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Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber: The Katya Livingston Chronicles

AUTHOR: Adele Lang
ISBN: 0312313616
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Witty and wry, Katya Livingston has captured America--a "New York Times" bestseller and a Kelly Ripa Book Club selection. Bitingly written with wit and style reminiscent of Candace Bushnell, Lang's novel is a cutting, bitchy, hilarious take on the...

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Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber: The Katya Livingston Chronicles
- Book Review, by Adele Lang

Amazon.com
It's really not a bad idea. Adele Lang joins the throng of post-Bridget Jones novelists with Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber, a fictional diary by Katya Livingstone, an advertising copywriter-turned-journalist who is, in short, a nasty piece of work. Katya has never met a friend she didn't stab in the back, a boss she didn't take advantage of, or a man whose net worth she didn't appraise in five seconds flat. Most of Ms. Jones's offspring are dear, dewy, put-upon creatures. Sure, they crack wise, but mostly they seem to mope around hoping for Mr. Right to happen upon them. The idea of a vile anti-heroine out to screw the world before it screws her has a certain appeal. Unfortunately, Lang's reach has exceeded her grasp, and the result is far from heavenly. The book veers wildly in tone. We never know quite how we're supposed to feel about Katya: Should we despise her? Admire her for her chutzpah? Or just shut the book in frustration? Meanwhile, sloppy grammar and unfunny jokes topple this tenuous house of cards. --Claire Dederer

From Publishers Weekly
A single, saucy British woman delivers her narcissistic rants in diary form (sound familiar?) in Adele Lang's Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber. Katya Livingston is a vain, nasty advertising copywriter who lands a gig producing a gossip column for a London tabloid - really just an outlet to crow about her prolific intake of alcohol and the search for "bonkable bachelors." The column leads to a book deal and even a brush with B-movie stardom as Katya rails against vegans, foreigners and the poorly dressed. What this sendup of the tired Bridget genre lacks in originality is made up for in sheer bitchiness. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Book Review

Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber: The Katya Livingston Chronicles
- Book Reviews, by Adele Lang

Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber: The Katya Livingston Chronicles

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Bitingly written with wit and style reminiscent of Candace Bushnell, Adèle Lang's novel is a cutting, bitchy, hilarious take on the young-single-British-woman genre.

When weasel-eyed tax inspectors question her claims, Katya is forced to keep a financial diary. As well as documenting the cruel and parsimonious ways of her ad agency boss, Katya waxes lyrical about putting up with loser friends, mortal enemies, and thoroughly bad restaurants. She also throws in a candid account of her love life, in case it is tax deductible. A private account of expenses rapidly becomes, through Katya's chronic delusions of grandeur, a matter of public record: first as a tawdry gossip column, then as a salacious book, and finally as a Hollywood B movie.

FROM THE CRITICS

SHE magazine [UK]

Wicked, witty and wild. Is the world ready for Katya Livingston?

19 magazine [UK]

Bridget Jones only thinner, wittier and prettier, Katya's a psycho bitch from hell...A fab read.

Elle magazine [Australia]

Addictive.

US Weekly

...Katya...[tries] to find Mr. Right by looking in all the wrong places. Put it on your beach-read list.

Kelly Ripa

This book is like Bridget Jones meets Sex in the City. Go out and get it—you will love it! Read all 10 "From The Critics" >

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