Men May Come and Men May Go ... But I've Still Got My Little Pink Raincoat by Gigi Anders
This book officially wins the award for having the longest title out of any book that I've read in 2007.
(What? There was a contest?)
Men May Come and Men May Go ... But I've Still Got My Little Pink Raincoat by Gigi Anders
Obtained: Library
Finished: 26-November 2007
Story Synopsis:
A quick and flighty read about the author's obsessive relationship with things and men.
Gigi Anders presents herself as one of those women who think that having (or wearing, or owning) certain items will make her more attractive and more lovable to men. The pink raincoat mentioned in the title, for instance, was an almost painful revelation on the lengths certain people (okay, women) will go to in order to get that one coveted thing. It's a GAP raincoat, for one thing, and last I checked, boys won't love you for wearing cute pink outerwear.
I don't think I found any of the essays "side-splitting," as the advertising text suggests. It was almost like watching multiple reruns of a car wreck. Woman obsesses on certain item, buys certain item thinking that it'll bring her love and happiness from a man, watches in dismay as man doesn't offer love and happiness because of item, rinse and repeat.
If anything, this book only proves that 90% of primping and beautifying that women think would bring them attention from a man is unnecessary. If a guy really wants to be with you, you could be wearing a sack for all he cares.
(What? There was a contest?)
Men May Come and Men May Go ... But I've Still Got My Little Pink Raincoat by Gigi Anders
Obtained: Library
Finished: 26-November 2007
Story Synopsis:
From one very fabulous and elusive little pink raincoat (to woo one commitment-phobe) to a pair of very persuasive peach panties (a gift from a dazzling doc), Gigi Anders relates her obsessions with clothing and men through a series of beautifully crafted vignettes. Side-splitting and sharply observed, these true stories chronicle ten classically glamorous and hard-to-find items (from clothing to accessories to makeup), the corresponding hard-to-pin-down boyfriends—and the quest to nail them both.
Anders delivers a tasty, uplifting, and universal meditation on the things we crave and the lengths we'll go to get them. Women everywhere will recognize themselves in this book.
Commentary:A quick and flighty read about the author's obsessive relationship with things and men.
Gigi Anders presents herself as one of those women who think that having (or wearing, or owning) certain items will make her more attractive and more lovable to men. The pink raincoat mentioned in the title, for instance, was an almost painful revelation on the lengths certain people (okay, women) will go to in order to get that one coveted thing. It's a GAP raincoat, for one thing, and last I checked, boys won't love you for wearing cute pink outerwear.
I don't think I found any of the essays "side-splitting," as the advertising text suggests. It was almost like watching multiple reruns of a car wreck. Woman obsesses on certain item, buys certain item thinking that it'll bring her love and happiness from a man, watches in dismay as man doesn't offer love and happiness because of item, rinse and repeat.
If anything, this book only proves that 90% of primping and beautifying that women think would bring them attention from a man is unnecessary. If a guy really wants to be with you, you could be wearing a sack for all he cares.
