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Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl is a wonderfully intelligent, sexually frank, rollicking novel that introduces us to Nancy Chan, a turn-of-the-millennium call girl who lives and works on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Nancy is full of contradictory desires; she frequently has to choose between making love and making money. On good days, she gets to do both. Surrounded by Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl is a wonderfully intelligent, sexually frank, rollicking novel that introduces us to Nancy Chan, a turn-of-the-millennium call girl who lives and works on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

Paperback , pages. Published April 22nd by Broadway Books first published To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl , please sign up. Be the first to ask a question about Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl. Lists with This Book. I finished this book purely because I hate to start a book and not finish it. The main character is a very hard to like. This has nothing to do with her job.

She is a self-obsessed narcissist and although the book centres around her trying to maintain a romantic relationship while being a prostitute, there is no warmth or connection with the character. She states her feelings so matter of fact that it feels almost robotic and disconnected. It paints an unfair description of her work too. In one I finished this book purely because I hate to start a book and not finish it.

In one sense and I would say this is the only positive point, you can see how she prepares for her sex work but all her customers are gentlemen and at no point in the book is there any danger involved. Other the fact that she is getting paid to have sex with these men, it feels like she actually just dating them as all the men are polite and well-behaved. I suppose she backs this up by saying that she hand picks her clients etc but there are times in the books that she meets "new" men recommended by a madam or other girl but again these men seem to be the perfect customers.

This glamorises the job and gives an inaccurate account of a working girls real customers. The reviews on the actual book say that this is an extremely funny book which was a lot of the reason I decided to read it. I can honestly say there is not one word in that book that I would consider funny. I don't recommend this book. Aug 01, Taline rated it liked it. Well, this book definitely provided me with plenty of trashy entertainment and it was great!

You can't expect a literary masterpiece when you pick up a book that has condoms on the cover. But it was a very interesting and I couldn't put it down. The author's writing style was very casual and concise. She included just enough detail, which is neccessary in a book about prostitution I guess.

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This book is an easy, enjoyable, entertaining, but kind of embarassing read Come on, condoms on the cover? It's great for anyone looking for a momentary break from life's serious bullshit. I can't figure out what rating to give this. I read it almost straight through in every spare moment of three days recently, staying up until 4 one morning, yet, hmm rating as a great book, I can't do it.

And if I stumble across it I am sure I will devour it similarly. I think every man should read this as required reading, and then again, I think no boy I can't figure out what rating to give this. I think every man should read this as required reading, and then again, I think no boy should read it and it's probably a bad influence on girls, too. Aug 18, Nancy rated it liked it. This book was pretty much as trashy as you'd expect, with an ending that was so abrupt that it left me wondering as if pages were actually missing from my copy of the book.

Nonetheless, it was pretty readable throughout. If you think this book would appeal to you, you're probably right. Mar 18, Elaina rated it did not like it Shelves: I can't believe I read this whole book. The only reason I picked it up at a thrift store was because I really like the Showtime series "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" based on the memoir that I'm waiting to read called Belle de Jour: Diary of an Unlikely Call Girl and I was hoping it had the same flavor.

It's not that I was looking for a book of any real substance, but this wasn't even high on the raunch-factor. There was no plot, no story, nothing. And the main character wasn't rem I can't believe I read this whole book. And the main character wasn't remotely likable or relatable. I had my first and last attempts at reading "chick-lit" last year. I tried really hard but just couldn't get past all the slang and the clothes and shoe references about which I knew nothing. As I wish to remain in my nerdy ignorance I don't see myself dipping my toe into the shallow pool of chick-lit anytime soon.

However, in saying all of this I made an exception for this book as it is about the erotic arts and could have proved interesting if I could have gotten past all the tragic designer r I had my first and last attempts at reading "chick-lit" last year.

However, in saying all of this I made an exception for this book as it is about the erotic arts and could have proved interesting if I could have gotten past all the tragic designer references - sadly I failed I am now officially over chick-lit. Mar 02, Michele rated it it was ok. This could have been so much better than it was. The bits about her being a call girl were entertaining but the author seemed to want to make it more than that.

The main character in therapy and is planning to get married which is compelling but everything falls incredibly short.

