Momzillas | 
| Manufacturer: Broadway
Category: EBooks
List Price: $12.50
Buy New: $9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  55 reviews
Sales Rank: 12402
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
ASIN: B000PDZF8E
Publication Date: April 10, 2007
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Product Description
A hilarious and deliciously scathing send-up of motherhood as practiced in the upper echelons of Manhattan society, from the coauthor of The Right Address and Wolves in Chic Clothing.
The mothers on Manhattan’s chic Upper East Side are highly educated, extremely wealthy, and very competitive. They throw themselves and all of their energy and resources into full-time child rearing, turning their kids into the unwitting pawns in a game where success is measured in precocious achievements, jam-packed schedules, and elite private-school pedigrees.
Hannah Allen has recently moved to the neighborhood with her New York City–bred investment banker husband and their two-year-old daughter, Violet. She’s immediately inundated by an outpouring of advice from her not-so-well-intentioned new friends and her overbearing, socially conscious mother-in-law, who coach her on matters ranging from where to buy the must-have $300 baby dress to how to get into the only pre-pre-preschool that counts. Despite her better instincts and common sense, Hannah soon finds herself caught up in the competitive whirl of high-stakes mothering.
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By MeanGreenZen "There is no amount of success i... (Southlake, TX) - See all my reviews
I think I could write a book about how awful this book was. I love a good summer chick lit read-I know they are usually pretty formulaic-the sweet but clueless love interest, the evil, bitchy arch villian, the designer name dropping, but this book was below par, even for chick lit standards.
To begin with, the writing was terrible, as if the author decided to throw in every annoying phrase (the overuse of the word "smacks" for dollar bills is enough to drive even the most patient reader up the wall) and stereotype she knew, and then pepper the whole mess with scenarios directly out of this obscure little show called Sex and The City, thinking no one would notice. (A single friend calls the main character worried that she will die in her apartment and her cat will eat her. She couldn't even change it to a dog? C'mon!) Also, it was really full of typos! It was like "Oh, just slap a book together, those dumb moms will read anything!"
But the real killer was this: the main character, whom I assume we were supposed to be sympathetic with, is one of the most whiney, annoying, pathetic characters ever to monologue her way through the chick lit genre, or any genre, for that matter. With the kind of self involvement that makes Meredith Grey seem like she doesn't have a care in the world, the character spends what must have amounted to fictional hours upon hours worrying what other people thought of her, only to then condemn those same women for being so caught up in what other people think. She spends more time reacting to the dynamic, Type A "Momzillas" than taking a proactive role in, well, anything.
I wish she were a real person, if only so I could slap her and tell her to be a woman and shake it off. The only time she isn't complaining about the Momzillas that we are supposed to hate because they get dressed, excercise, enroll their children in playgroups and fret about their futures, is to congratulate herself for letting her daughter watch excessive amounts of television and feed her the most impure, saturated, sweetened foodstuff known to mankind, all while she contemplates cheating on her husband because he just "isn't there for her." Some mom.
Save your money.
 Outstanding! June 26, 2008
A humorous,scathing expose of the shallow competition between "classes" of women today. Also..an absolutley exquisite critique/dissection of art..you will drool along with the sensual, vivid descriptions of the world's historic works narrated by the resident hunk. ..sigh...
The deeper level of this book is the telling and poignant story of young mother coming of age,losing and then again finding her identity.her weaknesses, her fears, her strengths,her struggles with her place in this world, and the "RIGHT" way to love.
A superb book..read it, think about it, loan it to all of your sisters. Powerful book..one I will not easily forget.
User-Friendly June 24, 2008
My hat's off to authors like Kargman who can write fiction that is so authentic that it sounds autobiographical, and then you find out that they have not lived this experience. Or at least not 100%. I felt like she was writing about my life, on various levels, and it feels so much like you are listening to a friend, (and a very funny friend) that you want to call her up and invite her over.
We would have LOTS to talk about!
While I love all Chick Lit, the settings and the characters are usually quite far removed from my everyday life, my values, my problems...So this was a really pleasant surprise. I just saw it in a book store and thought it looked interesting, but it really was a very personal experience. And cool, natch.
Good beach read June 24, 2008
Stressful times call for entertaining reads....Momzillas is just that, an escape. It's a fun somewhat twisted look into what seems to be an over the top / out of control Mommy scene via upper E.side Manhattan...have to sadly admit, did enjoy the gossip chit chat (we have all been a victim of real life Momzillas!); loved all the daily 'Mommy truths' - none of us are perfect! Multiple fun pop culture references that will just make you smile. Don't over think it, just kick back on your beach towel & enjoy!
 Nothing life-changing, but very funny June 1, 2008
If you're looking for funny and chuck-full-of-drama beach read, look no further. There was nothing spectacular about this book in particular, but it was fun to read. The words and actions of the Momzillas were hilarious, and I wish there was more.
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