When Life Gives You Lululemons

First of all, let me say that I love chick lit. I really honestly like this kind of books and read many, some are better than others. This book is well written and entertaining, but I found it really problematic and dated. I cant believe that in the year 2018 we have to read how these sexy/ attractive/ beautiful women have to starve to be in shape. I find it really dangerous. Not only that, Emily (who is the main character and maybe our heroine?) not only recommends starvation but also diet coke (which she even gives to a 5 year old saying that it is good for you), pills and cigarettes. Sigh. I understand that she is sarcastic, but there should be some character or commentary about these being really unhealthy habits. And the other issue that I wish had been dealt with less naturalization was that of vagina plastic surgeries: to each their own, but there are many health professionals that claim that they are dangerous, and they perpetuate an image of women that is ridiculous: wanting to look and feel like a teenager down there sounds like something a really insipid woman would say. I really found the book and the characters funny, and I understand that this is fiction, but they seemed a lot older than they are. I am 39 and I think that I am much more modern than these ladies. They remind me of my mother, who is on her sixties.
Do not buy if you are expecting a Devil Wears Prada sequel. This is not it. If they hadnt mentioned Runway a couple of times (and Miranda), it wouldnt have made a difference. This book stands alone.
My conclusion is: If you are a well-adjusted adult who knows who she is, please, by all means read this book! But keep it away from insecure women, from teenagers and from people with image or health issues. Fixating on 15 pounds overweight is so silly and 90s that I just wish that there had been one character calling them all out on all this: being skinny and rich and married is not a worthy goal. Have fun!

I liked The Devil Wore Prada because it was an out-of-the ordinary plot. This book, however, quickly evolved into the lost love/strong survivor clique that characterizes so much of so-called womens literature. Couple that with one characters perfect husband and anothers almost perfect husband and theres not a lot of tension to move things forward. Not the worst of this genre but still pretty contrived.

Lauren Weisberger never disappoints and she doesnt with When Life Gives You Lulumons… either. Its the perfect beach day read, or a night in. I read it in one sitting and laughed out loud. The return of Emily after a few years of marriage and a lot of growing up is delightful. And the bits where Miranda Priestly returns are actually a riot. Add 2 best friends, one very monstrous husband and mix them with the ber wealthy Connecticut mommy competitiveness and you’ve got a jewel of a book. My only negative…I read it so quickly and now I have to wait till the next book from Lauren.

I read this because the book club I am in wanted to read something “fluffy”. (Personally, I like “heavy” things.) Yep, our book club got just what the suggestor wanted. A light and airy, fluffy, meaningless, let’s go get our nails done, to hell with reading good stuff book.

This will sound harsh. There are so many good books waiting to be read. I am so sorry I wasted time and money on this one. Cliche, trite, boring and insulting to women everywhere..

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