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Hey Ladies!: The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails
Based on the column of the same name that appeared in The Toast, Hey Ladies! is a laugh-out-loud read that follows a fictitious group of eight 20-and-30-something female friends for one year of holidays, summer house rentals, dates, brunches, breakups, and, of course, the planning of a disastrous wedding. This instantly relatable story is told entirely through emails, texts, DMs, and every other form of communication known to man.
The women in the book are stand-ins for annoying friends that we all have. There’s Nicole, who’s always broke and tries to pay for things in Forever21 gift cards. There’s Katie, the self-important budding journalist, who thinks a retweet and a byline are the same thing. And there’s Jen, the DIY suburban bride-to-be. With a perfectly pitched sardonic tone, Hey Ladies! will have you cringing and laughing as you recognize your own friends, and even yourself.
The women in the book are stand-ins for annoying friends that we all have. There’s Nicole, who’s always broke and tries to pay for things in Forever21 gift cards. There’s Katie, the self-important budding journalist, who thinks a retweet and a byline are the same thing. And there’s Jen, the DIY suburban bride-to-be. With a perfectly pitched sardonic tone, Hey Ladies! will have you cringing and laughing as you recognize your own friends, and even yourself.
274 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 2018
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May 18, 2018
Here's the thing: I hated this book, I thought it was obnoxious and insufferable, and hated my life while I read it. However, damn, I couldn't stop reading it. This book is the definition of a train wreck. And, like, I get that that's the point, that's it's a satirical look at groups of girlfriends, and heck, I know I've sent my share of "Hey ladies!" emails... but ye gods. I didn't find this funny or amusing or anything but annoying.
The characters were all obnoxious. Again, that's the point, but still. At first, it's a lot to keep track of, but thankfully, they're all stereotypical and Flanderised that you don't really need to worry about who is who, even with the large cast of characters. The plot was minimal, and any time something exciting could happen, we obviously don't get to see it because they're not going to email each other while vacationing in SoPu (Southern Portugal) or whatever. So we only get a couple emails after about what a great vacay that was, and then back to whatever drivel the ladies needed to spew.
I was looking forward to a funny read, instead I think I lost a few brain cells. The only reason it gets two stars instead of one is because it was a very captivating read, in the most mindless sense possible.
The characters were all obnoxious. Again, that's the point, but still. At first, it's a lot to keep track of, but thankfully, they're all stereotypical and Flanderised that you don't really need to worry about who is who, even with the large cast of characters. The plot was minimal, and any time something exciting could happen, we obviously don't get to see it because they're not going to email each other while vacationing in SoPu (Southern Portugal) or whatever. So we only get a couple emails after about what a great vacay that was, and then back to whatever drivel the ladies needed to spew.
I was looking forward to a funny read, instead I think I lost a few brain cells. The only reason it gets two stars instead of one is because it was a very captivating read, in the most mindless sense possible.
May 4, 2018
Listen, did I hate something about every single one of these women, except Gracie, who is me, and therefore perfect? Yes. They’re all terrible people who you care about in the way you care about your family even though they’re terrible. When *spoiler* can this book even have spoilers? Ali is passed over at first to walk down the aisle even I felt bad for her and I fucking hate her and my best friends name is Ali so that should really say something. The something that it should say is that you will hate all these women. And you will love them because they are not real but you know them and you cherish their bullshit all the way down because they’re your women and I think that’s what this book is about, in a roundabout way. I fucking loved it.
May 16, 2018
This is the Girls of fiction. I hate skimmed it. What could have been a funny exploration of modern female friendship was just an unending list of female caricatures. Not one character in this book was compelling or even mildly unselfish (much like girls). It was maybe satirical, but if so definitely didn’t need to be novel length.
2 Stars because i wouldn’t leap and tear this book out of someone’s hands and wouldn’t mind talking about all the ways this book was terrible with someone.
2 Stars because i wouldn’t leap and tear this book out of someone’s hands and wouldn’t mind talking about all the ways this book was terrible with someone.
September 5, 2018
If this had been written by men, it would be considered a hate crime. It certainly was not what I was expecting from anyone associated with The Toast.
I love a good satire, but not one that just perpetuates the idea that women are shallow, backstabbing bitches who are horrible to each other.
Hey Ladies: if you actually have friends who treat you like this, I feel deeply sad for you, and also you need to find some new friends.
I love a good satire, but not one that just perpetuates the idea that women are shallow, backstabbing bitches who are horrible to each other.
