan twentysomethings take part in an annual ritual with a camp-like culture distinctly its own: the Hamptons sharehouse. When Rachel and her two best friends buy their shares for twenty times each of their bank balances, they're imagining days filled with lazy suntanning and classy clambakes and nights spent rubbing shoulders with the Olsen twins and other celebrities. But once they arrive at 1088 Montauk Highway on Memorial Day weekend, they find that the reality falls a bit short. What looks like any other million-dollar mansion--on the outside--plays host to drunken escapades, explicit nudity, hot tub hookups, hideous hangovers, and juvenile mischief on the inside. As housemates jockey for limited bathroom time and beer pong mania takes over the house, Rachel finds herself wondering if it's possible to find true love--or even just survive the summer--in The Hamptons.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: 5 Spot (June 25, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446194158
• ISBN-13: 978-0446194150
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #274,755 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save Your Money, September 14, 2008

By	Crysande I. Martin (Miami, Florida United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book was a real disappointment. It was boring and repetitive, I could not even finish it. Each chapter involves getting drunk on Friday, "anonymous hooking up" and midnight barfing. No plot, no destination.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The quintessential summer beach read!, June 12, 2008

By	Blake Small (NY, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Jasmin Rosemberg has created the quintessential summer beach read! If you like Emily Giffen (Something Borrowed, Something Blue), Jane Green (Mr. Maybe)or Lauren Weisberg (The Devil Wears Prada) you will LOVE this! The characters are likeable, funny and easy to relate to. Rosemberg's writing is witty and eloquent. I highly recommend this book! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this, cover to cover!

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Hamptons book on the market!!!!, September 17, 2009

By	J. Cohen (New York City) - See all my reviews

I'm a huge Hamptons fan who has done a share for many years. There is no other book on the market that gives as realistic an account of what the twentysomething experience is like. This book would make a great TV show! I highly recommend it to anyone looking for an entertaining but clever beach read, and I can't wait to read this author's future work!