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“Please don’t be put off by the cover! This doesn’t look like an adult fiction book, but Curtis Sittenfeld is a very serious and accomplished writer. It’s a coming of age novel set at a fancy school in Massachusetts called Ault, and its entirely inside the head of this young girl called Lee, who is a very unlikeable, passive, whiny and kind of standoffish young woman, who’s convinced that she’s the consummate victim. That’s what makes the book such a great read; it’s a microscopically accurate, vivid portrayal of adolescent awkwardness and interiority.” Read more...
The Best Boarding School Novels
Anbara Salam, Novelist
