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Author name: Janice Kaplan, Lynn Schnurnberger

 : The Botox Diaries: A Novel
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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780345468581
ISBN number: 0345468589
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 336
Printing Date: May 10, 2005
Publishing house: Ballantine Books
Release Date: May 10, 2005
Sale Popularity Level: 69635
Studio: Ballantine Books




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In a world where plastic surgery is as popular as a pair of sexy Manolo Blahniks, suburban single mom Jessica Taylour is trying to make it past forty with nothing more than moisturizer and a swipe of mascara. Her glamorous best friend, TV producer Lucy Baldor, has a different idea of aging gracefully. “My body is a temple,” Lucy explains. “I just don’t want it to crumble like St. John the Divine.”
Jess and Lucy’s friendship has weathered the trials of marriage, the births of children, and the transition from itty-bitty bikinis to “Kindest Cut” one-piece suits. Now the women are discovering that midlife crises aren’t just for men—they’re equal-opportunity dilemmas.
To Jess’s dismay, Lucy announces that she’s taken a lover. A very famous lover. Her husband, Dan, is bound to find out (especially after a picture of the amorous duo appears on Page Six of the New York Post), but Lucy’s too wrapped up in the joys of expensive lingerie and romantic retreats to care. Jess finds herself in the midst of her own romantic predicament when, after ten years of silence, her sexy French ex-husband, Jacques, ends up back in her life—and in her bed.

Whether navigating bake sales, bicoastal affairs, or bagels-and-Botox parties, these wise and witty women know that their friendship will remain the one true thing they can count on. Well, that and a good push-up bra, of course. And their bond withstands everything—from an orgy in Willie Nelson’s trailer to a reality TV-show bachelour named Boulder.
Funny, brazen, and often poignant, this irresistible novel offers an unexpected and entertaining look at two women’s midlife adventures. From Thai massage to tantric sex, who would have thought forty could be so much fun?


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Customer Reviews
User popularity level:  out of 5 stars

Rated by buyers 1 out of 5 stars - HORRIBLE, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME.
I'm sorry I wasted my time on this book. It was horrible!

If I could have, I would have given it zero stars.



Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - Hilarious!
These two authors write absolutely hysterically funny material for us "older women"!!!! Once started, it is with great difficulty to put it down. The characters are ALL entertaining with usually one outstanding. But the humour is just too, too much! Enjoy.



Rated by buyers 2 out of 5 stars - Readable, But Bad
The Nannie Diaries, The Devil Wears Prada, The Ivy Chronicles... The Botox Diaries joins a long list of chick lit with the theme "aren't rich people crazy and amusing?" The twist is that this novel focuses on a forty something women.
Unfortunately, The Botox Diaries brings nothing new to the table. The novel is poorly plotted, completely lacking in cohesion. Did the authors outline the plot beforehand, or did they just make it up as they went along?
The main character is not nearly as funny or charming as she's supposed to be, and the main character's best friend is downright unlikeable. Nobody would be best friends with someone who doesn't listen to your problems, is completely self centered, and puts you in compromising positions.
The hot French ex-husband of the main character speaks tenth grade French throughout the novel. This is really a minor point, but it bothered me.
The ending is insulting to the reader's intelligence.
Skip this book and spend your money on something better.



Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - loved it!
i thought botox diaries was funny at times you feel like you know lucy and jess. i am 25 and didnt relate to the charcters as being in there 40's i thought they were funny. it was a good read!



Rated by buyers 2 out of 5 stars - Don't waste your time...
I have never offered one of these reader reviews but disliked this book so much (not hated--but strongly disliked) that I felt compelled to do so. It is so terribly predictable and flashy in all the wrong ways. Wow a single Mom with an adopted daughter who meets celebs/gets wooed by a very rich frenchman/is allowed to borrow a Chanel dress from the showroom in NY/gets bought Tiffany earrings on a whim/goes on a TV dating show and somehow never has her daughter around at just the right moments is almost insulting to read (read: so totally unbelievable)... this is chick lit at its worst. It seems contrived and very intentional in all the wrong ways.

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