To be honest, I wasn't planning on doing a review of this book because I wasn't sure if I wanted to admit to reading it. This is one of those books that I really enjoyed and hated all at the same time. I have to admit that I couldn't put it down and read it in under two days, which is pretty quick when you're a SAHM and can't read all day long ANY day. (This is one thing that I miss about having my time be my own - being able to curl up with a good book all day long.) On the other hand it was a little depressing and the f-word appeared more than I would like, which is not at all if I had my way. I just hate that word!
The book is about a nanny, who incidentally is named Nanny, who gets hired to work for the X's. Mrs. X is a very passive aggressive, self-centered, manipulative, etc. New York socialite who basically can't handle being alone with her four year old son, Grayer, for even an hour. (Think Emily Gilmore without any of her redeeming qualities, if you can imagine that. Sorry for the reference to those who don't know Gilmore Girls.) Nanny stays on as the nanny even though she is treated awfully by Mrs. X because she loves little Grayer and knows that she is really the only person in his life who really cares about him. Mr. X is basically absent from the family, and when he is there you wish he was absent again. It just broke my heart to imagine a little boy growing up with parents that only see him as another possession and are too selfish to give him any genuine love and attention.
Even though it was written really well and I couldn't put it down I would probably not recommend this book to anyone because it just really wasn't uplifting and because of the language issue. (Written by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus)
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I just saw that movie a few weeks ago- and I thought it was weird how they referred to the main girl as 'Nanny' and the parents as "Mr. and Mrs. X'. I actually wondered if the book was any good, but I'm glad you read it so that I know that it's pretty much the same as the movie.
I hate reading books with that kind of language, too. I wonder why they need to use it in a book about a nanny? But it sounds like this wasn't the best book, so I won't have to deal with it. And it sounds like the movie isn't too good, either. Good to know!
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