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The Books: “Prep” (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Prep: A Novel, by Curtis Sittenfeld My sister Jean was the one who made me read this book. I had heard about it – I mean, you’d have to have been actively not paying attention … Continue reading
Prep, by Curtis Sittenfeld
I am now reading Prep: A Novel, by Curtis Sittenfeld, which is one of those books that has been hard to miss lately. Member what I said about “buzz” a couple posts below? Prep had BUZZ. It was everywhere. It … Continue reading
Saturday snapshots
— The morning was chilly and grey, with a wind whipping through my open window, waking me up before my alarm. My favorite kind of weather. I start to come alive in the fall. I start to feel most like … Continue reading
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