I Think I Love You: An Oxford Novel - Ebook written by Lauren Layne. Start by marking “I Think I Love You” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Bill is an adult, a recent graduate, and finds himself thrust into the teen girl idol craze when he has to write articles for the 'Ultimate David Cassidy Magazine'. Unable to add item to List. It was covered by Motohiko Hino & His Friends, D.I., Kidz Bop Kids, Declan and other artists. Running like a thread alongside this story is one about the man "engineering" the stuff that Petra's dreams are made of - Bill, the writer for the David Cassidy fan magazine, who concocts stories and letters from Cassidy for fan fodder. The “inside flap” description of this book seems very light-hearted and frivolous, focusing on a group of teenaged girls and their desperate love for teen heart-throb David Cassidy in the mid 70’s. Brit asked her friend Hunter to help in coaching her for a … Allison has written for many magazines and newspapers including the Daily Telegraph, the Independent, the Observer, the Sunday Times and the London Evening Standard. "Stephanie Bond is really on a roll. It was also covered by Motohiko Hino & His Friends, D.I., Kidz Bop Kids, Declan and other artists. Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2011. — Lisa Hanawalt , author of My Dirty Dumb Eyes "Yumi Sakugawa's small, sweet hardcover I Think I am in Friend-Love … I'm so glad I did, there is some really beautiful prose in this story. But it's just as intense and just as amazing. You don't want to swap saliva; you want to swap favorite books. I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish and it made me laugh out loud more than once. The book also includes some dark realities with regards to peer pressure, needing to fit in, real boys vs. teen idols, etc. And for Bill? So obviously when I read the synopsis for this book I knew I would be able to relate to it in some way. It's 1974 and Petra and her friends are all "in love" with singer David Cassidy. This book did not start out well for me. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. In the first part of the book, Allison Pearson writes perceptively about Petra's teenage years in the seventies, the insecurities, projections, crushes and self-consciousness. Petra hopes that someday all this knowledge may come in useful should she ever meet David and the two fall hopelessly in love. I really enjoyed how the book was divided in 2 parts. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Thirteen-year-old Petra and her best friend, Sharon, are in love with David Cassidy and obsessed with The Ultimate David Cassidy Quiz, a contest whose winners will be flown to America to meet their teen idol. I'm so glad I did, there is some really beautiful prose in this story. And yes there are very light moments in the book (and embarrassingly honest, if I remember the 70’s correctly). It is now a major motion picture, adapted by Aline Brosh McKenna and starring Sarah Jessica Parker. Music video by The Partridge Family performing I Think I Love You. Two in particular Petra and Sharon feel like they know everything there is to know about him so when they have a chance to meet him by filling out the "Ultimate David Cassidy Quiz" they pore over it for weeks until they finally have every answer. Listen Playing... Paused You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. They collect posters, pictures, facts, and share them obsessively. There's a problem loading this menu right now. "I Think I Love You" (1970) "Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted" (1971) "I Think I Love You" is a song composed by songwriter Tony Romeo in 1970.I Think I Love You" is a song composed by songwriter Tony Romeo in 1970. This is totally a feel-good novel and I could hardly put it down. That the unendurable is perfectly endurable if you just take it a minute at a time, and when the alternative is no more minutes ever...”, “God probably thinks it’s worth giving a sense of humor only to those of us who have to laugh at all the rubbish bits that are wrong with us.”, Let's Talk About: I Think I Love You - October 2011. Mine at this age was Ben Volpeliere Pierrot (did I even spell that right?! The understanding in his eyes told me so. Wales to Las Vegas to meet their old idol who is now in his mid-fifties. Pearson easily slipped into that voice of an uncertain teenager who wants so desperately to belong, whether its in the arms of David Cassidy or in a group of four other girls. She has written for The Daily Telegraph, The Times (UK), The Daily Mail, Time, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Observer and countless other publications. I Think I Love You will leave readers wanting more.”—Tracy Goodwin, internationally bestselling author of Ice Hot: A New York Nighthawks Novel“I Think I Love You is a sweet, charming, sexy friends-to-lovers story and a fun return to the Oxford/Stiletto characters. Allison Pearson was born in South Wales. I Think I Love You (Paperback) Published March 27th 2017 by Gramedia Pustaka Utama. The crescendo comes when the girls sneak away from their homes to. I think I love you (I think I love you) This morning I woke up with this feeling I didn't know how to deal with and so I just decided to myself I'd hide it to myself and never talk about it And did not go and shout it when you walked into the room I think I love you (I think I love you) I think I love you … There were some parts about this book that I enjoyed and some things that went on and on and didn't seem to connect to anything else. Paperback, 504 pages. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. My own obsessions with musical stars when I was 13-15, the "safety" of loving them because they can never love you back, and so on. On page 21, Zelda says to Bill, “Fantasy is an important part of growing up.” How does this prove true for Petra? Seriously, don't bother! She has Petra practicing the cello, aiming for a classical career. Otherwise I would have ranked it higher. The book has many references to actual happenings of teenagers and how they discover who they are in their transformation from youth to middle age. I really like how this novel was constructed: both the teen view and an adult view of the teen idol craze around David Cassidy in 1974. Who doesn't remember their crush :), It took me a little while to get in to this story. Hmm. Author (s): Allison Pearson, Nurkinanti Laraskusuma (Goodreads Author) (Translator) ISBN13: 9786020334875. I was bummed when the author left a note at the end of I Think I Love You saying that this is the last book in the series. And yes there are very light moments in the book (and embarrassingly honest, if I remember the 70’s correctly). They were deep green pools you could pour all your longing into...". In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Like many women of a certain age, I found myself with tears streaming down my face when I heard of the death of David Cassidy recently. To enjoy this book you have to be able to relate to it and, in my opinion you can only do that if you were a David Cassidy Fan. I listened to this on audio CD, which provided the wonderful Welsh and British accents that really enriched the story.