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A review by kricketa
Carrie Pilby by Caren Lissner
4.0
let me start off by saying that carrie pilby would never wear the outfit on the cover. her posture on the couch is right, and the cover is very fun, but it has nothing to do with carrie's character.
who is amazing!! carrie is a 19 year old harvard graduate who doesn't have any friends because she's a genius and a hermit with a strict set of moral codes. her father pays the rent on her nyc apartment and for a therapist, petrov, who encourages her to do things she loves and meet people. it's when she finally decides to heed his advice that the story begins. carrie begins a job as a legal proofreader, put an ad in the personals, visits the harvard club, and tries a church service. she meets new people and tries new things. the results are not what she expected, and she needs to reconsider all of the rules for living she once thought so important.
i can't quite figure out why carrie so obsessed with the topic of infidelity, as it hasn't really played a big part in her life up to this point. but it winds up being a major theme of the book, and it's an interesting discussion. also, the whole book is extremely funny, although carrie's rambling thoughts often threaten to derail the plot.
this book was originally published for red dress ink in 2003, and i think it's interesting that harlequin teen decided to repackage it as teen lit. i think it's perfect for college students and recent college graduates, which is great because there's not a lot just for that demographic, but i would question how much the average 13-15 year old girl would get out of this. then again, i know a teen girl who just started 9th grade, and she would love and totally understand this, so it's all kind of a crapshoot.
but i really want one of my friends to read this so that we can discuss it!
who is amazing!! carrie is a 19 year old harvard graduate who doesn't have any friends because she's a genius and a hermit with a strict set of moral codes. her father pays the rent on her nyc apartment and for a therapist, petrov, who encourages her to do things she loves and meet people. it's when she finally decides to heed his advice that the story begins. carrie begins a job as a legal proofreader, put an ad in the personals, visits the harvard club, and tries a church service. she meets new people and tries new things. the results are not what she expected, and she needs to reconsider all of the rules for living she once thought so important.
i can't quite figure out why carrie so obsessed with the topic of infidelity, as it hasn't really played a big part in her life up to this point. but it winds up being a major theme of the book, and it's an interesting discussion. also, the whole book is extremely funny, although carrie's rambling thoughts often threaten to derail the plot.
this book was originally published for red dress ink in 2003, and i think it's interesting that harlequin teen decided to repackage it as teen lit. i think it's perfect for college students and recent college graduates, which is great because there's not a lot just for that demographic, but i would question how much the average 13-15 year old girl would get out of this. then again, i know a teen girl who just started 9th grade, and she would love and totally understand this, so it's all kind of a crapshoot.
but i really want one of my friends to read this so that we can discuss it!