
Threesome
The Jill Emerson Novels, Book 5
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Narrado por:
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Dolores McDougal
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Bill Weeden
Jill Emerson, whose first three works were gentle explorations of the lesbian experience, took a sharp turn toward candor in Thirty, her first book for Berkley.
As I’ve explained in the book description for that novel, around the time Berkley came calling (via my agent) I’d become disenchanted with the whole notion of fiction recounted by some disembodied third- or first-person narrator. It struck me as artificial, and my response was to pile artifice upon artifice and produce a novel in the guise of an actual document.
In Thirty, the novel pretended to be a diary. That worked fine, and the resultant narrative proved at once challenging and effortless to sustain. I enjoyed writing it, Berkley enjoyed publishing it - and they wanted something else. What they got in Threesome was a novel pretending to be a novel.
The premise, as you’ll see, is that the book has been written by its three main characters, Harry and Rhoda and Priss, in the form of a lightly fictionalized chronicle of their own life as a menage a trois. They set about writing alternate chapters - and, reading one another’s work as they go along, they learn things they hadn’t known, and one thing leads to another, and - I think the phrase we want is tour de force, and how nice to be able to use it in the same book description as menage a trois.
The book was also about as much fun as I’ve ever had while sitting at a typewriter.
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In a very real sense this is a menage romance, but contemporary romance often shies away from any outside sexual adventures, As a vintage title, this book does include scenes where characters step outside the growing thruple. If that upsets you, well, it was a different time...
Note: I received a free reviewer's copy from the author but a review was not required.
a fun fast FFM "vintage" erotica listen
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One of Block's strengths is character, and the three main characters are full-blooded, complex people, each with his or her own agenda - quite refreshing in a genre that specializes in parts rather than people. And each of the people grows in some way over the course of their revelations. The ending, where the participants coalesce into a real, stable - if extended - family, is one of the most interesting points. Polyamorous relationships take a fair amount of work. Block portrays some of that without being preachy about it. Each character has his or her sticking points and issues, and they are not hidden from the reader.
It's ostensibly an exploration of a triad, suggested by one of the members as a vehicle for making money. It turns into a fascinating examination of the dynamics of a triad - something not as common when the book was written as it is now. It may be that the book is not shocking to me because of this; admittedly I know people who are part of triads. Still, I found this a rather gentle introduction to the world of polyamory.
The readers, Dolores McDougal and Bill Weeden, are exceptional. Kudos especially to Dolores for the very different voices she gives the two women. I hope to hear this pair read many more books - both from Block and other authors.
This book might not be "for everyone," but it certainly is something most people could enjoy. I'd even have passed it on to my mom had she still been alive.
Surprising Story
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The shared narration from the three characters allows us an insight into their trepidations and self consciousness, the others’ responses to these feelings of love and insecurity in a way that we might not have in traditional single narrator storytelling. There seems to be a lot to unpack as former lovers get back together while one is married, the question of parenthood and how it plays into the perceived sterility that had plagued a marriage, and the idea of infidelity within and without the threesome provides more to chew on that you might expect from a book that originally sold, no doubt, on its sex appeal. And there is sex, of course. There is content more explicit than what you would see if you read one of Block’s erotic novels from the fifties, though far less than what modern writers can include. Whether or not what is included is sexy is for you to decide, though nothing seems particularly gratuitous. The humour is worth mentioning, too. If you’re familiar with Lawrence Block outside the Matthew Scudder series, it will come as no surprise that this book is incredibly funny. Many of Block’s erotic novels deal with the coming of age or self discovery of their protagonists, and Threesome is no different, seemlessly merging its humour with sex with the psychological implications of relationships (and how this can change as the idea of “tradition” is tossed aside), told in a casual, breezy manner.
I would be remiss not to mention that those of you who have read the product description will have seen Block’s real-life story of getting a ride with several college students, and what comes of that. The event is fictionalized -- to an extent -- in his book Ronald Rabbit is a Dirty Old Man, which is also available on Audible. When you have finished Threesome, it is well worth your time to give that very different book a listen.
Lawrence Block has more than earned his reputation of one of the greatest crime writers to pick up a pen, though readers who have ignored his work outside the genre have done themselves a disservice. Be it erotica, memoir, writing for writers, comedy, or whatever else catches your interest, Block has maintained an unreasonably high standard for over half a century. Threesome, an erotic novel that reaches well beyond what it should have achieved, is a tremednously enjoyable book with fantastic narration. Recommended.
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