Audiobook9 hours
Celebutantes
Written by Ruthanna Khalighi Hopper and Amanda Goldberg
Narrated by Gigi Bermingham
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Lola Santisi is a twenty-six-year-old member of Hollywood royalty. She suffers from twin afflictions: Actorholism (an addiction to hunky actors) and CDD (Career Deficit Disorder). In her latest gig as a Hollywood Ambassador, she's been engaging in L.A.'s cruelest blood sport: convincing celebrities to wear her designer's gowns to the Oscars.
Lola's first best friend is Kate, a talent agent desperate to go from unter to über by any means necessary; her other BFF is Cricket, a model/actress eager to move beyond her role as a coma victim on a TV hospital drama. Together they dodge fashion roadkill while navigating the GM Fashion Show, the Gagosian dinner at Mr. Chow, Barry Diller's and Diane von Furstenberg's pre-Oscar picnic, and the exclusive Vanity Fair Oscar party, where the time on your invitation marks how far in or out you really are.
When the sun rises at Patrick Whitesell's even more exclusive after-after Oscar bash, who will be left standing in her stilettos?
Lola's first best friend is Kate, a talent agent desperate to go from unter to über by any means necessary; her other BFF is Cricket, a model/actress eager to move beyond her role as a coma victim on a TV hospital drama. Together they dodge fashion roadkill while navigating the GM Fashion Show, the Gagosian dinner at Mr. Chow, Barry Diller's and Diane von Furstenberg's pre-Oscar picnic, and the exclusive Vanity Fair Oscar party, where the time on your invitation marks how far in or out you really are.
When the sun rises at Patrick Whitesell's even more exclusive after-after Oscar bash, who will be left standing in her stilettos?
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Reviews for Celebutantes
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very entertaining!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very entertaining!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was a fun read. However, at the beginning, I was annoyed because of all of the name-dropping (I really think there could have been less of that). Note: This is not a good read for someone who isn't familiar with actors and celebrities, because a lot of the humor is lost if you don't know who the main character is talking about. Another source of my annoyance was the narrator (I read this as an audiobook). The valley girl intonation just wasn't right during some parts. I didn't start liking it until about halfway into the book, but once there, I found myself really enjoying the story and connecting with the characters. The ending is fairly predictable, but I was okay with that. It's a fun, feel-good book that many would enjoy.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5this was such a good book! it was so entertaining, and i absolutely loved crazy character of Olivia Cutter!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The book was exactly what I expected it to be. It was rather funny, very hysterical and not very clear on what it was about. Except Oscars.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Celebutantes is everything you would expect it to be. It is fun, salacious, entertaining, predictable, and formulaic. In short, it is fun fluff filled with TONS of name-dropping. Celebutantes gives an insider’s look into the madness and weirdness that is life in Hollywood. Celebutantes centers on the trials and tribulations of Hollywood royalty spawn, Lola Santisi during Oscar Week in Los Angeles. Lola is a mid-twenties failed actress who happens to be the daughter of one of Hollywood’s biggest directors. Lola is suffering from a malady that could only be diagnosed by an LA psychotherapist: Career Deficit Disorder, or as Lola calls it, CDD. Lola is also a recovering “Actoraholic”. Her penchant for affairs with Tinsletown’s hottest actors has left her heartbroken and bitter. Thank goodness for Lola she has the support of her BAF (Best Actress Forever), Cricket, who is waiting for her big break; her BFF, Kate, an upcoming Hollywood agent desperate to work for CAA and whose ungrateful bratty client has just been nominated for his first Oscar; and her BGF (Best Gay Forever), Julian. Lola is finally given the chance to turn her life around when her best friend, hot new designer Julian Tennant, hires her to be his “ambassador”. Ambassadors are the people hired by designers to whoo and cajole actresses into wearing their designs on the red carpet on Oscar night. This job is easier said than done when dealing with actresses who want their dogs dyed to match their dresses, speak in the third person, and take “bathroom” breaks every five minutes.Of course, Celebutantes wraps up in the last few pages with Lola and her entourage having a true Hollywood ending and everything ending perfectly. For thoroughness’ sake, I should mention that Celebutantes is filled with mentions of every brand of makeup, hair product, shoe, bag and designer; as well as the names of almost every major Hollywood star. It is THAT kind of book. It is also the kind of book that will have you laughing out loud and flipping pages faster than Julia Roberts can rip open the envelope containing the name of this year’s Best Actress award. Mary McNamara’s, “Oscar Season”, is another engaging read revolving around the Oscar’s. This novel focuses on the behind-the-scenes goings on of an upscale hotel in Beverly Hills with a little bit of a murder mystery thrown in.