What I liked about this book: I am sure the author, Julie Sonneborn, brought a lot of her own knowledge of college life and the long road to took to get to her position as far as student debt and hours spent studying. Therefore, I felt that the setting and character background was very realistic. Anne Corey and Larry, two of the main characters, are well fleshed out and their conversations were often amusing; they added a light touch to the book. I also enjoyed the emails that Anne received from people around the college.
What I didn't like: I hoped this would be a break for me from the cursing and sex that saturates so many books these days. Having said that, I have to add that this story isn’t exactly squeaky clean: I came across the f word, and while there weren’t any moment-by-moment sex scenes, Anne hopped in bed with an author on what appeared to be their second date and Larry started an affair with an male actor who had a wife. I haven’t read a lot of Austen’s works, but I feel fairly certain that this kind of material does not come up in any of them.
Close to the mid point, I felt I really wasn't that into the book, so I did not finish reading it. My review is based on the first 42% in my kindle.
What I didn't like: I hoped this would be a break for me from the cursing and sex that saturates so many books these days. Having said that, I have to add that this story isn’t exactly squeaky clean: I came across the f word, and while there weren’t any moment-by-moment sex scenes, Anne hopped in bed with an author on what appeared to be their second date and Larry started an affair with an male actor who had a wife. I haven’t read a lot of Austen’s works, but I feel fairly certain that this kind of material does not come up in any of them.
Close to the mid point, I felt I really wasn't that into the book, so I did not finish reading it. My review is based on the first 42% in my kindle.