Was She Pretty? (2006) Deceivingly simple, Leanne Shapton's Was She Pretty pairs melancholy, broad-stroked portraits with stories about sundry men and their exes...in just a few sentences. For Fans… Fiction Farrar, Straus & Giroux
EW's GRADE
A

Details Release Date: Oct 31, 2006; Writer: Leanne Shapton; Genre: Fiction; Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux

Deceivingly simple, Leanne Shapton's Was She Pretty pairs melancholy, broad-stroked portraits with stories about sundry men and their exes...in just a few sentences.

For Fans of...
The Nails' song ''88 Lines About 44 Women''; Jules and Jim.

Does It Deliver?
Droll gemlike lines (''Alasdair's ex-girlfriend was his first cousin.... They were a close-knit clan of eccentric and photogenic aristocrats'') will amuse, then leave you wistful and wanting more.

Originally posted Nov 10, 2006 Published in issue #907 Nov 17, 2006 Order article reprints