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Prep (Revised)
Prep (Revised) | Curtis Sittenfeld
Lee Fiora is an intelligent, observant 14-year-old when her father drops her off at the prestigious Ault School in Massachusetts. As Lee soon learns, Ault is unlike anything she has previously experienced, a self-enclosed world populated by jaded teenagers whose expectations, values and social rituals are unfamiliar to her.
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Decalino
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1. I think Arthur Less (from Less and Less Is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer) would be a great roommate--he goes off on long trips and comes back with entertaining stories. Plus we could practice German together. 🙂

2. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld

@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing!🌞 8mo
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Emilymdxn
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Such a clever, quiet campus novel and perfect for autumn. What I loved about this was how it really really felt like being with someone as they grew up, across four whole years, and the narrative let the things that mattered to Lee matter to us. The prep school wasn‘t paradise and wasn‘t awful, failed maths tests caused genuine and massive angst, sex was so cringe I skipped past it. This made me feel 17 again in a very balanced well written way.

Ruthiella I loved this too. 12mo
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JillR
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After a slow start I couldn‘t put this down. Main character Lee is so self-absorbed and most of the time she‘s just plain awful, yet at the same time the entire awful awkwardness of those teenage years comes rushing back, it‘s so perfectly described here. I was constantly nodding or wincing at the author‘s understanding of Lee, and of being a teenager. “I always worried someone would notice me, and then when no one did, I felt lonely”. Loved it.

BarbaraBB Beautiful photo 🥰. I still need to read this one 12mo
squirrelbrain I loved this too but read it years ago. It‘s one I keep thinking about re-reading, even though I never re-read! 12mo
JillR @squirrelbrain I rarely reread either (too many books!) although I‘m slowly trying to reread Maggie O‘Farrell‘s backlist, and have a couple of other books I know I loved but barely remember so think justify the time too! 12mo
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Oryx
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Last night in Warsaw and so I've taken myself on a book date. Been working straight through the weekend, and so having a little treat.

tpixie Looks delicious! Warsaw! Amazing 🤩 12mo
TrishB Have a good night! 12mo
LeahBergen The drink and the setting look wonderful! 12mo
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squirrelbrain That drink looks wonderful! Enjoy your evening. 12mo
julesG Enjoy your evening! 12mo
Itchyfeetreader Hope you enjoyed - that looks lovely 12mo
Caroline2 Nice. What do you think of Prep? 12mo
Oryx @Caroline2 I liked it. Even though sometimes you want to shake the protagonist. I find her writing really addictive. My 4th book of hers in six months I think. 12mo
Caroline2 I love her writing style too. I need to move this up the pile. 👍 12mo
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Cinfhen
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I‘m 56, more than 30 years out of HS and yet Curtis Sittenfeld managed to bring me right back to those awkward, anxious, angsty, euphoric days. I viscerally experienced being 16, in love and questioning every moment, comment, reaction to everyone and everything. I so acutely understood the young protagonist, Lee as she navigates her New England prep school with a sense of trepidation and awe. #TBRbacklog

BarbaraBB Sounds real good I loved her 2y
LeahBergen I thought this was a great read, too! 👍 2y
Cinfhen Im looking forward to reading that one @BarbaraBB 2y
KarenUK Love this author…. 💕 2y
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Cinfhen
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After starting & stopping several books and audios this afternoon I‘ve settled into this book that‘s been sitting on my shelf for ages. I‘m loving the authenticity of a middle class midwestern girl trying to navigate her way at a NewEngland prep school. #DarkAcademia #Booked2022 @BarbaraTheBibliophage @alisiakae

CBee I remember really enjoying this when I read it years ago! 2y
Cinfhen From the first pages it‘s really hooked me @CBee I love everything I‘ve read by her!! 2y
TrishB This has been on my pile for ages to!! 2y
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Cinfhen I‘m loving it @TrishB there‘s parts of this book that ring very true to me - I went away for junior & senior yr of HS, not a prep school but to a private Jewish Academy in NY and I very much felt a bit like a fish out of water 2y
TrishB That sounds very challenging at that age! 2y
Cinfhen It was at first @TrishB but luckily I made friends quickly and some are still great friends today 🥰 2y
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Sleepswithbooks
Prep: A Novel | Curtis Sittenfeld
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My heart feels a bit empty. Sharon was a sweetheart and we shared a lot of letters via #Litsylove 💛

