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false <![CDATA[College Girl]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226976146m/3676692.jpg 3676692 1 College Girl is a vivid portrait of life on a college campus and a poignant look at what happens to a twenty-year-old college senior (and her self-esteem) when she loses her virginity and falls for the wrong guy. Just as Curtis Sittenfeld’s bestselling Prep drew us into the world of boarding school and its social relationships, College Girl perfectly captures the experience of college, of being a student at a big state university— complete with its jocks and hipsters, frats and sororities, drinking rituals and cafeteria food, its economic, academic, and social pressures—and how it gets funneled into the campus culture of collegiate sex and dating. In particular, College Girl reveals what all this means for a girl inexperienced in sex and romance, dealing with the demons she’s brought from home. College senior Natalie Bloom is beautiful and ambitious, but also incredibly insecure and painfully uncomfortable with the subject of sex—let alone the act. She’s awkward at developing friendships with girls, but it’s sexual attention from boys that really makes her lose her cool. At age twenty, she’s a virgin—never having had a boyfriend. Avoiding her peers, Natalie hides out most weekends in the library. That is, until she meets Patrick, her fantasy (she thinks) of a cultured, intellectual Prince Charming—and everything changes. But the more time they spend together, the more Patrick brings out her worst insecurities. Natalie loses her virginity before she’s ready, and as their sexual activity escalates, Natalie’s emotional responses become dangerously self-destructive. Ultimately, she must take extreme measures to reclaim her sense of self, her confidence, and her ambition. An insightful, moving, and achingly self-aware novel that offers the psychological and emotional insight of Judy Blume and Ann Brashares, College Girl will resonate with anyone who remembers the often awkward transition from adolescence to adulthood. 3720025 26 12 2008 College Girl total:232|5:24|4:52|3:80|2:60|1:16| 232 704 458 79 2 6 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 00:34:33 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 00:34:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 5 false false Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 10:55:06 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 10:07:31 -0800 2009
Here is my favorite part that sums up this coming of age novel and finding your passion in life.

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Highly recommended for those who would like to reminisce about their college years--particularly dating and living i...more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 12:27:52 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 12:32:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 29 17:03:41 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 14 14:56:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 14:43:08 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 14:43:57 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 08:14:25 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 08:22:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 12:45:50 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 12:45:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false true Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 18:38:10 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 18:42:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3676692