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With just a few days to spare, I finished the last state (Arkansas!) for the #ReadAroundTheUSChallenge! Set at University of AK, this follows a visiting professor/writer, an RA with goals for after graduation & a suite of young women with their own problems of varying intensity. Very different from my own college experience, the characters do come to life, but it sort of makes the reader feel like an eavesdropper along with the characters!

I was so confused by stories I had no idea what they were about and couldn't finish it.

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Enjoy!

I read this one over the summer (so behind on reviews). It was ok, an interesting book about class, money, race, power dynamics. I liked her first book more. Her books definitely try to make you think more about situations that can arise & the bigger dynamics within society.

I really like “Such A Fun Age”. I hope I really like this one too. But the current 67% rating has me nervous.

I‘m also assuming that stories will never take place during 2020 again. Or at least for a long while.

Read it for the excellent dialogue. So fun. Highly recommend to anyone who loves eavesdropping.

I remember when this show first premiered introducing the Duggar‘s. I was immediately intrigued by this large family and their way of living. As years passed and that initial documentary blew up into a full series, I watched in curiosity to see how these children would grow up, date, and navigate adulthood. I never realized how strict their upbringing really was. This was a very insightful look into their lives but also quite disturbing.

I have feelings of hostility towards Ms Mcfadden. How could she treat Sugar this way?! This was well written but so very grim.

She did a great job telling her story & I totally feel for her. We‘ve dealt with quite a similar situation (in regards to how they dress) with my husbands family - just not in the public eye. My husband wore shorts for the 1st time in his life this year - he‘s 33. When I graduated nursing school 8 years ago I wore scrubs & was chastised so badly by his family. I still wear skirts to this day.

Classic Claire Malloy! One of my favorites, I‘d say. Claire is roped into assisting at the Miss Thurberfest pageant when her best friend Luanne sprains an ankle - due to an errant nail on the stage. Next, a sandbag narrowly misses the reigning Queen. Old building or sabotage? Lots of fun!