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    Little Red Death
    The Right Address
    Last night at Chateau Marmont
    Running with Scissors
    The Devil Wears Prada
    The Vagina Monologues
    • The Vagina Monologues

      • 37 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      A landmark in women's empowerment, this work remains highly relevant in the #MeToo era, celebrating the complexity of female sexuality. The 2018 edition commemorates the twentieth anniversary of V-Day, the grassroots movement aimed at ending violence against women and girls, inspired by Eve Ensler's influential piece. This special edition includes six unpublished monologues, a new foreword by National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson, an introduction by the author, and an afterword by Monique Wilson, director of One Billion Rising, discussing the global impact of the stage phenomenon. Witty, compassionate, and wise, this award-winning masterpiece articulates women's deepest fantasies, fears, anger, and pleasure, advocating for a world where women are safe, equal, and free in their bodies. Praise highlights its significance, with The New York Times calling it "probably the most important piece of political theater of the last decade." Kerry Washington reflects on its transformative legacy, while Variety describes it as "spellbinding" and "almost unbearably moving." The Los Angeles Times notes Ensler's "impassioned wit," and the Chicago Tribune calls it an "extraordinary" rhapsody of female essence.

      The Vagina Monologues
      3.9
    • A sharp, witty and hugely entertaining debut novel, The Devil Wears Prada is The Nanny Diaries set in the world of high fashion.

      The Devil Wears Prada
      3.8
    • The author describes his bizarre coming-of-age years after his adoption by his mother's psychiatrist, during which he witnessed such misadventures as a fake suicide attempt and front-lawn family/patient sleepovers.

      Running with Scissors
      3.8
    • Last night at Chateau Marmont

      • 432 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      THE HOTLY AWAITED NOVEL FROM THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA.

      Last night at Chateau Marmont
      3.6
    • The Right Address

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      "The Right Address" offers a satirical glimpse into the elite social scene of New York's Park Avenue, following Melanie Sartomsky, a flight attendant who marries a billionaire. As she navigates the treacherous waters of high society filled with gossip and rivalry, secrets like kleptomania and murder lurk beneath the glamorous surface.

      The Right Address
      3.4
    • Little Red Death

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Blending elements of thriller and fantasy, the narrative reimagines classic storytelling with a daring twist. It features a unique fusion of styles reminiscent of Stuart Turton and Angela Carter, infused with a suspenseful tone akin to Stephen King's Misery. This bold approach promises to challenge traditional fairy tale conventions while delivering an engaging and thought-provoking experience.

      Little Red Death
      3.3
    • The person you are with is just like you- same background, same age, same interests. The perfect match. And it is an unmitigated disaster. Then, when, and where, you least expect it, you meet someone new. You seem to have nothing in common and yet, somehow, it feels totally right. Nick Hornby's brilliantly observed, tender but also brutally funny new novel gets to the heart of what it means to fall surprisingly and headlong in love with the best possible person - someone who is not just like you at all.

      Just Like You
      3.3
    • Revevge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns

      • 420 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      The hotly-anticipated sequel to The Devil Wears Prada - the million copy bestseller that took the world by storm

      Revevge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns
      3.0
    • Cafard, vertiges et vodkas glace

      Roman

      • 349 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      In this compassionate, wise, and comical debut, Kate Christensen gives an engaging and authentic voice to a new generation of single urban women. Claudia Steiner never intended for her life to become such a disaster. At the age of twenty-nine she finds herself serving as secretary to an insane, aging socialite who barks orders from her toilet, specializes in devastating backhanded remarks, and expects Claudia to ghostwrite her best-selling novels. Her job pays enough to keep her in overpriced cocktails, cabs, and take-out but doesn't cover the rent on her roach-infested apartment or keep her creditors at bay. Her romantic prospects are no better. She's hopelessly in love with her best friend, a corporate lawyer who may or may not be gay, and she's still relentlessly pursued by her ex-lover, a married unpublished epic poet. All Claudia can rely on--aside from her wry sense of humor and her faith in the medicinal properties of whiskey--is a persistent little flame of belief in herself, which gives her the glimmer of a chance for a happy ending.

      Cafard, vertiges et vodkas glace
    • Šopingholičarka u inozemstvu

      • 347 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      1. Ovo je jednostavno stvoreno za mene 2. Promijenit će mi život 3. Ja to zaslužujem 4. Nikada više neću naći nešto ni približno tako dobro 5. To je klasičan komad za pravo umjetničko djelo 6. A još pritom i super povoljno 7. Uvijek mogu pokloniti nekom za božić 8. Uostalom još uvijek mogu to vratiti u dućan 9. Konačno, danas sigurno više neću ništa drugo kupiti 10. Zapravo, neću više nikada ništa kupiti, nikada!

      Šopingholičarka u inozemstvu
    • Comptoirs, boutiques, salons, rituels... Chine, Inde, Ceylan, Japon, Afrique... les thés du monde entier convergent vers Paris et les amateurs se disent qu'ils ont bien de la chance !Qu'ils soient blancs, jaunes, verts, rouges, noirs, les thés déclinent une infinité de saveurs et d'arômes. Des comptoirs aux salons de thé, des boutiques spécialisées aux lieux d'initiation, la vénérable boisson invite ses buveurs à de bien séduisants voyages : optera-t-on pour une distinction toute britannique ou lui préférera-t-on l'aridité des plaines du Tibet, la luxuriance des jardins de Darjeeling, la morsure d'une chaleur orientale ?Peu importe, il est si facile de faire renaître la magie entourant la plus subtile, la plus complexe et en même temps la plus simple des boissons : une pincée de feuilles à son goût, de l'eau chaude...Nouvelle édition

      Le thé à Paris