has anyone read "the overachievers"?

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<p>hey, i know this isn't about princeton specifically, but has anyone read the new book by alexandra robbins called "the overachievers"? I'm in the middle of reading it, and I find some of it to exactly mirror my own high school experience. if you have read it, what are your opinions on it? just curious</p>

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<p>I go to the school that the book circles around. :) I've only read the first chapter and several possible identities come to mind, but I plan on buying the book soon.</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/clickability/index.html?url=/video/education/2006/08/09/obrien.the.overachievers.affl%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/clickability/index.html?url=/video/education/2006/08/09/obrien.the.overachievers.affl&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Here is a link to the video interview with the author.</p>

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<p>Having read the first chapter online
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/06/books/chapters/0806-1st-robb.html?_r=1&ref=firstchapters&oref=slogin%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/06/books/chapters/0806-1st-robb.html?_r=1&ref=firstchapters&oref=slogin&lt;/a> I found it a lively read but don't think there's much news here for us cc junkies. ;) The CNN interview is certainly an example of how a bad hairstyle can undercut an interview!</p>

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<p>I just started reading the book and skimming some of the sections. It seems to be a quick and entertaining read. Although I feel rather odd as I can immediately connect with some of the individuals in the book. Good grief!</p>