Hey Ladies: if you actually have friends who treat you like this, I feel deeply sad for you, and also you need to find some new friends.
May 28, 2018
Listen. Is this high literature? NOPE. Did I hate every single one of these characters at one point or another? YUP. (Except maybe Gracie. Also I might be her, down to the very last page. #owningit.) Was it thoroughly enjoyable and 100% bingeable and exactly what I needed over the holiday weekend? Absolutely yes.
I’ve been on this email thread. YOU have been on this email thread. Markowitz and Moss do a fantastic job of satirizing the tone of the unique vortex of the mass group email and female friendships on the whole. I laughed out loud and cringed noticeably and sped through it in no time.
3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ for content, the fourth ⭐️ for pure enjoyment.
I’ve been on this email thread. YOU have been on this email thread. Markowitz and Moss do a fantastic job of satirizing the tone of the unique vortex of the mass group email and female friendships on the whole. I laughed out loud and cringed noticeably and sped through it in no time.
3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ for content, the fourth ⭐️ for pure enjoyment.
August 4, 2018
HOW ARE THESE WOMEN FRIENDS.
May 21, 2018
Reading this book was like watching a marathon of Real Housewives: you can do it compulsively, but you sort of feel icky about yourself during and after the whole debacle. The book was easy to finish - I read it at a sprint - but the whole experience actually made me nauseous.
I get it. This is humor. Maybe even poorly executed social commentary. But while it had brief moments of being relatable, everything was portrayed on such an exaggerated scale that it was all just cringe-worthy. These women were caricatures and were absolutely insufferable.
I have no idea what the authors were trying to say, here. White girls suck? Wedding culture sucks? We know. But listen, nothing in reality sucks nearly as much as these fictitious women. These women were portrayed as vapid and self-centered, with little to no nuance or intellect. It felt like authors were using satire to develop a highly judgmental laundry list entitled "If You're A Woman and You Do This You're 'Basic' and We All Know Basic is the Worst Thing You Can Be". Believe it or not, women in their 20s/30s can opt into SoulCycle and social media while still being intelligent, motivated, and kind.
Female friendships are complex but can ultimately be incredibly rewarding. The authors did us a disservice by spending 300 pages on The Bad and The Ugly, and not showing us any of The Good. It's 2018 -- can we write books about why women should be friends with each other?
I get it. This is humor. Maybe even poorly executed social commentary. But while it had brief moments of being relatable, everything was portrayed on such an exaggerated scale that it was all just cringe-worthy. These women were caricatures and were absolutely insufferable.
I have no idea what the authors were trying to say, here. White girls suck? Wedding culture sucks? We know. But listen, nothing in reality sucks nearly as much as these fictitious women. These women were portrayed as vapid and self-centered, with little to no nuance or intellect. It felt like authors were using satire to develop a highly judgmental laundry list entitled "If You're A Woman and You Do This You're 'Basic' and We All Know Basic is the Worst Thing You Can Be". Believe it or not, women in their 20s/30s can opt into SoulCycle and social media while still being intelligent, motivated, and kind.
Female friendships are complex but can ultimately be incredibly rewarding. The authors did us a disservice by spending 300 pages on The Bad and The Ugly, and not showing us any of The Good. It's 2018 -- can we write books about why women should be friends with each other?
August 21, 2018
Every time I read a espitolary style book I always think about how fun it is and how I wish there were more novels written in this style. I think part of the appeal for me is that I feel like I’m getting a secret look at a side of people’s normally private life. This is told solely via emails and texts and even though I know these are fictional characters I still love the intimacy this structure creates, it feels voyeuristic in a super fun way and I always end up binge reading these books in one sitting.
I want to make it clear that this isn’t a book to be taken seriously at all, the characters are over the top outrageous and their antics and behaviors make them seem almost caricature like. There is no depth here, it’s silly and hilarious and totally bonkers in the best possible way. These women are the type you love to hate, you wanna smack them upside the head often but you also cannot stop reading, I honestly enjoyed it SO much and if you like espitolary novels you have got to give this a shot, seriously laugh out loud funny!
Hey Ladies! in three words: Silly, Outlandish and Wild.
I want to make it clear that this isn’t a book to be taken seriously at all, the characters are over the top outrageous and their antics and behaviors make them seem almost caricature like. There is no depth here, it’s silly and hilarious and totally bonkers in the best possible way. These women are the type you love to hate, you wanna smack them upside the head often but you also cannot stop reading, I honestly enjoyed it SO much and if you like espitolary novels you have got to give this a shot, seriously laugh out loud funny!
