Carrie Pilby
Figuring out life in NYC. Being a genius has never been this hard! Carrie Pilby doesn't fit in. Anywhere. And she's pretty much given up trying. A year out of college, this nineteen-year-old genius believes everyone she meets is immoral, sex obsessedMore Figuring out life in NYC. Being a genius has never been this hard! Carrie Pilby doesn't fit in. Anywhere. And she's pretty much given up trying. A year out of college, this nineteen-year-old genius believes everyone she meets is immoral, sex obsessed and hypocritical, and the only person she sees on a regular basis is her therapist. When he comes up with a five-point plan to help her discover the "positive aspects of social interaction, " Carrie, who would rather stay home in bed, is forced to view the world in a new light. Less
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Jamie rated it really liked it
about 7 years ago
I feel like chick lit does have a chance to get a bad rap. I read this book years ago and it never really left my mind; I picked it up yesterday to reread it and I realized that Lissner wrote a strange little literary novel that just happened to come out in the height of. Read full review
Nafiza rated it it was ok
almost 7 years ago
I was expecting a fun, light, quirky read. The cover certainly leads you to believe so and I have a feeling that had I known that the book was way more serious than I was bargaining for, I would have been better prepared to read it. Because Carrie Pilby is most certainly. Read full review
Chrystal Snowdrop Dreams rated it really liked it
about 2 years ago
Carrie Pilby, a nineteen-year-old prodigy and Harvard graduate, is socially awkward and having a very hard time meeting people that she can befriend or even relate to on a basic level. She consistently looks down on others when they come across as hypocrites based on her. Read full review
Holly rated it it was amazing
almost 7 years ago
Why I loved this book:
-Carrie is smart
-She's pretty much anti social
-She loves to read
-She looks everything up in the dictionary
-She cracks herself up
-She's not one of those annoying airhead girls
-NYC!!
-The cover is friggin' cute
-Her favorite thing to do is sleep
Donna added it
over 5 years ago
It sounds pretty quirky and fun but when I got into it, all I got was an irredeemable character that was too good for everyone else and really wasn't willing to change.
I wanted to like Carrie. I really did. But I hated being in her head. I just can't empathize with so. Read full review
Jonathan Maas rated it it was amazing
All right! First things first:
• Carrie Pilby is hilarious – I’m not talking beach read mild chortles here, I’m talking ‘Gilbert Gottfried roasting your best friend after you’ve had the optimal glasses of wine’ funny. It really makes you laugh, and has a P.G. Wodehouse lev. Read full review
Evelyn Romp rated it liked it
about 1 month ago
ik zeg het niet vaak, maar het omslag van dit boek past echt totaal *niet* bij het verhaal.
het verhaal is filosofisch, en treurig. Carrie Pilby heeft echt totaal geen makkelijk leven. ik snap werkelijk niet waarom Harper Collins "hilarisch" op het omslag heeft gezet, want. Read full review
Karissa rated it it was amazing
over 6 years ago
When I read the synopsis of this book I had to have it. It's not the type of book I generally read, but it just sounded like something I would really like. I got an advanced reading copy through netgalley(dot)com to read. It was a great read, a fun read, and the kind of r. Read full review
Nina rated it it was amazing
almost 7 years ago
Carrie Pilby has become officially one of my favourite books of 2010. I adored the character and the story kept me hooked to the pages from beginning till the end.
Carrie is a 19 year old teenager who is very intelligent. She doesn’t understands the world completely and in. Read full review
Terrie rated it really liked it
about 9 years ago
I'm perplexed why this was a Red Dress Ink imprint, because the only thing "chick lit" about it is the fact that the protagonist is a 19 yo female who lives in NYC. Really an excellent novel.