Aaron Sorkin got nominated for basically transcribing this book as a screenplay. Also, what's with the occasional shift into the bodice ripper genre? I didn't like that!
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Phil the Pill rated Fiona and Jane: 5 stars
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Fiona and Jane by Jean Chen Ho
A witty, warm, and irreverent book that traces the lives of two young Taiwanese American women as they navigate friendship, …
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Content warning Light spoilers about the setting and structure
This is squarely in my wheelhouse as a reflection on contemporary life via existential malaise. I do think the setting is something of a red herring. Basically any traumatic news story could have informed this book and I do feel like there was some unnecessary manipulation of the reader with what she was building to. Still, the strength is in the handful of characters she crafts - some entirely via the narrator's memory and I was compelled to see what happened after each of the ~episodes.~
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The accidental billionaires by Ben Mezrich
"The high-energy tale of how two socially awkward Ivy Leaguers, trying to increase their chances with the opposite sex, ended …