Hey Ladies! in three words: Silly, Outlandish and Wild.
May 11, 2018
Hey Ladies!!
When The Toast folded I didn't think I would ever again get my fix of these amazing email threads. When I read Caroline Moss and Michelle Markowitz were coming out with a whole freaking book of Ali, Jen, Gracie, and co., I was elated.
These emails are way too relatable and I hate the bit of me I see in many of these girls. (I like to think I'm a Gracie with a dash of Morgan, but real talk, I'm probably a Katie.)
Hey Ladies! is laugh-out-loud funny. Our girls exchange emails and texts over a year as they plan Jen's wedding and the attendant bridal showers, bachelorettes, hashtags, (#EternalBJ) etc. Along the way, the girls go to Virginia, the Hamptons, SoPu (aka South Portugal), and even venture to far-flung Brooklyn (once). They spend a shit ton of money, do a lot of SoulCycle, and worry about dudes way too much. Ah, your twenties.
Xo,
Tamara
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"This book was so freaking funny and I really hope the epilogue is setting us up for a sequel," - Me, after finishing Hey Ladies!
When The Toast folded I didn't think I would ever again get my fix of these amazing email threads. When I read Caroline Moss and Michelle Markowitz were coming out with a whole freaking book of Ali, Jen, Gracie, and co., I was elated.
These emails are way too relatable and I hate the bit of me I see in many of these girls. (I like to think I'm a Gracie with a dash of Morgan, but real talk, I'm probably a Katie.)
Hey Ladies! is laugh-out-loud funny. Our girls exchange emails and texts over a year as they plan Jen's wedding and the attendant bridal showers, bachelorettes, hashtags, (#EternalBJ) etc. Along the way, the girls go to Virginia, the Hamptons, SoPu (aka South Portugal), and even venture to far-flung Brooklyn (once). They spend a shit ton of money, do a lot of SoulCycle, and worry about dudes way too much. Ah, your twenties.
Xo,
Tamara
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"This book was so freaking funny and I really hope the epilogue is setting us up for a sequel," - Me, after finishing Hey Ladies!
June 17, 2018
The only redeeming part of the book was that there were some parts of NYC I recognized. Otherwise the characters were horrendous, the friendships were nothing but toxic, and I didn’t laugh once.
August 29, 2018
I’m so glad I didn’t spend a penny on this book and was able to skim throughout it pretty quick @ a bookstore. #sorrynotsorry
This maybe the most unnecessary, obnoxious book I came across, and definitely lost a few brain cells along the way. It’s basically a book of emails between eight friends over a year period. It’s your typical endless friend email thread that you probably have one or two in your box that you just can’t seem to cut off. We’re bombarded with emails, so reading a book about neverending thread is soul crushing, and just plain silly.
If you’re looking for a light, fun “bathroom” read, this maybe a good one to have on your shelf, but otherwise, move on to your next. There’s too many books, to little time.
This maybe the most unnecessary, obnoxious book I came across, and definitely lost a few brain cells along the way. It’s basically a book of emails between eight friends over a year period. It’s your typical endless friend email thread that you probably have one or two in your box that you just can’t seem to cut off. We’re bombarded with emails, so reading a book about neverending thread is soul crushing, and just plain silly.
If you’re looking for a light, fun “bathroom” read, this maybe a good one to have on your shelf, but otherwise, move on to your next. There’s too many books, to little time.
May 8, 2018
This is one of the funniest and most cringe-inducing things I’ve read, maybe ever. It is utterly ridiculous and 100% based in reality. I’m going to start gifting it immediately...
June 27, 2018
FULL DISCLAIMER: I FINISHED THIS ONLY TO GIVE IT A FULL-HEARTED 1 STAR REVIEW
I hated it from the beginning.
It was so boring.
These ladies are cold hearted bitches.
And Gracie who was the only accetable turns in the epilogue to a bridzella as well. hoho what a twist. You are so funny and sarcastic ladies. NO YOU ARE NOT!! This book is not smart nor satirical. This is repetitive and stupid and EVERY character is SELFISH AS HELL and obsessed with BOYS BOYS BOYS and THEMSELVES.
If you want girls girls girls power don't come here. You won't find it anywhere.
Around the Year Challenge 2018: A book with a text only cover.
I hated it from the beginning.
It was so boring.
These ladies are cold hearted bitches.
