The Bad Girl's Guide to Getting What You Want Reviews



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Amusing fluff - Review written on September 15, 2005
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Rating: 3 out of 5
5 customers found this review helpful.

It's nice to have a cheeky-style self-help book. Tuttle's irreverence is refreshing and a couple of her lines made me laugh. Nonetheless, it's forgettable nonsense and at $14, a tad too expensive for what is offered the reader.
A real hoot! - Review written on June 25, 2005
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Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful.

This book is the perfect summer read - light, funny, entertaining, sometimes inspiring. You can pick it up at any point in the book and begin reading, forget about marking your page, it's not that kind of book.

I can't wait to read Cameron Tuttle's other Bad Girl books - Viva la Bad Girl!
Loved it - Review written on July 19, 2004
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Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful, 3 did not.

I adored this book! I passed it around to all of my friends and the all enjoyed it immensely. Great writing, very funny. Worth my time, worth yours.
There's a hour of my life I can't get back. - Review written on July 14, 2004
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Rating: 1 out of 5
5 customers found this review helpful, 10 did not.

I wasn't expecting "Catcher in the Rye", just a few laughs. I was very disappointed. It wasn't funny at all. Keep your money, but if you really want to buy it, buy mine.
GIRL POWER! - Review written on June 13, 2004
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Rating: 5 out of 5

A great book that shows how serious life doesn't have to be. Yes, some of the ideas are a little out there, but they show that things sometimes aren't as stressful as we make them to be. Things that are covered are, how to lose a looser, how to score more free drinks, forms of alternative dating and much more. All the advice is very fun and very witty. This book is not for the ultra conservative, serious, or uptight. Is for the person who likes to laugh and think about ways to get whatever you want. Even if these are not logical ways, the seed is planted. I have to admit, I've scored many free drinks from her great and pracical methods!
OK I giggled.... - Review written on May 12, 2004
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Rating: 1 out of 5
4 customers found this review helpful, 3 did not.

TWICE in the whole book. It is a cute book but not really funny nor usefull in anyway...unless your 18 then you might get away with some of the stunts in here. I think I found 3 fairly good tips other than that I was done with the book in under an hour and can't wait to get rid of it.
Quite Enjoyable - Review written on April 21, 2004
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Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review not to be helpful.
I bought this book after seeing a review in a magazine and I didn't put it down until I'd finished it. The author offers a fresh perspective and crazy tips on how to be the best and badest girl. I cried from laughter and then went out and bought 3 copies to give to my best female friends. Another book that I found intense was "He Never Called Again". Now after reading the other book, I could really enjoy "The Bad Girl's Guide". Yes!
Fuuuunn and perfect for when you're in a bad mood! - Review written on April 01, 2004
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Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review not to be helpful.
This book was incredibly spontaneous. It makes you laugh like crazy and you can actually take most of the advice given. No, the advice isn't spiritual or what it takes to be a woman.. it's just a lot of fun and it helps you bring the goodness and childhood out of you. You responsibly decide what advice you'd prefer to take [though A LOT tend to be very jokeful, and not actually serious]. It's a cute book you can read if you just need a getaway from actually being responsible and serious 24/7.
Laugh Out Loud Funny - Review written on March 26, 2004
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Rating: 4 out of 5
1 customer found this review not to be helpful.
Belleluv had it right. Hilarious if you get and enjoy Cameron Tuttle's sense of humor. This book never fails to make me laugh.
Just the chapter on being bad at work alone is worth its price.
Just thinking of doing some of these things to my boss makes the stress melt away.
Every girl whether she acts on it or not. Can be a "bad girl" at heart and celebrate the power of being Baaaaad!
This was a funny, funny book - Review written on March 08, 2004
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Rating: 4 out of 5
1 customer found this review not to be helpful.
I really enjoyed reading this book and look forward to reading more or her stuff
how much do I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book? - Review written on February 12, 2004
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Rating: 5 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful.

