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The provocative novel about sex in suburbia, striking in its complete sexual frankness and rightly praised as an artful, seductive, savagely graphic portrayal of love, marriage, and adultery in America.
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Winner of the National Book Award when it was first published in 1964, Herzog traces five days in the life of a failed academic whose wife has recently left him for his best friend. Through the device of letter writing, Herzog movingly portrays both the internal life of its eponymous hero and the complexity of modern consciousness.
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Based in part on Cheever's adolescence in New England, the novel follows the destinies of the impecunious and wildly eccentric Wapshots of St. Botolphs, a quintessential Massachusetts fishing village. Here are the stories of Captain Leander Wapshot, venerable sea dog and would-be suicide; of his licentious older son, Moses; and of Moses' adoring and errant younger brother, Coverly.
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From fat girl to thin, from red hair to mud brown, from London to Toronto, from Polish count to radical husband - Joan Foster is utterly confused by her life of multiple identities. She decides to escape to an Italian hill town to take stock of her life. But first, she must organize her own death.
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A Feminist Romp
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The Dark Side of Innocence
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The New York Times best-selling author blends a pitch-perfect childlike voice with keen adult observation as she shares her heartrending, groundbreaking insider's look into the fascinating and frightening world of childhood bipolar disorder.
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Jake couldn’t feel much sympathy for the woman who’d married his wealthy, despicable, sworn enemy. But now that she was embroiled in a child custody battle, he would help her - and relish getting sweet revenge against her ex.... Superstardom hasn’t helped Gavin get over his first love, or the way she inexplicably left him. When he returns to Taylor’s Crossing and finds himself facing her, his bitterness is impossible to hide.
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Trashy Romance Devoid of Mystery/Suspense
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This book made me feel replete
I have not read any of Updike’s work before this but I will be looking for more. At times poetic, cynical, and poignant, this book to me read like a commentary on the human condition in middle class life - and I’m not sure all that much has changed. I have not read any analyses of this book but I would be interested to do so. It felt very candid and relatable despite having been written so many decades ago. Carefully crafted, and wonderfully narrated.
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- Mike R
- 05-27-21
Could not finish
I couldn't finish this book. It was very boring and drawn out. It takes pages to get to the point of a conversation that doesn't matter for the rest of the book. I was recommended this novel by multiple friends and am very disappointed I spent money on it.
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