biancalayog 's review for:

How to Breathe Underwater by Julie Orringer

5.0

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This is, so far, my favorite collection of short stories. "How to Breath Underwater" was, ironically enough, a breathtaking set of stories with young protagonists from all walks of life. A few of my favorites were "The Isabel Fish" and "A Note to My Sixth Grade Self". I only had to read one story from this collection for my Fiction Workshop class, but I ended up reading everything else. Once you start a collection by Julie Orringer, you won't be able to stop. I strongly recommend this book to my peers and even those who are mature. Everyone will be able to find a piece of themselves in the stories.