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Title: Very disappointing
Review: Many other reviewers have already mentioned my chief problems with this book: #1, that the main character/narrator was a neurotic and completely unlikable cipher; and #2, that none of the other characters are really well developed. Ms. Sittenfeld was fairly accurate in her depiction of prep-school life -- I'll give her that. But for a much more interesting look at prep school, and getting inside the mind of a messed-up prep-school student, read Sean Wilsey's memoir, "Oh the Glory of it All." (And Wilsey's book is a fabulous read for other reasons, too.)
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