Let's start out by saying that if you are aiming to manipulate people and step on others on your way to the top of the ladder, this isn't a guide book. But maybe you need it anyway because you should LOOSEN UP! The Bad Girl's Guide is all about finding what you REALLY want as opposed to what society dictates. It's about loving life, living large, and going after your desires with passion and no regrets. It's an inspiration to take on the world with a mischevious grin and not care when you mis-spell mischevious (like myself). It's viewing your life with the rose-colored glasses everyone should have, because nothing is as bad as it seems. Except a Bad Girl, of course! Indulge in a bubble bath, recline with the book, and rediscover why it's so fun to be a Bad Girl.
because I WANT it, that's why! - Review written on January 05, 2004
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Rating: 1 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful, 18 did not.

How silly. WEll, anyway, getting what you want isn't always good for you. It's knowing the difference between what you need and what you want that makes you a responsible person, whether you are a man or a woman.
Hilarious! - Review written on November 15, 2003
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Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful.

This book had me laughing out loud for almost the entire book! There's advice on everything from what to do with pantiliners (I'm laughing even now) to 10 things to do with your boss's business card. (I just got laid off, so the latter was of particular interest to me). Of course, if you actually DO some of these things, you need your head examined. This book is great fun for any woman with common sense & who needs a laugh.
Great- but not to be taken too seriously - Review written on June 03, 2003
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Rating: 5 out of 5
7 customers found this review helpful.

It's great little book for laughs- with a good message that we forget- to have fun and make our own rules- So, some of the advice is ridiculous, but so what?
I bought this book for a friend... - Review written on April 12, 2003
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Rating: 5 out of 5
5 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.

and even wrote an inscription in the cover for her, decided to flip through a few more pages and kept the book!! It is a fantastic read for rainy days, sick days, sad days, or any day that you just need a pick me up. The "Bad Girl" attitude is witty, fun and satirical. The ideas are outlandish and wicked, and honestly, no one would get away with half of this stuff in the real world, but why not read it on a cold, rainy winter's day and let your spirits perk up with some fantastic "role playing" therapy! It's a must-have, pure and simple!
Over-the-Top Humor, great emotional lift - Review written on April 05, 2003
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Rating: 5 out of 5
5 customers found this review helpful.

Okay, so some of the suggestions are a little crazy and would never work in the real world. Then again, no one reads Spiderman comic and decides to try to spin spider webs. THis is one of those books that, if you are having a bad day, you can read, get a laugh and feel moderately better. Some of it is actually helpful, should you decide to do it, and some is just plain silly. You'll actually have to use the ol' grey matter to decide which is which. (Don't worry, it won't be that hard.)

Read if you: get into Saturday Night Live humor, like woman-power laughs, have ever had one of "those days" and need a good laugh
Don't read if you: don't get into the ultra-feminism attitude (that's okay, you don't have to), don't enjoy Seinfeld or SNL, etc., want a serious help book (this really isn't serious)

funny but useless - Review written on April 04, 2003
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Rating: 2 out of 5
5 customers found this review helpful, 7 did not.

This "Bad Girl's Guide" book was just less than slightly entertaining - The title implies the book might be a helpful "guide", when in fact it is simply full of ridiculous lists. Some parts of the book were actually quite humorous, while the content was lacking - Just don't expect to get anything out of it except a couple of laughs.
Too Much Fun - Review written on February 26, 2003
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Rating: 4 out of 5
2 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.

I picked this book up in Vegas at the Hard Rock gift shop. I was a on trip there with my best girlfriend. We had a blast reading this book together and sharing secrets. The best chapter is how to get your bartenders attention. We'd tried a few of the lines out in Vegas and they worked real well. This book is more fun to share than to read by yourself.
Sassy! - Review written on February 02, 2003
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Rating: 5 out of 5

Borrowed this from a friend and couldn't put it down. 'Are you a bad girl' quiz was probably the funniest part of this book. Just as much fun as reading "Bad Girl's Guide to the Open Road". Get this!
Also recommended: "No One's Even Bleeding" & "Delano"
HILARIOUS - Review written on January 27, 2003
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Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful, 3 did not.

YOU'LL HAVE SO MUCH FUN READING THIS BOOK, OTHER PEOPLE WILL B JEALOUS ^^ OF U!
Fun all the way & Can change your life! - Review written on January 18, 2003
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Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful.

