Dirty Girls on Top | 
 enlarge | Author: Alisa Valdes-rodriguez
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 85502
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 031234967X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780312349677
ASIN: 031234967X
Publication Date: July 8, 2008
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The Dirty Girls are back, saucier and sexier than ever….but would it be wrong to ask them to be a little smarter, too?? Especially when it comes to men. And sex. Lauren Fernandez is at the top of her game as the cleverest columnist the Boston Gazette has on board—but she can't quite figure out how to pick a guy or how to eat (and not drink) like a healthy person. Usnavys is still sashaying all over town, 260 pounds of her dolled up in designer duds and ready for action—from anyone except her husband Juan, that is. He’s become just a bit boring staying home scrubbing the tub and cooking up chicken fingers for pre-schooler Carolina while somebody else brings home the bacon. Maybe the other Dirty Girls could help Lauren and ‘navy out, but they've got their own messes to deal with: Rebecca Baca hasn't gained a pound since college (well, who would, if they had an ounce of self-control?) but suspects her picture-perfect marriage may not yield the baby she longs for; Sara may be the star of her own decorating show on cable television, but her dangerous pull toward her ex-husband Roberto isn't so pretty; Amber keeps renaming herself and doesn't want to hear that her soulfulness and reinvention aren't enough to make fans actually buy her music; and Elizabeth is discovering that a relationship with another woman takes more than bravery and a nesting instinct. Dirty Girls on Top is about trying to figure it all out without quite as much time left as there was five years ago. And it’s about sex and love—getting it, not getting it, yearning for it, having it with the wrong person, fighting it from the right person, trying it a new way, giving up on it. And, in the end, if your fingers are crossed and the planets are in alignment, having it come out just the way it should.
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 "The Latina Waiting to Exhale" November 30, 2008
G*R*C*
Except there are two more women involved and it's not nearly as interesting. The worst part is that I thought this, and right there on the back, was the New York Times' identical description. When a story has already been told before, I'm not so sure it's a compliment.
There was potential for this to be so much better, but it fell way short. I also found some of the character's voices to sound forced ("my nondemoninational Christian background" as Elizabeth described herself--WHO SAYS THAT?) and all of the details on who ordered what food and who was wearing what outfit added absolutely nothing to the story. While this is geared towards female readers, the author should know we care more about the story than the clothes the characters wore and the food they ordered. Oh, and the men are either perfection or the biggest a-holes you'd never want to run across.
 Sex and the City November 27, 2008
Doug (Holladay, Ut United States)
Every now and then I like to read outside of the normal genre to get a feeling for what I'm missing. What do women love to read? I have to say that I totally enjoyed this book. Here are some of my miscellaneous thoughts:
1. It's fun to peep into the lives of others you have no idea about. Although some of the stories in the first book seemed to be pretty over the top, this follow up book is more realistic and gives further depth to each of the stories.
2. The six latina women are each successful on their own and yet each has something tough to deal with, bulimia, cheating, one's a lesbian, an incompetent cervix, a may december relationship, a failing career, one has an impossibly bad wife beating husband, bad choices of relationships, etc. So, I felt that it was very topical and it gave me some insight as to how bad things can happen to good people and why.
3. The chapters are written in first person and we jump right into their heads to understand their often misguided thinking. The side comments each of the girls make to the reader are often hilarious and at the same time very believable. It's really fun, m'ija! I feel like I know and have a personal relationship with each of them and because they are so flawed and yet each trying to do the right things in their own ways, I grew to care for each of them. Although, I still don't like the Usnavy very much.
4. There is a friendship between the six girls that reminds me of "Sex and the City." Although they are all very different, they rely on the other girls and the girls come through for them when there is crisis. I found it to be very rewarding and I felt like the nature of friendship is shown pretty well here. The idea of unconditional love, even when the person is being a totally immature dope.
Is this book literature? Of course not. It's like watching a series of "Sex and the City" episodes where we laugh, cringe and become part of the lives of people we wouldn't otherwise have gotten to know. It was a fun read for me.
 Good, but ending could have been better September 24, 2008
Book Lvr (Austin Tx)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I thought the the book was really good. I just gave it a three star rating because she elaborated way too much in this one, in some sections and the ending was not as good as I expected it to be. Still, it had me laughing my butt off!
 Dynamic Dirty Girls September 21, 2008
Chica Lit reader (San Diego, CA)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I anxiously waited for this novel to be released. It exceeded my expectations. I love Alisa's detailed descriptions, from the resort in New Mexico, to the tapas in Harvard square, the book kept me salivating. Don't read on an empty stomach. Alisa's characters have 6 distinct voices and personalities.
Great sequel September 15, 2008
Candice Rios (New Jersey)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
It was great to read about the "exciting" lives of the sucias. There were ups and downs, and for me, just overall excitement throughout the book. It was interesting to see how the author put in a section about Roberto. The sex scenes were great. LOL! Very thrilling! Overall I feel the book was great and I can't wait for the next one. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we will see it on the big screen soon.
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