And Gracie who was the only accetable turns in the epilogue to a bridzella as well. hoho what a twist. You are so funny and sarcastic ladies. NO YOU ARE NOT!! This book is not smart nor satirical. This is repetitive and stupid and EVERY character is SELFISH AS HELL and obsessed with BOYS BOYS BOYS and THEMSELVES.
If you want girls girls girls power don't come here. You won't find it anywhere.
Around the Year Challenge 2018: A book with a text only cover.
June 1, 2018
The blurb on the back of this book read, "This is the Bridget Jones's Diary of our time. By the way, Bridget Jones’s Diary is a total masterpiece.” I adore BJD - the books, the movies, the Colin. I'm here for all of it! I have a cat named Jones. So, I obviously had ridiculous expectations.
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I think it's supposed to be satire, but I could barely tolerate this book. The characters are vapid, passive aggressive and ridiculous. I am struggling to find something positive to say besides the fact that I dig the font treatment on the cover.
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I think it's supposed to be satire, but I could barely tolerate this book. The characters are vapid, passive aggressive and ridiculous. I am struggling to find something positive to say besides the fact that I dig the font treatment on the cover.
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August 5, 2018
I quite literally could not put this one down. It was like driving by a car crash and not being able to look away. Each of the girls is so marvelously, deliciously awful - I think I said "jesus christ" out loud over 50 times while reading this. This book is fantastic and awful and I want a reality tv show starring the Hey Ladies.
April 11, 2018
Like another reviewer, I stayed up way too late so I could finish this book. I was a huge fan of the Hey Ladies column at The Toast, and the book is amazing. It's absolutely hilarious, and it builds on the original column in smart and funny ways. There are text messages in here! You get introduced to Helene, one of the Ladies' moms! And there are side plots and intrigue and ... it's just wonderful. I laughed out loud repeatedly.
June 21, 2018
I almost feel weird giving this book 4 stars because it’s not a “good” book. I read it in about 3 hours, and it was entertaining. I hated actually every character (except Gracie and probably Morgan), but I think because I read it fast it never became too much. In the beginning, I could see all my friends in each of the girls, but as it went on they became wayyyy too stereotypical and were less relatable. Still an overall enjoyable use of 3 hours!
August 22, 2022
I would’ve enjoyed this a lot more if I read the ebook instead of the audiobook. Extremely hard to keep track of the email-writer during the narration. Read via audio (narrated by Brittany Pressley, Carly Robins, Susannah Jones, Stephanie Einstein, Dara Rosenberg, Allison Hiroto, Nicole Small, and Marisa Vitali).
July 13, 2018
I cannot believe I am doing this, but here I am, doing this:
I am putting this on my "Best Books of 2018" list.
"Why, Bookmaven?" you may ask. "Is your taste in books as bad as your taste in men?" (Spoiler alert: Duh.) I know, I know, and I am sorry! But I must honestly confess...after the first 20 pages, I couldn't put this book down (which for me is an important measure of how much I enjoy a book.) I devoured book within 16 hours of starting it, and I was working and out with friends during a large part of that same 16 hours. But that's not the only reason I love this book. I love it because it's awful and satirical and yet...so, so true to life.
The low-down: it's the story of 8 friends and their interactions over the course of a year, as one of them prepares for her wedding and the rest spend their time navigating the preparations and their personal dramas (read: questionable life choices.) The story is told through texts and emails, and after 20 pages of powering through insipid, aspirational bullshit and recaps of ridiculously delusional interpretations of events and passive sniping, I became addicted. Why? Because all of these females are...well, all of us. Reading through the reviews here, I can surmise we all identify with Gracie, the sensible, grounded, low-key one--who will sometimes try to steer conversations towards more weighty matters like Supreme Court decisions. But the more loathsome ladies--Ali and Caitlin, I'm giving you some major side-eye here--embody many characteristics that I know, I absolutely KNOW we all occasionally share. (Seriously, Ali and to a slightly lesser extent, Caitlin, is just about the literal worst.)
So, anyway, it's definitely escapist material. While it is definitely a reflection of the dynamics of a certain white cisgendered heterosexual privileged segment of the population, it's not a worthless book, by any stretch. You will laugh, and then you will promise yourself not to be an Ali.
Or a Caitlin.
Or a Jen.
Or a Nicole.
Or a Katie.
Or an Ashley.
Or a Morgan. (Okay, fine, Morgan is almost okay.) (Almost. I mean, she IS a hipster.)
I am putting this on my "Best Books of 2018" list.
