Schooled Website!?

After talking about the cover of Schooled in class, and then under Paula's instruction to take a look at the website, I peeked around and thought I would comment further on the website of Schooled and all of its pretentious glory.

I must say as a bit of a disclaimer, however, that after reading this book, the website is quite fitting-tacky and totally misses the point.

First, I am curious as to why Lahkani chose to use the same atrocious lay out for the website as the book itself...How about a desk?  An apple to emphasize the theme of education?  I would have to argue that a shopping bag and a broken pencil just contradicts the message that Lahkani tries to send at the end of her novel.  After getting over this though, I decided to click on the next "pencil tab" and read Ms. Lahkani's bio...besides her "beloved shit zhu Harold M." <we will get to him in a minute...I couldn't help but notice a jarring difference in her "About Me" compared to her novel..."Ms. Lakhani is single and lives in the city with beloved shitzu, Harold Moscowitz."  In the back of Schooled, it mentions her husband but here we learn of her divorce...my question is this, "Ms. Lahkani, was it really necessary for you to let us know that you were single?"  Is this your book website, or a dating website?  I really can't remember any more...does anyone else find this detail just a bit odd?  Who cares if you're single Ms. Lahkani?

Now, the dog.  As someone mentioned in class...shitzu's run somewhere upwards of $1500.  So, of course it would make perfect sense continually mention and advertise this fact in a book that tries to send a message about reforming education and the corrupt elite New York City boarding schools.  Makes perfect sense, right?  How can we take Ms. Lahkani seriously when all she does is barrage us with information about this shitzu, put him third inline on her website and even dedicates this book to him?  I feel embarrassed for her...


I feel like if I go on any further I may say things that I will regret, but probably not...it was a disaster.

all in all, this book and website was simply an embarrassment...I won't be advertising the fact that I ACTUALLY READ THIS.

Maybe I should go check out some of Lahkani's other required reading...People, Marie Claire, Hamptons...I'm starting to feel sick...