Ask Me Again (novel)
| Author | Clare Sestanovich |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Literary fiction, bildungsroman |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | June 11, 2024 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 303 |
| ISBN | 9780593318119 (hardcover) |
| 813/.6 | |
| LC Class | PS3619.E83 A94 2024 |
Ask Me Again is a 2024 coming-of-age novel by American author Clare Sestanovich. It is her debut novel and was published by Knopf Publishing Group.
Plot
Eva, a precocious 16-year-old girl from a middle-class south Brooklyn family, befriends Jamie, a teenage boy from a wealthy Upper Manhattan family.[1] As they enter young adulthood, Eva pursues education and a career, while Jamie becomes involved in radical politics.[2]
Reception
In The Guardian, Jonathan Lee praised the novel, writing that "a good coming-of-age novel knows that individuals, like their countries, never really stop coming of age".[2] Ariella Garmaise of The Washington Post also favorably reviewed Ask Me Again, arguing "if Sestanovich’s thematic ambitions are broad — the meaning of life, the coherence of identity, the possibility of principles — her language is cuttingly precise".[3]
Andrew Martin, in The New York Times Book Review, was more mixed on Ask Me Again, writing that "on the scale of a novel, [Sestanovich]'s hesitancy becomes unsatisfying".[4]
References
- ^ "Book Marks reviews of Ask Me Again by Clare Sestanovich". Book Marks. LitHub. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ a b Lee, Jonathan (8 January 2025). "Ask Me Again by Clare Sestanovich review – a rare kind of friendship". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ Garmaise, Ariella (14 June 2024). "In 'Ask Me Again,' the internet has answers, except those that matter". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ Martin, Andrew (11 June 2024). "Clare Sestanovich's Characters Are Book-Smart and Bored". The New York Times Book Review. The New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2025.