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Fake Plastic Love
“Prepare yourself for a daring, unsparing takedown of millennial Manhattan, trick by glossy trick.” —Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of A Hundred Summers
When M. meets Belle at Dartmouth, they become the unlikeliest best friends. Belle is an unapologetic Romantic famous on campus for her bright red accessories and hundred-watt smile, while M. is a tomboyish Realist who insists she’ll always prefer her signet ring to any diamond. Despite their differences, they are drawn together, and after graduation they both move to New York with all the unfounded confidence of twenty-two. M. secures a job at the city’s most prestigious investment bank, and Belle turns her nostalgic aesthetic into one of the first lifestyle blogs, which quickly goes viral. Their future is spread before them, a glittering tableau of vintage cocktails, password-guarded parties, and high-octane ambition. But as they are pulled deeper into their new lives, and into the charming orbit of their Gatsby-esque new friend, Jeremy, style and substance—and dreams and reality—increasingly blur. In this fake plastic world, what do success and love and happiness even look like?
Dazzling, whimsical, and full of yearning, Fake Plastic Love is the transporting story of bright young things tested by the unsentimental realities of post-graduate life. Tipping its hat to F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kimberley Tait’s gorgeous, incisive debut is a portrait of millennial Manhattan—equal parts nostalgia and modernity—that explores the timeless question: You will be a grand total of what you spend your time doing, so what do you want to add up to?
When M. meets Belle at Dartmouth, they become the unlikeliest best friends. Belle is an unapologetic Romantic famous on campus for her bright red accessories and hundred-watt smile, while M. is a tomboyish Realist who insists she’ll always prefer her signet ring to any diamond. Despite their differences, they are drawn together, and after graduation they both move to New York with all the unfounded confidence of twenty-two. M. secures a job at the city’s most prestigious investment bank, and Belle turns her nostalgic aesthetic into one of the first lifestyle blogs, which quickly goes viral. Their future is spread before them, a glittering tableau of vintage cocktails, password-guarded parties, and high-octane ambition. But as they are pulled deeper into their new lives, and into the charming orbit of their Gatsby-esque new friend, Jeremy, style and substance—and dreams and reality—increasingly blur. In this fake plastic world, what do success and love and happiness even look like?
Dazzling, whimsical, and full of yearning, Fake Plastic Love is the transporting story of bright young things tested by the unsentimental realities of post-graduate life. Tipping its hat to F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kimberley Tait’s gorgeous, incisive debut is a portrait of millennial Manhattan—equal parts nostalgia and modernity—that explores the timeless question: You will be a grand total of what you spend your time doing, so what do you want to add up to?
352 pages, Hardcover
First published May 9, 2017
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June 2, 2017
M. is getting married but neither Jeremy or Belle, the two people she was closest with can be there. The two first met because Jeremy, M., and Chase (Belle's on and off again college boyfriend) all worked at the same firm. Immediately after meeting Jeremy falls in love with Belle and eventually gets caught up in a love triangle between her and Chase that leads to M. becoming estranged from Belle and Jeremy losing his job. The book is supposed to be some kind of modern Great Gatsby, which I didn't enjoy anyways, but again I feel like maybe the author was patting themselves on the back too much about their own insight and timeliness with the novel. Just because technological changes and financial marketing scandal are mentioned through out in passing doesn't make this book social commentary. Neither does making Belle a blog writer. The ideas about marriage and love felt outdated and Jeremy and Belle's nostalgia for a time they weren't even alive for is quaint at best. There are so many much more relevant themes the author could have talked about than money and the pretense people put up with it, which has been done again and again. How about alienation due to technology? Maybe if the financial crisis actually had any repercussions on any of the characters. I think authors should stick to making their novels stand out on their own merit, setting them up for comparison is just fucking yourself over. It's an okay book but I don't think it's going to have any lasting impact for me. More of a pleasure read I'd reach for when I want to not think too much.
May 15, 2017
Oh, this book. It reeled me in with the adorable cover and the title-reference to a song that was popular in the year the target audience was probably born. If you are the kind of person who names their bicycle (and actually refers to it by that name exclusively), or you see a man with a button-hole sprig of holly and DON'T assume he's on his way to a wedding, but instead is the sort of fellow who faux casually refers to Cole Porter constantly and enjoys whatever herb-muddled cocktail the kids who wish it were still the 1920s (but you know, the 1920s with iPhones) are drinking these days with half self-conscious irony, half total conviction that they are powerfully unique snowflakes, this book is for you. Alternatively, if you become unmoored in a paragraph that doesn't contain at least two metaphors and a simile, you will love this book. It never stops. Like three figures in the snow globe of New York, on streets that were as shiny as the button on a freshly-built snowman, with characters as self-absorbed as cotton balls, and as desperate to cement their self-worth through marriage as birds are desperate to take to the air.... There are moments of nice storytelling, mainly when manic pixie dream girl Belle and manic pixie dream boy Jeremy are both absent and not being talked about, but those are very few.
