<p>I had pre-ordered the book and received a copy as well yesterday. I brought the book to my son who is now at his prep school about two hours away last night (along with a ton of stuff he forgot the first time), in case he had some time to do any light reading…thought he’d get a kick out of. I wish I had an opportunity to read it first, but oh well…</p>
<p>There were two things I noticed from just glancing thru the book. The inside pages are in black and white (again). What a let down. Don’t they know that people don’t want to feel like we’re back in the 60’s watching black and white TV? Seems like they could have edited it down and sprung for some color pages esp where the clothing section was concerned.</p>
<p>The other thing I noticed was again the clothing/dress section looked pretty up to date and seemed like an enjoyable read despite the black and white, but would have been so much better if color enhanced.</p>
<p>@catg: I picked this up yesterday at BN. Yes, there are a few pages on typically “preppy” boarding schools and colleges. Mostly a review of where various and sundry celebrities/socialites went to school. The West Coast contingent among us may be happy to hear that both Cate and Thacher are mentioned along with the usual suspects from New England and the Mid-Atlantic.</p>
<p>The Birnbach books are interesting satires…and I think contain many kernels of truth. Over the years, I’ve met plenty of people who live up to they types she paints in True Prep and The Preppy Handbook. But as Scott Fitzgerald once wrote: “Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created–nothing.”</p>
<p>“Begin with an individual, and before you know it you find that you have created a type; begin with a type, and you find that you have created–nothing.”</p>
<p>Yesterday my pre-ordered copy arrived! It is a fun read, but I must say that I find the original a lot more entertaining - and still pretty in line with the way boarding schools, etc. are today. The layout of the original is much “easier” too than the new book. Still enjoyable though </p>
<p>Regarding the Smirnoff: Teapartay video - that is the BEST! In my family, that is a total classic, and one that has been enjoyed by my children more times than I can count!</p>
<p>I borrowed the book back and went thru it this weekend. Not as good as the original. Not a thorough review of top HADES schools. It gives the impression like someone on Amazon pointed out that anyone can “live” like a prep, even those who never attended a prep school. I liked the old version better.</p>
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