Name: Cat Person
Rating: 3.538461538461538 (26 reviews)
ISBN: 9783351050573

Kristen Roupenian

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Cat Person

She thought, brightly, This is the worst life decision I have ever made! And she marvelled at herself for a while, at the mystery of this person who’d just done this bizarre, inexplicable thing. Margot meets Robert. They exchange numbers. They text, flirt and eventually have sex – the type of sex you attempt to forget. How could one date go so wrong? Everything that takes place in Cat Person happens to countless people every day. But Cat Person is not an everyday story. In less than a week, Kristen Roupenian’s New Yorker debut became the most read and shared short story in their website’s history. This is the bad date that went viral. This is the conversation we’re all having. This gift edition contains photographs by celebrated photographer Elinor Carucci, who was commissioned by the New Yorker to capture the image that accompanied Kristen Roupenian’s Cat Person when it appeared in the magazine. You Know You Want This, Kristen Roupenian’s debut collection, will be published in February 2019.

Georgia Carr

such a relatable story, hits me in the gut every time

Lisa Miller

Find it here: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20...

Extremely uncomfortable short story about a young woman in college meeting a random guy and developing a casual relationship. Examines the fantasies and manipulation we employ in our heads, about ourselves and others, that don't play out in reality. Good writing but made me feel blech!

Also read:
Stitches by Antonya Nelson
A Real Doll by A.M. Homes

Then listened to Literary Disco podcast on all three
http://www.literarydisco.com/2018/06/...

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