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Book ID Asin: B07FKTJ69L
Book Title: Hey Ladies!: The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails
Book Author: Michelle Markowitz,Caroline Moss,Brittany Pressley,Carly Robins,Susannah Jones,Stephanie Einstein,Dara Rosenberg,Allison Hiroto,Nicole Small,Marisa Vitali,Audible Studios
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Book Format Price: $9.99
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Book Category: Books, Humor & Entertainment, Humor and Love, Sex & Marriage
Book Rating: 427 ratings

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Book Review

Name: Amy@Novelgossip
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Silly, Outlandish and Wild
Date: Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2018
Review: Every time I read a espitolary style book I always think about how fun it is and how I wish there were more novels written in this style. I think part of the appeal for me is that I feel like I’m getting a secret look at a side of people’s normally private life. This is told solely via emails and texts and even though I know these are fictional characters I still love the intimacy this structure creates, it feels voyeuristic in a super fun way and I always end up binge reading these books in one sitting.

I want to make it clear that this isn’t a book to be taken seriously at all, the characters are over the top outrageous and their antics and behaviors make them seem almost caricature like. There is no depth here, it’s silly and hilarious and totally bonkers in the best possible way. These women are the type you love to hate, you wanna smack them upside the head often but you also cannot stop reading, I honestly enjoyed it SO much and if you like espitolary novels you have got to give this a shot, seriously laugh out loud funny!

Hey Ladies! in three words: Silly, Outlandish and Wild.

Name: susanv93
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Brilliant, funny satire on "Hey Ladies!" type of emails
Date: Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2018
Review: Although I missed out on this column when The Toast was around, I'm glad I was able to read it in book form.

If you've ever been part of an email chain or group text trying to coordinate an event (wedding, shower, dinner, book club, board game night) you will definitely be able to relate to the "Hey Ladies!" ladies and their year-long adventure planning Jen's wedding and their attempts to find love and personal success along the way.

The "Hey Ladies!" gang are shallow and self-absorbed women (with the exception of Gracie, who seems to be The Only Sane Man of the group) who are the epitome of a "basic bitch" but damn, they are hilarious to read about. Would I ever want to be their friend? Probably not. But I love being in on their email chains.

This is a fun, breezy read that points out the ridiculousness in the way that people (although I suspect mostly women will recognize the writings tics here) communicate with each other when planning or coordinating events--false enthusiasm, orders that are phrased as requests, backhanded compliments, passive aggressive suggestions, etc. I'm currently a bridesmaid in a wedding and never has a book been so relatable.

You might recognize yourself in these emails, you may not. But you're always going to have "Hey Ladies!" ladies in your head the next time you write a mass email. ;)

Name: Emily Clare Sharples
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: It's like someone took a snapshot of my life.
Date: Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2018
Review: I've been a fan of the Ladies since I found them on The Toast in late 2014 (seriously I just checked my Gmail and I sent my sister a note about needing to read this series in November, 2014 AND I donated to The Toast to commission a post from them), and I really couldn't be happier for Caroline and Michelle. I found them at a time in my life that I really needed SOMEONE ANYONE to understand what I was going through, and boy did they ever. They were not only hilarious in their content, they were absolutely true to so many of my friendships and really showed the nuance of female relationships as a whole. The book actually fleshes out the Ladies even more than the email series, which I've found really sweet and well done. I am happy to say I think I'm a Morgan or a Gracie, and VERY happy to admit I am not a Jenn as I plan my own wedding.

Thank you, CM and MM, for bringing these ladies to life and creating a universe that understands early 30-something, often single, women. I'm this close to requiring my own Ladies to read it for my bachelorette party. Won't be telling them which Lady they are though..

Much love! Thank you thank you thank you!!!

Name: Casey
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Impossible to read on a Kindle!
Date: Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2018
Review: Only just started reading it, but I wanted to post a warning for anybody on the Kindle. The concept is that the story is told through emails and text conversations, and for some bizarre stylistic each page is basically an image. This creates all this extra marginal so the text is insanely tiny, and you can’t increase the font size b/c IT’S IN IMAGE. You just had to try to zoom in on the image but that doesn’t help much b/c then you can’t fit an entire line on the screen. Whoever made this decision at the publishing house is bonkers! 85% of the content is emails, which don’t even need a special visual presentation to help you get what’s going on or immerse yourself or whatever. This could be a fun read but I don’t know if I’ll be able to finish it :(

Name: Josie
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not redeeming enough to be satire
Date: Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2019
Review: I enjoyed the format of this book, which made it good for a quick beach read. However, that was just about the only thing I liked. The characters are vapid, shallow, inconsiderate, and petty, which could be fine, but they face absolutely no lasting consequences for their actions and learn nothing. I hated all of the characters except for one (I’ll be more specific why at the bottom), and in the end the one disappointingly forgave all the others (another one of those no consequences moments). The concept of this book was good, but the characters are so annoying I unfortunately wouldn’t recommend it.

*SPOILERS AHEAD*
One of the characters wants to trap her fiancée in an engagement by going off birth control without telling him. The same one sort of maybe cheats on her fiancée later on. Another is constantly pushing her “lifestyle” brand on her friends, offering them advice with the caveat of needing to pay for it. Another spends money without consulting the group and expects them to just pay her back regardless. They all disregard one of the friends’ birthday parties because she couldn’t afford to be a bridesmaid (and who could, with a bachelorette to South Portugal and multiple shoe and dress purchases, among other things). They really are all terrible.

Name: Pattipeg S. Harjo
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Thank God I'm old!
Date: Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2020
Review: This is a story told by email about eight friends and what they do over the course of a year. Their problems, foibles, and dreams remind me of what I was going through in my early twenties. It reminds me of how glad I am that I'm no longer young.

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