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A Reason to See You Again by Jami Attenberg

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3.5

I like Attenberg’s writing very much, but the structure of the book, advancing in time with every chapter, made me feel like I never got to really know the characters. 
Liars by Sarah Manguso

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3.5

Claustrophobic and navel-gazey. 
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell

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4.5

Rainbow Rowell does such a great job with teen crushes, obsession, love. And Slow Dance is a great update of that format with a significant chunk of the book focused on the present-day adults. The MC’s communication challenges got a little old, but I loved this nonetheless. 
Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey

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2.5

Good lord this was cringey and unoriginal. 
Splinters: A Memoir by Leslie Jamison

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4.0

A bit repetitive and sometimes obscure. Otherwise beautifully crafted. 
Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

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4.0

I almost DNF’d this one—the Beamer section is just so relentlessly bleak—but once I was able to read in longer chunks, and moved on to other sections, things really picked up. Still bleak, but with more humor and less repetition. 
Something Wild & Wonderful by Anita Kelly

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5.0

Looking for more of Anita Kelly’s work, stat. 
Real Americans by Rachel Khong

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5.0

Propulsive, emotionally affecting and really fascinating.