The Nanny Diaries

Title: The Nanny Diaries
Author: Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
Paperback; 306 pages
Published March 2003

Can I just comment about the movie instead of the book?

Sorry, my bad.. It's just frustrating that I found that I liked the movie adaptation better after I've finally read this much-hyped story about nannies and their bitch-employers.. Add to the fact that Harvard Hottie was portrayed by no less than Chris Evans who is certainly a hottie!!

This book gave me mixed feelings after reading it. True, all I wanted was for Nanny to tell them (the X's off) face-to-face about all her problems and complains regarding her employers but all she did in the end is leave a stupid tape that is sooo sugar coated. Ugh.. I was kind of bummer on the last part of the story.

This might be a fun read for some people, maybe former nannies that can relate to the protagonist, but it's definitely not my cup of tea. Furthermore, I was completely frustrated with the attitudes of the "parents" in this book to the point where I almost had to put the book down. It really made me appreciate the movie more.

Ahh.. enough babbling! My rating for THe Nanny Diaries - 3 stars