"I'll Always Remember You...Maybe" by Stella Pevsner

I Just Finished Reading This Book And Thought...

I should write a blog post about it since I liked it very much.

A brief summary: We follow the life of a young girl, who after her boyfriend graduates and moves on to college, tells her that she should see other people. She soon starts assessing how she feels about love, life, and independence.

I think every girl (but not limited to girls only) should read this book, because it will make them think twice about relationships and love. It will make them appreciate being independent. Right now myself, I am in a situation where I like this boy, but he is not returning the feelings. My friends (and I don't really care what they say) tell me that it will probably never work out, but my mom (and I do really care what she has to say) tells me that if he really wanted to, he would make the effort. After reading this book, I have thought about my own "love" life as well. I think that I shouldn't have to chase who I like anymore.

This book was published in 1981 and I'm sure it will keep inspiring adolescent girls to think twice about how they feel about relationships and love. I don't think it has to be limited to just love, because you could relate it to a friendship that is not going well, too and it would still make sense.

Quote from the story: '"Kid, "  I told myself, "don't chase butterflies and don't spend your life chasing love. That's it in a nutshell, take it or leave it"' (Pevsner 169-170).