I did like the bit at the end, but the constant allusions to a woman's worth being defined by her marital status, the unironic ironic characterization of both Belle and evil frat boy horrorshow Chase, and the wink wink nudge nudge Hipsterville (Green Marys, not Bloody ones! The ever present flash of red as a fashion statement! Oh, the many French phrases! Everything about Belle, literally everything!) described in such painstaking detail might make this one a pass for most people over thirty.
I did like the bit at the end, but the constant allusions to a woman's worth being defined by her marital status, the unironic ironic characterization of both Belle and evil frat boy horrorshow Chase, and the wink wink nudge nudge Hipsterville (Green Marys, not Bloody ones! The ever present flash of red as a fashion statement! Oh, the many French phrases! Everything about Belle, literally everything!) described in such painstaking detail might make this one a pass for most people over thirty.
June 29, 2017
2.5 stars. I really truly disliked the over-stylized way this author writes. It was not at all surprising when I found out she wrote her thesis on the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald because Belle was basically a modern day Daisy Buchanan. Here's the perfect example of how a 26 year old having a conversation with another 26 year old speaks in this book, "I'm sorry, M., but I feel so fragile that I might faint if I don't consume a rare steak. Could we continue this next door?" Nope. Skip this one.
June 2, 2017
This book took me a while to finish, not because it wasn't interesting, but because life kept getting in the way, which in some ways is ironic seeing the characters in this book kept making life choices that got in the way of things they really wanted.
All of the characters, Belle, Jeremy, M., Chase, and Scott, are well developed and believable. This is most certainly a coming of age story. I remember feeling like M. upon my graduation from college, all the promise and hope for my future, yet sadness at leaving behind the safety and stability of school. The choices each of the characters make throughout the novel shape them into the adults we meet at the end.
M. and Belle have the quintessential college friendship that continues after graduation. M. meets Jeremy when she and Chase begin working at the prestigious Bartholomew Brother's Investment firm, where they all survive the grueling almost hazing of new employees. Belle and Chase are involved in an on again off again relationship that began in college. Jeremy is the hopeless romantic that believes in love at first sight and that if it's meant to be there will always be a sign. He and Belle share a chance encounter one morning and Jeremy believes Belle is his forever. As M., Chase, and Jeremy embrace the world of investment banking, Belle carves out her own mark through a blog devoted to romance and all things beautiful. Belle sweeps Jeremy off his feet at a work social she has attended with Chase and the two begin dating. M. has a chance encounter with a man standing off from all the action and makes a pointed decision to find out who he is. As these 3 main characters continue to grow their lives are forever shaped and changed by the decisions they make concerning their jobs. Each one gives up a piece of their soul and something they love and care about for their jobs.
Throughout the story I found myself rooting for Jeremy, the "underdog" so to speak due to his romantic nature. While I never wanted him to actually end up with Belle, I wanted him to be happy. I am kind of saddened at how in the end things are left concerning Jeremy.
Like the characters in this book we sacrifice things we love for things that aren't as important in the long run. We allow our jobs and other responsibilities to get in the way of our relationships with family, friends, and spouses. People do things for all the wrong reasons, such as getting married to someone or staying at a job they hate, creating a glamorous world in their mind that doesn't exist in reality in order to survive, as Belle did with her blog, thus creating a world of Fake Plastic Love. Sadly, I am no exception to this. I have allowed a job I did love to take over my life and in the end make me miserable and yet I still wasn't ready to up and walk away. Like M. I wasn't sure what I wanted, and was therefore, afraid to give up what I had.
This book reminds us it is up to us to decide what want our lives to add up to.
All of the characters, Belle, Jeremy, M., Chase, and Scott, are well developed and believable. This is most certainly a coming of age story. I remember feeling like M. upon my graduation from college, all the promise and hope for my future, yet sadness at leaving behind the safety and stability of school. The choices each of the characters make throughout the novel shape them into the adults we meet at the end.