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Mine too 💔 3y
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Ruthiella
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#12Booksin 2021

I picked this up years ago after liking American Wife by Sittenfeld and let it gather dust, as we readers often do. So glad I finally got around to it. I loved this up close and personal story of a fish out of water, middle class teen at an elite prep boarding school. The protagonist isn‘t likable always, but I found her real and believable. This book also made me very glad that my adolescence is far behind me.

LeahBergen I liked this one, too. 3y
DivineDiana Also on the shelf gathering dust. You have encouraged me to move it forward in 2022. 🙂 3y
Andrew65 Looks good. 3y
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Ruthiella @LeahBergen Excellent! 3y
Ruthiella @DivineDiana I hope you like it! 🤞 3y
Ruthiella @Andrew65 I do wonder how much this might appeal to someone who wasn‘t an adolescent girl...🤔 3y
Cathythoughts I really enjoyed American Wife too ... must try this one 3y
Ruthiella @Cathythoughts I hope you like it if you read it Cathy! 3y
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guidosophia
Prep: A Novel | Curtis Sittenfeld
Mehso-so

i read it on a recommendation from a friend. lee is truly an insufferable main character which made the book hard to read at times but it was entertaining. and i really liked the last page where she realizes how big the world is, it‘s a good reminder

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Megabooks
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Mehso-so

Honestly, Lee‘s constant self-consciousness really annoyed the crap out of me. I put down and picked up this book so many times, I kind of wish I had bailed. Her character is as likable as limp lettuce.

The most interesting part of reading Curtis‘s latest and her debut in back-to-back months was seeing her evolution as a writer. Rodham just has a life and verve that are so missing in Prep. 2.5⭐️

Got my center square #bookspinbingo 🥳

LauraBrook Great review, and it confirmed what I‘d suspected about this book. Thank you for helping me avoid something that I won‘t enjoy! Do you shelve your BOTMs in date order? 4y
JennyM I wasn‘t a fan of this one either. 4y
KVanRead “Limp lettuce” - that‘s priceless 👏👏👏 4y
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Megabooks @LauraBrook glad to help! Yes, I do shelve them in date order by year for the monthly choices. I have read and unread on different shelves. The pictured one is read. Extras like into thin air get shelved by the year they are purchased. Thanks for noticing. 👍🏻 4y
Megabooks @JennyM yeah...just not a great choice for me. 4y
Megabooks @KVanRead thanks!! She was. Like when you get to the salad bar and get disappointed! 4y
KVanRead 🤣🥬🤣 4y
BarbaraBB This is good to know. I loved the tagged one and ever since meant to read Prep. Now I won‘t. 4y
Cinfhen I recently picked up Prep, too! I though I read it years ago but I can‘t remember. Your shelf/ photo is lovely 😊 4y
Kimberlone Even when I read this as a teenager (when the book originally came out, I think) I found the main character to be annoying. 4y
Megabooks @Kimberlone yeah she was so self conscious she was positively dull! 4y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Barbara, I loved those stories as well. I know I would recommend her latest, Rodham, and I‘m guessing Cindy would too. Thanks about the photo, Cindy. One of my rare moments of non laziness photo-wise. Both of you, just started Bunny. Such a weirdly enthralling book. I was just completely drawn in to this strange world! Anyway, I‘m about a third in. 4y
BarbaraBB I still am in doubt about Rodham so your recommendation means a lot! I‘ll read Bunny next week! 4y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB Just finished my audiobook, so I‘m headed back to the world of bunnies! 🐇 4y
Reviewsbylola I loved this one but I‘m a sucker for boarding school settings. 4y
Megabooks @Reviewsbylola campuses are my favorite settings for books, but this didn‘t do it for me. 4y
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JenniferP
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An in depth look at the life of a midwestern teenager who goes to a wealthy East coast boarding school for high school. Being immersed in the life of a teenage girl who is both terrified of being noticed and longing to be noticed was realistic but sometimes annoying! #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great review!!! 4y
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Nevertoobusyforbooks
Prep: A Novel | Curtis Sittenfeld
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Just finished Prep which I enjoyed but it was a slow read. I‘m in need of a page turner and hoping You Are Not Alone will do the trick 🤞

