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1996: The Album
Location: Toronto, Canada
Setting: July 4, 1996
Characters:
Chloe LeGrange
Natalie LeGrange
Adam Ford
Tango Rizzo
Objective: An adventurous night for a group of eighteen-year-old dreamers is overshadowed by fears of adulthood.
Themes: fate, friendship, sex, drugs, and alternative music
Genre: Indie/short story/humor/Generation X
1996 is an alternative short story to The Album. 14,000 sublime words.
Setting: July 4, 1996
Characters:
Chloe LeGrange
Natalie LeGrange
Adam Ford
Tango Rizzo
Objective: An adventurous night for a group of eighteen-year-old dreamers is overshadowed by fears of adulthood.
Themes: fate, friendship, sex, drugs, and alternative music
Genre: Indie/short story/humor/Generation X
1996 is an alternative short story to The Album. 14,000 sublime words.
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First published November 30, 2014
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January 22, 2015
If you’ve read The Album you’ll find that 1996: The Album is very familiar, as it is an alternative telling of Chloe and Adam’s chapters from the novel. Most of the elements are the same, however there are some differences that lead you to think about how their lives have managed to parallel and intersect at different times, years before they had even met. Proof that the two were destined to meet,
If you haven’t read The Album, this short story/novella is an excellent introduction to Chloe and Adam. If you like this story, I HIGHLY suggest you check out both The Album and The Ballad. Pullo packs a punch with her characters in this short story but she works absolute magic in the novels. She has managed to create characters that are real and multi-dimensional, genuine and relatable. Through her use of pop culture references, Generation X’ers in particular will find a kinship with the characters and the challenges they face as they make the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
While this story is familiar, Chloe, Natalie and Adam are three characters that I can’t get enough of. Any opportunity to become an even bigger part of their lives is one I’ll surely take advantage of.
If you haven’t read The Album, this short story/novella is an excellent introduction to Chloe and Adam. If you like this story, I HIGHLY suggest you check out both The Album and The Ballad. Pullo packs a punch with her characters in this short story but she works absolute magic in the novels. She has managed to create characters that are real and multi-dimensional, genuine and relatable. Through her use of pop culture references, Generation X’ers in particular will find a kinship with the characters and the challenges they face as they make the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
While this story is familiar, Chloe, Natalie and Adam are three characters that I can’t get enough of. Any opportunity to become an even bigger part of their lives is one I’ll surely take advantage of.
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February 4, 2016There truly is nothing else out there with which to compare this novel. So, there will be no comparisons in this review.
The story revolves around two young women (cousins) who are just launching themselves into the big sea. The author did such a fantastic job in creating characters who engendered my immediate attention and interest. AND AFFECTION! Natalie and Chloe were so dynamic and so endearing that I want to imagine that I could call them up today and say, "Hey, chick! What is up in your universe? Let's grab dinner or drinks this week."
What I found to be charming and unique was the lay-out of the story. In the beginning, I felt unsure of how this was going to work. I was concerned that it would be too loose and chaotic. I quickly realized that the plot was actually cleverly symbolic of the "growth through the journey" that these two young women experienced. Very clever and very well-executed! Very unusual.
Having lived "x" number of years and in a few of the vastly differing regions of the United States, I appreciated the personalities of all of the characters in this book. The building of who they would become in this future that they had tried to imagine as 18 year olds... such an adventure. Such a tangible and realistic journey. All of the excitement and energy, all of the heartache and doubt. All of everything was included in The Album. I am a musician (vocalist) and find both my greatest mode of expression and greatest solace in music. That facet of this book made it all feel particularly meaningful. I cried. The obvious culprit, sad sad SAD times. Millions of sad tears. The tears and semi-choking of belly-shaking laughter. Trillions of those! The most poignant tears were the tears that would track down my face, silently, as a result of having read a passage in this story that was just so utterly beautiful... (still happening as I reflect on this book). There were numerous opportunities for all of these tears.
*Side note* The depiction/description of the New York City: I feel like I want to live there! I fell hard for NYC!
How has your experience within your family formed who you are? How have your independent experiences shaped your beliefs and your dreams? Ashley Pullo wrote a book that examined those questions through a thoroughly riveting, entertaining story of two fascinating women, marching toward their futures with determination and with big dreams. She pulled no punches in the keeping it real department. I LOVED IT. (Sad portions, notwithstanding)
The story revolves around two young women (cousins) who are just launching themselves into the big sea. The author did such a fantastic job in creating characters who engendered my immediate attention and interest. AND AFFECTION! Natalie and Chloe were so dynamic and so endearing that I want to imagine that I could call them up today and say, "Hey, chick! What is up in your universe? Let's grab dinner or drinks this week."
