Who Would Like This Book:
If you love beautifully written, poetic prose and stories of first love and self-discovery, this one's for you. The whirlwind and heartbreak of a student falling for her older TA is handled with tenderness, depth, and a hefty dose of emotion. The book doesn't shy away from the complexities of desire and vulnerability, making it a favorite among readers who appreciate character-driven, introspective LGBTQ+ romance. Fans of coming-of-age tales and nuanced, realistic depictions of intimacy will find a lot to savor here.
Who May Not Like This Book:
If you're not a fan of slower, reflective narratives or feel squirmy about significant age-gap romances, this might not hit the mark. Some readers found the relationship dynamic between student and TA a bit uncomfortable or unrealistic. Others wished for more character depth or felt the third-person narration kept them at arm’s length emotionally. And if you want explicit steam or fast-paced drama, you might find this one too gentle and subtle.
About:
Pages for You by Sylvia Brownrigg is a poignant and beautifully written story about first love and heartbreak between a college student and a professor. The narrative explores the complexities of their relationship, capturing the emotional journey of the characters as they navigate love, self-discovery, and the passage of time. The writing style is described as vivid and moving, with the ability to convey the characters' emotions in a compelling manner, making the reader deeply empathize with their experiences.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
Content warnings may include themes of heartbreak and unrequited love.
Has Romance?
The romance is a central focus of the story, significantly driving the plot.
From The Publisher:
A wry, tender novel of sexual and intellectual awakening. Something made her risk a look at the reader, who took a sip of black coffee. And another. She turned the pages. She pursed her lips. Flannery abandoned her breakfast and watched the woman drink her coffee. It wasn't that she wanted the coffee herself. That wasn't it. Rather, she wanted to be the coffee: she envied the dark drink its chance to taste those lips.In a steam-filled diner in a college town, Flannery Jansen catches sight of something more beautiful than she's ever seen: a graduate student, reading. Flannery, a seventeen-year-old, new to everything around her - college, the East Coast, bodies of literature, and the sexual flurries of student life - is shocked by her own desire to follow this beauty wherever it takes her. By chance she finds herself enrolled in a class taught by the remote, brilliant older woman; intimidated at first, she gradually becomes Anne Arden's student outside class as well. Whatever the subject - Baudelaire, lipstick colors - Flannery proves an eager pupil, until one day she learns more about Anne than she ever wanted to know.A bittersweet, exhilarating, sentimental education, Pages for You confirms Sylvia Brownrigg as "one of the most exuberantly agile minds among younger American writers" (Dan Cryer, Newsday) and is her sexiest, most poignant work to date.
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Quick, lovely read.
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Pages for You?
About the Author:
Sylvia Brownrigg is the author of the novel The Metaphysical Touch (FSG, 1999) and a collection of short stories, Ten Women Who Shook the World (FSG, 2000). She lives in San Francisco.
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