December 6th, 2006 · 4 Comments
Synopsis:
A working mother of two finds her life teetering out of balance as she struggles to succeed in finance without feeling guilty that the nanny is raising her kids.
Review:
I sometimes have anxiety dreams where I’m working. I’m either behind the counter at the video store I clerked at in grad school, or posting things [...]
Popularity: 35% [?]
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Tags: British Literature
November 21st, 2006 · 5 Comments
Synopsis:
Snapshots in the life of a slightly depressed young woman with low self-esteem.
Review:
I loved Sittenfeld’s debut novel Prep, and had high expectations for this one. I was pretty disappointed. Hannah is passive and largely disinterested in life, and this just doesn’t make for a compelling main character, unless her passivity is what the [...]
Popularity: 34% [?]
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Tags: American Literature
November 20th, 2006 · 2 Comments
Synopsis:
When a betrayed wife discovers that her husband’s mistress could be her (much younger) twin, she convinces the mistress that they should switch places and see how the other half lives.
Popularity: 21% [?]
Popularity: 21% [?]
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Tags: American Literature
November 17th, 2006 · 4 Comments
Synopsis:
Kristin Lavransdatter is a girl in 14th Century Norway, betrothed to one man but desperately in love with another.
Popularity: 90% [?]
Popularity: 90% [?]
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Tags: Norwegian Literature
Synopsis:
Claire is an unassuming secretary who’s never had an adventure. When a womanizing firm partner asks her to come with him to London, she surprises herself and everyone by saying yes - and really throws them all for a loop when she quits her job to stay.
Popularity: 14% [?]
Popularity: 14% [?]
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Tags: American Literature