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Prep

Curtis Sittenfeld

3.42 AVERAGE

musicgurl65's review

2.5

tense slow-paced

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I’m not sure why I finished it. 

clellman's review

5.0

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Curtis Sittenfeld meeting the moment for me again. This book is still excellent. 

andbarr_'s review

4.5

emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

oni0ns's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jenpaddack's review

2.0

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One of the first books I've read where I flat out hated the main protagonist Lee Fiora. Curtis Sittenfeld is definitely a talented writer but even the best writing could not convince me to like this main character. I know teenage angst (I live with one) but this one just seemed to go too far with the angst and self hating. I kept hoping for the character to mature or learn something but this never happened. I guess at college something happens (or so it seems when the narration talks about the future Lee) but we don't see any of this. I found myself actually caring more for the one dimensional friends/students that Lee had contact with than for her. It was a tough 400+ read.

shadylane00's review against another edition

3.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

teriwcoombs's review

4.5

funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

aphennekes's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

foryouathena's review

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

susannah_spangles's review

4.0

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Other readers complain nothing happens. But surely that’s the point… when you’re going through school, you feel as though every tiny thing that does happen is explosive and seismic but it isn’t.

Not as good as Rodham or An American Wife