Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus - The Nanny Diaries: A Novel

Pros: A great book to read with interesting characters.
Cons: None that I can think of.

I just finished reading the Nanny Diaries last night. Of course, I should have been studying for finals, but the book was just so good that I couldn't put it down. Miramax has just purchased the film rights and a sequel is in the works. Apparently,...

Pros: Some funny bits. Doesn't hurt too much. Quick, quick read.
Cons: 'Young'. Cliche abounds. Energizer Bunny book.

I know what you're thinking. I'm thinking it myself. It's just too wild to believe. It's like something out of the Enquirer, and you're rolling your eyes in the same way you would if the title were 'Jesus Comes Back As FishBoy...Feeds Self To...

Pros: cute little Grayer?
Cons: characters, boring

Hmm, where to begin with this book? It’s not that I utterly disliked it because I didn’t. But did I enjoy it? Absolutely not. It seemed a bit trivial and to reach for something but not grasp it at all. Maybe the book was reaching for a point the whole...

Pros: Moderately entertaining and requires little reader investment
Cons: Strong bias, hollow characters make for a facile novel

There are essentially three types of nanny gigs.

I have, for some months, been hearing of The Nanny Diaries, an absolutely hilarious book by a set of new authors who give a well-deserved and quite on-target skewering to...

Pros: Interesting plot idea, well executed child character
Cons: One-dimensional characters, book doesn't go anywhere

The Nanny Diaries is written by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, two former New York City nannies. While the story is a work of fiction, it is clear that it is written by folks with intimate experience in the world of nannying for the wealthy. ...

Pros: Funny, interesting and Julia Roberts reads the story well
Cons: Nothing

I listened to Nanny Diaries while commuting to work and have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed being lulled into the story by Julia Roberts who narrates the book. I’m sure the people in the other cars thought I must have lost my mind as I laughed at ...

Pros: LOL! Comedy!
Cons: ten cents per page

The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus debuted March 4, 2002 and went immediately out of print. Though it's been a critical darling and a favorite among the Bridget Jones Diary scholars it seems as though every printing press in America (and...

Pros: terrific voicing of characters, some humor, interesting concept
Cons: most characters are over-stereotyped and horribly unlikeable, there is no plot

This review pertains to the audio book version. Nanny, Nan for short, is a 21 year old undergrad who prefers to make her money caring for children from wealthy NYC families. One day, while in the middle of her search for a child to care for in ...

Pros: Funny, Interesting Stories
Cons: Slightly Disjointed Writing Style, Not Quite Connected

The NaNny DiARiES by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus is a book where truth is used to create a work of fiction. McLaughlin and Kraus capitalize on their experience as over-worked, unappreciated, mistreated New York Nannies to write a...

Pros: cheap in paperback, fast and easy read
Cons: boring, no real plot or action

While stocking up on paperback novels for my summer off, I finally considered The Nanny Diaries. I had seen it on the shelf for at least a year, probably longer, but had never been particularly drawn to it. With the end of the school year ...

Pros: Ironic look at the world of a Park Avenue nanny
Cons: Minor characters didn't add to the story

The Nanny Diaries, a novel by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus (themselves former nannies) is an incredible look into the bizarre world of the Park Avenue pampered rich and the abused caregivers hired to insulate them from the burdens of raising...

Pros: Entertaining and quick read, well-observed dialogue, satisfies prurient interest in the lives of the wealthy.
Cons: Disappointing, predictable finish, no real insights into characters.

Aren't rich people just terrible?

If you share this opinion, you will probably find this book a real guffaw. If you're curious, as I was, into what makes the wealthy tick and why their obsession with perfection makes their behaviors seem...

Pros: good writing techniques; easy to read; humorous
Cons: episodes might get old; do you really want to read about a hectic day?; ending

This novel, written by ex-nannies, is a story about nannies. The title of the novel is a bit misleading. It’s about one nanny with one nanny job. More appropriately, it is about “The Nanny Diary of Nanny.”

“Nanny” or “Nan”, is in her senior...

Pros: Something to read when nothing else is around
Cons: Offensive characters

This book is titled "The Nanny Diaries", and in a caption underneath it states "A Novel". It certai ...

Pros: Light, humourous --- with oddly touching bits.
Cons: Flat end; undeveloped secondary characters.

I didn't think I'd like Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus' Nanny Diaries because all the Bridget Jones's Diary rip-offs I've been reading lately have been a waste of time. But you know what surprised me? This isn't a book about a...