"Every bit as smart, sensitive, funny, and genuine as her phenomenally
popular novels,"* a dazzling collection from the New York Times
bestselling author of Prep, American Wife, and Eligible
"I really loved all the characters in this book. They're so complex
and interesting, and in every story, you'll find them going through
these pivotal moments in their lives."--Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book
Club Pick)
**
NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PEOPLE AND USA TODAY
AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post - NPR -
Financial Times - San Francisco Chronicle - New York Public
Library - Refinery29**
A suburban mother of two fantasizes about the downfall of an old friend
whose wholesome lifestyle empire may or may not be built on a lie. A
high-powered lawyer honeymooning with her husband is caught off guard by
the appearance of the girl who tormented her in high school. A shy Ivy
League student learns the truth about a classmate's seemingly enviable
life.
Curtis Sittenfeld has established a reputation as a sharp chronicler of
the modern age who humanizes her subjects even as she skewers them. Now,
with this first collection of short fiction, her "astonishing gift for
creating characters that take up residence in readers' heads" (The
Washington Post) is showcased like never before. Throughout the ten
stories in You Think It, I'll Say It, Sittenfeld upends assumptions
about class, relationships, and gender roles in a nation that feels both
adrift and viscerally divided.
With moving insight and uncanny precision, Curtis Sittenfeld pinpoints
the questionable decisions, missed connections, and sometimes
extraordinary coincidences that make up a life. Indeed, she writes what
we're all thinking--if only we could express it with the wit of a master
satirist, the storytelling gifts of an old-fashioned raconteur, and the
vision of an American original.
*Booklist (starred review)
LONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION
"At once psychologically acute, deftly crafted and deeply
pleasurable."--San Francisco Chronicle
"Witty and buoyant . . . Each deceptively simple and breezy story is
masterfully paced and crafted."--Chicago Tribune
"Perfectly paced, witty and laced with unexpected twists: Every story
here sticks its landing. Whatever [Sittenfeld] writes, we'll read
it."--People
"Razor-sharp, often hilarious . . . [Curtis Sittenfeld] is a sharp
observer of human nature and human relationships. . . . A witty, breezy,
zeitgeist-y collection."--USA Today
