The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell

Title: The Carrie Diaries

Author: Candace Bushnell

Published Date: 27 April 2010

Format: Paperback

Genre: Fiction

Followed by: Summer and The City

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The story begins by an introduction of Carrie Bradshaw's life and her closest friends in high school. Carrie feels like she's the only one left out in sex and is in conflict being the only virgins in her group. Carrie inspires to be a writer & is very determine to be a writer someday. At school, Sebastian Kydd is her love interest. Previously Sebastian was dating Donna LaDonna, the most popular girl in school and Carrie is in conflict with Donna after a string of unfortunate events befall her. At the same time, all her other friends in the group are also having their own issues. Lila, Carrie's best friend in the group turns her back on Carrie and date Sebastian. Carrie is devastated and stop being Lila's friend. On the other hand, her father determines her to date George, who studies in Brown University, her father's alma mater. During the same photography class, Carrie got more closer with Donna & they become friends. Carrie determines to take New York for a writing seminar & Donna gives the number of her cousin who resides in the city. Towards the end of the semester, Carrie receives an offer of acceptance at Brown's University which makes her father so happy and proud. He agrees to let her go to New York to take the writing seminar and to return home for Brown's after the seminar. Carrie then finally take New York but over there, she lost her bag where all her money are in it & have no choice but to contact Samantha Jones, Donna's cousin - Story continues in Summer and The City.

My personal opinions in this story:-

~ The author delivered a high school story really well, she successfully wrote a navigation of high school life in the perspectives of Carrie Bradshaw. High school life which sometimes appears to be absurd, contains many nasty society in it & we cant help but to remember back all those memories as we read the stories. We can relate to her stories and she made the stories came to life and real.

~ All her characters were very real, we feel like we are reading about real people

~ She has a good sense of humor that she puts in her writing and deliciously blended in her stories.

~ Those kind of scenes when we smile as we read or simply utters a giggle. She's a talented writer.

~ I don't like the fact that Carrie doesn't seems to notice how slut Sebastian is and keep on thinking and longing for him.

~ I personally think George is a better choice for Carrie but apparently he doesn't attract Carrie as interesting although she think that George is nice.

~ I got to know that this story was adapted to TV series, I just can't wait to Youtube it once I finished reading the duos! :)

It absolutely deserves my 5/5 stars!