Good as 'chick lit' ...

The title character, Carrie Pilby, is a prodigy. At the age of 18, she graduated with honours from Harvard. It is now a year later & she is living in a flat provided by her father with no clear purpose to her life.

That changes one day during her weekly session with her therapist, Dr. Petrov. He thinks up a multi-step plan for her to help her get accustomed to the world outside her flat. Carrie's execution of each individual goal dominates the rest of the novel. She tries to accomplish each while still existing under her rigid & somewhat arcane life philosophy.

This book was slightly disappointing in the sense that most of the development regarded Carrie in a relationship. She is a wonderful character & I can't help but feel that her sense of self was diminished towards the end of the book. With all that said, I still recommend this book whole-heartedly - just don't expect too much from the intellectual point of view.

7/10