How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls

Skip this if you are looking for a chick lit heroine who is actually smart. Megan certainly isnt. No perceptive insights into the world of the fabulously wealthy, no witty asides, no scintillating repartee. Instead, you have author Zoey Dane constantly reminding readers of Megans magna cum laude dual degree from Yale. I guess she has to, because there is no indication otherwise that Megan has more than average intelligence. Danes one attempt -Megans suggestion of an article on the possible link between breast cancer and the pill, is laughable. A) Megan works for a gossip rag. B) Even if Megan hadnt a clue about the subject, a modicum of research would have corrected her. Instead, Megan the journalist offers the article idea after reading a single article on hormone replacement therapy. C) In the one incident of unplanned sex on the beach, there was no mention of condoms, so I was left to conclude that smart Megan was on the pill despite thinking it can cause her breast cancer. By the way, this article proposal of Megans is called intelligent and ballsy. *sigh* Also skip this one if the following plot line makes you grimace: Debra, Megans editor tells her you remind me of me at your age and then sends Megan to Palm Beach, partly thinking Megan was perfect for her son. On the otherhand, go ahead and buy the book if it appeals to you to read that the fabulously rich dine on champagne* and caviar (without the carb loaded crackers) everyday and that with a hair iron, spackling, and couture gowns, a sows ear can be turned into a silk purse. The best parts of the book were the multiple choice questions which preface the chapters. *Champagne is full of carbs. But I guess Zoey Dane doesnt know that.

This was a fun, light read. I honestly believe that the book would be better suited for a young adult reader despite the fact that there is a pretty light romantic scene. Still a good book and just right for summer reading.

I just couldnt really get into this book.

The book was funny and the scenarios rang true for assistants. Taylor was not the most sympathetic of characters, but I was invested in her story and thought it unfolded well. Though this book did rely on some fairly improbable coincidences, and I certainly think the roommate was way quirkier than necessary, overall the book rose above others in the genre because of quality writing and an interesting premise. Definitely a good summer read.

This was my first book by Zoey Dean and I really enjoyed reading it. Its a funny entertaining story with many twists that keep the reader interested.

How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls is Chick Lit with capital C and capital L which makes it one of the most delightful books Ive read in a very long time. If it is ever turned into a movie, it will be the most delightful of its kind since Clueless--and one can only hope it will be. Average-girl-wannabe-journalist Maggie Smith moves to Manhattan straight out of Yale, expecting to get a job at one of the big magazines and eliminating her $75,000 debt in no time at all. Unfortunately, real life doesnt work like that, and she is only just scraping by, working at a trashy tabloid, when in the span of two days she is robbed, fired and her apartment burns down. However, as a last favor, her ex-boss makes her an offer she cant refuse. Seventeen-year-old twins Rose and Sage Baker are Palm Beachs version of Paris and Nicole--rich, superficial and never thinking beyond the next party. Maggies challenge is to tutor these two girls and get them into Duke. If she manages this, her debts will be paid off. Teaching girls who do not want to be taught is never easy, so if Maggie wants to pull this one off, she must be able to look the part and act the part. But can you act a part for so long without it becoming part of you? How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls is a lot more substantial than expected at first glance, and I read it in two hours straight, being utterly unable to put it down, and found myself laughing out loud at Zoey Deans masterful plot and witty one-liners. She has a wonderful way with words and manages to create charming characters where you expect to find none. Rose and Sages grandmother is a street-smart and sly elderly woman, willing to take risks for a good cause, and even Rose and Sage themselves--spoiled and bratty as they seem at first--are living proofs that looks can be deceptive. Armchair Interviews says: Quick fun read that gives us hope for spoiled rich girls the world over (or at least in Hollywoodland).

Ive never read any books by Zoey Dean before, so this was my introduction to her. She tells a good story in a conversational way which makes it fun and easy to read. I liked her writing a lot, and while the story did seem a lot like The Devil Wears Prada it had enough different twists to keep me interested. Definitely one of the better chick-lit books out there this summer, and worth a read if you enjoy stories like this. I give it four stars rather than five because it sort of dragged on a bit towards the end and didnt keep me interested the entire time. Still a good book, though!

