One Fifth Avenue, by Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City, is a lengthy and at times tedious portrayal of a cast of characters who live in an old prominent apartment building in an exclusive area of Manhattan. The rich, famous and often quirky characters are introduced randomly at the beginning of the book. Initially it's difficult to keep track of all comings and goings of the characters but as the story unwinds and their lives become intertwined and connected the readers begins to get immersed and interested in their lives. The story lines of the characters are ones you would find when writing about the rich and famous; lying, stealing, infidelity; drinking, drugs and corruption. At times the characters are likeable and the reader is anxious to find out about their lives but more often than not they're predictable and dull. I definitely had higher expectations for the book and assumed it would be as entertaining as Sex and the City but I was disappointed
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