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As always, I’m so happy that one of you was able to guess which book I’m covering this week– especially since it’s not as well-known as some of the other books I’ve written about thus far.

As described in my last post, Attachments is a lighthearted, feel-good romance by an effortlessly likable author whose books I devour like candy. Without further ado, let’s get into some background information about the book and author:

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Reading Between the Lines

Attachments was published as Rainbow Rowell’s debut novel in 2011, after a couple years of hiatus and a long career of working for a newspaper. Having read the more famous Eleanor and Park (2013) first, I had no idea Attachments was Rowell’s first foray into writing fiction because of the instant relatability and believability I found within the first few pages. Rowell’s writing is magnetically addicting– it feels achingly real while retaining a light, witty style.

At its heart, Attachments is a workplace-romance involving protagonist Lincoln O’Neill, who screens work emails, and movie reviewer Beth Fremont and her friend Jennifer Scribner-Snyder, who violate their email policy by sending each other all kinds of emails about every aspect of their lives. It’s through these emails that Lincoln (and we readers) learn what kind of people Beth and Jennifer are, and these emails are refreshingly comedic yet realistic. Lincoln is so compelled by their conversations that he finds himself unable to report them, and finds comfort in (sneakily) reading about their lives.