Cant get enough of Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, and Nicole Richie? HOW TO TEACH FILTHY RICH GIRLS by Zoey Dean might be the key to your rich girl obsessions. But dont let me mislead you, the books about Megan. And shes far from rich. Megan graduated and wanted nothing but the publishing dream--move to New York City, find a job at a prestigious publishing company or magazine, and live her dream. What happened was a crummy job at a tabloid and a huge student load ($75,000 to be exact). And it turns even more sour--she loses her job at the tabloid. Kinda. In the same firing meeting, the editor-in-chief waves Megan a bone: tutor two of the richest heiresses on the Palm Beach, Florida scene so that their SAT scores literally score them a spot at Duke. With little other choice, Megan takes the job and our real story begins. The twins? Seventeen-year-olds Rose and Sage Baker are known for drunken parties and flashing the paparazzi (sound familiar?) and arent so keen on this arrangement. Hell just arranging their social schedule to fit in a little school, isnt on their agenda. Especially when the teacher is a peer who looks like a [gasp!] struggling post-graduate wearing a bunch of thrift store finds. But dont fret, Megans a fighter. The $1500 a week and the possibility of ridding herself of the school loan debt--has her determined if not plain old, scared to NOT make this plan work. HOW TO TEACH FILTHY RICH GIRLS was hilarious. Megan had me in stitches. She is sarcastic, fun, witty, and well... like an every day post-grad girl that is so broke the thought of being well dressed and fed is merely a daydream. Theres a bit-o-Cinderella in the plot (as in happily ever after; ugly girl turns pretty), but dont let that turn you away. Theres more than a few twists that definitely make it giggling fun.

This is easily one of the worst books Ive ever read. Like another reviewer stated in her review for another book, I dont expect much from chick lit. I want a light, fast, easy read... nothing that is really going to strain my brain. However, this novel is so unrealistic and dumb I feel like feeding it into the shredder. Im an avid reader and my rules for fiction are simple...the most fantastical things can happen, as long as they make sense within the context of the world the author has created. A filthy, dripping rich grandmother hiring some wet-behind-the-ears kid as an emergency tutor to her spoiled teenager grandchildren does not make sense. Such a woman, with tons of money at her disposal, would hire an experienced tutor who has like, handled the Olsen twins. Why would she hire Megan, at the recommendation of her friend who just fired the girl because she had an attitude problem? Which brings me to the character of the protagnonist...shallow, judgmental, immature, stupid, spoiled...these adjectives dont even begin to cover it. The reality is all of us are supposed to pay our dues by working crappy jobs in the real world, and were supposed to be sympathetic to the heroine who rolls her eyes and doesnt take it seriously? And believe that the woman who fires her for this is going to recommend her to be a tutor to spoiled heiresses? Please. That would never happen. Oh, I could go on...I think the thing that bothers me the most is this novel is essentially a poor rip-off of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. We have the jaded (supposedly) smart heroine who longs to be taken seriously as a writer and work at THE NEW YORKER; we have the crappy job that could be the key to her hearts desire if she can stick it out, we have the devilishly handsome and rich love interest who is trying to take her away, the horrible spoiled boss (in this case, the twins)even the gay fair godmother who lends her exciting outfits so she can pretend to fit into the Palm Beach world. And just as an aside, I dont care much for the drag queen gay cook who just happens to be her size. ARE YOU KIDDING? Not to mention that statistically speaking, most drag queens are straight, but why not take advantage of a stereotype? My final word...if you must read it, borrow it from the library or a friend. Otherwise, do youself a favor, and skip it.

A simple, nice book for the summer... The plot, characters and setting are all nicely created. Not the most original of storylines but I didnt buy it for that. I just wanted a simple read, and I got just what I wanted