Prep

[fluffhead]

A fun quick read by Curtis Sittenfeld. It's about a public school girl from South Bend who attends a fancy New England prep school. My "guilty pleasure" reading - I'd had it on reserve for months at the library.

[mommax3]

I read a review of this somewhere and have been keeping my eyes open for it at the library.....maybe I should go ahead and put my name on a list for it! Thanks for reminding me that it is out there.

Sally

[fluffhead]

Her second book "Man of My Dreams" is also hard to put down, but is somewhat a carbon copy of the first. Just the main character is even more annoying. It's actually kind of depressing.

[alison]

Have you finished MAN OF MY DREAMS yet, Fluffhead? Did it turn out to be any different than PREP? I don't want to buy the book, but the line at the library is so long.. I may have to just buy it...

[fluffhead]

Oh yeah I finished it awhile ago - I'd reserved it months before it came out, so I got it pretty early from the library. And it's like a bad train wreck - you can't put it down.
I don't think you should buy it, but it's a good read, so wait for the library.
The main character is similar to Prep's in that you just want to *thwap* her upside the head and say "GET A GRIP!!!" but the storyline is somewhat different. I dunno....not one of the best books I've read this year.

[alison]

Good tip, Fluffhead. Thanks! I'll hold tight.

[Stella]

Prep

I loved Prep too. I just read it. Couldn't put it down! The ending was a little so-so, but the book as a whole is very intriguing.

[Vishenka69]

I have to admit that I'm about 3/4 into the book and bored to tears. The main character's low self-esteem and neurosis due to it got old pretty quickly. There are some interesting thoughts here and there but they are far and few between.

[migirl]

I just finished Prep and Man of My Dreams, I think I liked Prep better but thought they were both great.

[Ames]

The main character is similar to Prep's in that you just want to *thwap* her upside the head and say "GET A GRIP!!!"

Exactly the thought I had while reading this book! I liked it even though I wanted to scream at her most of the time!

[Cumberland]

I just didnt like this book at all. I kept waiting for her to buck up and stop being so freaking insecure but it didnt happen. I also was not into the whole pointless only going to end in heartbreak hookup. And the ending. I really thought I would enjoy this book but I didnt.