M. and Belle have the quintessential college friendship that continues after graduation. M. meets Jeremy when she and Chase begin working at the prestigious Bartholomew Brother's Investment firm, where they all survive the grueling almost hazing of new employees. Belle and Chase are involved in an on again off again relationship that began in college. Jeremy is the hopeless romantic that believes in love at first sight and that if it's meant to be there will always be a sign. He and Belle share a chance encounter one morning and Jeremy believes Belle is his forever. As M., Chase, and Jeremy embrace the world of investment banking, Belle carves out her own mark through a blog devoted to romance and all things beautiful. Belle sweeps Jeremy off his feet at a work social she has attended with Chase and the two begin dating. M. has a chance encounter with a man standing off from all the action and makes a pointed decision to find out who he is. As these 3 main characters continue to grow their lives are forever shaped and changed by the decisions they make concerning their jobs. Each one gives up a piece of their soul and something they love and care about for their jobs.
Throughout the story I found myself rooting for Jeremy, the "underdog" so to speak due to his romantic nature. While I never wanted him to actually end up with Belle, I wanted him to be happy. I am kind of saddened at how in the end things are left concerning Jeremy.
Like the characters in this book we sacrifice things we love for things that aren't as important in the long run. We allow our jobs and other responsibilities to get in the way of our relationships with family, friends, and spouses. People do things for all the wrong reasons, such as getting married to someone or staying at a job they hate, creating a glamorous world in their mind that doesn't exist in reality in order to survive, as Belle did with her blog, thus creating a world of Fake Plastic Love. Sadly, I am no exception to this. I have allowed a job I did love to take over my life and in the end make me miserable and yet I still wasn't ready to up and walk away. Like M. I wasn't sure what I wanted, and was therefore, afraid to give up what I had.
This book reminds us it is up to us to decide what want our lives to add up to.
life-is-too-short
July 25, 2017 DNF 25%
Well, my feelings on this book have reached a point of clarity. I have a lot of fiction to read-and not enough time. I spent a lot of time deciding this book would land solidly in the DNF category. Perhaps you are intrigued by it, perhaps I can save you the time. Kimberley Tait shows promise, but I never felt immersed in the story or characters.
So, The Great Gatsby remains one of my favorite books for Fitzgerald's writing, his sense of characterization, and capturing a time and place (c'mon "the tuning fork that had been struck upon a star" <3. This book was intended as a not-so-secret nod. I would never complain about that. But I will complain about the heavy-handed references (browsing Fitzgerald, 20s parties/hangouts, shoot, I think Belle even had daisies in her bike basked). We get it Miss Tait, you don't want us to miss your model for your novel. however, I'm just growing insulted.
The characters are hopelessly self-involved (forgivable) and one-dimensional (unforgivable). Belle doesn't come across as flighty or dreamy, but purely calculated in her image to appeal. Jeremy had some little boy appeal but seemed to lack the sense of confidence. And though I did not read through to determine how heavily the characters were based on the original, I did note that M. was no Nick-whose fondness for his friends shone through his narration. M. struck me as righteous and superior. But she's Kimberly Tait, not F. Scott Fitzgerald so it's not even that...
Or maybe it's just all of it. It was a failure of execution, and to be honest, my expectations weren't that high. Yes, I only read 25%, but it was enough to know the prose was purple (and you have to go a L O N G way for me to say that given my favorite authors are all considered such by those who like a more parsimonious use of language), the characters boring in their one-dimensionality, and the setting of time and place was not striking enough to feel like it would be used as anything other than a cheap device for conflict.
I hope Kimberley Tait publishes again, because I will certainly attempt a second novel.
Well, my feelings on this book have reached a point of clarity. I have a lot of fiction to read-and not enough time. I spent a lot of time deciding this book would land solidly in the DNF category. Perhaps you are intrigued by it, perhaps I can save you the time. Kimberley Tait shows promise, but I never felt immersed in the story or characters.
So, The Great Gatsby remains one of my favorite books for Fitzgerald's writing, his sense of characterization, and capturing a time and place (c'mon "the tuning fork that had been struck upon a star" <3. This book was intended as a not-so-secret nod. I would never complain about that. But I will complain about the heavy-handed references (browsing Fitzgerald, 20s parties/hangouts, shoot, I think Belle even had daisies in her bike basked). We get it Miss Tait, you don't want us to miss your model for your novel. however, I'm just growing insulted.
