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A review by charmaineac
This Love Story Will Self-Destruct by Leslie Cohen
5.0
I don't think I've ever read a book that so perfectly captures the Millennial 20-something experience. Mind you, I'm still in the early days of this decade. But if this not exactly how I envision life in the coming years, then I don't know what else.
Senior year of college was spot-on. A freaking TRASH party. People that are so, so important to your life for those four years, and everyone else. They're all in the peripheral. And the "Will-they-or-won't-they?" of That Person you've been eying all that time. You can't just make this stuff up!
The part two years out of college also struck such a chord with me. Ben had a fantastic quote about having a bit of money and seeing the city in a whole new way. Yes. The early-20's are a time of going out, puking on the streets, and acting like SUCH a grown-up.
Then you move away for a few years to find yourself, or get a little lost. I can see this happening. I almost want it to happen. And if you come back, I'm sure you'll ask yourself why you're still hanging around those guys.
From my colleagues and others I know in the age group, the mid-to-late 20's are spot-on as well. Suddenly, everyone's getting tied down. Before you know it, everyone's looking for the ONE. Wedding season drags on; every weekend is a repeat of that special time. You're almost 30 in Manhattan — what do you expect with a job and a pulse? What a perfect quote from Glick. Find yourself some friends who go by the names Glick and Danza, let me tell you.
I really, truly, genuinely want the happily ever after for Eve and Ben. It's hard because I see myself as a Natalie more than anyone, but what can she do about the Good Guys who fall for the Eves of the world? There was a time I thought, "What if...?" regarding Eve and a certain real estate agent. But I'm glad the story took the turn it did.
The title of this book definitely makes you brace for impact and expect the worst. When will it self-destruct? WHY? That is the feeling you'll have in 2010, and it's the feeling you SHOULD have. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to understand Eve at all.
What a fun, brilliant story. I ate it up like candy. I'd recount all the best parts, but the protagonists already do that themselves (from the roses to the Star Wars to Pluck U and everything in between). It was lovely.
Senior year of college was spot-on. A freaking TRASH party. People that are so, so important to your life for those four years, and everyone else. They're all in the peripheral. And the "Will-they-or-won't-they?" of That Person you've been eying all that time. You can't just make this stuff up!
The part two years out of college also struck such a chord with me. Ben had a fantastic quote about having a bit of money and seeing the city in a whole new way. Yes. The early-20's are a time of going out, puking on the streets, and acting like SUCH a grown-up.
Then you move away for a few years to find yourself, or get a little lost. I can see this happening. I almost want it to happen. And if you come back, I'm sure you'll ask yourself why you're still hanging around those guys.
From my colleagues and others I know in the age group, the mid-to-late 20's are spot-on as well. Suddenly, everyone's getting tied down. Before you know it, everyone's looking for the ONE. Wedding season drags on; every weekend is a repeat of that special time. You're almost 30 in Manhattan — what do you expect with a job and a pulse? What a perfect quote from Glick. Find yourself some friends who go by the names Glick and Danza, let me tell you.
I really, truly, genuinely want the happily ever after for Eve and Ben. It's hard because I see myself as a Natalie more than anyone, but what can she do about the Good Guys who fall for the Eves of the world? There was a time I thought, "What if...?" regarding Eve and a certain real estate agent. But I'm glad the story took the turn it did.
The title of this book definitely makes you brace for impact and expect the worst. When will it self-destruct? WHY? That is the feeling you'll have in 2010, and it's the feeling you SHOULD have. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to understand Eve at all.
What a fun, brilliant story. I ate it up like candy. I'd recount all the best parts, but the protagonists already do that themselves (from the roses to the Star Wars to Pluck U and everything in between). It was lovely.