Either/Or

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Call Number: Fiction / Batuman, Elif, Adult Book / Fiction / General / Batuman, Elif
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Batuman, Elif	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Batuman, Elif	4-week checkout	Due 03-22-2024
Downtown 1st Floor 2-week checkout	Express Shelf Fiction / Batuman, Elif	2-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Batuman, Elif	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Batuman, Elif	4-week checkout	Due 05-24-2024
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Batuman, Elif	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Batuman, Elif	4-week checkout	Due 05-01-2024
Pittsfield Adult Books 2-week checkout	Express Shelf Adult Book / Fiction / General / Batuman, Elif	2-week checkout	Reshelving
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Batuman, Elif	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Batuman, Elif	4-week checkout	Due 05-13-2024
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Batuman, Elif	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Batuman, Elif	4-week checkout	Due 05-12-2024

"From the acclaimed and bestselling author of The Idiot, the continuation of beloved protagonist Selin's quest for self-knowledge, as she travels abroad and tests the limits of her newfound adulthood Selin is the luckiest person in her family: the only one who was born in America and got to go to Harvard. Now it's sophomore year, 1996, and Selin knows she has to make it count. The first order of business: to figure out the meaning of everything that happened over the summer. Why did Selin's elusive crush, Ivan, find her that job in the Hungarian countryside? What was up with all those other people in the Hungarian countryside? Why is Ivan's weird ex-girlfriend now trying to get in touch with Selin? On the plus side, it feels like the plot of an exciting novel. On the other hand, why do so many novels have crazy abandoned women in them? How does one live a life as interesting as a novel-a life worthy of becoming a novel-without becoming a crazy abandoned woman oneself? Guided by her literature syllabus and by her more worldly and confident peers, Selin reaches certain conclusions about the universal importance of parties, alcohol, and sex, and resolves to execute them in practice-no matter what the cost. Next on the list: international travel. Unfolding with the propulsive logic and intensity of youth, Either/Or is a landmark novel by one of our most brilliant writers. Hilarious, revelatory, and unforgettable, its gripping narrative will confront you with searching questions that persist long after the last page"-- Provided by publisher.

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Great sequel submitted by woolf.stan on June 30, 2022, 9:16pm I love Elif Batuman and this is a great sequel to her first novel, The Idiot. It wouldn't make much sense without reading the first book, I think. It's great to live in Selin's brain; she's relatable, funny, and extremely 19.

I love Elif Batuman submitted by ahayes5 on July 31, 2023, 10:47pm I didn't think I could like a sequel more than the original book, but Either/Or's exploration of sexuality and socialized desire had me thinking a lot. It's hilarious, of course. Like The Idiot, the abroad portion of the book drags on a little long compared to the earlier part of the book, but I love this book dearly.