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Apr 15, 2016 it takes confidence some might even say hubris to rewrite one of the most beloved novels in the english canon. Lee fiora is an intelligent, observant fourteenyearold when she leaves her family behind in indiana to attend the prestigious ault school in massachusetts. Its young author curtis sittenfelds tale of adolescence and angst. It made me unsure of whether she was addressing me, which was an uncertainty i often felt when spoken to.
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