The characters are hopelessly self-involved (forgivable) and one-dimensional (unforgivable). Belle doesn't come across as flighty or dreamy, but purely calculated in her image to appeal. Jeremy had some little boy appeal but seemed to lack the sense of confidence. And though I did not read through to determine how heavily the characters were based on the original, I did note that M. was no Nick-whose fondness for his friends shone through his narration. M. struck me as righteous and superior. But she's Kimberly Tait, not F. Scott Fitzgerald so it's not even that...
Or maybe it's just all of it. It was a failure of execution, and to be honest, my expectations weren't that high. Yes, I only read 25%, but it was enough to know the prose was purple (and you have to go a L O N G way for me to say that given my favorite authors are all considered such by those who like a more parsimonious use of language), the characters boring in their one-dimensionality, and the setting of time and place was not striking enough to feel like it would be used as anything other than a cheap device for conflict.
I hope Kimberley Tait publishes again, because I will certainly attempt a second novel.
June 5, 2017
I have hesitated writing this review because I know my words will not be able to do it justice. This is a modern day story set in millennial New York featuring M., Belle, Jeremy, Chase and Scott. M. and Belle were college best friends and moved to New York following graduation. What transpires next is an exploration of self, life, and the search for the answer to the ever important question "You will be a grand total of what you spend your time doing, so what do you want to add up to?"
While this book is set in modern day, it has such a feel of nostalgia, not only in the writing but also by featuring the "Romantics" who still love things such as gramophones, jazz, and dressing properly. The writing is beautiful and flowing and has the feel of reading an old classic. The book definitely tips its hat to F. Scott Fitzgerald and can even be said to be a Gatsby reimagining (a definite bonus). The characters were well developed and "real", which always make me feel connected to the story. But even more than that, the writing was magical and transported me to another world. I was memorized throughout this book and didn't want it to end. Even a week later I keep thinking about it, and to me that speaks volumes about the author. This was a phenomenal debut and I truly cannot wait to read more from Kimberley Tait in the future.
While this book is set in modern day, it has such a feel of nostalgia, not only in the writing but also by featuring the "Romantics" who still love things such as gramophones, jazz, and dressing properly. The writing is beautiful and flowing and has the feel of reading an old classic. The book definitely tips its hat to F. Scott Fitzgerald and can even be said to be a Gatsby reimagining (a definite bonus). The characters were well developed and "real", which always make me feel connected to the story. But even more than that, the writing was magical and transported me to another world. I was memorized throughout this book and didn't want it to end. Even a week later I keep thinking about it, and to me that speaks volumes about the author. This was a phenomenal debut and I truly cannot wait to read more from Kimberley Tait in the future.
June 8, 2017
Sooooo disappointing! This book got rave reviews ...I would guess not from anyone over 40! Just a come of age book that is tedious and predictable. Don't bother if wondering if you should read! Unless you want to read a 20 year old's version of Sex and the City without any good characters.
June 1, 2023
This novel certainly captures the zeitgeist of being young, ambitious, and caught in the corporate ladder. The 2008 financial crisis has plenty of echoes in this book and I can appreciate some (but certainly not all!) of the dilemmas faced by the characters. An interesting read, but not one I can summon much enthusiasm for.
March 23, 2017
I did receive this book free from goodreads.
Great read, entertaining, modern and nostalgic. The greatness of youth and becoming in life. Relatable characters take you on adventures in city scapes, learning, decisions, love, life. Enjoyable read with many emotional elements. This will be on the summer reads this year I'm sure .
Great read, entertaining, modern and nostalgic. The greatness of youth and becoming in life. Relatable characters take you on adventures in city scapes, learning, decisions, love, life. Enjoyable read with many emotional elements. This will be on the summer reads this year I'm sure .
March 26, 2017
I received this exquisitely crafted read as a Goodreads giveaway. The nostalgic tone of this novel provides an artistic flair to the story of two college best friends and the impact that their personalities, values, and life choices have on their relationship as they experience love, loss, betrayal, disappointment, and discover their true selves.
March 24, 2017
Fake Plastic Love is not only an interesting novel that's hard to put down it's also a cautionary tale about the world of finance banking that shares a fascinating look deep inside the hearts of its characters.
March 24, 2017
As the Great Gatsby is one of my touchstone books I was skeptical about it being the inspiration for this millennial setting but I found it charming and a terrific read. M is a solid narrator while the other characters take inspiration from Daisy, Gatsby and Tom but are not simply copies.