"Why, Bookmaven?" you may ask. "Is your taste in books as bad as your taste in men?" (Spoiler alert: Duh.) I know, I know, and I am sorry! But I must honestly confess...after the first 20 pages, I couldn't put this book down (which for me is an important measure of how much I enjoy a book.) I devoured book within 16 hours of starting it, and I was working and out with friends during a large part of that same 16 hours. But that's not the only reason I love this book. I love it because it's awful and satirical and yet...so, so true to life.
The low-down: it's the story of 8 friends and their interactions over the course of a year, as one of them prepares for her wedding and the rest spend their time navigating the preparations and their personal dramas (read: questionable life choices.) The story is told through texts and emails, and after 20 pages of powering through insipid, aspirational bullshit and recaps of ridiculously delusional interpretations of events and passive sniping, I became addicted. Why? Because all of these females are...well, all of us. Reading through the reviews here, I can surmise we all identify with Gracie, the sensible, grounded, low-key one--who will sometimes try to steer conversations towards more weighty matters like Supreme Court decisions. But the more loathsome ladies--Ali and Caitlin, I'm giving you some major side-eye here--embody many characteristics that I know, I absolutely KNOW we all occasionally share. (Seriously, Ali and to a slightly lesser extent, Caitlin, is just about the literal worst.)
So, anyway, it's definitely escapist material. While it is definitely a reflection of the dynamics of a certain white cisgendered heterosexual privileged segment of the population, it's not a worthless book, by any stretch. You will laugh, and then you will promise yourself not to be an Ali.
Or a Caitlin.
Or a Jen.
Or a Nicole.
Or a Katie.
Or an Ashley.
Or a Morgan. (Okay, fine, Morgan is almost okay.) (Almost. I mean, she IS a hipster.)
October 10, 2018
This was hilarious! A total fluff read that was entertaining and funny. The characters and events are a big exaggeration, but still gives it a "I've been there" feeling. So relatable!
July 14, 2018
I don’t ever remember laughing out loud as much as I did during this read. I thoroughly enjoyed these ladies and their hot mess selves. I didn’t expect the book to be in email format, but it made it so much better. Dying at the phrases after each email, because really, people do that and it’s absurd, and omg I have replied all when I didn’t mean to and had to deal with that awkwardness, but if it happens again I can just say - ‘Whatevs, I’m not sorry, I’m just speaking my truth!’ Seriously, I highly recommend this as an easy read, and as a fun read to brighten your day!!
July 12, 2019
It was ridiculous but I did laugh out loud a couple times. Loved when the bride’s mom was on the friends email thread.
December 15, 2020
Wow, this book was terrible. I get that these characters are intentionally over-the-top, but I literally hated all of them (except Gracie) and would run far far away from this group of insanely self-centered women.
We've all fallen prey to the overwhelming group text/chat we can't keep up with, and the overlapping schedules making planning a get-together with a big group seem impossible, and the craze of organizing a wedding. That's what I thought I was getting into with this book. But actually this was just a bunch of women who were so selfish and outrageous and bad with money management that I thought my brain might explode. Reading this book was like binge watching The Kardashians or Real Housewives of Anywhere... A total trainwreck of selfishness and first world problems and unhealthy diet talk and unhealthy relationships. On the plus side, this is told in text and email format, so it's a very quick read. I only wasted one day on it.
We've all fallen prey to the overwhelming group text/chat we can't keep up with, and the overlapping schedules making planning a get-together with a big group seem impossible, and the craze of organizing a wedding. That's what I thought I was getting into with this book. But actually this was just a bunch of women who were so selfish and outrageous and bad with money management that I thought my brain might explode. Reading this book was like binge watching The Kardashians or Real Housewives of Anywhere... A total trainwreck of selfishness and first world problems and unhealthy diet talk and unhealthy relationships. On the plus side, this is told in text and email format, so it's a very quick read. I only wasted one day on it.
July 6, 2018
Hey ladies,
Wow. This book was intense and obnoxious and hilarious and made me cringe far too often. These characters were way too much to handle.... Except Gracie, because she is me and I feel like 85% of us readers can relate to her best. This is because she’s not 100% bat-$hit crazy like the rest of the gal group 😝 we all want to feel like we are not lunatics, but in actuality, we are more Ali, Jen and Nicole-esque than we think are. I’m just speaking my truth here.
Was I the only one who pictured Ke$ha as Nicole while reading her hot mess of a life? No, just me? LMK by EOD.
Xo
Elizabeth
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“what the heck did I just read?!” - me after finishing Hey Ladies!
