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# Summer and the City (Carrie Diaries, 2)

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desertcart.com: Summer and the City (Carrie Diaries, 2): 9780061729003: Bushnell, Candace: Books

Review: Carrie Takes NYC By Storm - I really enjoyed reading the first book in The Carrie Diaries series, so I was looking forward to this one, the second. Candace Bushnell didn't disappoint. She's really grown as an author since the choppy Sex and the City original novel. "Summer and the City" was a quick read; the chapters flow from one to the next, written with expertise in the genre. "Summer" was even better than the first because the Carrie Bradshaw that we know and love from the Sex and the City TV series is alive and well on the written page. If you listen closely, you can actually hear her high-pitched, squeaky voice in the dialogue. The novel documents Carrie's first summer in New York City, between graduating high school and going off to college in the fall at Brown University. She bounces between residences, attends writing classes, starts dating, and meets various new people -- some friendly, some not. It is The Big Apple after all. Best of all, she begins meeting the women whose friendships she'll retain for life. Throughout the novel, Carrie starts to question relationships -- friendships, romantic relationships, and sexual ones. From all of her questioning, we see the beginnings of the popular column that she'll write for the New York Star one day. The novel and series may be labeled as "young adult," but I think these books are totally geared for fans of the hit TV show, regardless of age. I hope Bushnell continues to write Carrie's beginnings for years and years to come. New TV series, anyone?
Review: LOVED IT! - If you are a fan of SATC you have to read this book. While I enjoyed The Carrie Diaries, I LOVED this installment so much better. It picks up from the last book, and it is where she first meets Samantha Jones and eventually Miranda Hobbes & Capote Duncan. Who also plays a big role in this book. (As most of the SATC fans already know, Capote is in the very first episode of the TV series). There are definitely quite a few surprises in this book, and it is tons of fun to see who Samantha, Miranda and Carrie were as young women (Carrie is only 18 here). The back story gives a lot of insight into why the characters we fans know and love behave the way they do and it also introduces Charlotte towards the end. This is a fresh take on Carrie & all the girls and how they became so close. I loved every word of it, and can't wait for the next book now! Summer and the City: A Carrie Diaries Novel

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,088,164 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #699 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Dating & Sex (Books) #6,352 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books) #9,340 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction |
| Book 2 of 3  | The Carrie Diaries |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (733) |
| Dimensions  | 5.31 x 0.94 x 8 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| Grade level  | 9 - 12 |
| ISBN-10  | 0061729000 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0061729003 |
| Item Weight  | 10.5 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 416 pages |
| Publication date  | April 24, 2012 |
| Publisher  | HarperCollins |
| Reading age  | 13 years and up |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Carrie Takes NYC By Storm
*by E***. on May 25, 2011*

I really enjoyed reading the first book in The Carrie Diaries series, so I was looking forward to this one, the second. Candace Bushnell didn't disappoint. She's really grown as an author since the choppy Sex and the City original novel. "Summer and the City" was a quick read; the chapters flow from one to the next, written with expertise in the genre. "Summer" was even better than the first because the Carrie Bradshaw that we know and love from the Sex and the City TV series is alive and well on the written page. If you listen closely, you can actually hear her high-pitched, squeaky voice in the dialogue. The novel documents Carrie's first summer in New York City, between graduating high school and going off to college in the fall at Brown University. She bounces between residences, attends writing classes, starts dating, and meets various new people -- some friendly, some not. It is The Big Apple after all. Best of all, she begins meeting the women whose friendships she'll retain for life. Throughout the novel, Carrie starts to question relationships -- friendships, romantic relationships, and sexual ones. From all of her questioning, we see the beginnings of the popular column that she'll write for the New York Star one day. The novel and series may be labeled as "young adult," but I think these books are totally geared for fans of the hit TV show, regardless of age. I hope Bushnell continues to write Carrie's beginnings for years and years to come. New TV series, anyone?

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ LOVED IT!
*by G***L on May 16, 2011*

If you are a fan of SATC you have to read this book. While I enjoyed The Carrie Diaries, I LOVED this installment so much better. It picks up from the last book, and it is where she first meets Samantha Jones and eventually Miranda Hobbes & Capote Duncan. Who also plays a big role in this book. (As most of the SATC fans already know, Capote is in the very first episode of the TV series). There are definitely quite a few surprises in this book, and it is tons of fun to see who Samantha, Miranda and Carrie were as young women (Carrie is only 18 here). The back story gives a lot of insight into why the characters we fans know and love behave the way they do and it also introduces Charlotte towards the end. This is a fresh take on Carrie & all the girls and how they became so close. I loved every word of it, and can't wait for the next book now! Summer and the City: A Carrie Diaries Novel

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A fitting sequel
*by 1***K on July 20, 2014*

I definitely enjoyed this second installment of the Carrie Diaries. The way they brought in Samantha Jones was particularly interesting -- partially in contrast to how she is in the television show Sex and the City, but illustrating why she is how she is in that series. Overall I'd say the book does better with her than the Carrie Diaries tv show did with the character. The book takes a completely different direction. What was very odd about this book was it seemed that Ms. Bushnell was using Mr. Big from Sex and the City in a modified way in the form of one of Carrie's boyfriends in this novel. Just the language he used like "kiddo" kept making me think of Big and not really enjoy or take the character seriously. I thought the Carrie Diaries tv series did a better job of how Carrie got rid of her "v" card, but all together this novel seemed more in the Carrie character's element, mostly given that it is actually set in the City. The cliffhanger at the end was predictable, but welcomed.

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