Chasing Harry Winston
by Lauren Weisberger
I’m happy I borrowed this book. Because thankfully I didn’t pay any money for it and I now can give it back.
Synopsis
Chasing Harry Winston focuses on a year in the life of Leigh, Emmy and Adrianna – three best friends living in New York and nearing their 30th birthdays. When faced with some serious disappointments in their lives, the ladies decide it’s time for a major change. The three friends vow to undergo this challenge together, making a pact to each change one major thing in their own lives, while helping to support and keep each other on track.
Review
The dialogue in Chasing Harry Winston flowed well and there were a few chuckles along the way, but unfortunately the characters were extremely stereotypical. Adrianna is the beautiful trust-funded socialite, Leigh the serious workaholic, and Emmy the timid mouse. And each of them has exactly the type of relationship you’d expect: torrid affairs, solid and stable, and the doormat. The story moves back and forth between each of the three girls lives, which is an effective way to give us each characters side of the story, but made the narrative feel a bit jumpy at times. The plot was very predictable and took a frustratingly long time to get to exactly where you knew it was going. Then the story ends rather abruptly without really showing us the better lives the girls had built for themselves.
Verdict
As you may have guessed, I didn’t exactly love Chasing Harry Winston. I almost didn’t finish this one, but I thought there would be some payoff at the end. There really wasn’t enough of one to warrant recommending this. Skip it and try the Shopaholic books instead.
*Chasing Harry Winston is book #5 for the TwentyTen Reading Challenge.
