Showing posts with label dating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dating. Show all posts

Monday, August 26, 2013

Don't Worry, It Gets Worse: One Twentysomething's (Mostly Failed) Attempts at Adulthood


This book started out as hilarious and ended up as touching. As a newly graduated college student, I found this book by Alida Nugent as a great find. I originally picked it out because I had just started my first job out of college and was feeling like I wasn't the right fit. Alida made me laugh with her as she was wallowing on her parents couch and not knowing where she was going to end up. I loved that she still kept acting like a college student who was coming home for vacation every time she visited her parents throughout the couple of years in the book. It was comforting knowing that some things change really slowly. That made me feel much better and as I kept reading, I was adapting to my new job.  I may be done reading it now, but as the last few chapters of the book aimed more towards being encouraging for the future rather than comedy, I remain hopeful. I'd recommend this book to any new graduate feeling a little unsure about their world at the present and who appreciates a good night of binge drinking.


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Sunday, November 18, 2012

Storytime! I have a short story to share with ya'll!

Okay gang, I know I haven't posted an actual review in a while... Maybe I'll post for the couple of books that I've just finished reading for class. I'll work on something for them! In the meantime, remember that last post about the story that I was writing for a class and needed help on? Well here's the finished product!!!

Click to delve into the story via my LiveJournal account.


I hope you all like it, please leave a comment if you read it on here or on LiveJournal. I don't care if they're good or bad comments, but constructive criticism is always nice. Please keep in mind that this writing style is not very high on the Lexile range, it's just meant to be a humorous and slightly fictionalized account of what my April Fool's Day was like this year. I had to change some of it to make the story better or less dramatic, and others to protect names of people involved.

Nevertheless, I hope it provides enjoyment.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri *SPOILER ALERT*

The NamesakeThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I hated the ending! I wanted him to find out what his name would have been if his grandmother named him! (And I kind of like books that pull things together in the end rather than leaving so many loose ends.) I really didn't want him to end up alone. I read this for a class and we were always talking about how great it would be if Ruth would come back into his life again because she really was good for him and appreciated him as he was. Maxine was too focused on herself and Moushumi freaking CHEATED ON HIM! I was so mad at her! Especially since it was with a balding fat guy! Ugh!



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