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Smart vs. Pretty (Paperback)

by Valerie Frankel (Author) "Ask any woman who has a sister: Are you the smart one or the pretty one? ..." (more)
2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (93 customer reviews)
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Francesca and Amanda Greenfield have inherited the family coffee shop after the death of their parents - but now that a large chain coffee bar has moved in next door, the sisters business is days away from failure. Enter New York University business student Clarissa O'MacFlanahanagan, who offers to come up with a market strategy that will save the shop (plus the sisters's aparment above it) and provide Clarissa with her final school project. Desparate, Francesca (the smart one) and Amanda (the pretty one) agree, only to find events rapidly spiraling out of their control. Competing for the attention of their new friend and savior, neither woman is able to see that there is more Clarissa than meets the eye. Light , amusing, and generally entertaining, this is basically a story of two single sisters looking for love and business success in Brooklyn Heights. It will be giving nothing away to say that they find both. Readers of Jane Heller's amusing novels will enjoy this fifth novel by Mademoiselle editor Frankel. For most popular fiction collections.
Elizabeth Mary Mellett, Brooline P.L., MA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Candace Bushnell, author of Sex in the City

"Charming and highly entertaining. A Must read for anyone who has a sister."
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3.0 out of 5 stars .......soooooooooo disappointing.................., Jun 20 2005
By carla (philippines) - See all my reviews
....at first i was excited to read this book because of the plot at the back of the book..i tought it was very good to read especially who has a sister but when i read it i was very disappointing, and the story is so borring i could'nt understand what the story is all about. But i decided to finish it because im also concern to the writers effort to write such story like that...and the tittle smart vs pretty doesn't fit to the story...
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1.0 out of 5 stars don't be fooled, May 8 2004
By tina (Marikina Philippines) - See all my reviews
by the yummy colors used to draw the cover or by the title or the gist written on the cover...this is definitely not for chick lit addicts, more like for kids who dont know what they want yet and are more forgiving with grave mistakes, namely, this book... it was more disappointing for me cos i've been in search for this book for a very long time and when i finally read it, it was such a letdown! i cant even begin to explain why...it's so misleading cos it's trying to sell itself as a sort of light read about 2 sisters and possibly their life trying to deal with rivalry and their apparent differences but nooooo...a little halfway through a crime was committed (huh!?!) and a stupid wild goosechase to solve the mystery ensues..oh please..stop me now..ok let me explain how bad it is...i dont have very high standards in books, i mean im up for anything as long as it makes sense or at least the author KNOWS what she wants to write about and this book cant even begin to deliver to that!...i signed up with amazon just so i can write a review to send the message to everyone that this book is BLAH. it is that bad.
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2.0 out of 5 stars An okay read, but implausible plot, Jan 20 2004
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Thought that this was an okay read, but an implausible plot. The sequence of events & sisters' reactions to them seem unrealistic and stilted. I was not impressed.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A no-frills read
I had this book on my bookshelf for quite awhile, and thought I should read it once and for all. I have heard mixed reviews on this book, so wasn't really expecting much. Read more
Published on Oct 28 2003 by Dianna Johnston

3.0 out of 5 stars Sisterhood, mystery, love and coffee
"Smart Vs. Pretty" deals with two very different sisters; Francesca (or commonly known as Frank) and Amanda, who inherited their parents' coffee place. Read more
Published on Sep 15 2003 by Janice

4.0 out of 5 stars Smart vs. Pretty
Two sisters, Frank (the smart one) and Amanda (the pretty one) grew up in NYC. Their parents owned a coffee shop, and the girls had seperate lives, loves, and jobs. Read more
Published on Aug 10 2003 by Sarah D

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible Book
The beginning of this book was so clever, it made the rest of it all the more disappointing. Don't be fooled; this is NOT about two sisters... Read more
Published on July 28 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars What a wretched read!
It's rare that I find a book so awkwardly written and uninteresting that I can't finish it. I gave up at Chapter 12, because the dialogue was fake and the characters were... Read more
Published on Jun 30 2003 by dodgerbarbie31

1.0 out of 5 stars Not very interesting
I was very disappointed in this book. The book was rather dull and the smart/pretty connection never really surfaced.
Published on Jun 27 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible!
This book was not worth the .25 it cost me to reserve it from the library. And thankfully, I did not purchase the book to begin with. Read more
Published on May 11 2003 by Danielle

2.0 out of 5 stars False advertising led to false hopes
After picking up this at the bookstore, I thought it would be cute to try to connect these sisters with my sister and me. I was wrong. Read more
Published on May 9 2003 by Deidre Ashe

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
This book was really cute but an overall disappointment. The plot was back and forth, being both very simple but all over the place at the same time; there was too much... Read more
Published on April 24 2003 by calista

3.0 out of 5 stars Could Have Been Better
Plot was not strong enough. Could have been much better.
Published on Mar 28 2003

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