Desha I like your beautiful “sea green” Keurig...I‘ve been eyeing that one for a while now! 😂👍🏻 4y
Nevertoobusyforbooks @Desha I love my Keurig! It adds a perfect pop of color to my kitchen 😀 4y
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noellereads
Prep: A Novel | Curtis Sittenfeld
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No better combination! 🐈📚

Crazeedi Hello pretty kitty!!😸❤ 5y
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noellereads
Prep: A Novel | Curtis Sittenfeld
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"I always worried someone would notice me, and then when no one did, I felt lonely."

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CarolynM
Prep (Revised) | Curtis Sittenfeld
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I've been meaning to read this for a long time, but somehow I've never got around to it. Seems a perfect fit for #SchoolinLife. Love that cover blurb. #NoFemmeber

Billypar Yes, the blurb does make a good case 😀 6y
rubyslippersreads I've been meaning to read this one too. 6y
Cinfhen Read it and liked it! Good choice💕 6y
LeahBergen I liked it! 👍🏻 6y
Purrfectpages I‘ve had this on my list since ages ago as well. 6y
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Well-ReadNeck
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#RedingResolutions #🍁@jess7

I love reading seasonally and nothing says falling leaves to me like boarding school books!!!!

Smartypants I loved the Lake of Dead Languages. Enjoy! ❤️ 6y
Blaire Love this list - I have a soft spot for boarding school books. 6y
Jess7 Nice! 6y
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saresmoore
Prep: A Novel | Curtis Sittenfeld
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So close, @Moray_Reads !

kspenmoll You have an amazing eye for details! 😀 6y
Moray_Reads Yes! This happens so rarely. I actually wrote my master's dissertation on the first Earl of Moray (partly) because I got a kick out of writing my own name so often 😊 6y
saresmoore @Moray_Reads An excellent topic choice! I say that because of getting to write your name, not because I know anything whatsoever about the first Earl of Moray. 😬 6y
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saresmoore @kspenmoll It must be why I‘m such a slow reader! 6y
Moray_Reads @saresmoore he was Mary Queen of Scots' half brother and regent for the infant James VI. Then he was assassinated 6y
merelybookish This main character is uncomfortably familiar. 6y
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JenniferP
Prep (Revised) | Curtis Sittenfeld
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Going on vacation and trying to pick a few books from my shelves. Any favorites here to get lost in?

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rubyslippersreads
Prep (Revised) | Curtis Sittenfeld
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I “borrowed” this photo from Lucy Worsley‘s Twitter account. I‘m dying to read this historical book about a famous British #mammamia. And I also want to read the tagged novel, one of Lucy‘s favorites, because I love boarding school stories and “slightly odd, introverted women.” 😊 #agameoffavorites #ABBAinAugust

Reviewsbylola That‘s a beautiful looking book. And I loved Prep! 6y
saresmoore Hmm, I‘d sort of written off Prep as too fluffy, but your post and @Reviewsbylola make me want to try it. I‘m also interested in the Queen Victoria book! 6y
LeahBergen I have this pre-ordered (my first time EVER pre-ordering a book 😮). Prep is good! I think you‘d like it, @saresmoore . 6y
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Reviewsbylola She has at least three books on Q.V., including this one. 🤔 Have you read the others? @LeahBergen 6y
LeahBergen @Reviewsbylola No, I‘ve only read her Jane Austen at Home and thought it was very well done (oh, and I have If Walls Could Talk on my shelf 😃). I know one of her other QV books is YA fiction, though (and I haven‘t read any of her fiction, have you?) 6y
Meredith3 I want some of that wine! Heeeey! 🍷 👋🏻 6y
Mdargusch I need to read this and Prep! 6y
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen @Reviewsbylola I've been wanting to read some of her YA too. 6y
Reviewsbylola I‘ve never read anything by her @leahbergen but I did just reserve If These Walls. 6y
emilyhaldi The pictured book has been on my list for a while. And I have Jane Austen at Home already in my tbr stacks 🤗 6y
batsy I enjoyed Prep, too :) @saresmoore 6y
Cinfhen Prep was good @4thhouseontheleft just read and reviewed it @saresmoore but it might be a “tad” fluff..I love the photo, BTW 6y
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alisiakae
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It took me a long time to get through this, but the story eventually grew on me. The writing is not perfect. But the way she writes about the awkwardness of high school, esp if you tend to hover on the periphery like I did, I felt like I was thrown right back to 9th grade in a slight horrifying way, since I never want to relive those years!

