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title: "Barbara BourlandI'll Eat When I'm Dead : a sizzling romp through fashion's darker side"
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price: "$29"
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reviews_count: 5
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# Barbara BourlandI'll Eat When I'm Dead : a sizzling romp through fashion's darker side

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## Customer Reviews

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    A hyped up blurb and cover, but the contents are disappointed and shallow.
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 July 2017*

I'm a huge fashion lover, and so when I saw this book contained feminism, fashion and satire I jumped to purchase.  But the blurb and the accompanying quotes on the cover of the book are tragically misleading.Cat Ono is the central character in the book, and the story focuses on her getting to the bottom of her friend's death, whilst also acquiring a soaring "social media" fame.  Cat kind of reminded me of a Kate Moss meets Kim Kardashian - the heroin chic, deathly thin fashionista who always looks fierce, but with the social media presence and the ability to create a frenzy anywhere she goes.  I couldn't really understand how Cat found herself in this position, given that at the beginning of the book she seems to have quite a solid role as a Editor for RAGE magazine.  Halfway through she suddenly stops doing this work and becomes a full time socialite for the magazine.  Her friend, Bess Bonner, seems like a totally unnecessary character if I'm being honest.  I was never quite sure of what role Bess played, other than to make Cat look good, or "save the day", which ultimately led to her character being quite cringe-worthy.Whilst this book is definitely page turning, and most of the characters are women, I found the story very superficial and hard to engage with.  It felt as though, by the end of the book, Bourland was searching for ways to suddenly conclude her story and pin the death of Hillary on a random character. The drug storyline was also a bit far-fetched.  Ok, I get this is fiction, but Bourland could have incorporated fashion industry drug use into her book in a much more realistic way.I'm not sure if it's because I'm not American, but I seldom found this book funny.  A few times, Cat Ono came across as quite sassy, delivering some poignant one liners, but other than that I struggled to find the humour in the book.Overall I was really disappointed with this book and uninspired. I like my feminist reads to leave me thinking about what they've just talked about, but to be honest this book left me in a bit of a slump. The story is just too superficial, and the characters aren't very likeable. Definitely wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.  If you want a good murder mystery, read Gone Girl.

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    A Good Poolside Read!
  

*by C***5 on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2019*

A fun look at working in the fashion and media industries! Although the plot was a little farfetched at times, I didn't mind (as it kept me entertained, which is surely the point of a book) and found it to be a decent poolside read this summer.

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    Fashion and Feminism
  

*by D***T on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 June 2020*

The ‘Prologue’ to ‘I’ll Eat When I’m Dead’ sets the scene for a murder mystery, but it is more of a chic-lit novel in the magazine world of fashion and feminism.  This puts it well outside my usual interests, but it is well suited to author Barbara Bourland’s background at a women’s magazine and the influences of ‘Vogue’, with a realization of how female readership is attracted and exploited.Cause of death after discovery of the body of a senior editor of ‘RAGE Fashion Book’ in a locked workroom is brushed off as a heart attack due to starvation to stay slim, and a lifestyle as workaholic – and hence the title ‘I’ll Eat When I’m Dead’.  School friends and colleagues of the deceased are uneasy over findings, and they cooperate when the case is re-examined by a handsome police detective attempting to make a name for himself and further his career.Focus on murder investigations gives way to satire as ‘RAGE Fashion Book’ is presented as the gold standard of publications promoting awareness to fashion and beauty, and to feminist issues.  The author’s message is that this should not be frivolous, and there are insights to the multi-million dollar industry and the magazine’s trading rewards, but with awareness of responsibilities as role model, and impact on readers as consumers.Together with a nice degree of humour the dealings of the staff and their ambitions, relationships etc. with their reliance on pills to stay awake, go to sleep, injections etc. plus references to sex and drugs etc. etc. there is plenty of scope for a good read.  Perhaps there is too much as narrative becomes prolonged and confused – leaving ‘I’ll Eat When I’m Dead’ as average – hence 3-star rating.

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