I thought I had definitively decided to retire this short-lived blog forever as of two days ago. But before that can happen, we really need to address this topic that came up approx 4 months ago: a very special book (finally released! I had that advance copy for-fucking-ever!) called The Panic Years. Initially obtained from the free table of my old job, I've been waiting for so long to write about this serious gem of the chick-lit/self-help genre.
The basic premise of The Panic Years — a semi-satire aptly subtitled "A Guide to Surviving Smug Married Friends, Bad Taffeta, and Life on the Wrong Side of 25 Without a Ring" — is that young women are induced into a panic-like hysteria as their friends start getting married and they're still doing stupid shit like hooking up with their friends, focusing on their careers, etc. When I first spotted this book, my boss warned me not to go there but of course I did, and now I'm bringing you down with me.
We're really excited about this book in our apt. This genre of literature is really taking over the way we think about our relationships, mostly for the worse. Look for a The Rules / The Game / The Panic Years mashup roundtable discussion. I've read all three and I've found them to be equally mind-warping, devastating, enthralling and occasionally valuable in their own ways. The possibility of introducing "He's Just Not That Into You" into this discussion is also fairly high. Stay on the edge of your seats. I won't be calling you back for at least three days — make that a week, or even two.
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Hey there! This is Doree Lewak, the author of "The Panic Years" and I just came across your panic post; I'm so glad you enjoyed the book, but even happier that you "got it"!
It's a little sly and wry -- and can certainly be misinterpreted -- but I'm so happy that you took away exactly what I wanted a reader to take away from it.
Please help spread the word, spread the Panic!!
Take care,
Doree
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