What I found to be charming and unique was the lay-out of the story. In the beginning, I felt unsure of how this was going to work. I was concerned that it would be too loose and chaotic. I quickly realized that the plot was actually cleverly symbolic of the "growth through the journey" that these two young women experienced. Very clever and very well-executed! Very unusual.
Having lived "x" number of years and in a few of the vastly differing regions of the United States, I appreciated the personalities of all of the characters in this book. The building of who they would become in this future that they had tried to imagine as 18 year olds... such an adventure. Such a tangible and realistic journey. All of the excitement and energy, all of the heartache and doubt. All of everything was included in The Album. I am a musician (vocalist) and find both my greatest mode of expression and greatest solace in music. That facet of this book made it all feel particularly meaningful. I cried. The obvious culprit, sad sad SAD times. Millions of sad tears. The tears and semi-choking of belly-shaking laughter. Trillions of those! The most poignant tears were the tears that would track down my face, silently, as a result of having read a passage in this story that was just so utterly beautiful... (still happening as I reflect on this book). There were numerous opportunities for all of these tears.
*Side note* The depiction/description of the New York City: I feel like I want to live there! I fell hard for NYC!
How has your experience within your family formed who you are? How have your independent experiences shaped your beliefs and your dreams? Ashley Pullo wrote a book that examined those questions through a thoroughly riveting, entertaining story of two fascinating women, marching toward their futures with determination and with big dreams. She pulled no punches in the keeping it real department. I LOVED IT. (Sad portions, notwithstanding)
January 17, 2015
The short story, 1996, by Ashley Pullo, took me on a trip down memory lane - to a time when CDs where all the rage, texting didn't exist, Orbitz was the new soft drink and the social scene was a house party. Ashley Pullo is able to reenact this time and scene perfectly throughout this alternative short story.
1996 takes place on an unforgettable evening on July 4, 1996 in Toronto, Canada. The story is told from two POVs: Chloe LeGrange, an aspiring eighteen-year-old Canadian musician and Adam Ford, an aspiring eighteen-year-old college soccer player from Buffalo. Pullo does a great job teasing that fate may play a part in their future.
1996 is a nostalgic, fun read, which connected me with my youth. It's a complete story of adventure, and it ended with me wanting to find out what happens to these characters as they experience their reality in their 20s in The Album.
I loved these characters. They are ones I could read about forever.
1996 takes place on an unforgettable evening on July 4, 1996 in Toronto, Canada. The story is told from two POVs: Chloe LeGrange, an aspiring eighteen-year-old Canadian musician and Adam Ford, an aspiring eighteen-year-old college soccer player from Buffalo. Pullo does a great job teasing that fate may play a part in their future.
1996 is a nostalgic, fun read, which connected me with my youth. It's a complete story of adventure, and it ended with me wanting to find out what happens to these characters as they experience their reality in their 20s in The Album.
I loved these characters. They are ones I could read about forever.
January 12, 2015
A nivella that makes you want the Book
On the edge of childhood and teetering into adulthood, this is their story about one final hooray with their friends.
Fake Id, tattoos, boys, a physic, driving into a different country and realizing this might be the last time this will ever happen. Welcome to their night of making memories.
This novella is so easy to read, with the authors funny side showing. I think, no, I know we've all been where they are. Wondering what is in store for us in the future, and kinda freaked out. You can relate, laugh and easy awe .
On the edge of childhood and teetering into adulthood, this is their story about one final hooray with their friends.
Fake Id, tattoos, boys, a physic, driving into a different country and realizing this might be the last time this will ever happen. Welcome to their night of making memories.
This novella is so easy to read, with the authors funny side showing. I think, no, I know we've all been where they are. Wondering what is in store for us in the future, and kinda freaked out. You can relate, laugh and easy awe .
December 7, 2014
A fun birthday night for Chloe, she turns 18 and has a crazy night. Tattoos, donuts and a psychic! It's also Adam's night out with friends at a party over the border. These two are fated to be and this short story proves it, just takes awhile to get there.
September 22, 2015
Stories told by 2 different HS graduates in the summer of 1996
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