I've read the original Anna K and was maybe expecting too much from this book. What I wasn't expecting was the teen language and attitudes that just don't resonate with me. I wouldn't really be comfortable with a really young adult reading this due to the drugs and suicide references. I just couldn't get into this book at all, even though I do read Young Adult fiction all the time.
Based on the young, over privileged and rich of New York it's a clever take on Anna Karenina. Just like the original it covers social norms and values, a tragic love story.
It's a very current read with lots of contemporary references. I think and for that reason it will date very quickly and unlike the book it's based upon it won't be a classic or around for very long unfortunately. the next generation of teens will not relate to it or be able to understand most of it.
Based on the young, over privileged and rich of New York it's a clever take on Anna Karenina. Just like the original it covers social norms and values, a tragic love story.
It's a very current read with lots of contemporary references. I think and for that reason it will date very quickly and unlike the book it's based upon it won't be a classic or around for very long unfortunately. the next generation of teens will not relate to it or be able to understand most of it.