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She slapped together the ending. Her editor apparently got paid for nothing. I was seriously disappointed by this book because Quan's short pieces on Salon. The book took elements from those pieces and sloppily put them together to form a narrative that was completely unbelievable and unrealistic. I guess it would be OK as a beach book, but only if you get it from the library. Jul 06, Jordan rated it liked it Shelves: Trashy, yes, but also funny, poignant, and even at times thought provoking. Mar 29, Panna Zuzanna rated it liked it Shelves: Well, what a mess. My fist reaction was like, is she going to cover bad writing with shocking scenes on every page?

It's not the worst book I've read, but judging by the reviews I must say I expected more. At least better language I guess. One technical detail that made me furious every five sentences or ever more often - the author must have been promised one milion dollars every single time she uses exclamation mark. Ugh, looks like manhattan call girls communicate with each other, and not o Well, what a mess.

Ugh, looks like manhattan call girls communicate with each other, and not only, by shouting. But on the other hand, as much as I disliked book for the first 50 pages, it somehow grew on me. What kept me struggling with it was problably the fact that Tracy Quan shows a world so distant from what I've always expected to be a call girls universe. Most of the books I've read on the subject showed girls and women who somehow ended up in that business, because of violence, human trafficking, abusive relatives etc.

These characters are so much different. It would be probably too much to say that they're proud of what they're doing but sometimes I thought they looked down on other professions but they are comfortable with it and confident about it. It is for sure not new to the literature, but it was new for me.

Jun 25, Rebecca rated it liked it Shelves: Written in diary-like format, which I always like a lot. Makes it super easy to read. So to sum it up, the ending sucked. Here is what happened before that. She has crazy friends in the business and spends like half her time trying not to let her two worlds overlap. I wish she was more damaged. I wish this bo Written in diary-like format, which I always like a lot. I wish this book had more details at some parts. I wish the ending wrapped up a little better. This book was missing a lot of stuff.

This book was from like , which in chick-lit terms, is a million years ago. I don't like giving a bad review, but have to be honest - I thought this book was utter tosh. I thought it might be kinda 'Sex and the City Uncut' or something, but I just found it uninteresting, unfunny and completely unsexy.

I don't think my lack of enthusiasm is due to the writing style as I've enjoyed 'diary' books before; but more due to the lack of plot and inability to feel interested in either Nancy's personal or professional life. Jan 19, Kara Demetropoulos rated it did not like it. And it's so rare for me to criticize a novel.

But really, the main character has no redeeming qualities, or even a pleasant personality. Whiny, shallow, sickeningly superficial - her clients were the only characters that held even a glimmer of redeeming qualities. The ending, which I held out for in hopes of some depraved drama at the narrator's expense, was sheer disappointment. Not even satisfying if I had been rooting for a "happy ending. I usually enjoy this kind of trashy chick lit type book, even if it is terribly predictable and silly, but there's nothing wrong with a good light read.

However, even by my accepting standards this was a right piece of trash. I don't think anything ever actually happened, and the characters were simply too shallow. Feb 18, Diana DeLaFuente rated it did not like it.

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One of the worst books I have ever read. I was reading it while in Puerto Rico visiting my mother and had nothing else to read. Feb 07, Holly rated it it was ok. Especially having seen it advertised all over the London Underground.



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I was hoping it would prove to be yet another look into the world of prostitution from the point of view of the prostitute and would have the same effect of making it seem like they are simply normal people with a slight Having recently read both Belle De Jour's "Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl" and David Henry Sterry's "Chicken", it seemed that Tracy Quan's "Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl" was the next natural step. I was hoping it would prove to be yet another look into the world of prostitution from the point of view of the prostitute and would have the same effect of making it seem like they are simply normal people with a slightly abnormal job.

That said, knowing that the book had a predominantly pink cover with a drawing of a woman in her panties prominent on it did make me wonder what kinds of looks I'd get from the other passengers on the Tube. Nancy leads something of a double life. In one life, she is a call girl in New York, who seems to have very few friends or acquaintances who she hasn't met through her work. She leads us through her working days and nights and the time she spends with Matt and her friends. We get to find out how she juggles both sides of her existence and the trials she faces keeping them apart.

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We hear her conversations at work, at the gym and with her therapist. As with "Belle De Jour", this is written in a diary format and, again similar to that book, some of the entries are pretty long. Unlike that, however, this does not deviate from that format. Indeed, there is no variation of style here and the only real break from the present is the small bit of back story where Nancy explains how she first became a call girl and what she did before she became a call girl in Manhattan. Before I had even started reading the story, I had my misgivings.

