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Like another reviewer said - I really wanted to like this book - but didn't. The writing is just fine - but the story is not. It is totally confusing what story the author is trying to tell or what emotion she is trying to convey. It reminded me of a stone skipping across water. All the story lines and characters are just touched on briefly before moving on to something or someone else. I gave up on this book half way through which is something I absolutely hate to do, but I was totally frustrated and annoyed. I couldn't understand whether it was a story about friendships, drug use, horse shows or family because nothing was developed before it touched down on something else. I wish the author explained the three main characters in depth - I didn't understand any of them or why they were in the position they were in or why they were doing what they were doing to themselves or each other. Two main words for this story - confusing, frustrating.Gossip of the Starlings


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Gossip of the Starlings Nina de Gramont 0019628725653 Books Reviews

I really loved this book. It kept me interested and was an easy book to read but with enough substance and depth to stay with you.
This book reminded me so vividly of what it felt like to be a teenager. The friends you can't live without; the amazing drama that takes place every day. The wealth and the location are immaterial. This story is about the incredible power of friendships and the struggle to be good. It was a beautiful and very emotional story that I read in two days.
I usually read something dull to put myself to sleep at night, but after reading most of this book on a plane ride, I refused to switch to my usual fare. It brought back highschool and the incredible intensity of my teenage friendships. de Gramont's prose illuminates those heady moments and secret bonds that were so all consuming. I thoroughly enjoyed this finely tuned page-turner!
I am a guy but somehow fell into reading this novel which, at age 56 and father of four with two daughters, I enjoyed. I related very much to the father of the narrator, Catherine. I am sure my daughters think of me the same way Catherine does her dad, and he doesn't come off so well according to her description. Catherine's mom seems to take her daughter's side in just about all disputes and issues. Catherine has written off her dad totally!! Someone to be avoided. I have the same dynamic in my family and can relate. I am wondering if the novel has some autobiographical elements. If so, I'd like to say to the dad I know what you are going through. Typically Catherine has no idea that her dad may have her best interests at heart, and only in the end do we hear her give ANY credit to her father, when she learns that he has spent time searching for the _________ . (I won't ruin it for those who have not read yet the book.) Quite frankly, Catherine is spoiled rotten. Her mother doesn't see it, but there does seem to be a hint that perhaps many years later Catherine recognizes that in those younger years maybe she was.

Another area of the book I could relate to boarding school life. I attended boarding school for a full five years and saw my share of decadence. Those who are thinking of boarding school for their kids should read this book and then be sure to read the collection of essays edited by Louis M. Crosier "Casualties of Privilege Essays on Prep Schools' Hidden Culture." Yes, there is a multitude of boarding school graduates who have ultimately become captains of industry and social, intellectual, and political leaders, but there is also a multitude of kids whose parents packed them off to boarding school in the hopes that someone else would do the tough task of parenting for them. My wife and I chose private day school for my own brood of four and am very glad, although I have nevertheless raised two Catherines!!!?? {>)

Clearly Nina de Gramont is a very talented writer, and I am sure there are great things to come.
"Gossip..." is the third book I've read this summer that takes place in a setting not familiar to me, nor previously of interest. deGramont's book was recommended to me by a "horse person" who insisted I read it. I have to say the prose is so flawless, so graceful, that you hardly feel yourself moving through the pages. The last third of the book seemed to accelerate for me, the pages seemed riper, more poetic as the tale moved forward -- not sure if this was from falling in love with the language, or that the story and characters sneaked into my psyche and ruffled my feathers (!!) -- I just know that I found myself racing to reach the reward of a perfect ending. This book was a very pleasant surprise. I've since ordered and started reading deGramont's collection of short fiction "Of Cats and Men" -- haunting, sneaky, dark little tales that prove this writer can jump genres like a purebred. Loving them!
I could not put down Nina de Gramont's novel Gossip of the Starlings once I started reading it. The story involves the intense friendship between two very privileged girls at a New England prep school and how things go terribly wrong in their lives. Catherine is the daughter of a self-made businessman who ironically ends up hating the world of privilege that he has created for his children. Skye is the daughter of a charismatic Senator, who is sincerely trying to do good in the world, but who is also not above exploiting his own daughter for political gain. The novel is extremely sophisticated in its understanding of how power works in the world, and at times reads like a brilliant crime novel. There are no black-and-white heroes and villains, however. Everyone is both flawed yet capable of love and understanding, although not necessarily when they most need to be so. As in real life, actions do have consequences, and life is not fair. People are hurt, and the punishments they receive are not necessarily what they deserve. The ending is complex and completely believable. Making the book all the more compelling is Nina de Gramont's prose, which is lyrical and spellbinding.
Like another reviewer said - I really wanted to like this book - but didn't. The writing is just fine - but the story is not. It is totally confusing what story the author is trying to tell or what emotion she is trying to convey. It reminded me of a stone skipping across water. All the story lines and characters are just touched on briefly before moving on to something or someone else. I gave up on this book half way through which is something I absolutely hate to do, but I was totally frustrated and annoyed. I couldn't understand whether it was a story about friendships, drug use, horse shows or family because nothing was developed before it touched down on something else. I wish the author explained the three main characters in depth - I didn't understand any of them or why they were in the position they were in or why they were doing what they were doing to themselves or each other. Two main words for this story - confusing, frustrating.Gossip of the Starlings