A compilation of the most outrageous, heartbreaking, embarrassing, pathetic, and true prom stories ever assembled, "Tales from the Prom" tackles prom history, proms in the news, prom fashions, proms in movies--in short, everything the uninitiated needs to know and everything the past-prom goer wants to reminisce about. 75 photos.
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This collection of brief remembrances, embarrassing moments, and cinematic representations of that greatest of high school horrors, the prom, is a quick and funny read. Full of photos from your favorite '80s teen films and images of outfits so flashy they'd startle Ray Charles, Tales from the Prom is intermittently sad and human. There's "David," who tells of how the prom was his last effort at heterosexuality, "Anonymous," whose prom experience convinced her it was time to join a 12-step program, and "Jen," whose gorgeous boyfriend passed out before the dance and left her looking like a dateless loser. In many ways, Tales from the Prom is like a prom date: it comes in an ugly package, but inside it's funny and pathetic in an endearing way. --James DiGiovanna
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Elissa Stein is multi-published author, whose work includes visual histories of iconic pop culture (2 of which were featured in "Entertainment Weekly's Must Have List), NYC adventures with kids, and interactive thank you notes. In addition to writing, she runs her own graphic design business. To balance the above, she practices yoga, knits with enthusiasm, and collects vintage coats and Hawaiian bark cloth dresses. She lives in New York City with her husband Jon and their children, Izzy and Jack.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarous and memory provoking,
By gilligan@tconl.com (Omaha, NE) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tales from the Prom (Paperback)
While reading this booklet, one can only chuckle with the memories of "the night we've waited for" all our high school lives. Stein and Mailliard also took the liberty of compiling samples of proms as shown through the film and television. (What a great touch) I will be bringing my copy of "Tales of the Prom" to my next High School reunion.
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