SuitabookMy First Love and Other Disasters
Francine Pascal
- Reading
- Read it together if useful, pausing to compare Victoria’s expectations with what she actually chooses to do. Keep the conversation open to whether her plans seem fair to Jim and Gloria.
- Themes
- First-love pursuit: Victoria hopes to win Jim’s attention and makes plans that include getting rid of his girlfriend, Gloria. Victoria’s confident pursuit of Jim sits alongside the framing that first love can end in disaster, giving the romance a cautionary note.
- Worth knowing
- Romantic rivalry is part of the premise: Victoria wants Jim’s attention and hopes to remove his girlfriend from the picture.