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Outstanding
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The New Republic Sacha Zimmerman
Wickedly funny and well written but not dogmatic or finger wagging.
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Favorable
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Booklist Meredith Parets
McLaughlin and Kraus deftly satirize postfeminist, postmodern, twenty-first-century America, using management jargon and hipster slang with equal precision. [1 Oct 2004, p.283]
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Mixed
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Boston Globe Clea Simon
That's quite a lot to tackle in one supposedly fun novel, and the results range from arch to didactic.
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Mixed
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Chicago Tribune Emily Gordon
This opening section is the funniest in the book, which is otherwise less carefully observed and less rich in over-the-top detail than its predecessor.
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Mixed
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Kirkus Reviews
Many, many funny lines, somewhat incoherent plot.
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Mixed
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Library Journal Beth Gibbs
While a fun if a bit harsh read, the novel gets drawn out near the end. After spending so much time reading about Girl's ambiguous job, we've almost lost interest by the time the book reaches its semi-exciting denouement. [1 Nov 2004, p.76]
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Mixed
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Publishers Weekly
Though witty and biting in spots, this bitter tale is too schematic and strident to be much fun.
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Mixed
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Sydney Morning Herald Harriet Veitch
Surprisingly, has something to say. It isn't a philosophical treatise but it does have more than just sex and shopping on its mind.
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Mixed
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Washington Post Susan Adams
Although the book has issues, it's not such a bad read, as twentysomething chick lit goes.
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Unfavorable
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Village Voice Joy Press
Stranded between its glib, high-gloss tone (complete with breezy chapter titles like "Choking on My Parachute" and "Make Lemonade, Dammit!") and its earnest attempts to say something deep about the new economy and young women's place in it, this is one confused Girl.
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Unfavorable
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The New Yorker
In “The Nanny Diaries,” McLaughlin and Kraus successfully parodied the world they knew; here it’s hard to keep track of the (rather blunt) barbs as they wobble toward their various targets.
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Unfavorable
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New York Observer Ruth Davis Konigsberg
Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus should stick to satire, and leave the relationship stuff to Helen Fielding and Anna Maxted. [22 Nov 2004, p.23]
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Unfavorable
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Chicago Sun-Times Elisabeth Egan
For all its buzz, Citizen Girl lags behind "The Nanny Diaries" in originality, believability and plot.
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Terrible
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Entertainment Weekly Karen Valby
A royal bore.
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Terrible
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Houston Chronicle Hannah Sampson
Their disjointed, incoherent new novel reads like a cheap knockoff of The Nanny Diaries and every copycat that followed.
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Terrible
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USA Today Carol Memmott
Sadly, having to read this brain-numbing book from start to finish for review purposes was the visual equivalent of a chokehold.
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