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One the ever-fluctuating personal list of stuff to read is currently Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld.
The book's been getting lots of press lately, it's being billed as a female version of Catcher in the Rye, so I'm looking at reviews on Amazon of the title.
I can't help but smile at some (for the record, I like to sort reviews by lowest rated first). Reading about the book, I get the feeling it's a better read if you've attended one of the schools, especially one in New England. Apparently, Ault is based on (and at times a thinly veiled ringer for) Groton, which Sittenfeld attended.
In my experience, private schools are their own odd little world. Call them bubbles. Don't get em wrong, I love it here (and will miss the Abbey when I leave), but it's something else. We're not centers of virtue (*insert laugh here*), but I don't think that we're the centers of vice some books make us out to be. can't think of any off the top of my head though.
It's supposed to be a good read. Catcher, while a good book, isn't my favorite, and I think it to be a bit over-hyped. And I don't tend to view it as a book about boarding school per-say. Keep in mind I read it about three years ago.
The book's been getting lots of press lately, it's being billed as a female version of Catcher in the Rye, so I'm looking at reviews on Amazon of the title.
I can't help but smile at some (for the record, I like to sort reviews by lowest rated first). Reading about the book, I get the feeling it's a better read if you've attended one of the schools, especially one in New England. Apparently, Ault is based on (and at times a thinly veiled ringer for) Groton, which Sittenfeld attended.
In my experience, private schools are their own odd little world. Call them bubbles. Don't get em wrong, I love it here (and will miss the Abbey when I leave), but it's something else. We're not centers of virtue (*insert laugh here*), but I don't think that we're the centers of vice some books make us out to be. can't think of any off the top of my head though.
It's supposed to be a good read. Catcher, while a good book, isn't my favorite, and I think it to be a bit over-hyped. And I don't tend to view it as a book about boarding school per-say. Keep in mind I read it about three years ago.
