The Washingtonienne

If this novel is based on truth, our taxpayer dollars fund workers who goof around all day on the Internet, take long lunch hours to have sex with married men, and heavily drink and drug. I may not approve of the Washingtonienne's behavior, but it sure was fun to read about.

A supposedly semi-autobiographical novel, the premise for this story is a young shallow woman moves to Washington D.C., has lots of sex, drinks too much, does lots of drugs – and writes about it all in a blog. The blog becomes public and then her life is turned upside down.

What could have been an exploration of politics, sex and power is really just a slutty version of chick-lit. The central character is not at all lovable, and rather than being the typical tart-with-a-heart she is a self-absorbed loser who manages to explain to herself that having sex in exchange for money is empowerment, rather than prostitution. Towards the end of the story visits to a therapist are introduced, but rather than giving the character any insight into show more her actions, it seems to just underline how selfish and childish she is – you feel that the therapist wants to slap her client, but instead she gives her drugs.

In short – party girl moves cities after screwing up her life, and manages to screw up again. Big deal. show less

This is one sick book! What can I say I loved it! Based on the true happenings of Jessica Cutler's experiences in Washington working for a senator. It's risque but also cleverly written. If you like something a little bit more on the wild and true side and like modern women fiction - try it!

I did warn you will be shocked at a few things!

A semi-autobiographical book about an intern on the Hill, who wrote a tell-all blog about her sexual exploits - which in the end got her fired.

A very light read. Whether it's enjoyable or not, I'm not sure.

At first you start thinking .. oh wow, that's so cool .. or she's so cool .. that she has such a great, exciting life .. but in the end, you can't believe that you could have thought such a thing.

In the beginning, there is that .. because the writing style tends to be that sort of show-offy, crowing about my great life/stuff/men .. but towards the middle it changed. Especially when it was clear that this person (the character in the book) couldn't or didn't see what kind of a person she was and didn't learn anything. I use the word show more learn loosely as in most books, you would like to see a marked difference from the beginning of the book and the end of the book - and not just have it go on from start to finish in the same manner.

There was also a feel that the character waved away every problem or didn't deal with it. Going "Oh well .. maybe it's for the best" and moved on to the next thing immediately without a second thought. It's hard to like a book when you dislike the main character. show less

I told myself in the beginning I would not beat up a book or an author, so I will have to keep this review short.

I am fine with the occasional sex scene or obscentiy cast around - but this book was over the top and too much. Filled with sex, drugs, and some work life, this book was not the "Washington Sex and the City" it was advertised to be. I felt that this book completely beat up Washington, D.C. and its residents. Being a new resident of the surrounding parts of DC, I didn't enjoy the negative connotation in the city and its dwellers received.

I only finished because I could use it for two challenges and I am the girl who must give a book a fair shot. After 100 pages, I only had 150 some odd more to finish and couldn't walk away. show more Thankfully being stuck in a car helped finish it off. Unfortunately, living near DC, I was so excited to read this book and be able to know where the character was running around. I was let down.

I would not pass this book off to anyone. show less

I thought this would be a light, smutty little read, and it was. It was not a great book, but it moved along quickly.

This is quite possibly the worst "chick lit" I have ever read. The characters are predictable, and worse, unlikeable. Reading about people treating other people badly just isn't entertaining to me.