Two Sides of a Cypress Wall: The True Story of a Reluctant College Graduate by Joel Frey
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- Pub. Date: September 2007
- Publisher: JAF Publishing Incorporated
- Format: Paperback, 249pp
- ISBN-13: 9780979522604
- ISBN: 0979522609
Synopsis
Despite a solid GPA, several glowing letters of recommendation, and being named "Outstanding News-Editorial Graduate" by his journalism professors, no one seemed to care about Joel Frey after he completed his undergraduate studies.
With no employer seeking his "semi-professional" services, he left school behind and crashed with his mom and dad. He worked a couple of jobs that did not require a degree. He drank too much and escaped to the comfort of old friends whenever the opportunity arose. Most of all, he wondered what it was going to take to shake off the desire to be nothing more than a carefree college kid.
Two Sides of a Cypress Wall is a bittersweet story of coping with the discovery that life in your early twenties is more than just finding a real job.
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Two Sides of a Cypress Wall: The True Story of a Reluctant College Graduateby Anonymous
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September 08, 2008: an extremely funny and very enjoyable book. Quick read, yet I didn't want it to end. It was so cool to live through someones life at such a crucial time after college. You can really relate while laughing, crying, and just having a great time. This one is a winner for me and I cannot wait for the next one.
Two Sides of a Cypress Wall: The True Story of a Reluctant College Graduateby Anonymous
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July 30, 2008: As I lay awake at two in the morning, having spent the last couple of hours trying to rethink and refocus my entire life, I realized the full impact `Cypress Walls? had made. Laughing, I wondered if anyone else could identify so well with the account of a down-on-his-luck college graduate who spent a year working for Hardwoods Monthly, which, for those of you wondering, is not a porn magazine, as Joel had to tell people again and again. In reading `Cypress Walls? for the second time, I began to see the universal appeal it held. For high school students, it is a chilling look at the hardships of adult life and how best to prepare for what is to come. For the college student, it is a guide of sorts, a narrative of how not ? forgive me for saying so, Joel ? to begin the transition into adulthood. Those long out of college and well into their respective careers will laugh and feel nostalgic as they reminisce about their own college parties with friends who have long since faded out of touch. Eloquent yet straightforward, not always endearing but always heartfelt, `Cypress Walls? is an insightful look at the prospect of moving on in life while still aching for the past.
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