One plot hole bothered me, I‘ll put in comments ⬇️

#booked2018 #setatschool #booksandbreakfast

sisilia I read this a long time ago. I remember liking the overall story but something was off 6y
alisiakae One thing that really bothered me is how Lee did not lose her scholarship after she almost failed her junior year math. That seemed like a major plot hole! But I also have no clue how boarding school scholarships work. 6y
Reviewsbylola I absolutely loved this but it‘s been so long since I‘ve read it that I don‘t remember much. 6y
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Cinfhen Like that you went #OldSchool 😉😂 6y
alisiakae @Cinfhen The prompt was a perfect reason to read a book languishing for years on my TBR! 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage That‘s what a good list of prompts will do! Who thought of these?? 😜👏🏻👏🏻😜 6y
Sleepyscribbler @4thhouseontheleft I don't think that's a plot hole at all. As a former teacher and parent of a child on a scholarship award I don't believe the issue you identify would have had the outcome you suggest. For me the tension ratcheted up by the possibility of such an outcome was almost unbearable, and the actual outcome cleveradded an important layer to the characterisation. 5y
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alisiakae
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Lazy days at the pool are one of my favorite parts of summer! 🏊‍♂️ 📖 ☀️

JanJan Sittenfeld is one of my favorite authors! 6y
alisiakae @JanJan This book had been on my #tbr for a very long time! 6y
DivineDiana It is still on mine, sitting on the shelves! 😀#tbr (edited) 6y
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alisiakae
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Well, this is incredibly frustrating to come upon in my library copy of Prep. 😫😤

aniket.barik Oh no! That's terrible! 😢 6y
GripLitGrl 😵😡 6y
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alisiakae @aniket.barik This poor book is so beat up! 6y
Quirkybookworm 😳😳 6y
Librarybelle 😞 6y
thereadingowlvina Speechless!!! 🤨 6y
Jess7 Oh no! 6y
Owlizabeth Holy cow, I‘d be pissed 😤 6y
aniket.barik @4thhouseontheleft that's so sad. At least it's in good hands for now. 6y
Kalalalatja Not okay! 6y
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alisiakae
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Still working on my June #wrapup, but I have my #JulyTBR ready to go!

My public library is getting a major renovation this year. 🎉🎉 Which means that my branch will be closing for 9-12 months. 😫😭😩 5-12 on my #tbr are all holds that I hope come in this week before the holds shelf shuts down.

Any of your favorites on my list?

ravenlee I LOVE A Tree Grows in Brooklyn! A teacher recommended it to me when I was about 15, my mom remembered reading it, and I loved it. Reread it in my mid-20s and still loved it. I gave it to a 16-year-old friend recently and she said it's her "literal favorite book ever." 6y
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Lydiamansel
Prep (Revised) | Curtis Sittenfeld
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Slower read, so much secondhand embarrassment, but a crucial read for sure

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ReadingSusan
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What is your favorite book trope? Mine are kids going away to boarding school and fake relationships that turn into love matches.

