Marcy Mallowitz has just been dumped -- big time! When she incorrectly answers her orthodontist boyfriend's $1.75 million Lifeline question on the top-rated television quiz show So You Want to Be Filthy Rich!, he ends their preengagement in front of twenty million people.Thrust reluctantly into the national spotlight, America's newest sweetheart is now being courted by Oprah and hounded by the paparazzi. And soon everyone -- everyone -- knows her name, if only as the punch line to a Letterman Top Ten list. Wise, sparkling, and funny, Filthy Rich is a hilarious exploration of instant celebrity, as well as a delightful romp through one woman's startlingly and unexpectedly public life.
Cherie S. (peanutinbltn) from BOLTON, CT wrote on 8/29/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was just ok. It was a very quick read. The story was very cute and parts were very funny, but it wasn't the greatest book I've read this summer. If you only have a few credits I'd pass this up, but if you have some to spare this might be worth a read.
Lisa S. from REDMOND, WA wrote on 11/24/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
A cute, brainless book - great read when you need to get your mind off something but can't concentrate too hard on your book!
Cheryl B. (cjbaltes) from ORANGE, CA wrote on 7/25/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Quick, light read. Won't provoke much deep thought, but you'll enjoy it if you watch a lot of reality TV.
Stephanie L. (Mokona) from CLINTON TWP, MI wrote on 8/21/2005...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Not the typical chick-lit type of book, which was nice and it was a quick and funny book to read. The way things turned out for the main character was great, very amusing.
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Mary B. (TangoBrat) from COTTAGE GROVE, MN wrote on 7/30/2007...
Very cute book! Fast, funny read!
Nicole S. (nickie76) from APPLETON, WI wrote on 9/4/2006...
Very cute book - cute way to reference the Do You want to be a Millionaire show! Very cute story:)
Antoinette B. (Bloomie) from BLOOMFIELD, MI wrote on 6/19/2006...
This was a really cute book. If you like Bridget Jones's Diary type books...this is for you. I must warn you...it was hard to put down! Very entertaining and easy to ready.
Wendy P. from ONALASKA, WI wrote on 6/11/2006...
This book was very funny and an easy read. Not much to have to figure out....just fun.
Karen U. (editorgrrl) from NEW HAVEN, CT wrote on 5/11/2006...
*** (three stars)
A quick, mindless read -- like junk food or TV. Three weeks in the life of a 34-year-old woman who appears on "So You Want to Be Filthy Rich!" (a thinly-disguised "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"). The show is hosted by a very Regis Philbin-like Kingman Fenimore, who wears monochromatic dark shirts and ties and also hosts a morning chat show called "Gabbing! With Kingman and Tracy Ellen." Published in 2001, this book is really dated. And some of the multiple-choice TV trivia questions that open each chapter are laughably easy:
What line of work was George Jefferson in?
What was Thurston Howell III's wife's name?
Diane B. from STONY POINT, NY wrote on 3/11/2006...
An amusing, fast read.
Dawn D. from EGG HBR TWP, NJ wrote on 3/5/2006...
Different then I'm use too, was hard to get into, cute ending though.
Kathleen C. from FORT WAYNE, IN wrote on 2/22/2006...
Fast read:)
Jan P. (janp) from LINDALE, TX wrote on 10/26/2005...
Very funny book - enjoyed it and very light reading:)
Shawne G. (sadpoetgirl) from GLENS FALLS, NY wrote on 10/11/2005...