Carpe Diem
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780312367923 (0312367929)
Publish date: August 21st 2007
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Adventure,
Teen,
Travel,
Humor,
Realistic Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Contemporary,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit
This book started out really rocky for me. So rocky, in fact, that I almost put it down. The opening chapters are kind of hard to swallow. I am supposed to believe that this girl named Vassar Spore (Really?!) is this ridiculous caricature of an overachiever and her parents encourage this behavior to...
I liked the cover of this book enough that I bought it on my last trip to Powell's. My level of engagement went precipitously downhill once I opened said cover. Tissue-thin plot, characters I didn't like, and writing I found difficult going overwhelmed the nicely done travel bits. The big mystery at...