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Post by bookaddict on Jan 15, 2007 22:37:03 GMT -5
I was just wondering if there were any good college themed books. When i'm stressing about school I like other college stories. That's why I love Gilmore Girls season 4, she actually stresses about college. It's very real to me.
I liked "I am Charlotte Simmons" and was wondering if there was any others.
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Post by zeldafitzgerald on Jan 15, 2007 23:42:53 GMT -5
hmmm, this is interesting. i'd never really thought about it, but I can't remember many books that I've read that have been specifically about college.
Have you read Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld? It's not about college, it's about a girl in high school, but she goes to a fancy boarding school, so she's away from home with a lot of academic pressure, and it's very easy to relate to. I read it my junior year in college.
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Post by Dominique on Jan 15, 2007 23:47:02 GMT -5
the only one that's springing to my mind at the moment is the bell jar, because she's in college when the madness starts to kick in. Hmm I'll have to have a bit more of a think.
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Post by Dominique on Feb 2, 2007 5:54:24 GMT -5
this isn't really a specific book but a some of Robert Lowell's poems were set in Harvard or had stuff about Harvard in it, he got kicked out and wasn't very happy with the institution  |
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Post by gilmoreren on Feb 2, 2007 17:25:30 GMT -5
A recent 'hit' novel about british uni life and university quiz shows is out, called 'Starter for Ten' - it has also been made into a film with the gorgeous James McAvoy...
- I've just bought this, so will give it a peek then perhaps I'll suggest it for the book club
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