tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post3982382584236728439..comments2023-11-26T08:55:00.075-05:00Comments on Steph Su Reads: Review: The Ivy by Lauren Kunze and Rina OnurSteph Suhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834692034486125015noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-86050584649878352582010-10-19T06:22:22.041-04:002010-10-19T06:22:22.041-04:00Yikes! I've got an egalley of this (which mig...Yikes! I've got an egalley of this (which might actually be expired now that the book is out) but I think I'm going to go ahead and skip it.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965647842119649711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-45132006337553979382010-10-12T16:40:47.595-04:002010-10-12T16:40:47.595-04:00Eek! Definitely steering far clear of this one. I ...Eek! Definitely steering far clear of this one. I have no problem with silliness and dramz, either, a la <i>Pretty Little Liars</i>, but I have a feeling this one would have me mocking it for years.Meg @ write meg!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15837479897570974834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-70043836915259491052010-10-10T22:54:24.662-04:002010-10-10T22:54:24.662-04:00Oh my goodness, Steph, I love your honesty! It'...Oh my goodness, Steph, I love your honesty! It's so funny because I just read a raving review of this book earlier tonight...I guess everyone certainly does have their own opinion. I really wanted to read this one until I saw your review, but I think I may read it just to see what I think. Thanks for your honesty!Jessica Lawlorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16180026942204335132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-77273368286438703642010-10-08T21:28:02.178-04:002010-10-08T21:28:02.178-04:00That doesn’t sound like the Harvard I attended. T...That doesn’t sound like the Harvard I attended. The main reason I chose to go there was for the intellectual conversations in the dorm rooms. There wasn’t a lot of partying compared to other colleges, but the libraries were hopping! <br /><br />I appreciated your in depth analysis and the fact that you saved me from what appears to be drivel. Unfair Harvard?Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-83600911317339151362010-10-08T17:16:02.323-04:002010-10-08T17:16:02.323-04:00Wow, that sounds like something I'd prefer to ...Wow, that sounds like something I'd prefer to stay away from! As a fellow student, it also makes me crazy in books or tv when YA get into high profile college but never put actual work in it. Huh!kay - Infinite Shelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227285073921171393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-24638928208821003662010-10-07T18:40:08.483-04:002010-10-07T18:40:08.483-04:00I feel so much better...I had to stop reading this...I feel so much better...I had to stop reading this today...I hated it...and I bought it!!! I never stop reading books but this book made me crazy...I did not have a clue where it was headed...thanks so much for making me feel righteous about not liking this book...I thought it was just me...https://booksthoughtsadventures.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270725992084535102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-34827696283789810052010-10-07T17:10:00.337-04:002010-10-07T17:10:00.337-04:00Thank you for making my decision about this book e...Thank you for making my decision about this book easy! It sounds like i would really dislike itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-63562008514790216892010-10-07T14:57:11.837-04:002010-10-07T14:57:11.837-04:00This sounds painful. Great to read such an honest ...This sounds painful. Great to read such an honest and candid review though. I like some Gossip-Girl-ish books too, but only if they're really well done.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483030255023873716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-40391482308746138652010-10-07T11:49:56.630-04:002010-10-07T11:49:56.630-04:00Yeah, I was a bit bothered too by "How did yo...Yeah, I was a bit bothered too by "How did you all get into this school if you're skipping classes, partying all the time, and being, well, kinda stupid?"<br /><br />I did enjoy the book though; it was a fun, light read for me. Some of the things you mention didn't bother me at all; most of the time, I just thought it was an interesting way of doing things.BookChichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641362399541764523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-38759998230982223042010-10-07T11:40:52.398-04:002010-10-07T11:40:52.398-04:00I just felt like there was WAY too much going on w...I just felt like there was WAY too much going on with The Ivy. I sort of got lost with the whole story line. <br /><br />Also, I am with you on the whole, how the hell do you have that much time to party and pass classes?<br /><br />I mean, yeah I partied in college, but only on the weekends as a reward for getting good grades.April (BooksandWine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15268544465552896599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-88445025404283053512010-10-07T11:12:36.440-04:002010-10-07T11:12:36.440-04:00LOL Steph, tell us how you really feel! I love you...LOL Steph, tell us how you really feel! I love your honest reviews. I haven't read The Ivy, I wasn't sure if I wanted to and I kind of a had a personal bias against it only because it's set at Harvard and as a Cornellian, the only thing we dislike more than freezing our butts off on the way to class is Harvard! ;)Frankie Diane Mallishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066659801542129040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-4055578588440806352010-10-07T10:40:00.165-04:002010-10-07T10:40:00.165-04:00I thought the same thing as you and the POV shifts...I thought the same thing as you and the POV shifts drove me CRAZY. One thing I was also confused about is why the second 'author' was credited as an author, when she only actually helped map out the plot.jpetroroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652079710462059513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-41680177147642994852010-10-07T10:29:01.674-04:002010-10-07T10:29:01.674-04:00All I can say is....word.
How the heck did this t...All I can say is....word.<br /><br />How the heck did this thing get published?Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025434037081684606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-45784728092361612842010-10-07T10:25:31.093-04:002010-10-07T10:25:31.093-04:00I had a lot of the same problems you had with this...I had a lot of the same problems you had with this book. I'm glad I'm not the only one!Tara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11208796472061806391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-5526387467362125302010-10-07T10:22:02.577-04:002010-10-07T10:22:02.577-04:00Argh, those kinds of books drive me crazy. Not onl...Argh, those kinds of books drive me crazy. Not only because it's a book that's only concerned with partying, sex, and drama, but the whole narration issue as well. When done intentionally, you can do neat things (D.H. Lawrence's Quetzalcoatl comes to mind.)<br /><br />Poor writing is a pet peeve, but I can sometimes get over it if the characters or story win me over. Doesn't look like The Ivy delivers on that front either.<br /><br />I was already steering clear of this title, but now I know to stay faarrr away,Michelle B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14232638101998976972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1214401809446305406.post-22101634284945314212010-10-07T10:13:21.603-04:002010-10-07T10:13:21.603-04:00Thanks for the review. I figured The Ivy would be ...Thanks for the review. I figured The Ivy would be about like that. Have you read Pretty On The Outside or the Lauren Conrad books. The former is a British boarding school book that was far too Gossip Girl-ish for me. The latter I've stayed away from because I've assumed they'll be too shallow, but I'm still curious.<br /><a href="http://www.alisoncanread.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Alison Can Read</a>Alison Can Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908868606441539344noreply@blogger.com