An affecting collection
” People
"Caschetta’s prose is simple and evocativeand as she skillfully weaves these individual lives together, she reveals a complex tapestry of human experience.”
Entertainment Weekly
Short stories that frequently touch on endingsof love, relationship bonds, even life itselflink back to one another in surprising ways in this collection
The confrontations and losses can be gutting, but the ways they tie to one another create a strengthened bond among the survivors; there’s hope amid the ruins created here.”
Kirkus Reviews
"This hilarious, touching and important collection reveals the raw, sometimes bitter truth that comes with endings.” Ashley Macey, Brit + Co
There are, I suppose, stories full of brilliance, hilarity, and longingthe stories in MB Caschetta’s terrific Pretend I’m Your Friend are full of all these thingsbut I can’t remember when I’ve read a collection so full of life. Actual life: the bad jokes, the astounding velocity, the sweetness and darkness. You will love the characters here the way you love your own family: complicatedly, with tenderness, understanding, and consternation. The only difference may be how willingand eageryou are to introduce them to friends. Good heavens, this book is good.”
Elizabeth McCracken, author of Thunderstruck
A book of youthful verve, humor, melancholy and desire. It confronts the central mysteries: sexual, familial, and spiritual, with elegance and aplomb.”
Carole Maso, author of Mother & Child
“An affecting collection…” —People
"Caschetta’s prose is simple and evocative—and as she skillfully weaves these individual lives together, she reveals a complex tapestry of human experience.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“Short stories that frequently touch on endings—of love, relationship bonds, even life itself—link back to one another in surprising ways in this collection…The confrontations and losses can be gutting, but the ways they tie to one another create a strengthened bond among the survivors; there’s hope amid the ruins created here.”
—Kirkus Reviews
"This hilarious, touching and important collection reveals the raw, sometimes bitter truth that comes with endings.” —Ashley Macey, Brit + Co
“There are, I suppose, stories full of brilliance, hilarity, and longing—the stories in MB Caschetta’s terrific Pretend I’m Your Friend are full of all these things—but I can’t remember when I’ve read a collection so full of life. Actual life: the bad jokes, the astounding velocity, the sweetness and darkness. You will love the characters here the way you love your own family: complicatedly, with tenderness, understanding, and consternation. The only difference may be how willing—and eager—you are to introduce them to friends. Good heavens, this book is good.”
—Elizabeth McCracken, author of Thunderstruck
“A book of youthful verve, humor, melancholy and desire. It confronts the central mysteries: sexual, familial, and spiritual, with elegance and aplomb.”
—Carole Maso, author of Mother & Child