The KISSING LIST - refreshingly new

I will compare Reent's novel to Egan's Pulitzer Prize, ground-breaking novel, the Goon Squad.   Reents emulates Egan's use of intertwining lives & non-linear timelines.  The Kissing List contains, quirky, fragile characters, intermittent poetry, business models, memos, test questionnaires, and so forth  that all add up to an entertaining & baffling read.  There are several female lead characters whose lives have meshed & intertwined through college, roommate configurations after graduation & the social network that entails daily lives.  Men are secondary to the women in this novel.  This does not by any means empower women over men.  Males remain sought after knights leading to "happily ever after," while the women provide each other's safety nets. The exuberance & confusion of "just getting into the real world," is felt as their over educated degrees prove ineffectual for self-sufficiency.  It is not crucial to maintain a clear notion of the relationships amongst these women, or be precise on plots.  The central quanday is the folly with which we end up with our partners. This novel proves puzzling in its storytelling. This advances the pioneering writing styles keeping abreast with our constantly evolving world.  It was a pleasant surprise how much fun I had going along for the ride.  Put The Kissing List on your must read list.