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Curtis Sittenfeld

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Curtis Sittenfeld is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels, including Rodham, Eligible, Prep, American Wife, and Sisterland, as well as the collection You Think It, I'll Say It. Her books have been translated into thirty languages. In addition, her short stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Washington Post Magazine, Esquire, and The Best American Short Stories, for which she has also been the guest editor. Her nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time, and Vanity Fair, and on public radio's This American Life. ...more

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Curtis Sittenfeld I first read P&P as a high school junior. I loved its humor, excellent character development, and swoony romance(s). I still love it, though re-readin…moreI first read P&P as a high school junior. I loved its humor, excellent character development, and swoony romance(s). I still love it, though re-reading it as I worked on Eligible did make me think about it in a more analytical way--how it's constructed, what technical choices Austen made (about revealing pieces of information, etc.)--rather than just losing myself in it as a reader.(less)
Curtis Sittenfeld This is a fascinating question that I've never consciously considered. I actually think that asking a writer about her own work in terms of its themes…moreThis is a fascinating question that I've never consciously considered. I actually think that asking a writer about her own work in terms of its themes is a bit like asking someone to describe her own personality--she is the least credible source. So I will leave it to others to try to answer this, though I will continue to think about it.(less)
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Eligible: A Modern Retellin...

3.60 avg rating — 86,275 ratings — published 2016 — 58 editions
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Prep

3.42 avg rating — 66,937 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions
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American Wife

3.76 avg rating — 57,581 ratings — published 2008 — 51 editions
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Romantic Comedy

3.77 avg rating — 46,920 ratings — published 2023 — 16 editions
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Rodham

3.82 avg rating — 40,518 ratings — published 2020 — 27 editions
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You Think It, I'll Say It

3.66 avg rating — 38,027 ratings — published 2017 — 21 editions
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Sisterland

3.37 avg rating — 39,144 ratings — published 2013 — 35 editions
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The Man of My Dreams

3.28 avg rating — 12,420 ratings — published 2006 — 48 editions
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Giraffe & Flamingo

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“I always worried someone would notice me, and then when no one did, I felt lonely.”
Curtis Sittenfeld, Prep

“The better you learn to take care of yourself, the less you settle for being around people who can't or won't treat you as well as you're accustomed.”
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“There are people we treat wrong and later we're prepared to treat other people right. Perhaps this sounds mercenary, but I feel grateful for these trial relationships, and I would like to think it all evens out - surely, unknowingly, I have served as practice for other people.”
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Melissa Lenhardt Can't wait for Eligible!


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