You Think It, Ill Say It

Posted on 26 August 2018 by Curtis Sittenfeld

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 classmate s 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 astonishing gift for creating characters that take up residence in readers heads The Washington Post is showcased like never before Throughout the ten stories in You Think It, I ll 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 we re all thinking if 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. Free Download You Think It, Ill Say It By Curtis Sittenfeld For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr 4.5 stars.Many of us, whether we ll admit it or not, have made snap judgments about people Sometimes we judge people we might have met once, or known a long time ago, and are coming into contact with them again after a while Sometimes we believe something about a person we know well, while other times, it s people we don t know, but we formulate an opinion based on something we hear them say or do The characters in Curtis Sittenfeld s first story collection, You Think It, I ll Say It , are a 4.5 stars.Many of us, whether we ll admit it or not, have made snap judgments about people Sometimes we judge people we might have met once, or known a long time ago, and are coming into contact with them again after a while Sometimes we believe something about a person we know well, while other times, it s people we don t know, but we formulate an opinion based on something we hear them say or do The characters in Curtis Sittenfeld s first story collection, You Think It, I ll Say It , are all guilty of judging others, but the tension in the 10 stories occurs when those judgments are revealed to be incorrect, either gradually or all at once The end result are thought provoking stories which leave their mark in your head, and at times, in your heart.I enjoyed all of the stories in the collection, although I felt eight of them were the strongest My favorites included The Prairie Wife, in which an unappreciated housewife realizes a popular celebrity was a...Curtis Sittenfeld is TERRIFIC I LOVE THIS WOMANthis author.her work Oh.I m not the only person nutty over this great woman author many of you feel the same I fell in love with Curtis years ago 2005 with her first novel PREP Three years later, Sittenfeld wrote American Wife and she blew me away It was also fantastic with a new level of maturity to boot I, personally, had a blast of fun reading Eligible A modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice I read a few Curtis Sittenfeld is TERRIFIC I LOVE THIS WOMANthis author.her work Oh.I m not the on...3.5 stars rounded upShort stories are the tapas of the book menu Small plates, when I like big portions So, I was really conflicted about reading this I like Curtis Sittenfeld, but I hate the fact that a short story typically ends just as I m getting invested in a character There does seem to be a theme here, involving communication, appearances and first impressions What do we say What do we stay silent about Or what do we think we know about someone vs what is real In each of these st 3.5 stars rounded upShort stories are the tapas of the book menu Small plates, when I like big portions So, I was really conflicted about reading this I like Curtis Sittenfeld, but I hate the fact that a short story typically ends just as I m getting invested in a character There does seem to be a theme here, involving communication, appearances and first impressions What do we say What do we stay silent about Or what do we think we know about someone vs what is real In each of these stories, the narrator misjudges someone Sittenfeld tackles some interesting subjects Adult crushes, texting affairs, belatedly realized sexism Almost all the stories involve the interaction between men and women All the stories are interesting, some really grabbed me like The World Has Many Butterflies and Plausible Deniability They re all really well written She does a great job building up the tension between characters And there s always a point t... I m relieved to have aged out of that sense that my primary obligation is to be pretty, relieved to work at a job that allows me to feel useful Did I used to think being pretty was my primary obligation because I was in some way delusional Or was it that I d absorbed the messages I was meant to absorb with the same diligence with which I d studied Curtis Sittenfeld s You Think It, I ll Say It, is a collection for the grown woman, for the woman who still thinks back on her youth and college y I m relieved to have aged out of that sense that my primary obligation is to be pretty, relieved to work at a job that allows me to feel useful Did I used to think being pretty was my primary obligation because I was in some way delusional Or was it that I d absorbed the messages I was meant to absorb with the same diligence with which I d studied Curtis Sittenfeld s You Think It, I ll Say It, is a collection for the grown woman, for the woman who still thinks back on her youth and college years with fondness but also with a sense of wonder is that who I was Is this who I have becomeThis is a smart collection one that explores the natural irony in our everyday lives There s a lot of wistful nostalgia and contemplation in this collection on the feat the very fact and act of being pretty what it means to be pretty and how that affects us as adult womenI onc...NO SPOILERS Sittenfeld s is a style I adore brave, insightful commentary on real life written in engaging prose and it works perfectly for this