Captivatedbybooks Im quite the girl that gets around in books lol i have many relationships but root for many too😂😂😂 7y
Alfoster Anything set in a school setting with weird circumstances!😍 7y
alvingregorio Adult siblings reflect on dysfunctional upbringing 7y
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CouronneDhiver I don‘t know if it‘s a “trope”, exactly, but I love a misfit character! 7y
ReadingSusan @alvingregorio oh that‘s a great one. As I am one such person 🤣 7y
Alfoster @alvingregorio Oh yes! I love this one too! 7y
LeahBergen I‘ve always had such a thing for boarding school stories, too! 7y
tjwill Friendship that gets twisted by a secret 7y
KrystleTheBookSlayer The unlikely/unexpected hero like Katniss Everdeen, Harry Potter, Bilbo Baggins. 7y
ReadingSusan @LeahBergen I love them so much. It‘s a great way to get rid of pesky parents instead of killing them off 🤣 7y
ReadingSusan @tjwill oh that‘s a really good one! 7y
xicanti Random half-siblings and characters who swear revenge against the no-good bastard who killed (or otherwise harmed) their loved one. 7y
Blueberry Alternating character narrators. 7y
ReadingSusan @Blueberry oh I really like that too as long as the voices don‘t sound too similar. (edited) 7y
Paula3 Best friends who fall in love & I'm a sucker for the underdog 7y
LisaJo Coming of age story. 7y
Reggie The two who “hate” each other whose hate turns into a love no other has ever known. Lol 7y
Christyco125 Grumpy person turns out to be a great person with a tragic past 7y
ReadingSusan @Paula3 oh yes!! 7y
ReadingSusan @LisaJo oh yes that is a really good one. 7y
ReadingSusan @Reggie ha ha yes. Have you read 7y
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oddandbookish
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Read books

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Lauren.Archer
Prep: A Novel | Curtis Sittenfeld
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I have so many feelings about this book. At first, I was not sure where this story was going, but realized quickly this entirely character driven. I laughed, got angry and had many other emotions, and then I knew that the author had done her job. Well done!

TrishB Been on my tbr for ages! 7y
Smangela @TrishB me too! Litsy always gives me reading envy lol 7y
TrishB @Smangela absolutely 😀 7y
swishandflick I loved this one! 7y
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Lauren.Archer
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About to dig into this one. It is one of my books that my secret santa picked in #summersantagoespostal. I am so excited.

Megabooks I need to finish it! 7y
LeslieO I loved it! 7y
RealLifeReading Loved this one 7y
Kaylamburson This was my favorite book in high school. I need to reread it! 7y
litmuggle I'm ashamed to say I've owned multiple copies of this over the years and never read it. 7y
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merelybookish
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One more book challenge...because why not?
Oh Lee! The main character is so anxious and awkward and makes such dumb choices. It's almost painful to read except that it feels so true.
@TobeyTheScavengerMonk asked a while ago what makes something YA versus a book written about teens for an adult audience. I don't know. But I think Prep is the latter.
#smellsliketeenspirit #junetunz @Cinfhen

Cinfhen I agree! This book was definitely written for an adult audience & I found it uncomfortable but compulsive. Curtis Sittenfeld is a clever author....great pick😊and so happy you're playing along! (edited) 7y
Cinfhen I also LOVE this book cover!!! 7y
merelybookish @Cinfhen Yes! Straight out of the 1983 Preppy Handbook. 7y
Cinfhen Was it 1983?!? I had a preppy handbook themed Sweet 16... all pink & green with a LaCoste alligator shaped cake 😜 7y
merelybookish @Cinfhen 1983 was a guess. But definitely early 80s. I remember poring over it with a friend learning the lingo and fashion. Your copy sounds great! 😁 7y
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merelybookish
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With the exception of American Wife, Sittenfeld is often accused of creating #unlikable characters. They aren't evil like Dolores Umbridge, but they tend to be women who can be whiny, passive-aggressive, petty, etc. I would even argue that Sittenfeld made Lizzie Bennet somewhat unlikable in her version of P&P. But these so-called unlikable characters are why I enjoy Sittenfeld's work so much.
#aprilbookshowers @RealLifeReading

rachelm ❤Sittenfeld! 8y
Reviewsbylola I love Sittenfeld! 8y
readinginthedark I agree! I did not like Lizzie's character in Eligible. But that and a few other changes ruined the book for me. Not sure Sittenfeld is my jam. 😕 8y
merelybookish @RachelM @Reviewsbylola I think her work is really smart! @readinginthedark Read American Wife before you give up on her. I liked some aspects of Eligible but found some of her choices problematic. 8y
readinginthedark @merelybookish Okay, I'll try it. 8y
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8leagueboot
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I can read horror, thrillers, and detective stories until the dawn of a new age, but nothing gives me a pulsing, slow-burn anxiety quite like reading about high school.

