坎迪斯·布什奈尔
《欲望都市》作者,
《纽约观察家》的专栏作家,
《时代周刊》这样评价她:“坎迪斯·布什奈尔是她那个城保里狡猾又淘气的观察家。”
In a way, Candace Bushnell's Lipstick Jungle picks up where her career-defining book Sex and the City left off, in the money-soaked, power-hungry, beauty-obsessed jungle that is New York City. This time around, the ladies are a bit older, a lot richer, but not particularly wiser nor more endearing than Bushnell's earlier heroines. Lipstick Jungle weaves the stories of Nico O'Neilly, Wendy Healy, and Victory Ford, numbers 8, 12, and 17 on The New York Post's list of "New York's 50 Most Powerful Women." But this is 21st Century New York, and to get ahead and stay ahead, these women will do anything, including jeopardizing their personal and professional relationships. Take for example Nico, editor-in-chief of Bonfire magazine, who betrays her boss to rise to the top of the entire magazine division at media mega-giant Splatch-Verner. As president of Paradour Pictures, Wendy may be poised to win an Oscar for her 10-year labor-of-love, Ragged Pilgrims, but her marriage is in shambles and her children care more about a $50,000 pony than their mother. And for single, 43-year-old fashion designer Victory, pleasing tough critics may be more important than ever finding the real relationship she's convinced herself she doesn't need. This racy tale of women behaving badly manages to shrewdly flip the tables to show us how gender roles are essentially interchangeable, given the right circumstances. Whether that was Bushnell's intent when crafting this wicked tale is another story. --Gisele Toueg 10 Second Interview: A Few Words with Candace Bushnell Q: Were Victory, Wendy, and Nico inspired by any real-life women? A: The characters and situations in Lipstick Jungle were inspired by the real-life women I know and admire in New York City. As with Sex and the City, I spent a lot of time thinking about where women were today, and what I noticed was that there was a fascinating group of women in their forties who were leading non-traditional lives. They were highly successful and motivated, they often had children, and usually were the providers for their families, and yet, they didn't fit the old stereotype of the witchy businesswoman. Indeed, so many of these women were the girls next door, the girls who reminded me of my best friends when I was a kid and we used to fantasize about the great things we were going to do in life. Like the women in Sex and the City, the Lipstick Jungle women are charting new lives for themselves, redefining what it means to be a woman when you really are as powerful, or more powerful, than a man. Of course, you probably want specifics, so I will say that there was a moment when it all clicked. Tina Brown used to write a terrific column in the Washington Post, and one of the things she was always mentioning was how there was a group of powerful women who were meeting and lunching at Michael's restaurant. They'd been working for over twenty years, their children were now in their early teens and didn't need them every minute, and now, in their forties or early fifties, they had time to strive for new career goals and to spend more time with their girlfriends. I thought, "Aha--that's the Lipstick Jungle."Q: What kind of research did you do to cover fashion, film, and publishing in one book? A: To research fashion, film and publishing, I did what I always do--I talked to my girlfriends! Of course, it helps that I've worked in magazine publishing and have had my share of experience with Hollywood. I'm also lucky enough to have a couple of girlfriends who are top designers, who offered to help me out with the specific details. I still remember the afternoon when one of my girlfriends and I sat down to talk--she was over eight months pregnant, and I was worried that we were going to have to run to the hospital!Amazon.com's Significant SevenCandace Bushnell graciously agreed to answer the questions we like to ask every author: the Amazon.com Significant Seven. Q: What book has had the most significant impact on your life
对于事业型女生来说,这是一本可以找到许多共同点的书。认为事业比家庭更重要。无论在事业中比男生来说会承受更大的压力,经历更多的痛苦,对于他们来说都是值得的。很羡慕妮可,事业成功,家庭美满。有个这么爱她的丈夫,把家里打理得一丝不苟。实在觉得温迪很幸苦。对于我来...
评分 评分作者在这本书中传达的思想跟里面一些口号一样煽动性的语言其实是不太一致的。具体说,个人感觉作者在描述温迪跟律师商讨离婚事宜那几段暴露出作者的一些观点还有几位女主经常嚷嚷的诸如女人统治世界的口号之间其实不是太统一的。 三位女主都有权势(这有可能也是同名美剧不太...
评分Wendy, Nico, Victory are three super powerful women in NYC, who survived the battlefield on business and family. I read it because it is the work of the author who wrote Sex and the City, but lipstick juggle is not insightful and most of it seems unreal, no...
评分摘自《新京报》 作者:芭 芥 今年热衷时尚的女性们有福了,坎迪丝•布什奈尔(Candace Bush-nell)和劳伦•魏斯伯格(Lauren Weisberger)这两个名利场最佳卧底都推出了当季最新款的小说。 前者瞄准40岁以上成功成熟女性,后者代言大都市追梦少女,各自定位明确...
相比欲望都市,这本和后来改编的电视剧更接近,思考的角度则有所不同
评分喜欢这种叙述口气,但故事... 有点极端女权主义,有点憎恨男性倾向... 有点超现实
评分相比欲望都市,这本和后来改编的电视剧更接近,思考的角度则有所不同
评分美国典型的时尚界职场小说,女人们的斗争和家事不平,读过后让我感到未来的迷茫。
评分大一暑假参加志愿者活动,每天回宿舍没事就翻翻书。第一次借了两本纯英文的长篇小说来看。在大四的时候,这本“口红森林”拍成电视了~~
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