Search - Bitter is the New Black

Even when Jen Lancaster is being a snob, there is something to love about her. She's over the top and says what everyone else is thinking, but would never have the gumption to say. (As if it never crossed your mind to call a whore a whore. I, however, wouldn't be surprised if said whore slapped me for actually verbalizing my observation. But I get the distinct impression that Jen would be caught off guard and wonder why anyone would feel the urge to strike her.)

Seriously, you will love to hate her.

Jen is refreshingly unapologetic about who she is and the hard work that earned her her status as a "thousandaire". (After all, she was a VP.)

Jen takes the reader on shopping trips, shamelessly name-dropping high end designers and relishing in the fact that she lives in a penthouse suite while the rest of her subjects are contentedly basking in her shadow.

In light of the current economy and the universal hatred of the gluttony of Wall Street, "Bitter" maintains its credibility and provides a therapeutic release. There are plenty laugh out loud moments and times when a tear might be shed with its brutal honesty. I cheered out loud when one of the Corp. Com. execs got an earful of Jen's exiting monologue and cried when Jen & Fletch were evicted from the slums.

In the end, I found myself being incredibly proud of this woman who isn't afraid to show the world who she really is.