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Young adult? I don't think so. New adult, maybe, but these "kids" are pushing 30, I think and I'm not sure what "new adult" actually means, but I'm seeing it everywhere, so I figured I would throw it in, to prove I can hang with the cool kids.
It looks like this was originally published in 2011, but now perhaps it's being reissued to capitalize on Rowell's Eleanor and Park and Fangirl success. It's maybe one-third epistolary novel (the e-mails between two female friends and co-wo ...more
Young adult? I don't think so. New adult, maybe, but these "kids" are pushing 30, I think and I'm not sure what "new adult" actually means, but I'm seeing it everywhere, so I figured I would throw it in, to prove I can hang with the cool kids.
It looks like this was originally published in 2011, but now perhaps it's being reissued to capitalize on Rowell's Eleanor and Park and Fangirl success. It's maybe one-third epistolary novel (the e-mails between two female friends and co-wo ...more
I wasn't even sure that I knew how I wanted this book to end. As it turned out, it was perfect.
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This book is utterly charming.
I've never really read chick lit before. When I was looking for a light read in college I read Persuading Annie at a friend's suggestion. It's based on Persuasion, which is my favorite Jane Austen book, so I could barely stomach it. Too girly, too silly, too stupid, too easy.
Something about Attachments grabbed me right away. I'm not sure if it is the setting (the midwest) or the time period (1999-2000 ThE nEw MiLlEnNiUm) or the characters (normal people!), but I r ...more
I've never really read chick lit before. When I was looking for a light read in college I read Persuading Annie at a friend's suggestion. It's based on Persuasion, which is my favorite Jane Austen book, so I could barely stomach it. Too girly, too silly, too stupid, too easy.
Something about Attachments grabbed me right away. I'm not sure if it is the setting (the midwest) or the time period (1999-2000 ThE nEw MiLlEnNiUm) or the characters (normal people!), but I r ...more
Although Attachments pokes fun at other romantic comedies, it doesn't really stand apart or rise above them in any way. I wonder if the book would have been more meaningful if Lincoln had been less attractive?Lincoln and Beth are both likable and attractive, and the idea of falling in love with a stranger by way of reading her emails is intriguing... but it felt a little too contrived.
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Mar 26, 2014
Martha
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Chessa
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Aug 14, 2014
Hollie
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Feb 14, 2016
Jen Horan
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Sep 08, 2017
LaRaie
marked it as to-read