With the previous books I'd read on the subject, the covers were a little more discreet, whereas this shouts out to everyone what you're reading with the colour scheme and the cover picture. The way the book is divided into chapters and the slightly corny titles some of them have been given suggests this isn't taking itself as seriously as "Belle De Jour" did and the way the type on some of the pages is shaped like a woman's body suggests it's trying a little too hard to impress.

Sadly, it does seem that this book is a victory of style over substance. Although it's worth noting that this book is marketed as a work of fiction, whereas both "Chicken" and "Belle De Jour" claimed to be true stories, it is really only the subject matter than links the three books.

It's really a watered down version of the genre, perhaps falling part way between "Belle De Jour" and "Bridget Jones's Diary".

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Worst of all is the ending of the book. Having built up to an unresolved situation, Quan commits the cardinal sin of dodging the issue at the end. Had you actually succeeded in building up a relationship with Nancy through these pages, this would be a huge let down. Fortunately, I was never that involved in the story, so I didn't find it much more than a disappointment, albeit a pretty massive one.

This is a book for someone who enjoyed "Bridget Jones's Diary" and wants something with a slight edge to it. This would also be suitable reading for someone who was disgusted or shocked by "Belle De Jour". I saw a lady on a train recently reading that book with an expression on her face that covered both shock and disgust. She would probably have felt more at home with this book. For me, personally, having loved the on the edge feel of "Belle De Jour", this felt horribly watered down and not quite real.

I suspect that anyone reading this as their first foray into the subject may not be as disappointed as I was. The stories of call girls and the like seem to be coming more into the mainstream than ever before, with "Belle De Jour" seemingly leading the way. Sadly, this book proves that bandwagon jumping isn't always or, indeed, often a good thing and that Quan isn't fit to lace Belle De Jour's knee high boots.

This review may also appear under my name at any or all of www. Jul 29, Beth Good rated it did not like it. For some who used to be a prostitute Tracy Quan writes like a detached bitch with no understanding of the world, but then again maybe that's just her personality. It's sloppy to the point of embarrassing and I can't believe someone actually read this garbage and deemed it good enough to publish. Do not bother reading it, don't waste you time. There is s of better books out Stated simply: There is s of better books out there about the business.

Not this unemotional mean crap.

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Jul 28, Kana rated it it was ok Shelves: My Thoughts I didn't really expect much from a book about a call girl with condoms on the cover. I guess it wasn't awful but it wasn't an easy read either. I think the most annoying part for me personally, was the fact the author tries to set it up as if the main character is writing in her diary, so each section starts out this way but eventually switches over to third person narrative. That inconsistency annoys me. That and the quick setup within the first few pages that make you realize the ga My Thoughts I didn't really expect much from a book about a call girl with condoms on the cover.

That and the quick setup within the first few pages that make you realize the gal is a push over. She nearly ends up in jail because of a 'friend' and she has no back bone to stand up to the friend. The real conflict of the book, however, is that Nancy is trying to maintain a serious relationship while not giving away the fact she's a prostitute. But you never really get the impression she really even likes her fiance or has any expectations of a life beyond her present.

So why did she even accept when he asked her to marry him?

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What did she think would happen? Instead she focuses on how awful it would be if he found out about her job, and moving in with him is out of the question, and how rude of him to expect her to settle on a wedding date or dare plan for the event! Meh, I guess all in all it just wasn't very compelling. You have no reason to like Nancy and there is no real opportunity to get to know her or understand her motives.

She is best known for her Nancy Chan novels. In addition, Quan has written a regular column for The Guardian website on pop culture, sex and politics and is involved in the prostitutes ' rights movement. By 19 she was supporting herself as a sex worker, working at an escort agency and a house before becoming an independent call girl with her own client list. I've had a relatively easy time. As a writer, Tracy Quan first made a splash with her Nancy Chan: Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl column in Salon. Combining sex with a twice-weekly serial , the semi-autobiographical column centered on Nancy as she juggles her 'straight' boyfriend and family with her clients and girlfriends' problems.

The story continues in the novels. Tracy expresses the emotional aspects of her life experiences in her novels, her fiction writing, and keeps her journalism for professional commentary on topics of interest: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.