It is that time again! Yes, time to share the books we are eagerly awaiting. Click on over to Breaking the Spine to see what others are sharing.
My selection today is one I recently discovered and had never even heard of…but it grabbed me. Graduates in Wonderland, by Jessica Pan drew me in from the cover to the blurb. Does this one look like a “tempest in a teapot” or what? Release Date: May 6, 2014.
Two best friends document their post-college lives in a hilarious, relatable, and powerfully honest epistolary memoir.
Fast friends since they met at Brown University during their freshman year, Jessica Pan and Rachel Kapelke-Dale vowed to keep in touch after their senior year through in-depth—and brutally honest—weekly e-mails. After graduation, Jess packs up everything she owns and moves to Beijing on a whim, while Rachel heads to New York to work for an art gallery and to figure out her love life. Each spends the next few years tumbling through adulthood and reinventing themselves in various countries, including France, China, and Australia. Through their messages from around the world, they swap tales of teaching classes of military men, running a magazine, and flirting in foreign languages, along with the hard stuff: from harrowing accidents to breakups and breakdowns.
Reminiscent of Sloan Crosley’s essays and Lena Dunham’s Girls, Graduates in Wonderland is an intimate, no-holds-barred portrait of two young women as they embark upon adulthood.
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What are you spotlighting today? I hope you’ll stop by and share your thoughts…and your links!
Great pick, I only recently heard about this one too but it sounds like it will be a great read, especially if it is indeed similar to Girls! Hope you enjoy it when you read it 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by, Fi…and I agree that it sounds great. Enjoy your pick!
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I think the format of this sounds really unusual and fun; added it to my list!
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So do I, Debbie…thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your pick!
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I haven’t heard of this one but it looks interesting. Thank you for stopping by 🙂
Leydy @OUaT & RCE
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Glad you could return the visit, Leydylaura….Enjoy your pick.
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Normally not the kind of book but it sounds great. I hope you enjoy it. And I love the name of your blog, now I want to watch that movie again 😀
Thanks for stopping by my WoW earlier!
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Oh, yes, I forgot about that movie. Great one for this time of year. Thanks for stopping by, El, and enjoy your read.
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I don’t read many memoirs, but this one sounds great…and the cover and title are fabulous. Thanks for visiting my blog.
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Glad you could visit, Catherine….I am hoping to enjoy it. Hope you enjoy your pick,.
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I hadn’t heard of this one but it definitely sounds interesting. Hopefully you enjoy it.
Thanks for stopping by my WOW.
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I hope so, too, Patty…thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your pick.
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I’ve not heard of this one either, but I definitely hope you enjoy it whenever you get the chance to read it 🙂 Thanks for stopping by My WoW!
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Thanks, Janina….glad you could stop by, and enjoy your pick.
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This is exactly what I need! I have been looking for a book with a bit of inspiration. Fantastic pick! Thanks!
MJ @ MJ Reads
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I am ready for something inspirational and fun, too, having read some dark books lately. Thanks for visiting, MJ, and enjoy your pick.
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This sounds like interesting & really fun read, so thank you for sharing it 🙂
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Glad you like it, Aleksandra…thanks for stopping by!
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Awww, this sounds so cute! In getting so close to being at the post-college point in life, i think these kinds of books are going to be more and more appealing to me. 🙂 Great pick!
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Those days are way behind me now, but I still like to occasionally take a look back. Thanks for visiting, Rachel.
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I hope you enjoy it!
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Thanks, Rain…BTW – cool name! LOL
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Oh this sounds good! I will have to add it to my TBR!
Missie @ A Flurry of Ponderings
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Good for you, Lissiet; thanks for stopping by!
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