Lace (Lace #1)
This was hardly shocking to me at 11, until I got the chapter where the Arab prince is pleasuring his concubine, and that image has since stayed with me in a weird way. I learned about things reading books that were not meant for me long before I should've known any of these things. Even now I'm not sure I ever needed half of that information.
That being said, the book is entertaining. It's got that overly dramatic, shoulder-padded glamour that embodied the 80's and it's fun to delve into the scandalous lives of these women and their adventures through life.
Though it's been a while since the last time I've read this, I remember it being a fun and campy ride and is a great companion to your fancy umbrella drink as you lounge poolside.
"Oh, God! Does the whole world revolve around sex and money?""Yes."I remember reading this when it came out. I was newly married and in my early twenties. I have to say I probably enjoyed it more then. It's a decent enough read for about 50% of it, but 751 pages was a bit much this time around. If you've reached the 400 page mark and still haven't said what you wanted to say, go back and edit--mercilessly; you've bitten off more than the average reader is prepared to chew. To be brutally honest,
A fabulous novel from the 80s republished to show 50 Shades how it's really done. I vaguely remember reading this years and years ago and it's still a fabulous holiday read. Great characters and a silly plot. It's something that never pretends to be something else. Can't wait to read Lace 2.
Quivering....All the women in this book have experiences which involve quivering: whether he quivers, she quivers or they both quiver at the same time, after a while I shook my head every time the word was mentioned. It must appear every two to three pages. For a book supposedly about strong, intelligent women they sure go from one man to the next, their whole lives seem dominated by relationships. It has such an unbelievable ending, I thought I was reading a spoof parody. The book seemed to go
I thought I posted a review on this years ago. Obviously I did not. Which is where because I remember this book aver 27 years. I was but a wee child of 12 when I read this book. One of the girls I knew, her older sister was reading it one day at a picnic. So I read a few pages and was like, huh. Then she gave me a few looks into where Lily is with the Arabic man and being sexually used. There were several erotic scenes in here that as a 12 year old really intrigued me due to my predisposition
What a shame that i got to page 112 and just wasn't gripped by the story. Thought I would enjoy reading this again but sadly not
Before you read my review, siddle up to your mother and ask her about the goldfish scene in Lace (1982). Watch her blush. I doubt there is a woman alive who lived through the 1980s without reading or watching Lace. The novel opens with one of its most famous scenes, the young actress, Lili, has gathered four women to a hotel room in New York. The four women were childhood friends and have all made waves in their respective careers. Lili stands above them and delivers her killer line, Which one
Shirley Conran
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Title | : | Lace (Lace #1) |
Author | : | Shirley Conran |
Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 751 pages |
Published | : | November 7th 1992 by Penguin Books (first published 1982) |
Categories | : | Fiction. Romance. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Drama |
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The first time I read this I was 11 years old (yes, really) because I had finished reading the stack of books I'd taken out of the library and, as I often did when I sped through my tower of borrowed books, I stole a book off of my parents' shelves.This was hardly shocking to me at 11, until I got the chapter where the Arab prince is pleasuring his concubine, and that image has since stayed with me in a weird way. I learned about things reading books that were not meant for me long before I should've known any of these things. Even now I'm not sure I ever needed half of that information.
That being said, the book is entertaining. It's got that overly dramatic, shoulder-padded glamour that embodied the 80's and it's fun to delve into the scandalous lives of these women and their adventures through life.
Though it's been a while since the last time I've read this, I remember it being a fun and campy ride and is a great companion to your fancy umbrella drink as you lounge poolside.
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Original Title: | Lace |
ISBN: | 0140063870 (ISBN13: 9780140063875) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Lace #1 |
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"Which one of you bitches is my mother?" Priceless. That line took the story."Oh, God! Does the whole world revolve around sex and money?""Yes."I remember reading this when it came out. I was newly married and in my early twenties. I have to say I probably enjoyed it more then. It's a decent enough read for about 50% of it, but 751 pages was a bit much this time around. If you've reached the 400 page mark and still haven't said what you wanted to say, go back and edit--mercilessly; you've bitten off more than the average reader is prepared to chew. To be brutally honest,
A fabulous novel from the 80s republished to show 50 Shades how it's really done. I vaguely remember reading this years and years ago and it's still a fabulous holiday read. Great characters and a silly plot. It's something that never pretends to be something else. Can't wait to read Lace 2.
Quivering....All the women in this book have experiences which involve quivering: whether he quivers, she quivers or they both quiver at the same time, after a while I shook my head every time the word was mentioned. It must appear every two to three pages. For a book supposedly about strong, intelligent women they sure go from one man to the next, their whole lives seem dominated by relationships. It has such an unbelievable ending, I thought I was reading a spoof parody. The book seemed to go
I thought I posted a review on this years ago. Obviously I did not. Which is where because I remember this book aver 27 years. I was but a wee child of 12 when I read this book. One of the girls I knew, her older sister was reading it one day at a picnic. So I read a few pages and was like, huh. Then she gave me a few looks into where Lily is with the Arabic man and being sexually used. There were several erotic scenes in here that as a 12 year old really intrigued me due to my predisposition
What a shame that i got to page 112 and just wasn't gripped by the story. Thought I would enjoy reading this again but sadly not
Before you read my review, siddle up to your mother and ask her about the goldfish scene in Lace (1982). Watch her blush. I doubt there is a woman alive who lived through the 1980s without reading or watching Lace. The novel opens with one of its most famous scenes, the young actress, Lili, has gathered four women to a hotel room in New York. The four women were childhood friends and have all made waves in their respective careers. Lili stands above them and delivers her killer line, Which one
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