Schooled

Schooled
by Anisha Lakhani

Schooled
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Author: Anisha Lakhani
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2009-08-11
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Hyperion

Book Reviews of Schooled

Book Review: I agree with the waste of trees comment!
Summary: 2 Stars

I was stuck on a beach vacation with nothing to read but this book... that's the ONLY reason I finished it! I loved the first chapter, and was looking forward to a fun read that I borrowed from my friend's younger sister who warned me she got bored of the book and didn't read past the first few chapters... soon enough, I understood why. The main character of the book was so petty and hateful, you really don't sympathize with her at all through reading the novel, and you mostly think she is just shallow and pitiful. The weird part is, she isn't really meant to be. At the end of the story, you're supposed to believe that she realizes the error of her ways and goes back to what she was at the start of the book (and her career). Then again, this is the same character who in the beginning lives off her "best friend", all the while trying to stay out of her face, feeling rejected when her friend has "a thing" to go to rather than babysit her, and has some crazy desire for the girl to confide in her that she does indeed, hate her well paying i-banking job. This is the person you see her go BACK to being.. you can only imagine how pathetic she really gets.

While scrolling through the reviews, I came across a reviewer who actually had been in the authors' class, and I was completely not surprised to see what they had to say about her. While the reviewers are supposed to stick to reviewing the book, and not give their own personal vendettas a voice, it was interesting to read what this particular reviewer had to say, given they were taught by the author in her seventh grade English class- which is the setting of her book. What is disturbing is to see posts put up by the author (and later deleted) in response to the criticism, using her maiden name! She should learn how to handle criticism of herself as a writer, and as a teacher, and not resort to attacking the reviewers! I found that very odd.

If you want a good read, I highly recommend "Prep".. much more fun to read, and much better written.

Summary of Schooled

"Schooled is witty, entertaining, and altogether tantalizing."
--Town & Country

"Schooled isn't only a novel: It is a piece of sociology."?
--Wall Street Journal

"You won't be able to put it down."?
--Cosmogirl.com

Welcome to Schooled, where even homework has a price.

Ivy-League educated Anna Taggert believes that enriching the minds of America's youth is the greatest gift, and that landing a job at an elite Manhattan school is her lucky break. But when the grim reality of the private school hierarchy settles in, not to mention that of her meager compensation, Anna realizes that passion might not be worth the sacrifice.

Ever the optimist, Anna forges on until she discovers that the papers she grades are not the work of her students, but of their high-priced, college-educated tutors. After uncovering this underground economy, where a teacher can make the same hourly rate as a Manhattan attorney, Anna is seduced by lucrative offers--one after another. Teacher by day, tutor by night, she starts to sample the good life her students enjoy: binges at Barneys, dinners at the Waverly Inn, and a new address on Madison Avenue. Until, that is, Anna gets schooled.

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