Wow. This book was intense and obnoxious and hilarious and made me cringe far too often. These characters were way too much to handle.... Except Gracie, because she is me and I feel like 85% of us readers can relate to her best. This is because she’s not 100% bat-$hit crazy like the rest of the gal group 😝 we all want to feel like we are not lunatics, but in actuality, we are more Ali, Jen and Nicole-esque than we think are. I’m just speaking my truth here.
Was I the only one who pictured Ke$ha as Nicole while reading her hot mess of a life? No, just me? LMK by EOD.
Xo
Elizabeth
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“what the heck did I just read?!” - me after finishing Hey Ladies!
May 1, 2024
Finished because I was hoping the characters might mature some. Nope. Thankfully I never had friends like these women.
May 28, 2018
Quick read with a lot of under-delivered potential. Few of the characters seemed like real people and yet they also weren’t quite over the top comic enough to satisfy. There are a few great zingers but I’d love to see someone handle the awfulness of the wedding industrial complex on friendships with more empathy and a sharper eye.
March 18, 2022
3.5
I'm not going to lie, the ONE surefire way to get me to read your book is to tell it in an epistolary way, esp. email/texts/etc. I just eat it up. I love super short "chapters." I'll read 50 pages if it's in a "just one more" format SO much easier than a 50 page chapter. It just is who I am. It is also the only reason I got through this book because I seriously despised most of these characters.
Hey Ladies! follows a group of 8 "friends" over the course of the year. One of the girls is getting married. She's an asshole. They are all assholes. One girl in particular who does things like puts down a non-refundable deposit for dinner at a restaurant on Valentine's Day even though they had other plans and then demands every one pays her their share of said nonrefundable deposit although none of the other girls agreed to this plan.
It made no sense how that these 8 women were friends (did they meet in college? How were they friends? Eight people is a lot!). The only explanation was for two of the women who grew up together in VA.
This was truly readable because of the format, but I didn't really enjoy it, and unless you love this format as much as I do, I don't know if I can recommend it.
I'm not going to lie, the ONE surefire way to get me to read your book is to tell it in an epistolary way, esp. email/texts/etc. I just eat it up. I love super short "chapters." I'll read 50 pages if it's in a "just one more" format SO much easier than a 50 page chapter. It just is who I am. It is also the only reason I got through this book because I seriously despised most of these characters.
Hey Ladies! follows a group of 8 "friends" over the course of the year. One of the girls is getting married. She's an asshole. They are all assholes. One girl in particular who does things like puts down a non-refundable deposit for dinner at a restaurant on Valentine's Day even though they had other plans and then demands every one pays her their share of said nonrefundable deposit although none of the other girls agreed to this plan.
It made no sense how that these 8 women were friends (did they meet in college? How were they friends? Eight people is a lot!). The only explanation was for two of the women who grew up together in VA.
This was truly readable because of the format, but I didn't really enjoy it, and unless you love this format as much as I do, I don't know if I can recommend it.
May 7, 2018
I laughed so much over this book on the subway that a dude next to me asked what I was reading. "It's a satire about female friendships," I told him. "It perfectly captures how obsessive and fraught and even smothering they can be, and also how important they are, and it's all done through emails and texts over a year while these eight friends are planning one friend's wedding."
"OMG," he said, taking a picture of the cover, "that sounds great. I'll have to get it for my girlfriend. She'll love it."
"Yeah, definitely," I said, and went back to reading and laughing and couldn't stop til I was done.
"OMG," he said, taking a picture of the cover, "that sounds great. I'll have to get it for my girlfriend. She'll love it."
"Yeah, definitely," I said, and went back to reading and laughing and couldn't stop til I was done.
May 18, 2018
My friend and I decided to pick up this book after he heard positive reviews, and I have mixed feelings. I like this book for being an innovative format that tells a story in a new and unique way. I don't like this book because almost every character is uniquely annoying and at times I just wanted to yell at them or tell them to shut up. This book advertises female friendship, but these friendships are toxic and not representative of female friendship in the slightest. If you see this book as a comedy, I suppose the absurdity of the characters is laughable at times, but overall just irritating.
April 20, 2024
This book is such a wonderful trash fire of nonstop laughing and cringing. I loved the Hey Ladies series on The Toast, and the authors did a really excellent job adapting the originals into this book, fleshing the characters out more completely and developing a longer plot arc. I read half of this book out loud to a great friend on a road trip, and it was so fun, highly recommend.
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