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Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
3.0

This one centers in on a Monica Lewinsky-like political scandal with a congressman and a young Jewish intern girl, as told in chunks by all the key characters... but it honestly didn't seem to get much beyond a plot line that we've heard already. There were a few surprises and it was fun to see things from each different woman's point of view (the mother, the intern, the "new" version of the intern once she moves away and creates a new identity and life, her daughter, the wife of the congressman, etc...) but I never related much to the characters or understood the motivation behind their actions (which is the main reason this fell a little flat for me). I did appreciate that it was all told from the female perspectives and that it captures so many of the double standards women face SO well, especially since most of the time scandals like these turn out in the favor of the men. I think this one had good bones, but I just wanted it to have a lot more meat to it. (Weird analogy coming from a vegan... 😂) Anyway.