Marianna S. (Angeloudi) reviewed on 7/9/2011 + 160 more book reviews

I really thought I would love this book, having been a grad student myself at both Yale and Brown. However, the main character, while somewhat engaging in her quest to find herself, shows little interest in life in England other than chain-smoking and getting falling down drunk in the pub at a daily basis. The drunken behavior is an excuse for lots of bad behavior, including stalking her tutor/advisor, "snogging" and "shagging" (which may be synonymous- I'm not exactly sure). The cast of international students she meets at university are somewhat interesting, although not fully developed. A bit disappointing- it was hard to finish this book.

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