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Caren Lissner

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New Jersey

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http://www.carenlissner.com

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Literature & Fiction, Humor, Young Adult

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Caren Lissner is the author of CARRIE PILBY (rereleased July 1, 2010) - a humorous novel about a 19-year-old genius who graduated from Harvard three years early and doesn't know how to fit in, socialize, and date in New York City. The main character believes many of the people she meets to be immoral and hypocritical, and has a lot to learn. How far should she go to fit in with others her age? The (wonderfully fun and creative) movie version, also called Carrie Pilby, was filmed in January, 2016 in New York City and premieres in September at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival! Where will it go next? Keep watching! See www.carenlissner.com for more!

Lissner also published the novel Starting from Square Two, and several essays ...more

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Average rating: 3.54 · 3,748 ratings · 429 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Carrie Pilby 3.56 avg rating — 3,167 ratings — published 2003 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Starting from Square Two 3.34 avg rating — 369 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scenes From A Holiday by Laurie Graff (Goodreads Author), Caren Lissner (Goodreads Author), Melanie Murray 3.14 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carrie Pilby (Red Dress Ink Novels) by Caren Lissner (2003-06-03) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	La vie (pas) très cool de Carrie Pilby (Darkiss) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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CARRIE PILBY movie now available for home viewing!

Hi folks! Thank you for kindly reading my novel, Carrie Pilby. As you may have heard, the movie version just premiered, and it's now available for home viewing. You can watch it via cable just by looking through the movies available on your television, AND it's downloadable via Amazon to watch on your computer, and via iTunes as well - and it's pretty inexpensive. Here's a link that tells you all Read more of this blog post »

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Quotes by Caren Lissner (?)

“Being lonely isn’t about wanting to be with other people—it’s about wanting to be with people who really care about you.”
― Caren Lissner, Carrie Pilby

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“You know,” Hallie said, “they make all these antidepressants. They should make a pill that stops you from loving the people you can’t have, and makes you attracted to those you can.”
― Caren Lissner, Starting from Square Two

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“We just have to accept that people are going to stay in our hearts, even when they don’t stay in our lives.”
― Caren Lissner, Starting from Square Two

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Caren’s Quotes

“There was all the time in the world now – plenty of time for self-analysis, for self-doubts, for regrets. Being part of a couple meant you fit somewhere, that your cracks and erosions were hidden to the rest of the world. When you suddenly had that ripped apart, the hidden blemishes were exposed like cross-sections of a log.”
― Caren Lissner, Starting from Square Two

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“The most amazing discovery in the world is someone who understands what you’re about without your having to go through your entire life history to explain it.”
― Caren Lissner, Carrie Pilby

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“As I get close to the subway, a guy in a raincoat seethes at me, “Smile!” This makes me feel worse. I was lost in thought, minding my own business, and someone felt he had the right to disturb me anyway. Doesn’t he realize that by making me feel like I was doing something wrong, he only made me feel less like smiling? It actually had the reverse effect he intended. It’s like striking a bawling kid to stop him from crying, and we’ve all seen that done.”
― Caren Lissner, Carrie Pilby

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“Being lonely isn’t about wanting to be with other people—it’s about wanting to be with people who really care about you.”
― Caren Lissner, Carrie Pilby

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