May 15, 2017
Fake Plastic Love is packed with those telling details, those neat twists, those perfect turns of phrase that keep you gasping right through to the end. So bright, so authentic. I loved it. It's uniquely written and was so fun to be immersed in.
February 21, 2017
"You will be a grand total of what you spend your time doing in your life- so what do you want to add up to?"(page 355)
April 1, 2017
I loved this book! I loved the author's style of writing and found the characters very believable. I can't wait to see how everyone else likes it. Looking forward to more books from Kimberly Tait.
June 4, 2017
I loved this book. Read descriptions and summaries from others who are more eloquent than I am- I will say that the story was well constructed and was written so that the characters and the narrative unfolded beautifully. She makes good use of metaphor and description that draws the reader not only into the events, but into the emotions of the moment.
I would recommend this book highly and I will.
I would recommend this book highly and I will.
May 20, 2017
What a charming and utterly delightful read! Kimberley Tait captivated me from the start with her artfully polished and elegant writing style that harkens to a bygone era and catapults it forward into a modern-day setting. Her words sparkled into a vibrant, celebratory toast to individual ideals and truths too often muddled or masked by the blares and blasts of a 24/7 digital world. I found the writing to be heartfelt and earnest, almost as if the spirited beauty, strength and wit of Katharine Hepburn could be converted into words on paper. As the story unfolded, I found hints of my own twentysomething self in her characters, and I found myself wanting to pour myself a Pink Gin cocktail from Belle’s bamboo bar cart, rewind time and recapture some of the untarnished brilliance and innocence of youth skipping and winding through college lawns and the streets of New York that the author depicts so well. “From that loftiest perch the city’s grid really was remarkable–with streets and lives and loves lost and found linking together and laid out as a network of silver piping.” (I must also applaud the clever and astute observations of often-baffling Corporate America from a female perspective that are oh so amusingly threaded into the storyline!) Throughout my read, I found myself wistfully lost in the dreaminess of the song-like qualities of the writing and the characters themselves--so much so that when I reached the final pages of the final chapter, I experienced the similarly heart-shattering pang of emotion I feel the night before the last day of a perfect vacation--I didn’t want it to end. Cheers to a “glad-eyed” future and that it will be topped off with more “pretty” from the talented Kimberley Tait!
June 4, 2017
I loved it ! It was almost like a period piece but at the same time it wasn't cheesy, it was very crisp and clean but also so romantic and real. Just I guess its every dream you could possibly think of and then, it wasn't tied up in a bow, it wasn't in a box ,it was just presented to you.
May 18, 2017
After almost five years of writing about books I kind of thought I’d seen it all. Not literally or in every way, but I firmly believed that plot and prose were inextricably intertwined. The best prose couldn’t save a bad plot and vice versa. Today I have to back off that belief because I just read a book that I really liked, but with writing that often bothered me. It’s Fake Plastic Love, the debut novel from Kimberley Tait. Ostensibly, it’s about four new adult, millennial friends taking Manhattan by storm. The narrator, M, and two friends, Belle and Chase have all graduated from Dartmouth. M and Chase meet Jeremy at the investment bank where they are fortunate enough to secure highly coveted jobs in the financial dog days of 2009. Belle writes a charming lifestyle blog about all the fabulous and romantic things you can do in NYC when money is no object and you don’t have a day job. Underneath the ostensible is enough snarky satire to make this compulsive reading.
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The rest of this review is available at The Gilmore Guide to Books: http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2017/0...
May 21, 2017
The beginning was a bit slow, but once I got into it I really enjoyed it. I was a bit worried when it mentioned "millennials" on the back that it might be a bit try hard with that, but the characters felt pretty real and relevant despite the vastly different circumstances. M and Jeremy were my favorites, I low key (okay probably high key) imagined them getting together basically the whole time haha. Glad that I won a copy and got to read this!
May 18, 2017
This was a Goodreads ARC giveaway. This is a book I wish I read back in college. Once I got past the wordiness, I really enjoyed the story and underlining message.
May 6, 2017
Definitely a good read...and certainly quite modern in terms of representing today's youth and lifestyle. The characters were very well developed and showed the realities facing young college graduates entering the working world. The two main characters couldn't be any more different, each conquering their own unique take on "making a living". Throughout the story there definitely feels as though the characters are unhappy about their life choices and only some of them have the guts to make a change. A bit tough to muddle through the beginning, but worth it to read to the end.
August 7, 2017
Unfortunately FAKE PLASTIC LOVE now rests in my DNF pile.
