Citizen Girl | 
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Another biting satire from Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Nanny Diaries.Working in a world where a college degree qualifies her to make photocopies and color-coordinate file folders, twenty-four-year-old Girl is struggling to keep up with the essential trinity of food, shelter, and student loans. So when she finally lands the job of her dreams she ignores her misgivings and concentrates on getting the job done...whatever that may be. Sharply observed and devastatingly funny, Citizen Girl captures with biting accuracy what it means to be young and female in the new economy. A personal glimpse into an impersonal world, Citizen Girl is edgy and heartfelt, an entertaining read that is startlingly relevant.
Amazon.com Review
Citizen Girl is the sophomore effort from Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, whose Nanny Diaries sent Park Avenue mothers running for cover and catapulted the duo to cult-like status amongst gossip literature's elite. This time around, our heroine is Girl, a twentysomething women's studies major whose liberal arts education led her to believe that saving women from worldwide oppression was as easy as reporting for duty at her local feminist non-profit. As Girl soon learns, no job is ever as it seems, and even the director of the Center for Equity in Community is not free from manipulating her staff in order to get ahead. As we follow Girl through unemployment and an eventual position as the Director of Rebranding Knowledge Acquisition for My Company, McLaughlin and Kraus invite readers on a raucous journey though the ups and downs of early 21st Century corporate life. While at times disjointed and overly crass, Citizen Girl certainly has its moments. Most post-grad women will be able to identify with Girl on at least some level, whether it be returning to Career Services with her tail between her legs or forgiving her boyfriend for hiring a stripper at his best friend's bachelor party. ("I turn to find Buster slumped on my front stoop, soaked to the skin behind a proffered bouquet of hopeful white tulips.") Some readers may tire of Girl's particular combination of naiveté and idealism after the first 50 pages, and the blatant stereotypes may wear thin after a while (Girl's boss at My Company is named Guy, and the woman they hire to turn things around is called Manley). Still, Girl's story is intriguing enough that by the end of the book, most of us will be rooting for her as she negotiates her way through the tumultuous battlefield that often is corporate America. --Gisele Toueg
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• The Oppposite Of Pro Women 07 September, 2008
I thought Citizen Girl would be an empowering women's fictional account. However, what I found was the same as stupid, faux-women's novels like The Devil Wears Prada and Marrying Harry Winston or whatever that terrible book is called. The main character, Citizen Girl, is supposed to represent Every Woman, to be relatable and real. What is relatable is her post-college difficulty finding a job. What's real is nothing else. Girl is NOT a feminist- in everything she does, she's too meek or "nice" to demand what she wants, to even ASK what she wants. Not in a bitchy way, but to just SAY what she means, and to mean what she says. She is the OPPOSITE of a positive, modern feminist. The modern feminist neither rejects earlier struggles nor tries to emulate them. The modern feminist appreciates changes made in society, and yet realizes there's still work to be done. She doesn't complain about it, she doesn't ignore it. She does her part in her job and her community to refuse to acquiesce when she's presented with a sexist opportunity. She's open minded but not afraid to say no. She's brave but not hostile. She's open but not discriminatory. She recognizes the rights of both men and women to exist. THAT is citizen girl. Not that weak, confused character I see in this book. The perosn who wrote this book is as much a feminist as Phillis Schlafly is. I don't have anything against you as a person, but I'm disappointed that somebody like you got a publishing deal. Obviously, we still have a long ways to go to get real feminist fiction published.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A13XK7Q47BQSHS
• So Bad I Can't Even Pass It On 28 July, 2008
I picked this book up at an airport right before a long haul flight. I was so bored with it I had to end up watching the crappy in-flight entertainment! I managed to finish it later on, and I agree with most reviewers, characters are unbelievably shallow, plot inexistent, and the whole book is filled with cheap stereotypes. This book is so bad I don't like to see it in my bookshelf but find it cruel to pass on, would certainly not submit a friend to that!
- Reviewed by customer ID: A39VSK4ZBJ516U
• I Completely Agree With The "negative Stars" 20 July, 2008
Absolutely loved the Nanny Diaries, Citizen girl was the ABSOLUTE WORST book I have EVER read, and I also have read a lot of books. Very general, very difficult to follow, and what is up with the random characters being entered???? Disappointing, but I'm still looking forward to their next book.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2F5ICQ47RNGI7
• The Most Disappointing Second Novel I've Ever Read 04 August, 2008
I adored The Nanny Diaries, and so was thrilled to have some time this summer to read the second effort of the authors. Anyone looking for a similarly fun satire should run the other way if they see this book coming. There wasn't a single sympathetic or endearing character in my opinion, not even the "heroine", Girl. The quirky clichés of The Nanny Diaries are replaced with shallow, borderline offensive stereotypes. I'm a Long Island, New York girl- I have no problem with colorful language- but the over-the-top swearing and graphic, disturbing sex scenes serve no real purpose- they don't even make the book more interesting! I'm an English major, I inhale books every chance I get, but reading this was more painful than a root canal. Save yourself the trouble of seeking out this book, and just re-read The Nanny Diaries- your time will be much more well-spent.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A33O7ZXMFN835U
• Readable, But An Odd Cross-breed 05 September, 2008
Citizen Girl is an odd cross-breed, seeming to want to be chick lit, satire, and a novel with Serious Ideas all at once. It doesn't really work that well, but I kept reading out of sheer curiosity. Apart from the fact that the main character in their previous book was called "Nanny," is there ANY reason to call the main character in this book "Girl"? Is she really meant to be some sort of Everywoman (well, Everygirl)that we can all identify with? Well, if we all were young idealistic feminists with liberal arts degrees, struggling to comprehend the business world of New York City, then hey! We could all identify with her! But I think a large part of the reason so many reviewers don't care for this book is because the main character truly is hard to identify with. And the book isn't that funny. To sum up, I would only recommend this if you didn't have many other reading options.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A210LMZA8SKFOY
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