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Curtis Sittenfeld

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Cincinnati, The United States

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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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How old were you when you first read Pride and Prejudice? What impact did it have on you then, and how has your understanding or appreciation of it changed since then?

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)

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I am a HUGE fan of your writing! My question: the protagonist in each of your novels struggles with powerlessness in one or more heterosexual relationships, and each also has a more confident and/ or unconventional foil who has a lesbian relationship and seems to avoid these struggles. Do you think power imbalances are less acute in same-sex relationships than in heterosexual ones?

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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Average rating: 3.6 · 394,825 ratings · 47,793 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice 3.60 avg rating — 86,275 ratings — published 2016 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prep 3.42 avg rating — 66,937 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Wife 3.76 avg rating — 57,581 ratings — published 2008 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Romantic Comedy 3.77 avg rating — 46,920 ratings — published 2023 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rodham 3.82 avg rating — 40,518 ratings — published 2020 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Think It, I'll Say It 3.66 avg rating — 38,027 ratings — published 2017 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sisterland 3.37 avg rating — 39,144 ratings — published 2013 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man of My Dreams 3.28 avg rating — 12,420 ratings — published 2006 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Atomic Marriage by Curtis Sittenfeld (Goodreads Author), Diane Lane (Narrator) 2.85 avg rating — 3,677 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Giraffe & Flamingo 3.64 avg rating — 1,358 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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