First love, broken friendships, and heartache all play a part i. Nothing like you by lauren strasnick fantastic fiction. She wrote her first short story, yours truly, the girls f. Holly feels nothing except a slight physical pain when she loses her virginity to classmate paul bennett in his car. Nothing like you, by lauren strasnick, is more of a novella than a novel, clocking in at 38k words. She wrote her first short story, yours truly, the girls from bunk six, in a clothbound 5x4 journal, in the fifth grade. Read her and me and you by lauren strasnick available from rakuten kobo. Her and me and you ebook por lauren strasnick 9781442409491. Lauren strasnick is a graduate of the california institute of the arts mfa writing program. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. The novel has a fresh, modern feel and strasnick offers an elegant portrayal of one teens struggle to come to terms with her family, her friendships, and herself. Her and me and you book by lauren strasnick 2 available. Her and me and you book by lauren strasnick official. It also is the more minor scenes, such as time adrienne spends with kate that were the most enticing for me.
Lauren strasnick she wrote her first short story, yours truly, the girls from bunk six, in a clothbound 5x4 journal, in the fifth grade. Two years ago, adriennes best friend walked out of her life. This book is my least favourite book so far this year, simply because of the normalization of its problematic issues within the novel. Id give then you were gone by lauren strasnick a score of 6. Her and me and you ebook by lauren strasnick rakuten kobo.
Strasnick s slim second offering her and me and you packs a lot into its short chapters. The original post for this episode can be found here. Nothing like you by lauren strasnick when holly loses her virginity to paul, a guy she barely knows, she assumes their encounter is a onenight stand. Their unemotional affair is kept secret because paul is already dating willowy beauty saskia. Im lauren and ive written four books about deranged teenagers. When alex isnt taking care of her mother, she is trying to find a place to fit in at her new school while desperately missing her best friend evie. Shes living in a new town with a drunk mom and candy bars for friends. Her and me and you by lauren strasnick i met fred first. Strangely, this is both its strongest, and weakest, element. She is the author of then you were gone, nothing like you.
Lee her and me and you por lauren strasnick disponible en rakuten kobo. Her and me and you has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. When holly loses her virginity to paul, a guy she barely knows, she assumes their. February 2012 a northern light by jennifer donnelly. I love her ability at story telling and at writing great characters. Strasnicks slim second offering her and me and you packs a lot into its short chapters.
I liked lauren strasnicks debut nothing like you well enough, and i am always interested in the relationship between twins so i thought her and me and you would be a good choice. Hiding her biggest secret from her best friend, and trying her hardest to figure everything out on her own, hollys characterization is. Her work has been translated into french, german, and portuguese. Her and me and you is definitely a lot different from the predictable, however cute, ya romance novels that i usually read. For me, there is just something uniquely brilliant about her spare prose, about her willingness to go to darker places and to tell relationship stories that dont always have happy endings. Not that im opposed to happy endings or anything, but i do appreciate when an author writes the ending the story needs, even. Lauren strasnick booklist lauren strasnick message board.
After alexs dad has an affair, she moves with her mess of a mother to the town her mom grew up in. Posted on 10 november 2019 10 may 2020 by lauren strasnick. Struggling with family problems but determined to make new friends after moving and missing evie her best friend since childhood, alex is attracted to fred and he to her despite the jealous meddling of freds twin sister adina. She is the author of then you were gone, nothing like you, and her and me and. There are a lot of parallels between alexs relationship with the twins. Alex moves to a new town with her mother when her dad has an affair. Her and me and you book by lauren strasnick official publisher. Hiding her biggest secret from her best friend, and trying her hardest to figure everything out on her own, hollys characterization is touching and well done. Her and me and you is a very absorbing book, and lauren strasnicks style is both entrancing and slightly unsettling. Nothing like you by lauren strasnick nook book ebook. Her and me and you lauren strasnick the bookie bunch. The characters in then you were gone were definitely the strength of the book. Lauren strasnick reads and signs her young adult novel her. Sex, alcohol and grief mix with gentle humor to drive strasnick s first novel.
Ever since her fathers affair, alexs life has pretty much been the pits. Lauren strasnick definitely had me captivated within the first 40 pages or so. Her short, yet extremely effective, prose is attentiongrabbing and probing, and has an even balance between being descriptive and concise and to the point. Her and me and you by lauren strasnick overdrive rakuten. Lauren strasnick, author of 16 ways to break a heart out now. Nothing like you by lauren strasnick book cover, description, publication. Feb 01, 2012 trying to be a pillar for her father, and missing her mother greatly, holly is very obviously in a different state of mind during the book than her usual self. One week ago, she left adrienne a desperate, muffled voicemail. Then you were gone isbn 9781442427150 pdf epub lauren.
She is the author of then you were gone, nothing like you, and her and me and you. Her and me and you simon pulse a launch party for local young adult author lauren strasnick and her second ya novel, her and me and you. I enjoyed the read, however the sparse writing style is hard for me to get into. Her and me and you is a very absorbing book, and lauren strasnick s style is both entrancing and slightly unsettling. Well talk all about her and me and you by lauren strasnick. Sex, alcohol and grief mix with gentle humor to drive strasnicks first novel. Just in time for valentines day comes a messedup love story like youve never before encountered. May 19, 20 just in time for valentines day comes a messedup love story like youve never before encountered.
Her and me and you by lauren strasnick 20101005 on. In the tradition of reasons why, a suspenseful and heartwrenching novel from the author of nothing like you and her and me and you. Holly hirsh, a senior, has not cried since her mother died six months ago. But one week ago, she left adrienne a desperate voicemail message. It was quite refreshing however ironic it may seem to dive into a world of extremely complex characters that actually have some depth.
Lauren strasnick message board 112012 talk about the novels, new and used books that strasnick has written. While somewhat underwritten, yet rather repetitive, nothing like you is not a bad book. Strasnicks slim second offering packs a lot into its short chapters. The arrival of a new lauren strasnick book is always cause for celebration. Her and me and you by lauren strasnick nook book ebook. Jan 09, 2011 her and me and you by lauren strasnick. If anyone else has read this, id love to hear your thoughts. Nothing like you ebook by lauren strasnick official. Lauren strasnick struggling with family problems but determined to make new friends after moving and missing evie her best friend since childhood, alex is attracted to fred and he to her despite the jealous meddling. Trying to be a pillar for her father, and missing her mother greatly, holly is very obviously in a different state of mind during the book than her usual self. Characterization, scenes, dialogue and setting are seamlessly distilled into so few sharp, imagerich phrases that the novel reads almost as if it were written in verse. Slj alexs firstperson narrative and the challenges of making a new start ring true.