A review by laclos
Forks, Knives, and Spoons by Leah DeCesare

5.0

Forks, Knives, and Spoons is the story of two young women as they navigate college (and beyond), dating, and learning to trust oneself. The story unfurls slowly over the course of many years, with a whole host of characters and a ton of nostalgic references to the 80s. One of the two main characters, Amy, sets the whole story in motion when she describes the advice her dad gave her before she left to college - separating men into three basic groups: forks, knives, and spoons. As the novel progresses, this classifications system gets hilarious new additions and more definition: soup spoons, butter knives, even chopsticks. But maybe dad's advice should be taken with a grain of salt, and as the girls have to figure out, it's possible that people have the capacity to surprise, even after many years.