false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173193187m/255488.jpg 255488 10 Hilarious. Sharp. Funny. Lovable. These are just samples of the countless words of praise for Elinor Lipmans My Latest Grievance. This lively campus farce features the beguiling teenager Frederica Hatch, the "Eloise of Dewing College." Born and raised in the dormitory of this small womens college, and chafing under the care of "the most annoyingly evenhanded parental team in the history of civilization," Frederica is starting to feel that her life is stiflingly snug-until the arrival of Miss Laura Lee French, a wannabe former Rockette and the new dorm mother at Dewing. The arrival of Miss French turns out to be a catalyst for havoc and hilarity, for it just so happens that the new dorm mother was married- in the distant past-to none other than Fredericas earnest and distinctly unglamorous father. Fearing scandal, the three Hatches and Miss French decide to keep this piece of history a secret. The result? A book that is pure delight and sure to please new readers and fans of Lipman everywhere. 2112379 2006 My Latest Grievance total:474|5:55|4:195|3:173|2:38|1:13| 474 1663 671 90 3 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jul 20 05:50:15 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 27 14:19:28 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 17:54:23 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 12:39:39 -0700 2009
Update: I finished listening to it this morning, and decided to add that 4th star because I found the book thoroughly enjoyable. It's not great literature, but the competent writing, t...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:47:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:47:00 -0800 2009 Elinor Lipman's eighth novel (after The Pursuit of Alice Thrift, **** Sept/Oct 2003) exhibits her trademark social satire, facility with dialogue, and humor. Like her other novels, it addresses themes close to the heart: the bonds between parents and children and between fiction and reality. Coverin...

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"My Latest Grievance" is about Frederica, a 16 year old student, who lives on the campus of a local all-girls college, Dewing. Her parents are both professors at Dewing and also houseparents of one of the dorms. Frederica gre...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 14:11:46 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 16:54:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 23:16:55 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 23:28:14 -0700 2008 The Inn at Lake Devine is one of my all-time favorite books about a girl who battles an anti-Semitic sentiments from a family (mostly the mother) that runs a summer vacation spot. I read that when I was 14, I believe. ANYWAY, the point is, Elinor Lipman wrote said novel and this one as well. I hones...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 01:19:15 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 14:37:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Mar 13 10:52:28 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 10:54:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Oct 31 20:33:16 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 20:38:38 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 09:53:47 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 09:57:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 13:39:52 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 13:41:49 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun May 31 04:05:56 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 04:08:57 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 13:06:36 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 13:09:58 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 11:55:55 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 11:57:08 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 12:46:20 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 16:58:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=255488