Uma Thurman Books

When I picked up this book from author Gigi Levangie Grazer, I had already read her made-into-a-TV-miniseries book, The Starter Wife. Having loved that book (it's definitely on my favorites list), I was expecting Maneater to be a treat. Which it was, to a point.

After reading about 10 or so chapters, I thought this was perhaps the funniest book I had read in awhile. There are so many wacky moments that take place and you find yourself thinking that the main character, Clarissa, is manipulative, vain, and a little (or a lot) crazy. Her goal is to marry a rich man and when she sets her sight on a Hollywood-newcomer, Aaron Mason, she stops at nothing to con him into marrying her. But, the story isn't about Clarissa's antics concerning the wedding. The reader comes to find out that the story is actually about the lengths Clarissa will go to get what she wants and what happens when the tables turn on her. There is a great plot twist that I definitely didn't see coming. Also, the best part of this book is Clarissa's group of friends that call themselves the Star Chamber. I've heard this group referred to as the girls from Sex & the City, but the Star Chamber is definitely more delusional and outrageous. The best quotes in the book come from their meetings.

Had the book continued on this comical path, I would've given it 5 stars. However, near the end of the book, something happens that turns the mood from laughable to somber (even though the author tries to keep the fun alive by providing small comedic elements). This event causes us to look at Clarissa as a different kind of person and to me, it ruined the fun. The abrupt change in her character was too close to the end of the book for a recovery. I think the author tried to make it seem gradual, but it didn't come off that way.

All in all, Maneater is worth a read because it's daring and entertaining and you'll get some good laughs. However, I recommend reading The Starter Wife if you're looking for a main character that you aren't expected to have a revelation about so close to the end of the story.

I just received this book a couple of weeks ago. I have not yet read it, and therefore cannot give it a review. However, it was highly recommended to me by two co-workers. Other than that, I did receive my product in a timely manner, which is very important to me. This was my first time to do business with Amazon, and it was a pleasant experience.

I read this book after reading "The Started Wife" (which I enjoyed) and threw it out, waste of time.

Wonderful Anytime Read...I bought the book because I really enjoyed The Starter Wife. Gigi impressed me with this book and I would highly recommend this book to others. It's a good book that one can talk about with friends, or in my case co-workers.

Although I think Sex and the City, the book, was just average (unlike the TV series, which was fantastic), by comparison with Maneater, Gigi Levangie Grazer makes Candace Bushnell look like Leo Tolstoy.

Oh, my God, I can hardly believe how bad this book is. Clarissa is one of the most annoying and shallow characters in publishing history, and there's nothing in the "people" who surround her that's is even slightly interesting. I would criticize the plot for being stupid, but it's more accurate to say that there's no plot--and not a single well-written sentence either.

The only thing Maneater is good for is as proof that today in publishing is not what you know, but who you know. If Gigi weren't the wife of producer Brian Grazer, this ridiculous novel would have never left the slush pile.