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âI really loved all the characters in this book. Theyâre so complex and interesting, and in every story, youâll find them going through these pivotal moments in their lives.ââReese Witherspoon (Reeseâs Book Club Pick)
NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PEOPLE AND USA TODAY AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post ⢠NPR ⢠Financial Times ⢠San Francisco Chronicle ⢠New York Public Library ⢠Refinery29
A suburban mother of two fantasizes about the downfall of an old friend whose wholesome lifestyle empire may or may not be built on a lie. A high-powered lawyer honeymooning with her husband is caught off guard by the appearance of the girl who tormented her in high school. A shy Ivy League student learns the truth about a classmateâs seemingly enviable life.
Curtis Sittenfeld has established a reputation as a sharp chronicler of the modern age who humanizes her subjects even as she skewers them. Now, with this first collection of short fiction, her âastonishing gift for creating characters that take up residence in readersâ headsâ (The Washington Post) is showcased like never before. Throughout the ten stories in You Think It, Iâll Say It, Sittenfeld upends assumptions about class, relationships, and gender roles in a nation that feels both adrift and viscerally divided.
With moving insight and uncanny precision, Curtis Sittenfeld pinpoints the questionable decisions, missed connections, and sometimes extraordinary coincidences that make up a life. Indeed, she writes what weâre all thinkingâif only we could express it with the wit of a master satirist, the storytelling gifts of an old-fashioned raconteur, and the vision of an American original.
*Booklist (starred review)
LONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION
âAt once psychologically acute, deftly crafted and deeply pleasurable.ââSan Francisco Chronicle
âWitty and buoyant . . . Each deceptively simple and breezy story is masterfully paced and crafted.ââChicago Tribune
âPerfectly paced, witty and laced with unexpected twists: Every story here sticks its landing. Whatever [Sittenfeld] writes, weâll read it.ââPeople
âRazor-sharp, often hilarious . . . [Curtis Sittenfeld] is a sharp observer of human nature and human relationships. . . . A witty, breezy, zeitgeist-y collection.ââUSA Today
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