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Gossip Girl | 
 enlarge | Author: Cecily Von Ziegesar
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
Category: Book
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 46940
Media: Paperback
Pages: 208
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Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 0.6
ISBN: 074756342X
EAN: 9780747563426
ASIN: 074756342X
Publication Date: March 3, 2003
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 classic novel July 2, 2008
Mr. Donald Mcnamara (bnh)
this is one of the best books ive read in a long time. unfortunatly i read the carlyles befor this one. but the same thing.
A great read March 30, 2008
E. V. Randall (UK)
I received the book as a present for my birthday, and originally didn't really think I'd enjoy it as it's not my sort of book genre. But as soon as I started reading the first chapter I've been hooked on the series ever since, and have read each book in the series in turn, and also now the prequel. A fantastic read if you just want something that you can just purely enjoy, without it being hard going.
 Makes a great fire! December 30, 2007
C. Butt (Sydney)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is nothing but a mess. I was sitting at the fire reading, at page 20 i had had enough, was bored out of my brain listening to some girl rave on about what clearly was herself, and threw the damn thing on the fire.
I only bought this because it was on a sale on amazon for 1
 Definitely worth 4 Stars November 13, 2006
A. Masood (England)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Just like all the other good reviews I have to agree that this book is bitchy, disgraceful, superficial and just amazing.
At first you're introduced to Blair Waldorf who is portrayed as a young, snivelling bitchy kind of girl but you see underneath that cold demeanour she really is just a young girl trying to make her life as smooth as possible and wanting to keep her boyfriend Nate away from the seductive Serena.
Serena on the other hand is then shown as a very beautiful girl, who likes to have fun, be with her friends and is a nice girl in general who is the main focus of all the rumours after returning to her former school Constance due to being kicked out from her new boarding school... people throughout the book make up numerous rumours but the truth in fact is not so scandalous.
Blair and Serena were best friends before Serena went off to boarding school but when she returns all she's greeted with is one cold shoulder after another and no-ones seems to want to talk to her or party like the good old times. I found the break-up in Blair/Serena's relationship kind of sad as we saw that Serena isn't really how everyone makes her out to be and Blair keeps misunderstanding Serena's real motives.
However the book is absolutely wonderful to read with interesting characters such as Dan [obsessed with Serena] Nate [stuck over who he wants to be with -- Serena or Blair] Jenny [the girl with the enormous boobs!] and Chuck [the disgusting hormonally charged pervert] making a great plot.
1st a PSA... May 29, 2006
DevJohn01 (Somerset, NJ)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am not entirely clear as to what type of world considers this a "teen book". While it deals with young people and some relevant situations, it deals with all of them in a fairly adult way. I do not think that the subject matter is too mature for a teen of sixteen or seventeen, however, I strongly suspect that this series biggest followers are a tad bit younger than that. So if you are a parent interested in buying this book for someone younger than sixteen I suggest you wait a year or two. Okay...that was my PSA.
Now, onto my actual review.
'GOSSIP GIRL' started off a little slow, much to my surprise, but toward the middle it picked up and sucked me right into the high class world of these privileged young girls. I think Cecily Von Ziegesar has created a series with a very honest look into the world and the minds of not only upper class teenagers but teenagers in general. It highlighted how even the most apparently put together and well polished girls can be insecure, and most importantly, human.
'GOSSIP GIRL' is also chock-full of juicy tidbits referring to it's main characters that will keep you wanting more. Von Ziegesar will surely have readers of all ages coming back for more. Definitely a very guilty pleasure!
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