collection, my newest favorite Most of these stories have a wistful quality, some outright sad, but in a way that left an impression on me rather than plunged me into a depression Many take a little surprise turn, adding the spark that makes this collection such a great one Absent is anything purely cheerful or sugary At most, there are bitter NO SPOILERS Sittenfeld s is a style I adore brave, insightful commentary on real life written in engaging prose and it works perfectly for this collection, my newest favorite Most of these stories have a wistful quality, some outright sad, but in a way that left an impression on me rather than plunged me into a depression Many take a little surprise turn, adding the spark that makes this collection such a great one Absent is anything purely cheerful or sugary At most, there are bittersweet moments My common complaint with short stories is that often their premise is too ambitious for the format Twenty or so pages is so few and too many short story writers lack the talent to work within that limitation Si...This short story collection features ten short stories from author Sittenfeld, featuring a cast of diverse, real characters Told from a variety of point of views a bored housewife, a wealthy bachelor, a new mom, andthey offer pointed and humorous insight into current society I typically am not a huge fan of short stories because they don t give me enough information about the characters, and I m a very character driven person But when I saw that Curtis Sittenfeld had a short story col This short story collection features ten short stories from author Sittenfeld, featuring a cast of diverse, real characters Told from a variety of point of views a bored housewife, a wealthy bachelor, a new mom, andthey offer pointed and humorous insight into current society I typically am not a huge fan of short stories because they don t give me enough information about the characters, and I m a very character driven person But when I saw that Curtis Sittenfeld had a short story collection coming out, I knew I wouldn t be able to resist She gets a lot of press for Prep, but I feel like American Wife and Eligible are both still so fully ingrained in my brain I loved them both so much, and they are go to recommendations when I get the standard, oh you like to read, what should I read question But, I digress Sittenfeld Short stories I shouldn t have been surprised, honestly, that h...A wonderland of short stories that I ve sprinted through twice Well, first was the sprint second was the stroll I wanted to get every morsel, every tidbit of meaning or laugh and lesson Each story is an independent book full of characters with full on emotion, yours or theirs.Ten stories.Gender Studies A story about a mistake.The World has Many Butterflies Petty banter leads a woman to signals crossed.Vox clamantis in Deserto Never assume by words on a shirt.Bad Latch Babies change u A wonderland of short stories that I ve sprinted through twice Well, first was the sprint second was the stroll I wanted to get every morsel, every tidbit of meaning or laugh and lesson Each story is an independent book full of c...This was a really nice surprise Literary short stories are not something I tend to reach for, but I loved this, and I want to thank my fellow reviewerLarry so much for recommending this collection and for constantly reviewing books that don t seem like my thing but end up being my thing All these stories are about incorrect perception of those around you, if yourself, of a situation And they are so much fun This collection had an average rating of 4.0 for me, which is a result of an exac This was a really nice surprise Literary short stories are not something I tend to reach for, but I loved this, and I want to thank my fellow reviewerLarry so much for recommending this collection and for constantly reviewing books that don t seem like my thing but end up being my thing All these stories are about incorrect perception of those around you, if yourself, of a situation And they are so much fun This collection had an average rating of 4.0 for me, which is a result of an exact split five three star stories and five five star stories Let me explain myself I think pretty much any story in this book could be rounded up or down to a four They are all of high writing quality, with a touch of ironic humor and plenty of sarcasm I had personal favorites, but every one of these feels very strong, and I don t think you ll be disappointed no matter whatGender StudiesAbout a gender studies professor and her one night relationship with a T...Anyone who follows my reviews probably already knows that I am a huge fan of Curtis Sittenfeld, so when this ARC unexpectedly arrived in the mail, I was beside myself with excitement I intended to save it until I finished the book I d just started, but when I idly paged through You Think It, I ll Say It, I was immediately drawn into the first story, Gender Studies, and wanted nothingthan to keep reading The funny thing is, I d ...Sittenfeld s work is always perfectly balanced between women s fiction and literary fiction, and she describes families and romantic relationships expertly, in prose so deliciously smooth it slides right down If you re a fan of her novels, I would certainly recommend these 11 short stories to you They re about marriage, parenting, authenticity, celebrity and social media in Trump s America, with the two key recurring elements of role reversal and retrospect.The opening story, The Nominee, wh Sittenfeld s work is...

26 August 2018

Curtis Sittenfeld