An Uncommon Education
For fans of Prep, Dead Poets Society, and Special Topics in Calamity Physics comes an elegant and remarkably insightful coming-of-age debut, in which a young woman’s serendipitous discovery of her college’s underground Shakespeare Society leads to an unforgettable series of transformations. When...
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For fans of Prep, Dead Poets Society, and Special Topics in Calamity Physics comes an elegant and remarkably insightful coming-of-age debut, in which a young woman’s serendipitous discovery of her college’s underground Shakespeare Society leads to an unforgettable series of transformations. When Naomi finds herself among “the Shakes” at Wellesley, she finally lets herself embrace the passionate inner self she’s always kept locked away. But when a sudden scandal unfolds, she will be forced to learn the limits of the relationships that have sustained her. An intimate and enthralling narrative, Elizabeth Percer’s debut novel An Uncommon Education marks the emergence of a stunning new literary talent.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780062110978 (0062110977)
Publish date: January 8th 2013
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
I liked this book because it was a different perspective on a fairly common coming-of-age story. I've encountered lots of boys only schools with private elite societies (and their bacchanalian parties), but I have yet to read one about girls. The writing was generally good and there were some real...
First few chapters didn't grab me, but it's possible I just wasn't in the right mood. This one seems to have a somber, philosophical tone. I'm putting it back on my shelf for another day.
This wins the award for most boring book I have ever finished. No, seriously. It was awful. Decent writing but oh so pretentious. What was the plot? What was the point? It was like one giant essay of telling. The detached writing style made me cry in agony. Review to come.
I hate writing this kind of review, because honestly, I should be all over a book like this, and it's not the book's fault it didn't click for me. (So far, everyone else on the blog tour has loved it, so definitely don't consider me only!) This is a lovely, quiet book about a girl who latches onto ...
I read only a few pages of this, and the writing style was not to my taste.