Summer and the City (Carrie Diaries, 2) Paperback – April 24, 2012

Carrie Bradshaw is finally in New York City. It's where she's always wanted to be, and she just knows it's where she belongs. Summer & the City picks up right where The Carrie Diaries left off. Carrie is supposed to be attending Brown University in the fall at her father's insistence. He wants her to become a scientist or something that will take her places, but all Carrie dreams of is becoming a famous writer. In the last book he reluctantly agreed to let her stay in New York for the summer and attend a writing class, but only after she agrees to go to Brown in the fall.Carrie knows she is going to make it big. She has the whole summer to make her mark, and secure a place in the city. Once this happens, she is sure she can convince her father that New York is the place for her. In true Carrie fashion, things don't go exactly as she'd planned, but the lessons she learns and the friends she meets makes everything all worth it.If you are a fan of Sex & the City you have to read this book. While I enjoyed The Carrie Diaries, I LOVED this installment. This is where she first meets Samantha Jones and eventually Miranda Hobbes. Capote Duncan also plays a big role in this book. (As most of you 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. This is a fresh take on Carrie & the girls, and I loved every word of it!

I really enjoyed reading the first book in 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 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 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?

I enjoyed this addition more than The Carrie Diaries. Though Sex and the City has many mixed reviews, I am a fan of the show, so I'm curious about where the masterpiece originated.

It doesn't matter where I am, when or in what mood. It doesn't matter on which continent and in what timezone I find myself; I always feel a little bit at home when there are books from Candace Bushnell around. She's an amazing woman and writer. She's no Kafka or Dostojewski, but she's brilliant in her own genre, books that make you feel good and give you a really great time reading them.And of all her brilliantly smart and witty books, Summer and the City is defenitely one of my favourites!Sex and the City, However, is always going to have an extra sentimental feel and emotional value for me. I've read it in Dutch, French, German and in English... and loved it each and every time. It made me feel better whenever I was down or had a bad day.So when the Carrie Diaries was published I was over the moon! Although it's a completly different kind of novel, I truly loved every passage of it.I had no idea it would be possible for me to love another book more, untill now. Summer and the City most defenitely proved me wrong!It's a witty, well-written story, that you just can't lay down.A true page turner, I reckon.(I hope my English is Ok, I'm sorry for the possible mistakes!)

Loved this book! It said it was used but looks brand new!

Immancabile per le fan di sex and the city e della scrittura graffiante dell'autrice. Ci si perde. Ci vuole un'ottima competenza linguistica e cullturale dell'America per capire certi passaggi. Consigliatissimo

Das zweite Buch über Carries Leben vor SATC hat mich voll überzeugt und war auch viel besser als der erste Teil. Carrie hat die Highschool hinter sich gelassen und beginnt ihren Schreibkurs. Dort werden die verschiedenen Typen, die solch einen Kurs besuchen könnten, anschaulich beschrieben. Auch Carries erste Schritte in New York mit allen Ups und Downs wird mitreißend erzählt. Insbesondere auch die Reaktionen aus ihrer Heimatstadt waren gut beschrieben.Alles in allem ein ausgezeichnetes und lebendiges Bild einer jungen Frau Anfang 20!!!

I've read a few of Candace Bushnell's books now andThis has been my favourite. Summer in a City is a funny, easy read and would make a good holiday book. It is the story of how Carrie met Miranda and Samantha. A fun read and worth readimg if you like the Carrie Diaries (1).

今回はSex And The Cityの登場人物が4人とも出てきて、4人の出会い方や若いときの4人の関係などがあきらかになります。高校生から大学生へと変わる夏休みの間のお話で、短い期間に恋や友情をぎゅっと凝縮された内容でした！！ファンの方には是非読んで欲しいと思います♪