Anisha Lakhani's book, in my opinion, was ridiculous and not in a good way. Her message was too overstated, treating her reader like an idiot, and her writing style made me feel as though I was leafing through a less sexed-up version of Gossip Girl. She trivializes the behavior of the affluent population in her novel, making them all stuck-up, ignorant, and entirely tacky. The self-righteous character, Anna Taggert (who seems to be modeled after Lakhani, as is the overall Langdon experience), makes me want to punch a baby.
After doing a little research on Lakhani I only disliked her more. She is no better than the spoiled children and ignorant parents she writes about. She used her wealthy husband's (now ex) money to back her book and become a "success". A photo search shows her dressed in some incredibly obnoxious outfits and her shitzu is her primary and most prized companion. Really? I'm fine with people having monstrous amounts of money and loving their toy-poodles and Gucci bags more than life itself, but please, just don't be such a hypocrite. Her entire book seems to be a judgment of this lifestyle and the ways in which people acquire what they want, but overall she is no better than her characters. Hopefully she's aware of this, and hopefully she finds someone to dedicate her future writings to besides her 6 pound dog.
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