Like other reviewers, I was initially drawn in by the premise of a modern day Great Gatsby-esque novel featuring bright young things in New York City. Unfortunately, the comparisons between F. Scott's well known novel and FAKE PLASTIC LOVE can pretty much end there. Where the first has a story and characters that captures the imagination, the latter is a thin imitation. None of the characters despite their quirks feels original, and I almost wish there were less characters so that the author could have focused on fleshing out just two- three.
I really wanted to like this book and had high hopes that it was going to be a favorite summer read, but insert sad face here. I made it through to the 40% mark and then skipped ahead to the end, . Since access to my ARC has expired, I can't go back to it, but if I ever saw it in a bargain bin I might be tempted to try picking it up again.
Disclaimer: I received an ARC for the purpose of review.
Like other reviewers, I was initially drawn in by the premise of a modern day Great Gatsby-esque novel featuring bright young things in New York City. Unfortunately, the comparisons between F. Scott's well known novel and FAKE PLASTIC LOVE can pretty much end there. Where the first has a story and characters that captures the imagination, the latter is a thin imitation. None of the characters despite their quirks feels original, and I almost wish there were less characters so that the author could have focused on fleshing out just two- three.
I really wanted to like this book and had high hopes that it was going to be a favorite summer read, but insert sad face here. I made it through to the 40% mark and then skipped ahead to the end, . Since access to my ARC has expired, I can't go back to it, but if I ever saw it in a bargain bin I might be tempted to try picking it up again.
Disclaimer: I received an ARC for the purpose of review.
April 11, 2017
"Every life has an essential inflection point--a sharp angle that jolts each of us off in some direction, altering our course and marking the Before and After."
And thus it is for our narrator, and really, probably, for us all at some point. I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. I normally don't like reading about people working in or involved with the financial industry in some way, but the main character, M., wasn't too frustrating to read about. There is also some beautiful writing in here that seems very truthful to me, in a way I can't really describe well. The book also at times felt like it talking about a whole different world or time, which to me felt more fun than unrealistic. Although M. wasn't too frustrating of a main character, I did at times find myself wondering "Why?" when she made some of her choices or took some course of action: Why Belle? Why the bank?... But overall, an enjoyable read that kept me hooked to the end to see what would happen to this cast of characters.
And thus it is for our narrator, and really, probably, for us all at some point. I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. I normally don't like reading about people working in or involved with the financial industry in some way, but the main character, M., wasn't too frustrating to read about. There is also some beautiful writing in here that seems very truthful to me, in a way I can't really describe well. The book also at times felt like it talking about a whole different world or time, which to me felt more fun than unrealistic. Although M. wasn't too frustrating of a main character, I did at times find myself wondering "Why?" when she made some of her choices or took some course of action: Why Belle? Why the bank?... But overall, an enjoyable read that kept me hooked to the end to see what would happen to this cast of characters.
June 6, 2017
I just wanted to yell at Belle and tell her to put her "big girl panties" on. What a horse's butt. She destroys everyone in her path with her "Pollyanna" view of life. M is left as the only adult in the room, who mistakenly abandons her private life for the demanding corporate life which only proves to "eat her up and spit her out". Jeremy and Chase are polar opposites the rich and cruel against the poor and loving and they set out to win a gossamer dream that doesn't exist. So, it is a fake, Plastic love corporately and romantically.
April 23, 2017
This book shows you life does not always go as planned and people change or the perception you have of them changes over time.I received this book free as part of goodreads giveaways.
November 20, 2017
WOW. I have never read anything more pretentiously written in my life. The writing style is God-awful. She even makes a shirt sound pretentious, "poetic bloom of the buttonhole in his lapel" is an actual line from this book. I couldn't make it past the second chapter. This is truthfully one of the most horrid, aggravating tones I have ever read in my life. The pretentious levels are off the charts.
August 18, 2020
I was not expecting to love this as much as I did. This book was on point about what it means to be in your twenties, coming out of college/university, and trying to find yourself amidst trying to establish your career. Wishing to go back to the simple days of being in school with less worries. Worrying about all the wrong things, making mistakes, and ultimately eventually finding yourself pursuing happiness and being a person you want to become.
February 6, 2017
Two girls who met in college with dreams of a life post college find that the real world is a lot less than what they expected. Through love and jobs, dreams and reality they face what their lives have been and find a realistic view of what will be. I recommend this book to people who like coming of age stories. I received this book from Goodreads for free.
June 24, 2018
This was pretentious and actively difficult to read at times.
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