Tabloid Love: Looking for Mr. Right in All the Wrong Places by Bridget Harrison384 pages
Completed 4/13/10
This memoir read like fiction to me - not necessarily the intended effect when reading a memoir. However, see my last post to understand why I needed something a little lighter to read. Gossipy and humorous without reading too much like chick-lit, this account of an English 29 year old's next 5 years in New York City working for a tabloid paper, writing a dating column, and pursuing men of all walks of life, keeps your interest if only for the reason you want to see what happens to Bridget.
Yes, there were a lot of similarities - and references - to Bridget Jones and Carrie Bradshaw, but this was book was more self-discovery than single girl escapades; although there were plenty of those. My biggest complaint about this memoir was how it wrapped up so open-ended.
All in all, Harrison is a talented writer with some unique experiences under her belt. Obviously not a book you'd pick up for substance, but a good beach read nonetheless.
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