Buy a cheap copy of Rich and Pretty book by Rumaan Alam. Truthfully couldn't get beyond the first several chapters. the story line was typical (rich vs poor, pretty vs. not-as-pretty? I thought it would be more plot driven and dramatic. Reading this book opened my eyes to something big: we are each of us our own person, unique and special. Rich and Pretty: A Novel Rumaan Alam No preview available - 2016. As close as sisters for twenty years, Sarah and Lauren have … Rich, spoiled, evil Lexi. Paperback (First Edition) $ 19.99. i had to force myself to finish this because it truly was uninteresting and offensive, especially in the descriptions of the "love scenes". Rich and Pretty Rumaan Alam. Although the book covers six or seven years in their lives, the plot goes nowhere. Paperback. Sarah, the only child of a prominent intellectual and a socialite, works at a charity and is methodically planning her wedding. Available to order! Nothing. This exceeded my expectations. I'm not a big fan of the way the author chose to write this. Lauren and Sara were clearly written by someone who was on the outside of the female experience - like a man. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Rich and Pretty: A Novel. Free shipping. View all » About the author (2016) Rumaan Alam is the author of Rich and Pretty. What left me wanting however was the ending of the book. Is it even worth getting to the end? This irresistible debut, set in contemporary New York, provides a sharp, insightful look into how the relationship between two best friends changes when they are no longer coming of age but learning how to live adult lives. Lauren didn’t seem to particularly like her parents, and she didn’t seem to have any friends on her own—well, maybe one work friend, but she was not anyone who she socialized with outside the office. Audio Book (CD) $51.95. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. She certainly loved her best friend, Sarah (the rich one), but she could never commit to a man, even though she had a series of serious boyfriends that she seemed to coldly analyze, ultimately walking away from without a regret. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Rich and Pretty: A Novel. I found it a waste of time - I couldn't get into any of the characters, I keep waiting for a great insight into why the two female protagonists stayed friends - and never got any. see all formats + WISH LIST. I was hesitant to add this one after so many terrible reviews, but all my book sources kept telling me to add it-- I. I am curious about but can't remember where I read a review about this book, but that prompted me to read it. I rarely dislike books as much as I disliked this one. Buy the Paperback Book RICH & PRETTY: A Novel by Rumaan Alaam at Indigo.ca, Canada's largest bookstore. I almost stopped reading multiple times, but kept coming back because I thought surely something interesting would happen, but I was wrong. Rich and Pretty: A Novel (Paperback) By Rumaan Alam. Ship to an address. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist by Sunil Yapa. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Kept wanting the story to go somewhere or say something but it never really did. Lauren and Sarah were delightfully flawed, Huck and Lulu were huge characters who didn't take over the story, Dan was ambivalently important, and Rumaan Alam created a world I readily dove in to and loved. By the end, we know these two women as individuals, as a unit, and feel lucky to have seen their friendship in all its iterations and, truly, its beauty. I am a huge believer in the idea of a book coming to you at the right time in your life. Average Rating: (4.0) stars out of 5 stars 6 ratings, based on 6 reviews. However, I was pleasantly surprised. by Rumaan Alaam. This irresistible debut, set in contemporary New York, provides a sharp, insightful look into how the relationship between two best friends changes when they are no longer coming of age but learning how to live adult lives. The author has done a great job of creating two totally believable characters with real desires, real faults, real selfishness, and real life problems. I LOVED IT...until I got to the ending. There was a lot of talk about growth and evolution but much felt like it was simply dwelling in the past. $6.00. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, $12.26 Shipping & Import Fees Deposit to France. Lauren—beautiful, independent, and unpredictable—is single and working in publishing, deflecting her parents’ worries and questions about her life and future by trying not to think about it herself. 42 $15.42 $ 15. by Rumaan Alam. The new novel "Rich and Pretty" follows two women who find themselves at a crossroad. Big thumbs up! To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Maybe I just wanted a happily ever after for Lauren too. I did not identify with her beauty, but it helped to set up some of the conflict between Lauren and Sarah (who is apparently not as attractive). Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. I always saw this book … I enjoy interior novels that explore human interactions, but I suppose tha. (This takes effort, there are so many.) No plot, thin characters.. Why was this book written? Paragraphs were overly long and author seemed to use a thesaurus on a regular basis just to find obscure words. I wonder if the fact a novel about women was written by a man had anything to do with how I didn’t connect with the story. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Meh. Its cleverness is surpassed only by its compassion. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. The author is a talented writer in that his descriptions made Sarah's house or the streets of New York come to life in my brain... yet this book was not my cup of tea. I think when I finish it, it will be quite forgettable. by Rumaan Alam ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 7, 2016. She seemed to be a seriously disaffected character. We’d love your help. Rumaan Alam masterfully captures the complexities of female friendship. 8 members reading this now 5 clubs reading this now 0 members have read this book. Unabridged, Audible Audio. The friendship between Lauren and Sarah was really well written and felt really real, like these characters were based on actual women with a complicated best friendship. I'm the author of the novels Rich and Pretty, That Kind of Mother, and Leave the World Behind. Book Format: Paperback. Friends are our first loves— the … We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.