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But How Are You, Really: A Novel

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A burned-out bisexual confronts old demons, her estranged chosen family, and the ex she maybe shouldn’t have walked away from when she attends her five- year college reunion. Charlotte Thorne does not want to go back to Hein University. Her life postcollege isn’t what she expected—her career in media is stalled, her passion for drawing has fallen by the wayside, and she’s done a terrible job keeping in touch with her queer chosen family since graduation day. Willingly spend a full weekend with her incredibly successful classmates? Hard pass. But when her demanding boss, tech journalist Roger Ludermore, is invited to give the commencement address at this year’s graduation—which falls on the same weekend as her five-year reunion—Charlotte has no choice but to return to campus. The minute she steps foot on Hein property, the past comes crawling back in its glory and cringe: disco parties at the LGBTQIA+ program house, sleeping in a twin XL bed, and her chemistry with Reece Krueger, the hockey player she rebounded with after a traumatic breakup. Suddenly the weekend Charlotte has dreaded for months feels like an opportunity to go back in time. Determined to have some fun, Charlotte dodges her best friend’s questions about her mental health, ignores her boss’s constant Slack messages, and tries to avoid the truth about why she ghosted Reece five years ago. But can she really outrun her past and get her life together in seventy-two hours? Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dutton (June 4, 2024)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 352 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593473779


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 71


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.19 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.3 x 1.17 x 9.3 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #130,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2,363 in Women's Friendship Fiction #5,316 in Contemporary Women Fiction #28,971 in Contemporary Romance (Books)


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • A Delightful, Charming, Achingly Human Read
I'm about the same age as Charlotte, and I might not ACTUALLY know any of the characters in this book, but they're such vivid creations that I know a bunch of people who are, like, one or two shades off. These people are delightful, it's a beautiful story, and the writing is absolutely killer. Can't recommend it highly enough. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2024 by Mitchell
    • But How Are You, Really? Review
But How Are You, Really is an alumni campus novel that follows a group of friends, back together for their five year reunion. They were all so excited to be back together and experience their glory days again. The main character, Charlotte, had experienced some type of trauma from her ex-boyfriend, Ben. She spends most of the book looking over her shoulder for him and actively trying to avoid him. The reader is not exactly sure what happens until the later part of the story. If you're one who likes to know exactly what and how the main character is feeling with lots of inner dialogue, then this book should be right up your alley! We are in Charlotte's head head, listening to her thoughts for most of the book. That part was okay but it did get a little repetitive as the book goes along I never went away to college, so it was a good time reading about the college experience. I think it was descriptive and told the true story of what life on campus was like. I felt like I was really there with them. There were quite a few themes weaving throughout this book. The group of friends we're following all had some sort of family misstep and formed their own found family unit. But as life happens you sometimes lose touch with even the people you love the most. As this group reconnects you can feel their bond and the way in which they pulled each other through. Charlotte is dealing with a lot in her life. We walk with her as some of her darkest times come to the surface. This is a story of survival, finding your self-worth, and learning to lean on the people who love you the most. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2024 by Kim W.
    • Stellar
The most relevant novel for our generation! Painfully relatable. Inspiring. Sexy. And all too real.
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2024 by Amazon Customer
    • It's messy, it's queer, it's great!
There is nothing quite like the excitement and dread of a class reunion for a burnt out millennial... wanting to get lost in acting a bit like a kid again, seeing old friends, just tapping out of real life for a little while. Except Charlotte's real life follows her into this reunion and all of her old internal and external monsters come crawling out of their dark corners. Over the course of just three messy days, can Charlotte find herself and the connections with those she once loved again? Maybe even a happily ever after? It's messy, it's queer, it causes secondhand embarrassment, but also, there's some hope hidden in there if you give it a chance! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2024 by Carrie Templeton
    • an insightful look at friendships and navigatig post-college life and expectations
This book is incredible. I don't know what Dawson put into the pages of this story, but its addicting and it truly feels like she was writing this story for me, for my 20-something self. The story of Charlotte is so relatable it hurts. Maybe not all of her story, but large swathes of it contain feelings and instances that I think many, if not most, young people have felt. The story of Charlotte is a perfect capture of what it feels like to have grown up in the early to late 2000s. While my own graduating class was, ahem, a bit earlier, than Charlotte's, reading this made me realize how much has really not changed. Dawson's book is emotionally charged. She has this incredible way of weaving emotions and colors together, utilizing the color wheel/feelings chart (i can't remember the name) that therapists use. she wields this like a sword, cutting through the uncertainty of emotion with vivid color. I could feel and see the emotions that CHarlotte was dealing with, in large part becauase of how Dawson used color. It was visceral. I was also impressed with how Dawson handled Charlotte's obvious emotional/mental issues. There was a huge chunk of this book that honestly felt like a panic attack waiting to happen, every line haunted by the idea that Charlotte's (we assume) abusive ex-boyfriend could show up at any time. And every time it built to this peak, nothing happened. It is such an interesting technique, that is supremely uncomfortable for those of us who deal with anxiety and panic attacks on any sort of basis. At first I was annoyed by the specter of this character, and then it dawned on me <i>I was supposed to feel this way because Charlotte did</i>. I hope this was Dawson's intention, and if not well, well done anyway! This book, through Charlotte, also gives a voice to so many young people who simply feel like part of a rat race that we never wanted to be in in the first place. So many of us were fed the lie that we had to go into debt to earn a degree that would guarantee our future. A future that was destroyed by the generations that came before us. Charlotte lives a half life becauase she needs her job, her paycheck, to survive. Literally. She deals with a dead end job and a boss who is HORRIBLE because she needs to. to survive. SO many of us have dealt with this. So many of us never felt like we had a way out. I wish I had had this book 10 or 15 years ago. I wish I had someone like Reece or Jackie would could tell me I just needed to ask for help. I know this is a work of fiction, but I hope other young people who read it take away this message. They're not alone. They have support. They will survive, even thrive. I have a feeling this story will stick with me for a long time to come. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2024 by Amanda

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