This is definitely a book that would be fun to take literally. Cameron Tuttle's writing style is very unique and very hilarious... this book has changed my opinion on a lot of things, and has made me see things in a brighter light. The book makes you get a grip of yourself and get a life. It is honestly my bible. Even my boyfriend loved it - he wouldn't give it back to me till he was done going through all the "men" sections, which we both found hilarious. If you don't choose to take the book entirely seriously, then buy it for the sake of a good laugh. Either way, this book will change your life - maybe only slightly - but significantly.
Cute gift - Review written on December 16, 2002
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Rating: 4 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful, 2 did not.

I got this as a gift and I think it's so cute. not worth 15$ but so nice for a girl friend who is hard to shop for and and has a great love of life and adventure. You know the one that you just might get into trouble with .....
Laugh Out Loud Funny! - Review written on December 08, 2002
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Rating: 5 out of 5

If you are not into PDAs (Public Displays of Amusement) don't read this in public! Super fun, and leaves you wanting more -- thank God she has more in this series!
Fun & Interesting - Review written on November 24, 2002
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Rating: 5 out of 5

This is a great, funny, and informative book for young adults.
I am woman, hear me roar! - Review written on November 12, 2002
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Rating: 4 out of 5
4 customers found this review helpful.

Personally, I thought this book was really cute just from the little cartoon drawings, but the more I actually started reading it, the more funny (and in some instances, true) it became to me. "Bad girls make it happen. A bad girl knows what she wants and how to get it. She makes her own rules, makes her own way, and makes no apologies. She knows when to work a room, when to work the angles, and when to work her curves-or do all of the above." Topics range from Getting a Date to Getting a Life. Although it wouldn't really be possible to follow some of the suggestions in this book (i.e. "Things to do with pantyliners: Add cushioning to any phone receiver for hours of pain-free shoulder cradling."), unless your goal was to alienate your roommates and become a social outcast, it really makes you laugh nonetheless. However, the one message it doesn't fail to reiterate time and time again for all women is to be strong and be your own woman.
Witty and serious - Review written on October 03, 2002
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Rating: 4 out of 5
5 customers found this review helpful.

Slim as this book is, it's actually two books mixed up in each other. They're both good books, worth reading. Sometimes, however, you won't know which one a given page or paragraph belongs to.

The first book is a humorous look at some of the many gutsy, outrageous things you've probably always wanted to do - whether or not you knew it. It includes amusing advice on how to exploit your feminine wiles to score everything from free drinks to free office supplies. It's easy-to-read and nicely illustrated and is good for at least a few laughs.

The second book is a bit of serious advice for the woman who has spent her life fulfilling other people's needs and ignoring her own. The party line: wise up, toughen up, kick your insecurities to the curb, and start getting what you want from life - even if requires extreme measures.

The book becomes confusing when the author brings humor to her serious advice, and the question arises as to what we're meant to take seriously and what we're not. I'm sure the line about stealing other people's drinks with a two-foot straw was a joke. I hope the section about dating yourself before you find a boyfriend - learning to love and indulge yourself - was serious. I'm not sure what to think about the page devoted to getting men to buy you drinks through various forms of flirtation and deception.

Regardless, this much is true of "The Bad Girl's Guide To Getting What You Want": it's funny. It might make you think, it might confuse you, it might make you roll your eyes at the obviousness of its message. But it's funny.

A must for every bad girl - Review written on September 13, 2002
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Rating: 5 out of 5

I can not recommend this book highly enough. It covers it all from your relationships, to your career, your friendships and your social life.

It is packed full of, "What to do with..." lists. For example, what do you do with your boss's business cards? Simple. Write, "Nice job, idiot" on the back and place them under the windshield wipers of badly parked cars. (I find this also works quite well with the business cards of ex-boyfriends...)

It also gives wonderful advice on how to deal with very tricky situations. For example, if you find yourself on the first date from hell, or you encounter a man at a club who simply will not leave you alone and won't take no for an answer, the solution is simple. Simply lean across the table, look deep into his eyes and say, "I'm so glad we've met. I think you would make a wonderful father for my hyperactive, disabled son."

This is an absolutely hilarious read that will keep you thoroughly entertained while offering some great advice for those of us who are bad, or simply dream of being. I also highly recommend "The Bad Girl's Guide To The Open Road," and "The Bad Girl's Guide To The Party Life."

