Review: Wonderful girls night out tale
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2011
Jenna is an author who is socially awkward on the outside, but possesses a sharp wit and is keenly observant of everyone around her. When her friend Lisbeth takes her out in the guise of helping Jenna research for her book, the two of them embark on what at first looks like a typical girls' night out.On the surface this reads like a quirky, fun adventure but it really is a lot more than just another snarky-voiced romp. The setting is SO familiar. You're dragged into a situation where you're expected to mix and mingle and really every moment is like pulling teeth. There are the girls that seem to walk into a bar and they're dressed perfect, they look perfect, they even laugh perfectly and everyone seems to hang on their every word. That's Lisbeth. Then there's the rest of us. That's Jenna and that's what makes her so identifiable.I don't want to say too much about the plot since it's a short story, but one of the things I enjoyed about this story was it doesn't come off as superficial with a bunch of witticisms void of any true emotion or substance. There's plenty of cleverness and fun in it, but Caitie Quinn layers in issues of identity and friendship in a wonderfully effortless way. Loved it to pieces!