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kurenzhi's review against another edition
3.75
Very satisfyingly, this is, I think, the most effective novel in the trilogy. It manages to synthesize the commitment to satirizing form from the first and broadens its emotional and psychological scope to give students greater depth and interiority more successfully than the attempt in the second. Truly, a fitting capstone.
abookishtype's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
5.0
Once more, Jay Fitger has his arm twisted by the sadistic administration of Payne University. This time, they want him to accompany a cohort of students to London, England, on a study abroad experience. On short notice. Or else. As always, Fitger complains and carps and pleads that he’s got tons of grading to do. And, as always, the admins run roughshod over him with threats about funding for the English department. Before he knows quite what’s happening, Fitger is on a plane with a bunch of fractious undergraduates in Julie Schumacher’s hilarious satire, The English Experience...
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, for review consideration.
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, for review consideration.
yoitsabelina's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
5.0
I saw a TikTok the other day asking "what was the last book that you read that felt like it was written for you?" and I honestly didn't have an answer...until now. This is because my drive in choosing books is escapism. I like to read things that don't correlate with my life. When I requested this book on NetGalley as an ARC I only chose it because as a self-proclaimed Anglophile- the Union Jack emblazoned umbrella sold me. But three chapters in and I had a strange feeling come over me. A very Truman Show-esque feeling like this was written about MY English Experience. Without giving away too much I will list a few dead on similarities: this group had a pair of twins that stuck together like glue, a student who decided to go where and when he wanted and never really was around, vocal complaints about the amount of work, death of a beloved animal, and a couple with their share of issues. On top of that the writing style was new and fun, the comedy was gold, and the amount of words that I had to look up was challenging but in the best possible way. 2024 will be a decade since my study abroad and this was so nostalgic and cozy for me and I will love this book forever. Maybe even buy a copy when my husband and I are having our own English Experience next year!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Death
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