review - chloe does yale
“Chloe Does Yale”
By Natalie Krinsky
(Hyperion)
It’s hard to tell where fiction ends and fact begins in this new novel by former Yale University sex columnist Natalie Krinsky. The 22-year-old recent graduate clearly drew heavily from her own experiences when creating Chloe Carrington, the titular protagonist who – guess what? – happens to be a sex columnist for the Yale Daily News.
“Sex and the (Elm) City” writer Chloe may be a college-age Carrie Bradshaw, but that doesn’t mean she’s the teen equivalent of the Sex and the City gals. Her infamy gets in the way of a meaningful relationship, and she hasn’t even had a random hookup since the beginning of the year. Despite her very public persona, privately Chloe is just as nervous as the rest of her sexually clueless peers – though her sparkling wit makes up for her insecurity, whether she’s tackling a column about oral sex, taking in an all-nude party or shopping for her first vibrator. “It’s ten inches long and covered in purple glitter. I will never be able to take my vibrator experience seriously if it looks like it belongs to Rock Star Barbie.”
The promiscuous premise belies the fact that this is a book about college life at its heart. From descriptive nicknames to fake IDs to tailgate parties, Chloe takes the reader on a hilarious journey through a year at a school that, despite its ivied credentials, could be nearly any university in America. Although the romantic subplot between Chloe and a mysterious e-mail admirer falls flat, as does the “happy = happily settled” ending, the book rides the wave of its raunchy yet realistic anecdotes with great success. Krinsky’s writing sparkles, and her spot-on descriptions of the college experience are bound to elicit laughs and groans of recognition from current and former collegians alike.
The bright pink cover denotes “Chloe Does Yale” as decidedly femme-friendly, but boyfriends of readers around the nation will be tempted, and for good reason. Witty and fun, “Chloe Does Yale” is the perfect book for anyone, male or female, who fumbled through a college relationship. And for those still in college, fiction or not, it may be an essential manual to guide you through your four years.
By Natalie Krinsky
(Hyperion)
It’s hard to tell where fiction ends and fact begins in this new novel by former Yale University sex columnist Natalie Krinsky. The 22-year-old recent graduate clearly drew heavily from her own experiences when creating Chloe Carrington, the titular protagonist who – guess what? – happens to be a sex columnist for the Yale Daily News.
“Sex and the (Elm) City” writer Chloe may be a college-age Carrie Bradshaw, but that doesn’t mean she’s the teen equivalent of the Sex and the City gals. Her infamy gets in the way of a meaningful relationship, and she hasn’t even had a random hookup since the beginning of the year. Despite her very public persona, privately Chloe is just as nervous as the rest of her sexually clueless peers – though her sparkling wit makes up for her insecurity, whether she’s tackling a column about oral sex, taking in an all-nude party or shopping for her first vibrator. “It’s ten inches long and covered in purple glitter. I will never be able to take my vibrator experience seriously if it looks like it belongs to Rock Star Barbie.”
The promiscuous premise belies the fact that this is a book about college life at its heart. From descriptive nicknames to fake IDs to tailgate parties, Chloe takes the reader on a hilarious journey through a year at a school that, despite its ivied credentials, could be nearly any university in America. Although the romantic subplot between Chloe and a mysterious e-mail admirer falls flat, as does the “happy = happily settled” ending, the book rides the wave of its raunchy yet realistic anecdotes with great success. Krinsky’s writing sparkles, and her spot-on descriptions of the college experience are bound to elicit laughs and groans of recognition from current and former collegians alike.
The bright pink cover denotes “Chloe Does Yale” as decidedly femme-friendly, but boyfriends of readers around the nation will be tempted, and for good reason. Witty and fun, “Chloe Does Yale” is the perfect book for anyone, male or female, who fumbled through a college relationship. And for those still in college, fiction or not, it may be an essential manual to guide you through your four years.
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