UrsulaMonarch 😂😂😂 I know what you mean!! 7y
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Megabooks
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I am really f***ing sick of having trouble seeing on Lyrica. I'm having to blow up things on the screen at work, and I can't look at Litsy at night. I'm having a bit more luck with print.

In better news, I got some #bookmail today! Prep and Barbara the Slut plus some magnetic bookmarks. @faelinwolf got me obsessed with them!! Anyway, I really really miss all of you!! 💖 My sciatica is overall improving, but today was a bad day with extra meds. ☹️

Demanda Hope you feel better! ❤️ 8y
DGRachel So sorry you are having trouble with the meds! Hang in there! {hugs} 8y
Dragon Enjoy your book mail, hope you have a better day tomorrow 🙏 8y
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Cinfhen Hope you're back to 100% real quick 💖feel better 8y
LeahBergen 💗💗 8y
KarenUK Hope things improve soon... feel better 💕 8y
britt_brooke Hope you're better soon. Sounds very frustrating! 8y
lynneamch Continuing to think of you and look forward to reading your postings again soon. Sending hugs. 💌 8y
mcipher I loved Prep! 8y
Patrella I had a migraine med that really helped with the headaches but caused me to be nearly blind. Hope the meds even out for you soon! Your bookmark is really cute! 8y
faelinwolf Glad to fuel an obsession! :) Sending healing thoughts your way. Take good care of you! 8y
rockpools Hugs. Hoping for a better day tomorrow. And I love that bookmark! 8y
Reviewsbylola That's a shame. I'm sorry. ☹️ Prep is very good though. 8y
LauraBrook One of my friends stopped taking Lyrica for the same reason. She said she rather deal with the pain than be unable to see or drive properly. Here's hoping something in your body calms down and you get some relief. 💚 8y
NovelGirl82 I am so sorry! I hope things are getting better! 8y
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TrishB
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#bookhaul
This morning's book haul from the charity shop 😀

ReadingSusan Prep is so good!!! 8y
Reviewsbylola I loved Prep and I would snatch up Victoria too! 8y
monkeygirlsmama I read Prep years and years ago. I don't recall anything about it now except for how much I enjoyed it at the time. Hope you do too! 8y
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TrishB @ReadingSusan @Reviewsbylola @monkeygirlsmama Prep was namechecked in a book I enjoyed last week so couldn't resist it! 8y
minkyb Great finds! 8y
Laalaleighh 📚 8y
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BornReadChicago
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Almost forgot today's #riotgrams #onewordtitle! Pulled one of my all time favorites from the shelf. I love a good boarding school novel and Sittenfeld's writing of the teenage experience is heartbreakingly accurate. Lee is not exactly a likeable character, but I could certainly identify with a great deal of her emotions. It would be an interesting read, now that I am a parent, thinking toward the future teenage girl in my home. Or maybe not...

Theliterarystew Loved Prep! 8y
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Bookgirl
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Clearly in the minority but I found this book incredibly boring. Nothing happens. It's the mundane story of 4 years at a boarding school - just 4 ordinary years in the life of one girl who is crazy insecure. I couldn't relate to Lee at all, even thinking back to my own teenage years. Her incessant agonizing over what everyone thought of her drove me nuts, and I found her unlikeable. Kept waiting for the story to get some legs, but it never did. 😕