A book for bad girls in training - Review written on July 18, 2002
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Rating: 5 out of 5
5 customers found this review helpful.

This book is hilariously funny. It is empowering and interesting. Although it may appear somewhat shallow, it has a deeper message: women should know their worth. Historically, women who have dared to live their lives exactly as they wanted have been considered a threat to society, and unfortunately, this still has some meaning today.

This is an inspirational guide for women. Although some advice may seem a little bit extreme, they are written tongue in cheek. Bad girls are not "bad" - but they do not compromise their lives for a man or anyone else for that matter. Reading this book is *almost* better than chocolate - it is very confidence boosting.

Lovely, and Funny.... If you get it - Review written on June 17, 2002
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Rating: 5 out of 5
33 customers found this review helpful, 1 did not.

You either get Cameron Tuttle's books and her brand of humor or you don't, Personally I love her books. The Bad Girl's Guide To Getting What You Want, is my favorite of hers. There's good solid advice, but theres also tons of fun and badness without making you want to puke in the book.

This book isn't supposed to be a survival guide, it's supposed to help you realize what you want and then show you that you've got all that you need right in your bad girl self.The book does this by covering major aspects of life clarifying them with humor and showing you different ways to get through [bad] stuff- Like job interviews. Overall I think this book is great for anyone who goes at a life with a sense of humor but not really for those who are looking for a new spiritual outlook or some sort revelation on what it is to be a woman.

Thin, very thin - Review written on April 25, 2002
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Rating: 2 out of 5
12 customers found this review helpful, 6 did not.

If you're expecting usable tips about living la dolce vita, throw this book away and buy Swell, by Cynthia Rowley and Ilene Rosenzweig instead. Or, if you're broad-minded, try Shar Radnour's Femme's Guide to the Universe. If you want to wear panty-liners as a moustache, buy this book.
A little too cheesy for "bad girls" over 12... - Review written on April 12, 2002
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Rating: 2 out of 5
6 customers found this review helpful, 2 did not.

I'm all for the bad girl and girly books revolution, but this book was just a little too incoherent and meaningless for my taste. Basically, this book is a collection of useless, ridiculous lists of nothing, tips on how to accomplish nothing, and absolutely nothing that means anything (to me at least). Books I found much cuter and more appealing include 3 Skirts and The Go-Girl Guide -- both actually contain content.
It's only funny if you get it! - Review written on April 04, 2002
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Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful, 1 did not.

Oh my Godess, I love this book! It's hilarious! But only if you get the humor (which clearly some dingos do not. Phew! That's a good thing.) Frankly, this book changed my life. I now find absurd humor in every day advice and everday advice in absurd humor. It just makes me laugh. It's a faboo gift for any uptight girlfriend who needs a little loving kick to snap out of it or for a super bad girl who wants to sharpen her game. Don't give in, get bad!
A Waste of time and money - Review written on March 26, 2002
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Rating: 1 out of 5
8 customers found this review not to be helpful.
This is the stupidist book I ever read. Not funny and a waste of money. Her other Bad girl book was just as stupid. I should have read the reviews before I bought them both. "I was stupid"
Not so again. I wish there was a "0" star rating....
Funny, uplifting, and downright encouraging! - Review written on January 09, 2002
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Rating: 5 out of 5
1 customer found this review helpful.

This book is a must read for almost any woman (not to mention a few men too!) Although this book is full of hilarious schemes, suggestions and games, the best part is after you read it you realize how good it feels to be a girl. I even got my brother and a few guy friends to read it, just to gain a little insight into what we might be going through. A lot of it is purely for good laughs and to teach us to not take ourselves for granted or too seriously, but the message is clear, we rock! I am giving this to all my bad girlfriends!
Being bad sure feels good! - Review written on December 22, 2001
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Rating: 5 out of 5

You must have this book. Seriously. Find out how to land the perfect pad, find a fab job, score free drinks (if you're into that bar scene) and plenty of advice on boys, kissing and, well, everything in between. Discover what you really mean when you say you want a better boyfriend. You might just need a therapist and a puppy instead. (...)