Helpful Score: 4
I loved this book chronicling the life of Hannah Gavener starting at age 14. The author manages to provide keen insight into the various stages of a teenager to young woman's life. Character development was fun as well.
Helpful Score: 3
i think i'm going to give up on Sittenfeld now. This is the 2nd book now that I have found her main character whiney and not very likable. As with PREP, the main character makes herself unlikeable. She is smart, and could be funny if she wasn't so judgemental about everything. UGH...didn't care for at all!
Helpful Score: 3
Wonderful book and a quick read. This is one of those books that you don't want to put down. I loved it :)
Helpful Score: 3
A good read. I liked this book much better than Prep, because although Hannah has her fair share of angst, she is definitely more likeable and realistic than Lee (main character in Prep). It was nice to see her progression throughout the years, and to see her shed (albeit ever so slowly) some of the self-doubt that was holding her back. I recommend this one.
Helpful Score: 3
While Sittenfeld's use of language makes great reading, I found the main character's constant low self-esteem and childish thought processes quite boring and irritating.