Jess_Read_This I'm joining you in the minority too.. I've read it and felt the same feelings toward it as you do. 8y
Bookgirl @Jess_Read_This oh good! It's always a little frustrating when you don't like a book that everyone seems to love...you wonder what am I missing??? 8y
Jess_Read_This @Bookgirl Yes! I feel like I need to duck my head sometimes when I chime in with a dissenting review. All the while thinking did I read this book "wrong"?? Lol! 8y
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ReadingMeagan I started this last night. And I kept wondering when something would happen. I don't know if it is the book for me right now. 7y
Bookgirl @ReadingMeagan Lots of people like this book, but if you are finding it slow and boring it won't change pace 😕 7y
ReadingMeagan @Bookgirl I have read more reviews of it and that seems to be the consensus. Oh well. I will just move on to a better book 😃 7y
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Dragon
Prep: A Novel | Curtis Sittenfeld
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This book is on my tbr list. I picked it up at a used book sale when I couldn't resist the cover blurb. I thought of a bunch of books set in school but I don't have them anymore 😞#booktober #bookssetinschool

Dragon Also read quite a few in this series 8y
Dragon The first book of the series 8y
Dragon First book in a series 8y
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LeahBergen I really enjoyed this book ... but then I've always been slightly obsessed with boarding school stories. 😀 8y
Dragon Thanks @LeahBergen when I thought about it I realized I've read a lot of books set in boarding school. Especially English boarding schools 📚 8y
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swishandflick
Prep: A Novel | Curtis Sittenfeld
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Pretty solid month for me considering it took almost a full week to get through A Storm of Swords! 😄

Loved finally getting to a stack of books I'd been meaning to read for a while, and had a hard time picking favorites 📚👌🏽🙌🏽

megt Awesome! 8y
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swishandflick
Prep: A Novel | Curtis Sittenfeld
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Pickpick

Never have I ever related more to a character's adolesence! Lee's hilarious inner monologue while she deals with social anxiety, her overanalyzation of every choice she makes for fear of how she'll be perceived, and that constant feeling of being an outsider, is spot on. I wasn't ready to let Lee's world go. Finishing left me bereft, slightly nostalgic, and wishing there were a sequel so I could see what she's up to now.

Loved it!
#recommendsday

LeahBergen I loved this one, too! 8y
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swishandflick
Prep: A Novel | Curtis Sittenfeld
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Ok, so not to muddy Litsy with politics... but this instantly made me think of a certain orange presidential candidate 😂 ✋🏼

Kaylamburson I loved this book when I first read it in high school. I need to reread it soon. 8y
swishandflick I'm loving it! Had it on my shelf for a while and can't believe I'm just now getting around to reading it! @Kaylamburson 8y
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swishandflick
Prep: A Novel | Curtis Sittenfeld
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Started this one on the subway this morning and have been antsy all day to get back to it. Giving me major Gossip Girl vibes (the TV show, not the book) and I love it!

Reviewsbylola This was my first Sittenfeld book and I loved it!! 8y
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AnnieMay
Prep: A Novel | Curtis Sittenfeld
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Pickpick

Read this on ebook so here's a pic of some lovely summery hydrangeas. I loved this so so much; it always surprises me when a book with minimal plot is as compelling as this book is but I couldn't put Prep down & I couldn't stop thinking about it & I haven't stopped thinking about it since. This is the 3rd book of Sittenfeld's I've read & it's definitely my favourite thus far - I can't believe it was her debut.

LeahBergen I really liked it, too. 8y
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rachelm
Prep (Revised) | Curtis Sittenfeld
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I think I just caught this one at the wrong point in my life. Just like I can't relate to Holden Caulfield, I didn't really "get" Lee. Still, I liked the format and writing.

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rachelm
Prep (Revised) | Curtis Sittenfeld
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My Fun Friday: fun reading while getting my nails done for a luau tonight. Where are you reading today?

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Verity
Prep (Revised) | Curtis Sittenfeld
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Mehso-so

I really liked the writing in this, the concept and the setting, but oh my goodness Lee drove me bonkers. I identify with some things about her, but I wanted to shake her for living in her head and overanalysing; being so passive and not stepping out of her comfort zone. Hence the so-so.

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Seattlejulie
Prep (Revised) | Curtis Sittenfeld
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I didn't love this book. Maybe I'm too old but I didn't relate to any of the characters. It was well written but I felt it just went on for too long.

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