Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine - spotlighting books that haven't been released yet!
My Waiting on Wednesday this week is...
Bennington Girls Are Easy: A Novel By Charlotte Silver
Expected Release Date: July 14th 2015
Charlotte Silver dazzles with a ruefully funny coming-of-age novel that follows two recent Bennington grads who are determined to make it in the Big Apple.
Bennington College, founded in 1932 as a suitable refuge for the wayward daughters of good families, maintains its saucy reputation for attracting free spirits. There, acres outnumber students, the faculty is composed of fading hippie and clothing is largely optional. Or, as J. D. Salinger put it in Franny and Zooey: a Bennington-type “looked like she’d spent the whole train ride in the john, sculpting or painting or something, or as though she had a leotard on under her dress.”
Cassandra Puffin and Sylvie Furst met in high school but cement what they ardently believe will be everlasting friendship on Bennington’s idyllic Vermont campus. Graduation sees Sylvie moving to New York City, where, later on their twenties, Cassandra joins her. These early, delirious years are spent decorating their Fort Greene apartment with flea market gems, dating “artists”, and trying to figure out what they’re doing with their lives.
The girls are acutely and caustically observant of the unique rhythms of the city but tone deaf to their own imperfections, which eventually drives a wedge between them. Equal parts heartfelt and hilarious, Bennington Girls Are Easy is a novel about female friendships—how with one word from a confidante can lift you up or tear you down—and how difficult it is to balance someone else’s devastatingly funny lapses in judgment with your own professional and personal missteps.
(Synopsis Provided By Goodreads)
Despite having a questionable rating on Goodreads, I'm really looking forward to this book because it's got the old historical atmosphere/tradition that is grounded by the modern day working friendship of two girls who become adults. It's a reversal of some sorts; usually it's the setting that takes precedence.
Leave a link in the comments below to your own Waiting on Wednesday I'll make sure to stop by!My Waiting on Wednesday this week is...
Bennington Girls Are Easy: A Novel By Charlotte Silver
Charlotte Silver dazzles with a ruefully funny coming-of-age novel that follows two recent Bennington grads who are determined to make it in the Big Apple.
Bennington College, founded in 1932 as a suitable refuge for the wayward daughters of good families, maintains its saucy reputation for attracting free spirits. There, acres outnumber students, the faculty is composed of fading hippie and clothing is largely optional. Or, as J. D. Salinger put it in Franny and Zooey: a Bennington-type “looked like she’d spent the whole train ride in the john, sculpting or painting or something, or as though she had a leotard on under her dress.”
Cassandra Puffin and Sylvie Furst met in high school but cement what they ardently believe will be everlasting friendship on Bennington’s idyllic Vermont campus. Graduation sees Sylvie moving to New York City, where, later on their twenties, Cassandra joins her. These early, delirious years are spent decorating their Fort Greene apartment with flea market gems, dating “artists”, and trying to figure out what they’re doing with their lives.
The girls are acutely and caustically observant of the unique rhythms of the city but tone deaf to their own imperfections, which eventually drives a wedge between them. Equal parts heartfelt and hilarious, Bennington Girls Are Easy is a novel about female friendships—how with one word from a confidante can lift you up or tear you down—and how difficult it is to balance someone else’s devastatingly funny lapses in judgment with your own professional and personal missteps.
(Synopsis Provided By Goodreads)
Despite having a questionable rating on Goodreads, I'm really looking forward to this book because it's got the old historical atmosphere/tradition that is grounded by the modern day working friendship of two girls who become adults. It's a reversal of some sorts; usually it's the setting that takes precedence.
AS ALWAYS,
HAPPY READING!
-SHERRY
I hadn't heard of this one before - It sounds cute. And I don't always worry about GR ratings anymore!
ReplyDeleteI've realized EVERYONE finds something in a book that's personal to them alone - we really can't judge a book by it's GR rating ;P
DeleteThis sound wonderful and intense. Thanks for the heads up :) Here's mine:http://editingeverything.com/blog/2015/07/08/waiting-on-wednesday-the-small-backs-of-children/
ReplyDeleteI hope it explores the friendship on a very personal and realistic level - I want a feel good book like that! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteThis one is new to me. I hope you enjoy reading it!
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I just happened to discover it while browsing through Goodreads lists - I usually find a lot of my WoW picks from there! Much thanks for stopping by ;)
DeleteI think this one sounds good -- I have an ARC and hope to read it soon! Great pick!
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It has a lot of potential to be great based on the synopsis! Hooray for getting a early read on this one! Please stop by and let me know if you liked it once you read it of course! Happy Reading!
DeleteHuh, well that's too bad about the GR rating, but it sounds good to me!
ReplyDeleteHopefully when it's officially released the rating spikes a little - I think I'm going to enjoy this book ;P Thanks for stopping by!
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